| Extraordinary intellect, intuition, wisdom, and | | | | highly developed, a person will have expanded |
| spiritual insight are available to everyone--but few | | | | spiritual awareness and insight, and may be able |
| of us even begin to tap our profound potential. | | | | to perceive and influence non-ordinary planes. |
| Clearing and balancing your sixth chakra can help | | | | 10 Ways to Clear and Balance Your Sixth Chakra |
| you gain access to these vast capacities. | | | | So you'd like more clarity, insight, wisdom, intuition, |
| The sixth chakra, also called the Third Eye chakra, | | | | and spiritual awareness? Here are ten ideas for |
| the brow chakra, and in Sanskrit, Ajna, governs | | | | clearing and balancing your sixth chakra: |
| our intellectual and intuitive abilities and our | | | | |
| potential for spiritual awareness. | | | | 1. Ask the universe a question, then patiently wait |
| Clearing your sixth chakra can help you expand | | | | and watch for the answer. Be prepared to wait |
| your mental, psychic and spiritual capacities. Read | | | | from seconds to days, and to have the answer |
| on to learn 10 down-to-earth, satisfying ways that | | | | come from within or without. |
| you can clear and cultivate this key energy | | | | 2. Keep a dream journal. |
| center. But first: | | | | 3. Imagine your head as a balloon. Allow it to float |
| What Are the Chakras? | | | | to an upright position, positioning your ears directly |
| Chakras are organs of our energy body--energy | | | | over your shoulders. Do this often to train |
| portals that receive, assimilate and transmit life | | | | yourself to maintain good spinal alignment. |
| energies to/from the rest of the cosmos. | | | | 4. Meditate, focusing your attention in the center |
| There are seven primary chakras, located along | | | | of your head at the level of (or slightly above) |
| the center-line of the body, from the bottom of | | | | the eyebrows. |
| the spine to the top of the head. Each chakra is | | | | 5. Wear or decorate a room in a shade of deep |
| associated with different aspects of your body, | | | | blue that is pleasing to you. Allow it to remind you |
| life, personality, and spirituality. | | | | of your intention to develop your Third Eye. |
| The Healthy Chakra | | | | 6. Use the 6th chakra essential oils of jasmine or |
| A healthy chakra is open, allowing energy to flow | | | | vanilla. (Don't apply directly to skin.) |
| freely both horizontally, in an exchange of energy | | | | 7. Close your eyes. Relax the muscles all around |
| with the universe, and vertically, connecting it with | | | | your eyes. Then soften the internal eye muscles, |
| the other chakras. | | | | feeling the relaxation penetrate deep inside your |
| It's common to have one or more chakras | | | | head. Rest this way for a while, noticing any |
| blocked or out of balance to some degree. This | | | | images that arise. |
| can cause disruptions in your body, mind, spirit, | | | | 8. Draw or do another art form that requires |
| and life. | | | | close observation. |
| The Sixth Chakra | | | | 9. Go star-gazing. |
| The sixth chakra, also called the Third Eye or | | | | 10. Repeat an affirmation such as: |
| brow chakra, is located in the forehead, between | | | | 11. - "I have keen insight and intuition." |
| and slightly above the eyebrows. Its keywords | | | | 12. - "My intellect is a powerful tool for good." |
| are "insight" "intellect," and "intuition." Its associated | | | | 13. - "I envision and create beauty and goodness." |
| color is indigo, and its element is light. | | | | 14. - "I am open to experiencing non-ordinary |
| The chakra of mind, it helps us think clearly. It | | | | reality." |
| also helps us see clearly, both physically and | | | | 15. - "I am open to greater spiritual awareness." |
| psychically. It supports imagination, awareness of | | | | Intention Matters! |
| the subtle/energetic world, and intuitive knowing. | | | | Whenever you work with subtle energy, intention |
| When you see something "with your mind's eye," | | | | is the key to success. So before any |
| you see it with the sixth chakra. | | | | chakra-clearing activities, set your intention. For |
| Sixth-chakra intuition and wisdom are universal | | | | example, you might set a general intention for |
| and transcendent in nature. The 6th chakra, when | | | | third eye chakra balancing, or a more specific goal |
| highly developed, elevates consciousness and | | | | of opening awareness to non-ordinary reality. |
| confers deep spiritual insight and awareness. | | | | With your purpose clear, perform the activity |
| Perception of non-ordinary reality may | | | | mindfully. Pause occasionally to silently affirm that |
| accompany this. | | | | your actions are creating your intention. Pairing |
| Is Your Sixth Chakra Healthy? | | | | any of these activities with an affirmation is |
| Someone with a clear, balanced, and developed | | | | especially effective. |
| Third Eye chakra usually has a keen intellect | | | | A Sixth Chakra Blessing |
| balanced with strong intuitive abilities. They often | | | | May you understand your true nature. May you |
| have a good imagination and can visualize things | | | | see clearly in every way. May your insight bring |
| easily. They can "grasp the big picture," and may | | | | you new levels of spiritual awareness. |
| be seen as visionaries. When the sixth chakra is | | | | |