Ajna

Ajna, symbolized by a transparent lotus with two petals, is associated with the subconscious mind, intuition, and communication. When this chakra is balanced, you have clairvoyance and tend to dream a lot. When it is blocked, you might tend to rely on beliefs, feel confused, and depend on other people’s ideas. When overactive, you tend to live in a world of fantasy and imagination.

Ajna, which is Sanskrit means “beyond wisdom” or “command”, is located in the center of the forehead between the eyebrows.

Seed mantra and other symbology

The seed mantra associated to Ajna is om, considered the basic sound of the world and containing all other sounds. The two petals are associated to Shiva and Shakti. This chakra has no *tattwa*, but its inner, downward triangle represents wisdom.

Properties

The color of Ajna is indigo, representing wisdom and inner knowledge, able to bring clarity to the bodily senses and enabling the flow of energies from the lower chakras into higher spiritual vibrations.

Ajna is associated with the pineal gland.

Third Eye Chakra Activation

According to Hindu, Buddhist, and Kabbalah belief, chakras can open or close as a consequence of our actions. Their state influences what we think and feel in a given situation. In fact, they represent the connection between our consciousness and the body. Activating or opening your chakras means balancing them so they are not blocked or overactive. A blocked chakra is likely causing some other chakra to become overactive in compensation.

Balanced Third Eye Chakra

If your Third Eye chakra is open, it will benefit your concentration and mental clarity. Additionally, your self-expression will become clearer and your intuition stronger. You will feel insight into things.

Blocked Third Eye Chakra

A blocked third eye chakra will cause indecisiveness, confusion, lack of focus and purpose, or depression. You could also feel pessimist and cynic.

Overactive Third Eye Chakra

When the Third Eye chakra is overactive, your tendency is to be overwhelmed by feelings up to the extremes of disconnection from the reality and having hallucinations.

How to heal the Third Eye Chakra

You can activate your chakras through a meditation. While meditating, it can help chanting the vam mantra, visualizing the chakra symbol, thinking about it, its meaning, and how it affects your life, as well as applying principles of aromatherapy and crystal therapy.

Aromatherapy

Herbs, resins, and essential oils may be beneficial for physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing. Aromatherapy is one of the more popular approaches to energetic healing.

Ajna may be balanced by bay laurel, cypress, frankincense, juniper, majoram, rosemary, and sandalwood.

You can apply oils with these smells to your body while meditating or using them for a massage.

Crystal therapy

Crystals are a powerful means to clear your blockages and bring your chakras back into alignment. They offer unique energy to focus on different chakras and activate them.

Ajna is complemented by:

Azurite
This gem stimulates insight and vision. It can help you see your life from a different viewpoint.

Herkimer Diamond
It helps you boost your clairvoyance and inner vision, as well as to overcome energy blockages.

Lapis lazuli
This gem will put you in touch with your inner vision and strengthen your intuition.

Sodalite
Besides boosting your inner vision, thiw stone will help you to set your life lessons into a spiritual frame.

Labradorite
This gems can guide you to access higher dimensions and protect your aura from negative energies.