FIFTH CHAKRA
Name Vissudha (purification)
Purpose Communication, creativity
Issues Communication, creativity, listening, resonance, finding one’s own voice
Color Bright blue
Location Throat, pharyngeal plexus
Dieties Ganga, Sarasvati, Hermes, the Muses, Apollo, Brigit, Seshat, Nabu
Element Sound
Sense Hearing
Gemstones Turquoise, blue topaz
Demon Lies
Basic Rights To speak and be heard
Balanced Characteristics Resonant voice, good listener, good sense of timing and rhythm, clear communication, lives creatively
Traumas and Abuses Lies, mixed messages, verbal abuse, excessive criticism, secrets, authoritarian parents, alcoholic/chemical dependent family
Deficiency Fear of speaking; small, weak voice; difficulty putting feelings into words, introversion, shyness, tone deaf, poor rhythm
Excess Too much talking, inability to listen, poor auditory comprehension, gossiping, dominating voice, interruption
Physical Malfunctions Disorders of the throat, ears, voice, neck, tightness of the jaw, toxicity
Healing Practices Loosen neck and shoulders, release voice, singing, chanting, toning, storytelling, journal writing, automatic writing, practice silence, non-goal oriented creativity, psychotherapy
Affirmations I hear and speak the truth.
I express myself with clear intent.
Creativity flows in and through me.
My voice is necessary.
Exercises Experiment with the resonant frequency of your chakras by chanting the following tones with each chakra, varying the pitch from low to higher as you climb up the chakras. Try to find the pitch that resonates with your body. Work on letting your sound be full-bodied and resonant.
Chakra One: Ooo as in home
Chakra Two: U as in rule
Chakra Three: Ah as in father
Chakra Four: Ay as in play
Chakra Five: Ee as in free
Chakra Six: Mm as in hum
Chakra Seven: Ng as in sing
SIXTH CHAKRA
Name Ajna (to perceive and command)
Purpose Pattern recognition
Issues Image, intuition, imagination, visualization, insight, dreams, vision
Color Indigo
Location Forehead, brow, carotid plexus, third eye
Dieties Shakti Hakini, Krishna, Themis, Hecate, Tara, Isis, Iris, Morpheus, Belenos, Apollo
Element Light
Sense 6th sense
Gemstones Lapis lazuli, quartz, sapphire
Demon Illusion
Basic Rights To see
Balanced Characteristics Intuitive, perceptive, imaginative, good memory, good dream recall, able to think symbolically, able to visualize
Traumas and Abuses What you see doesn’t go with what you’re told, invalidation of intuition and psychic occurrences, ugly or frightening environment (war zone, violence)
Deficiency Insensitivity, poor vision, poor memory, difficulty seeing future, lack of imagination, difficulty visualizing, poor dream recall, denial, believes there’s only one true and right way
Excess Hallucinations, delusions, obsessions, difficulty concentrating, nightmares
Physical Malfunctions Headaches, vision problems
Healing Practices Create visual art, visual stimulation, meditation, psychotherapy
Affirmations I see all things in clarity.
I am open to the wisdom within.
I can manifest my vision.
Exercises A good exercise to develop the visualization capacity of your third eye, while simultaneously helping to balance all your chakras, is to focus on each one of your chakras, filling that part of your body with the appropriate color of light. Begin at the top or the bottom, but proceed in order, and take time with each chakra to fully feel the effects.
Chakra One: Red
Chakra Two: Orange
Chakra Three: Yellow
Chakra Four: Green
Chakra Five: Bright Blue
Chakra Six: Indigo
Chakra Seven: Violet
SEVENTH CHAKRA
Name Sahasrara (thousandfold)
Purpose Understanding
Issues Transcendence, immanence, belief systems, higher power, divinity, union, vision
Color Violet
Location Cerebral cortex
Dieties Shiva, Varuna, Zeus, Allah, Nut, Enki, Inanna, Odin, Mimir, Ennoia
Element Thought
Sense Cosmic energy
Gemstones Amethyst, diamond, quartz crystal
Demon Attachment
Basic Rights To know and to learn
Balanced Characteristics Ability to perceive, analyze, and assimilate information; intelligent, thoughtful, aware; open-minded, able to question; spiritually connected; wisdom and maturity, broad understanding
Traumas and Abuses Withheld information, education that thwarts curiosity, forced religiosity, invalidation of one’s beliefs, blind obedience, misinformation, lies, spiritual abuse
Deficiency Spiritual cynicism, learning difficulties, rigid belief systems, apathy, excess in lower chakras -- materialism, greed, domination of others
Excess Overintellectualization, spiritual addiction, confusion, dissociation from body
Physical Malfunctions Coma, migraines, brain tumors, amnesia, cognitive delusions
Healing Practices Reestablish physical, emotion connection; reestablish spirit connection; learning and study, spiritual discipline, meditation, psychotherapy
Affirmations Divinity resides within.
I am open to new ideas.
Information I need comes to me.
The world is my teacher.
I am guided by higher power.
I am guided by inner wisdom.
Exercises Lie or sit in a comfortable meditation position. Allow your mind to become relatively calm and quiet, using whatever technique is most effective for you.
Gradually let yourself pay attention to the thoughts that pass through your mind. Pick one and ask yourself where it came from—what thoughts preceded it. Then follow to the origin of that thought. It may be something that occurred years ago or something that is pressing on you right now. Then again follow that thought to its source and on to each thought’s origin. Eventually, we come to a kind of infinite source that has no objective origin.
Return and pick another thought that passes through. Repeat the same sequence, going further and further back. See how many of your thoughts emanate from a similar source—either an issue you’re working with in your life right now, a past teaching, or your own place of connection with the infinite.
REFERENCES
Anodea, Judith, Eastern Body/Western Mind (1996), Celestial Arts, Berkeley, California
Anodea, Judith, Wheels of Life (1987), Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, MN
Shumsky, Susan G., Exploring Chakras (2003), The Career Press, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ
http://groups.msn.com/SoulQuestLearningCenter/chakracorrespondences.msnw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra
Name Vissudha (purification)
Purpose Communication, creativity
Issues Communication, creativity, listening, resonance, finding one’s own voice
Color Bright blue
Location Throat, pharyngeal plexus
Dieties Ganga, Sarasvati, Hermes, the Muses, Apollo, Brigit, Seshat, Nabu
Element Sound
Sense Hearing
Gemstones Turquoise, blue topaz
Demon Lies
Basic Rights To speak and be heard
Balanced Characteristics Resonant voice, good listener, good sense of timing and rhythm, clear communication, lives creatively
Traumas and Abuses Lies, mixed messages, verbal abuse, excessive criticism, secrets, authoritarian parents, alcoholic/chemical dependent family
Deficiency Fear of speaking; small, weak voice; difficulty putting feelings into words, introversion, shyness, tone deaf, poor rhythm
Excess Too much talking, inability to listen, poor auditory comprehension, gossiping, dominating voice, interruption
Physical Malfunctions Disorders of the throat, ears, voice, neck, tightness of the jaw, toxicity
Healing Practices Loosen neck and shoulders, release voice, singing, chanting, toning, storytelling, journal writing, automatic writing, practice silence, non-goal oriented creativity, psychotherapy
Affirmations I hear and speak the truth.
I express myself with clear intent.
Creativity flows in and through me.
My voice is necessary.
Exercises Experiment with the resonant frequency of your chakras by chanting the following tones with each chakra, varying the pitch from low to higher as you climb up the chakras. Try to find the pitch that resonates with your body. Work on letting your sound be full-bodied and resonant.
Chakra One: Ooo as in home
Chakra Two: U as in rule
Chakra Three: Ah as in father
Chakra Four: Ay as in play
Chakra Five: Ee as in free
Chakra Six: Mm as in hum
Chakra Seven: Ng as in sing
SIXTH CHAKRA
Name Ajna (to perceive and command)
Purpose Pattern recognition
Issues Image, intuition, imagination, visualization, insight, dreams, vision
Color Indigo
Location Forehead, brow, carotid plexus, third eye
Dieties Shakti Hakini, Krishna, Themis, Hecate, Tara, Isis, Iris, Morpheus, Belenos, Apollo
Element Light
Sense 6th sense
Gemstones Lapis lazuli, quartz, sapphire
Demon Illusion
Basic Rights To see
Balanced Characteristics Intuitive, perceptive, imaginative, good memory, good dream recall, able to think symbolically, able to visualize
Traumas and Abuses What you see doesn’t go with what you’re told, invalidation of intuition and psychic occurrences, ugly or frightening environment (war zone, violence)
Deficiency Insensitivity, poor vision, poor memory, difficulty seeing future, lack of imagination, difficulty visualizing, poor dream recall, denial, believes there’s only one true and right way
Excess Hallucinations, delusions, obsessions, difficulty concentrating, nightmares
Physical Malfunctions Headaches, vision problems
Healing Practices Create visual art, visual stimulation, meditation, psychotherapy
Affirmations I see all things in clarity.
I am open to the wisdom within.
I can manifest my vision.
Exercises A good exercise to develop the visualization capacity of your third eye, while simultaneously helping to balance all your chakras, is to focus on each one of your chakras, filling that part of your body with the appropriate color of light. Begin at the top or the bottom, but proceed in order, and take time with each chakra to fully feel the effects.
Chakra One: Red
Chakra Two: Orange
Chakra Three: Yellow
Chakra Four: Green
Chakra Five: Bright Blue
Chakra Six: Indigo
Chakra Seven: Violet
SEVENTH CHAKRA
Name Sahasrara (thousandfold)
Purpose Understanding
Issues Transcendence, immanence, belief systems, higher power, divinity, union, vision
Color Violet
Location Cerebral cortex
Dieties Shiva, Varuna, Zeus, Allah, Nut, Enki, Inanna, Odin, Mimir, Ennoia
Element Thought
Sense Cosmic energy
Gemstones Amethyst, diamond, quartz crystal
Demon Attachment
Basic Rights To know and to learn
Balanced Characteristics Ability to perceive, analyze, and assimilate information; intelligent, thoughtful, aware; open-minded, able to question; spiritually connected; wisdom and maturity, broad understanding
Traumas and Abuses Withheld information, education that thwarts curiosity, forced religiosity, invalidation of one’s beliefs, blind obedience, misinformation, lies, spiritual abuse
Deficiency Spiritual cynicism, learning difficulties, rigid belief systems, apathy, excess in lower chakras -- materialism, greed, domination of others
Excess Overintellectualization, spiritual addiction, confusion, dissociation from body
Physical Malfunctions Coma, migraines, brain tumors, amnesia, cognitive delusions
Healing Practices Reestablish physical, emotion connection; reestablish spirit connection; learning and study, spiritual discipline, meditation, psychotherapy
Affirmations Divinity resides within.
I am open to new ideas.
Information I need comes to me.
The world is my teacher.
I am guided by higher power.
I am guided by inner wisdom.
Exercises Lie or sit in a comfortable meditation position. Allow your mind to become relatively calm and quiet, using whatever technique is most effective for you.
Gradually let yourself pay attention to the thoughts that pass through your mind. Pick one and ask yourself where it came from—what thoughts preceded it. Then follow to the origin of that thought. It may be something that occurred years ago or something that is pressing on you right now. Then again follow that thought to its source and on to each thought’s origin. Eventually, we come to a kind of infinite source that has no objective origin.
Return and pick another thought that passes through. Repeat the same sequence, going further and further back. See how many of your thoughts emanate from a similar source—either an issue you’re working with in your life right now, a past teaching, or your own place of connection with the infinite.
REFERENCES
Anodea, Judith, Eastern Body/Western Mind (1996), Celestial Arts, Berkeley, California
Anodea, Judith, Wheels of Life (1987), Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, MN
Shumsky, Susan G., Exploring Chakras (2003), The Career Press, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ
http://groups.msn.com/SoulQuestLearningCenter/chakracorrespondences.msnw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra
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