chakra six - AJNA - intuition

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
-Antoine Saint-Exupery

Color ~ INDIGO BLUE
Sound ~ SHAM

Element~ LIGHT

Sense ~ THOUGHT

Location ~ POINT BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS, EYES,
PITUITARY GLAND, PINEAL GLAND

Sanskrit ~ AJNA (beyond wisdom; to command)

Principals ~ Intuition, Spiritual Awareness, Imagination, Clairvoyance

Systems ~ Endocrine System

Yoga Focus: inversions, eye strengthening exercises, mysore (supervised self practice at own pace and level)

The sixth chakra or "third eye" is closely associated with imagination, inner vision, and psychic abilities. It functions as a link between the inner world and the outer world. Malfunctions of the ajna chakra commonly manifest as headaches and eye tension. Resonating this chakra remedies any problems in function and opens the door to a reality separate from the ordinary world.

It is not really our eyes that see, but our minds.

The eyes are merely focal lenses for transcribing information from the outer world to the inner. The most significant aspect of consciousness at the level of the 6th chakra is the development of psychic abilities. Clairvoyance means clear seeing. To be clairvoyant we need to look at relationships, not things; to see the world as a whole and to reach our minds directly and clearly for the information we want. The more clarity we have within ourselves, the better we are able to see the subtle properties of the world around us.

The foods and activities suggested below are a few of the simple changes that can bring holistic benefits to our lives.

6th Chakra Activities
creative visualization
remote viewing (watching others from afar)
lucid dreaming
keeping a dream journal

"The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams
than in the imagination awake."
-Leonardo da Vinci

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 1 ~ RED
Chakra 2 ~ ORANGE
Chakra 3 ~ YELLOW
Chakra 4 ~ GREEN
Chakra 5 ~ TURQUOISE
Chakra 6 ~ INDIGO
Chakra 7 ~ VIOLET

6th Chakra Nutrition
Blue/purple vegetables and fruits contain cancer-fighting nutrients called phytochemicals. These little color-inducers contain biochemical compounds such as antioxidants and are considered to be beneficial to human health.

Foods to add
dark bluish colored fruits ~ blueberries, blackberries, figs, prunes, plums, grapes
blue/purple colored vegetables ~ eggplant, beets, radishes, purple beans,
red/purple onions, purple potatoes
liquids ~red wines, grape juice, prune juice

QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION

Do I often make decisions based my own instincts?

Do I have deja vu experiences? Do these experiences puzzle me or guide me?

When making decisions, do I listen to the opinions of others more than myself?


OM BOLO SAT GURU MAHARAJA KI, JAI!
You are your own true teacher, namaste!


"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment."
– Lau Tzo



SHAM...SHAM...SHAM