Third eye chakra stones
PROPERTIES OF THE THIRD EYE CHAKRA:
Name : Frontal Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, Ajna (in Sanskrit)
Location : Between the two eyebrows in the middle of the forehead (opens towards the front)
Color : The whole range of blues up to purplish blue, violet t
Element : Fire
Function : Perception and conscious knowledge of the Essence
Parts of the body : Brain (lower part), nose, sinuses, left eye, internal ears (part of extrasensory hearing), neurological part which participates in hearing, central nervous system
Dysfunction : Arrogance, superiority complex, inferiority complex, confusion, oversized ego, narrow-mindedness, fanaticism, illusions, poor memory, mentalization, fears
Fears : Exploring your own fears, trusting the advice of others, a judgment
Glands : Pituitary/pituitary
Stones : Lapis lazuli, Quartz, Sapphire
Sound : The
Meaning : Intuition
The third eye chakra is the 6th energy center from the bottom, located in the middle of your head, between the eyebrows.
The Sanskrit name for the third eye chakra is "Ajna", which means "to perceive" or "to command", because its activation will allow you to finally take control of your life and fully access your internal guidance system.
The main functions of the third eye chakra are as follows:
- Intuition
- Lucidity
- Imagination
- Astral projection
- Self-consciousness
- Concentration
The primary color of the third eye chakra is indigo, which is a combination of blue and purple. The majority of 6th chakra stones are either dark blue or purple.
Indigo is considered a color of integrity, harmony, deep inner awareness and wisdom.
Most dark blue and indigo third chakra stones will stimulate your natural psychic gifts, enhance your lucid dreams, and allow you to sense things before they happen.
Indigo and dark blue colored chakra stones can influence you by putting your mind in a state of concentration and focus.
Now let's see which are the best stones for balancing your third eye chakra.
1. Amethyst
Typical colors: pale purple, deep purple, purple-black.
Helps with: meditation, spiritual awareness, intuition, mental clarity, stress and anxiety, concentration, creativity, psychic abilities.
This translucent, purple gemstone is excellent for the third eye chakra. Amethyst will relax your mind and uplift your spirit. It is a perfect stone for improving your dream memory, lucid dreaming and astral projection. Amethyst is also a powerful stone of protection.
2. Lapis lazuli
Typical colors: indigo, blue, green-blue, violet-blue.
Helps with: meditation, spiritual awareness, intuition, psychic abilities, lucid dreaming, astral projection, stress and anxiety, luck.
It is a protective stone that can help you contact your spirit guides and open your third eye. It recognizes psychic blockages and returns energy to its source. It is a powerful cleanser of energy blockages. Lapis Lazuli will open your psychic abilities, improve your dream recall and guide you on your spiritual journey.
3. Sapphire
Typical colors: blue, dark blue, purple, pink, yellow, orange and green.
Helps with: meditation, self-realization, spiritual awareness, intuition, mental clarity, decision making, self-expression, wealth and prosperity.
This celestial blue stone is considered a stone of wisdom and psychic activation. Dark blue sapphire will allow you to access deeper levels of consciousness and stay on your spiritual path. It will increase your intuition, awareness, mental clarity and restore energetic balance in your third eye chakra.
4. Sodalite
Typical colors: blue with white veins.
Helps with: mental clarity, meditation, self-expression, communication, self-awareness, emotional balance, psychic abilities, luck and wealth.
Sodalite helps you determine your purpose and direction in life. It serves as a guide on your personal journey, allowing you to become absorbed in the experience of spiritual development.
Sodalite is a gemstone that integrates logic and intuition. It stimulates the pineal gland and the third eye, which helps with deep meditation.
5. Angelite
Typical colors: colorless, light blue, white-gray, blue-gray, purple, light pink, reddish, brownish.
Helps with: spiritual awareness, psychic abilities, astral projection, stress and anxiety, clairvoyance, telepathy.
The light blue colors of Angelite are very calming and comforting. They radiate an angelic energy that will fill you with deep joy. It has a gentle but strong healing force that can help you feel relaxed.
Angelite is an excellent stone for cultivating your spiritual practice, which is a problem for many people in today's world. It is a stone that allows divine contact with angels, guides and your higher self.
6. Kyanite
Typical colors: most often blue and white, and rarely green, gray, yellow, pink, orange or black.
Helps with: psychic abilities, communication, self-expression, relationships, meditation, luck and wealth.
Kyanite is an incredible crystal of connectivity, which enhances telepathic and psychic abilities and creates a link to transmit or receive healing energies.
Kyanite will allow you to move into a meditative state by creating a state of coherence between your heart and mind.
7. Eye of Shiva
Typical colors: brown, black or white with a brown swirl.
Helps with: meditation, spiritual awareness, intuition, psychic abilities, lucid dreaming, astral projection.
The name of this gemstone is derived from Lord Shiva, who is normally depicted with the third eye in the middle of his forehead. Eye of Shiva can help you access your third eye and see with better psychic perception and discernment.
You can place this gemstone in a prominent location in the home, especially near the front door, where it can observe and filter the energy of those who enter your home.
How to Use Third Eye Chakra Stones
There is no right or wrong way to use third eye chakra stones. However, I will give you some creative ideas on how to include them in your daily routine:
- Meditate with your gemstones and crystals.
- Place the stones on your physical body (the third eye chakra point is located on the forehead, between the eyebrows).
- Place the stones in different locations around your home.
- Wear your third eye chakra stones as a form of jewelry.
- Use them at bath time.
- Create your own beautiful chakra crystal grid by combining them with other chakra stones.
Table of the 7 chakras
Want to know more about all the other chakra stones and their meanings?
We have created a complete guide to chakra stones, which will show you how to choose the right stone for your chakra, how to use chakra stones, and how to activate your crystals: Chakra Stone Meanings | Table of crystals of the 7 chakras