The sacral chakra, known in Sanskrit as the "Svadisthana," is also known as the sexual chakra. This chakra is orange in color and controls sexual lust, along with the sexual and reproductive organs, the lower abdomen, and kidneys. Its element is water, and its metal is iron. It is ruled over by the planet Mars. It influences pleasure, indulgence, sexuality, and creativity. The sacral and solar chakras empower workings of sex magick. Contrary to popular mainstream information, the second chakra is the seat of the first granthi. Granthis are blocks that impede the ascension of the serpent. One must be free of any and all sexual hang-ups and inhibitions for this chakra to function at full power. Centuries of Christian suppression and their attacks against human sexuality have worked to keep the serpent dormant beneath the base chakra, in an attempt to remove all spiritual power and knowledge from the populace. Sexual orgasm, which is essential to everyone's physical, psychological, and emotional health, is what activates the serpent and fully opens this chakra.