The Initiations

In his book, The Seven Initiations on the Spiritual Path: Understanding the Purpose of Life's Tests Michael Mirdad reveals how our lives contain spiritual initiations at the levels of the chakras, as follows:

Physical Initiation (root/base chakra) Earth
martial arts, healing arts (massage, energy work), yoga, tantra
material world, sex, health, vitality, survival, will to live, money

Emotional Initiation (navel chakra) Water
metaphysics (astrology, numerology, tarot), emotional healing
inner child work, relationships, desires, passion, psychic development

Mental Initiation (solar plexus) Fire
philosophy, sacred geometry, science of mind
logic, focus, organization, knowledge, study, will power, mind power

Intuitive Initiation (heart chakra) Air
dark night of the soul, becoming less attached, unconditional love and sharing, integration, preparation for 3 spiritual initiations
intuition, unconditional love, forgiveness, joy, creativity, compassion, humanitarianism

Chakras as Spiritual Centers