Energy also follows thought.
chakras even look different on various people, influenced by their beliefs.
It is influenced by your mental states and ‘spiritual practices’
some people deep in tantric arts will have chakras which look like flowers and contain other energies within it, introduced from an outside influence or their own influence… to grow along a specific path.
But is everyone’s chakra a thousand petalled lotus?
No.
and while originally these are more metaphors to describe the characteristics and functions, a lot have imposed this literally,
and sometimes even extended work can influence its ‘look’.
Now here is some food for thought.
Following the inner world and outer world being seamless.
a lot of rituals and practices are symbolic, because the older scholars thought that the common man,
would not be able to understand the complicated nature of the universe and spiritual growth.
But an external ritual, symbolic in nature will reach the subconscious mind, using the imagery they are familiar with, therefore they will be able to get the deeper meaning of it by using the symbolic ‘language’ of the subconscious.