Throat Chakra

Chakra 5 is the center of communication and creativity. It's lotus has 16 petals, upon which are inscribed all the vowels of the Sanskrit language. Vowels are generally thought to represent spirit, while consonants give the edges and definitions which define matter. This lotus is called Visuddha, which means "purification." Communication is the activity and function of the fifth chakra.

Location: Base of the throat

Colour: Sky blue

Parts of the body: This chakra controls the throat and the neck, and the arms and the hands. It is associated with the brachial or cervical plexus.

Sense: Sense of Hearing

Endocrine Gland: Thyroid Gland

Consciousness: The aspects of expressing and receiving. Expressing can be in the form of communicating what one wants and what one feels, or it can be an artistic expression, as an artist painting, a dancer dancing, a musician playing music, using a form for expressing and bringing to the outside what was within. Expressing is related to receiving, as in "Ask, and ye shall receive." This chakra is associated with listening to one's intuition, which guides one in an optimal flow, in which one sees one's goals manifest. This is the first level of consciousness in which one perceives directly another level of Intelligence and experiences one's interaction with this other Intelligence. Metaphysically, this chakra is related to creativity, creating, manifesting in the physical world the fulfillment of one's goals.

Attributes: Communication, expression, eloquence.

Element: Ether, as the crossover between the physical world and the world of Spirit. On the physical level, it corresponds to deep space as the most subtle physical element. From the point of view of the Spiritual, it represents the matrix on which physical reality manifests.

Crystals: azurite, sodalite, crysocolla

When unbalanced you may experience difficulty communicating, emotions caught in the throat, be scared, quiet and inconsistent. To balance sing, chant, hum and breathe consciously.