Of the 7 basic chakras, the Third Eye chakra is the sixth. It is the second of the spiritual chakras. When beginning the process of opening the chakras, the third eye chakra is after the throat chakra (5th) and before the crown chakra (7th).
Below is basic information on the third eye chakra.
Sanskrit name: Anja
Color: Indigo or Dark Purple
Location: Between the eyebrows
Keywords: intuition, insight, inner senses, guidance, wisdom, intelligence, discernment
Planet: Moon
Element: Light
Mantra: SHAM (pronounced shang) or KSHAM(pronounced kshang)
Affirmations: “I see…”
Crystals: labradorite, chalcopyrite, azurite, mystic merlinite, celestite, fluorite, amethyst, phenacite, clear quartz, lepidolite, sodalite, blue aventurine
Oils/Herbs: poppy, juniper, eyebright, mugwort, blue lotus, mandrake root, cypress
Tarot Card: The High Priestess
Yoga Poses: perform poses while blindfolded to focus energy on the inner senses and feelings
Physical Body Parts: brain, nervous system, eyes, ears, nose
Physical: balancing higher and lower selves
Mental: visual consciousness
Emotional: intuitive clarity
Spiritual: intuition
Related To: divine understanding, unity perspective, inner guidance and wisdom, balance of consciousness and activity between physical and spiritual world, trust in others
When In Harmony: in touch with clairvoyance, deep knowing beyond physical vision, act on intuition, obey inner voice, curiosity to depths of life and consciousness, enhanced insight, sense of truthfulness in others
Blocked by: illusion, lack of trust in intuition, lack of sleep, reject spiritual aspects of self, lack of assertion
Imbalance: non-assertive, afraid of success, egotistical, fatigue, learning disability, poor vision
Overactive: over focused on intellect, headaches, out of touch with reality, hallucinations, difficulty remembering dreams
To Open: create visual art or work on a visual project, watch the stars, get a massage with essential oils, set an intention for inner wisdom during meditation, act on intuitive notions
Life Lesson: “To use insight and intuition to see past the physical.”
The Third Eye chakra is about trusting and using the intuitive abilities, and acknowledging a world that exists beyond the physical world. When you start to question if there is more to life, death, and reality that is a sign to begin working on your third eye chakra. During the process of opening this chakra, wisdom tends to come in many forms and from various directions.
