The Third Eye Chakra
A brief summary of the sixth chakra
The sixth chakra, or third eye chakra, is located at the brow and is associated with the color indigo. This chakra controls your intuition, beliefs, and attitudes. The third eye controls our pysche and our "sixth sense", making this a very spiritual chakra that taps into higher levels of consciousness, along with the 7th chakra.
Those with a strong third eye will have special skills with clairvoyance and intuition. This perception is often difficult to master, and it is probably one of the most difficult of the chakras to fully open up because of this. It takes a certain amount of determination to be in control of our third eye and sixth sense, which requires a lot of meditation and introspection. This is typically why psychics, for instance, are strong in their third eye chakra. It gives them the ability to "see" in a way that a lot of people cannot. However, anyone can strengthen their third eye chakra, even if they can't predict the future or read Tarot cards.
The third eye chakra controls the pituitary and pineal glands, effecting our intuition and wisdom. As such, the third eye chakra opens up our minds to using our intuition in decision making, relying on our sixth sense to understand the world around us. Just as with the crown chakra, there is a deep amount of spiritual and psychological energy associated with the third eye chakra. The third eye chakra challenges us to question our beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions and look at things with wisdom and forethought.
Having an imbalanced third eye chakra can indicate a lot of things, and this imbalance is more common than many other chakra imbalances in people, considering the difficulty of really learning how to properly utilize that "third eye" of yours. Additionally, the challenges that we face with using intuition to guide our actions and thoughts in this life make it difficult to assess situations if there is an imbalance.
While those with a good balance of the third eye chakra may experience abilities in clairvoyance, mental strength, and insightful dreams, those with an imbalance often suffer from a lack of creativity, insight, and imagination. An imbalanced third eye chakra indicates fears, nightmares, and even troubles with eyesight and vision. If you have weak eyesight, this might be due to a blockage in your third eye chakra that is keeping you from seeing the world around you as it truly is. Think of an imbalanced third eye as a fog or veil that is cast over you, preventing you from seeing the truth around you.
How to Balance Your Third Eye Chakra
Find a comfortable place to meditate and focus all of your energy and attention on your brow. Use an indigo chakra card or a visual on your computer that represents the third eye chakra. There are numerous different websites that provide great visuals for this purpose. Focus on the beautiful hue of indigo in the visual and let yourself unwind into your psyche. Picture that bluish, purplish indigo light emanating from your brow outwards. Close your eyes and imagine this light within you. If you find it helpful, you can also search YouTube for a guided meditation that focuses just on the crown chakra. Sometimes in meditations, positive statements and affirmations can help you strengthen your chakra.
Consider using the following statements to get you started:
- I am confident in my belief and attitudes.
- I have a good spiritual awareness.
-I can use my intuition to help me make decisions and find solutions to problems
-I can see the truth of the world around me
- I am imaginative, creative, and insightful
An Open Mind
When your third eye chakra is truly balanced, you have an open, creative, and insightful mind. You can anticipate certain events and come up with creative solutions to problems. You are comfortable with your spirituality as well as your belief systems and attitudes. Thus, you are confident in your own beliefs and abilities, and have a stronger sense of self. Working in tandem with your crown chakra, strengths in both the sixth and seventh chakras show intelligence, wisdom, and a strong psyche.
Those that have mastered the skill of balancing crown and third eye chakras are very aware of how they fit into the world around them and feel that they have purpose, identity, and a belief system to follow through the path of their life. If you work to balance your third eye chakra, you will find yourself to be more confident in these areas and if you are suffering from a blockage, you will overall feel more emotionally stable and content working toward balancing these two areas of your chakras. Remember to always keep an open mind, and listen to your body, and you can obtain strengths in these skills, too.
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