Chakra Series: Sahasrara Chakra
WHAT ARE THE CHAKRAS?
The seven chakras are energy centers in our bodies that energy flows through. When energy is blocked in any of these seven areas, it can lead to emotional or physical illness. It’s important to know where your chakras are located, what they represent, and how you can keep the energy flowing through them.
Illuminating the seven major chakras from your base to your crown:
CHAKRA SEVEN
Crown Chakra | Sahasrara
Sanskrit: Thousand Petal Lotus
Element: Cosmic Energy
Color: Violet or White
Bija Mantra: Silent AUM
Mudra: Mahamayuri Mudra
Meditation: Wheels of Life - pg. 315
Affirmation: I am connected to the divine. I am one with all that is. I am spiritually awake and aware. I live my life with purpose and intention. I am open to new spiritual experiences. My connection to the divine is solid and clear.
What is it? The seventh of the chakras, the crown chakra, connects to beauty itself and the spiritual realm. It helps you to understand who you are beyond your physical self—that you are a spiritual being having a human experience. This chakra links us to everything that is beyond our ego. It is everything that lies beyond our linear intellect and personal needs, preferences and emotional experiences. It is the gateway and source point into enlightenment. The crown chakra is not located in the body but actually hovers above the crown of the head.
Deficient (Tamas): Low crown energy leads to depression, a sense of disconnection from life, and a lack of compassion.
Excessive (Rajas): Signs of too much crown energy include materialism and rigid self-identity.
Balanced (Sattva): In balance, this chakra maintains your self-awareness, wisdom, and connection to the inner compass that guides you to your highest self.
SUGGESTED READING
Wheels of Life | The Classic Guide to the Chakra System by Anodea Judith
Eastern Body Western Mind | Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith
Chakra Yoga by Anodea Judith
Chakras | Seven Keys to Awakening and Healing the Energy Body by Anodea Judith
Charge and the Energy Body by Anodea Judith
Chakra Yoga | Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-Being by Alan Finger
Chakras | Energy Centers of Transformation by Harish Johari
Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton
Yoga of the Subtle Body | A Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Yoga by Tias Little
Chakra Mantras | Liberate Your Spiritual Genius Through Chanting by Thomas Ashley-Farrand
Tantra | The Path of Ecstasy by Georg Feuerstein
The Serpent Power | The Secrets of Tantric & Shaktic Yoga by Arthur Avalon
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga by C.G. Jung
Mudras | Yoga in the Hands by Gertrud Hirschi
