With the Solar Plexus we have moved from earth to water to fire. Its element is Fire and its purpose is transformation. The third chakra transforms the inertia of earth and water into action, energy and power. The first two chakras flow downward, subject to gravity and to forms already in existence. Fire flows upward, destroying form and taking the raw energy to a new dimension. This is also where we store emotions and is where we begin our ongoing homework for finding our core belief system.