According to the system of Preksha Meditation, psychic centres are junctions between self, psyche, and body.
The psychic centres consist on subatomic particles and are connected with the endocrine system. The endocrine system influences all our actions and reactions via hormones.
There are many of psychic centres all over the body, Preksha Meditation gives special relevance to thirteen of them:
Level | Psychic Centres | Location | Endocrine System | |
1 | Centre of Energy | Shakti Kendra | Bottom of Spinal Cord | Gonads |
2 | Centre of Health | Svasthya Kendra | 6 inch above Centre of Energy | Gonads |
3 | Centre of Bio-Electricity | Taijasa Kendra | Navel | Adrenal Gland |
4 | Centre of Bliss | Ananda Kendra | Near Heart | Thymus Gland |
5 | Centre of Purity | Visuddhi Kendra | Throat | Thyroid Gland |
6 | Centre of Celibacy | Brahma Kendra | At The Tip Of The Tongue | Taste |
7 | Centre of Vital Energy | Prana Kendra | At The Tip Of The Nose | Smell |
8 | Centre of Vision | Caksusa Kendra | Eyes | Vision |
9 | Centre of Vigilance | Apramada Kendra | Ears | Hearing |
10 | Centre of Intuition | Darshan Kendra | Middle of Eyebrows | Pituitary Gland |
11 | Centre of Enlightenment | Jyoti Kendra | Centre of Forehead | Pineal Gland |
12 | Centre of Peace | Shanti Kendra | Top Of The Forehead | Hypothalamus |
13 | Centre of Wisdom | Jnana Kendra | Top of Head | Cerebral Cortex |
Perception of psychic centres concentrates the mind on a psychic level (see also: psychic colours and colour meditation).
Focusing on the psyche liberates the soul from attachments.
Managing the psychic centres helps us to transform spiritual aims into action by refining negative impulses.