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Chakras: The Third Eye and The Crown Chakras

So in the last two weeks we’ve talked about what chakras are as a whole and specifically about the root, sacral, navel, heart, and throat chakras. You can check out those two posts here Chakras: The Root and Sacral Chakras and here Chakras: The Navel, Heart, and Throat Chakras. This week we’ll be talking about the last two chakras: the third eye and the crown chakras.

The Third Eye

Colour: Purple/indigo

Location: Forehead between the eyes

Element: Light

The Third eye is all about intuition and visualization.

When open: you will have a well developed sense of intuition.

When under-active: You aren’t very good at thinking for yourself and tend to depend on those of higher authority to make decisions. Your thinking is rigid as you tend to rely on your beliefs too much. You may find you are easily confused.

When over-active: You tend to live in a fantasy world.

Healing and Balancing the third eye chakra:

Reiki
Crystal healing (amethyst, purple fluorite, moonstone, quartz, lapis lazuli, and howlite chakra stone)
Essential oils (juniper, clary sage, rosemary, sandalwood, lemon, thyme)
Chakra mudra ( On your right hand touch the tips of your thumb; index; and middle fingers together, curl in ring finger, and extend your pinky. Touch the tips of the thumb, index, and middle fingers to the space between your brow. You can leave the left hand palm up on your left thigh.)
Chakra sound Therapy (The sound SHAM is the mantra that connects with the third eye. The vibrations of the mantra match perfectly with the vibrations of the third eye)
Meditation (Envision a bright ball of violet light at the space between your brows. Imagine it getting brighter and brighter as it makes it’s way down the throat, heart, navel, pelvis, the base of your spine, and down your legs to your feet. You can also practice the chakra mudra and mantra during your meditation.)
Natural healing methods (basking in the sun, lying quietly with an eye pillow, logic puzzle, brain training exercises)

The Crown Chakra

Colour: Violet/white

Location: Very top of head

Element: Thought

The crown chakra is all about wisdom and being one of this world.

When open: You hold no prejudice and are aware of the world around you and yourself.

When under-active: You are not spiritually aware. You are likely very rigid in the way you think.

When over-active: You are addicted to spirituality. You aren’t grounded and are likely ignoring bodily needs.

Healing and balancing the crown chakra:

Reiki
Crystal healing (citrine, topaz, tiger eye, and yellow jasper)
Essential oils (frankincense, rosewood, jasmine, rose, and neroli)
Chakra mudra (touch your index fingers together, touch your thumbs together, remaining fingers extend, raise 6-7 inches above the crown of your head)
Chakra sound therapy (The sound OM is the mantra who’s frequencies perfectly matches the vibrations of the crown chakra)
Meditation (envision a bright white ball of energy at the crown of your head. See it get brighter as it goes down your forehead, throat, heart, navel, pelvis, to the base of your spine, down your legs, and out your feet. You are encased in the bright white light. You can also do the chakra mantra and/or mudra during this time.)
Natural healing methods (meditation, spiritual practice, singing hymns, and prayer)

I hope you enjoyed learning about the chakras these last 3 weeks. Make sure to leave a comments if you have any thoughts or questions. Also make sure you follow my blog so you get a notification when I post. Merry Meet and Blessed Be!

Chakras: The Navel, Heart, and Throat Chakras

Last week we talked about what chakras are and about the specifics of the root and sacral chakra. You can check that post here Chakras: The Root and Sacral Chakras. This week we are going to be talking about the specifics of the Navel, Heart, and throat chakras.

The Navel Chakra (AKA the Solar Plexus Chakra)

Colour: Yellow

Location: At your navel which is around your belly button.

Element: Fire

The Navel chakra is about asserting yourself in a group.

When opened: You will have a sufficient self esteem

When under-active: You are likely indecisive and passive. You are probably shy and timid which results in you not getting what you want.

When over-active: You are likely bossy, aggressive, and domineering.

Healing and Balancing the navel chakra:

Reiki
Crystal Healing (citrine, topaz, tiger eye, and yellow jasper)
Essential oils (juniper, cedarwood, black pepper, hyssop, marjoram, cardamom, lemon, and vetiver)
Chakra Mudra (This mudra is activated when you place you hand on your thighs, touch the tips of the thumb, index, and ring fingers together, straighten your pinky and middle finger)
Chakra sound therapy (the sound “RAM” is the Mantra that connects with the navel chakra. The frequency of RAM perfectly matches the vibrations of the Navel Chakra)
Meditation (Imagine a yellow ball of energy shining at your navel that gets brighter as it travels down your pelvis, down to the base of your spine, and down your legs to your feet. You can also practice the Mudra and Mantra while you meditate)
Natural healing methods (sitting, dancing, singing, and laughing with friends around a bonfire)

The Heart Chakra

Colour: Green

Location: Your heart/chest

Element: Air

The heart chakra is all about love, compassion, and kindness.

When open: You are compassionate and friendly. You work at having harmonious relationships

When under-active: You can be cold and distant. You may have a hard time opening up to others.

When over-active: You tend to smother people with your love to the point of it being overwhelming. Your love also likely has selfish intentions.

Healing and Balancing the heart chakra:

Reiki
Crystal Healing (emerald, green jade, rose quartz, green tourmaline)
Essential oils (lavender, rose, chamomile, jasmine, frankincense)
Chakra Mudra (with palms at your heart, touch outer edges of both pinkies and thumbs together, press heels of palms together, extend tips of all 10 fingers.)
Chakra sound therapy (the mantra for the heart chakra is “YAM”. The frequency of the word and the vibrations of the heart chakra match perfectly.
Meditation (imagine a green ball of energy at your hearts center that shines brighter as it travels down to your navel, your pelvis, the base of your spine, and down your legs to your feet.
Natural healing methods (drive with the windows down, fly a kite)

The Throat Chakra

Colour: Blue

Location: Your throat

Element: Sound/Music

The throat chakra is about self expression and talking.

When open: you can clearly articulate what you have to say and have no issues expressing yourself.

When under-active: you may be quiet and shy. You are likely an introvert and keep to yourself. Something that can cause a block in this chakra is lying.

When over-active: You tend to be too talkative and not a very good listener.

Healing and Balancing the throat chakra:

Reiki
Healing crystals (turquoise, aquamarine, blue opal, blue agate, lapis, sapphire, blue topaz)
Essential oils (tea tree, rosemary, sage, breathe)
Chakra Mudra (interlace last three fingers together inside your hands, touch the tip of your index finger and thumb of the same hands making a ring on each hand, interlock the rings, hold in front of your throat)
Chakra sound therapy (the throat chakra mantra is “HAM”. The frequency of this mantra and the vibrations of the throat chakra match perfectly.)
Meditation (envision a ball of blue light at your throat chakra and imagine it getting brighter as it travels down to your heart, your navel, your pelvis, the base of your spine, and down your legs to your feet. You can also practice the throat mudra and mantra while meditating)
Natural healing methods (sing a song, call a friend, and write a letter to someone)

Thank you so much for reading everyone. Next week we will finish this be talking about the third eye and crown chakras. If you have any thoughts or questions please leave them in the comments. Make sure to subscribe so you get notifications when I post. Merry Meet and Blessed Be!

Chakras: The Root and Sacral Chakras

Chakras were the very first “pagan” idea that I ever connected with. Even when I considered myself a Christian, who did not believe in anything metaphysical that wasn’t part of the bible, this was a concept I was continuously drawn to. What got me started with chakras is this test https://www.eclecticenergies.com/chakras/chakratest I used to take it every couple months to see if my chakras were more balanced. I think at the end of the day a test can’t be totally accurate but I think it’s a good starting point to see where you need to improve.

What are the chakras? Firstly, there are 7 of them. They are balls of energy in various locations in your body that affect you physically, emotionally/mentally, and spiritually. There are 3 different states of our chakras: over-active, under-active, and balanced. When you have a chakra that is over-active you’ll often find one under-active to compensate. The goal is to have all 7 chakras balanced equally. To balance the chakras one must start from the bottom and make your way to the top. Like anything in order for success you must start with a good foundation. The 7 chakras are the root, sacral, navel, heart, throat, third eye, and crown chakras. In this post I will break down the different attributes of the chakras and ways we may balance each one.

The Root Chakra

Colour: Red

Located: Base of the Spine

Element: Earth

This chakra is about being physically and feeling at home in all situations

When opened: You will feel grounded and secure. You will feel a sense of stability. You know who to trust. You’re thinking in the present and are connected to your physical body.

When under-active: You will feel nervous and fearful. You have a hard time feeling welcomed. You lack that feeling of belonging and security.

When over-active: You may find yourself being greedy and materialistic. You may have a fear of change and obsess over having a sense of security.

Healing and balancing the root chakra:

Reiki
Crystal healing (stones such as mahogany obsidian, red tigers eyes, hematite, tourmaline, red carnelian, and red jasper)
Essential oils (oils such as ylang-ylang, myrrh, patchouli, vetiver, rosewood, thyme, frankincense, ginger)
Chakra mudra (Gayan mudra is used for activating the root chakra. To preform it you need to touch the tip of your thumb and index finger together)
Chakra sound therapy (the sound “LAM” is the mantra that connects with the first chakra. The frequency of “LAM” matches perfectly to heal the chakra)
Meditation (you can imagine a red ball of light at the base of your spine and then imagine this light extending down your legs and to your feet. You can also practice the mudra and mantra during meditation)
Natural healing methods (gardening, mountain hiking, and other activities that connect you with the earth and nature).

The Sacral Chakra

Colour: Orange

Located: Lower Abdomen/pelvis

Element: Water

This Chakra is about feeling and sexuality.

When open: You are able to express your emotions freely without being overemotional. You open yourself up to intimacy and passion. You are comfortable with your sexuality and sexuality as a whole.

When under-active: You tend to be more cold and unemotional. You aren’t one to open yourself up to others.

When over-active: You are over-emotional and get attached to others easily. You also may be overtly excessively sexual.

Healing and balancing the sacral chakra:

Reiki
Crystal healing (crystals such as citrine, moonstone, amber, tangerine quartz, sunstone, carnelian, and orange calcite)
Essential oils (oils such as tangerine, neroli, jasmine, rosewood, clary sage, grape, bergamot, and geranium)
Chakra mudra (To activate the sacral mudra put your hands on your lap, palms up, on top of each other with your left hand underneath)
chakra sound therapy (the sound “VAM” is the mantra that connects with the second chakra. The frequency of “VAM” perfectly matches to heal the chakra)
Meditation (imagine a bright orange ball of energy in your pelvis and imagine it making it’s way down the base of your spine and down your legs to your feet. You can also practice the sacral mudra and mantra while meditating)
Natural Healing Methods (spend time by the ocean, lake or river; take walks by the water or sit with it in view; go wading or swimming)

So there is an overview of what chakras are, specifics on the root chakra and the sacral chakra. Next week I’ll continue talking about the navel, heart, and throat chakras.

Thank you so much for reading. Please leave any thoughts or questions in the comments and make sure to subscribe to get notifications when I post! Merry Meet and Blessed Be.