Working with the Third Eye Chakra - Part 2

Key – “I see"

Colour: INDIGO/DEEP PURPLE

Location: Center of forehead

In the last post I went over the signs and symptoms of overactive, underactive and balanced third eye chakra energy. In this post I’m going to be looking at the stones, activities, and daily affirmations that will help you open your third eye chakra and bring it into balance. You can also find a ritual and mediation in the base chakra post that can be adapted to suit this chakra here.

The stones in the Third Eye Chakra amulets and their lessons:

Sodalite - insight, inspiration, wisdom, and mental clarity.
Amethyst - spiritual awareness, meditation, psychic work
Blue Apatite - opens psychic faculties, inner vision.
Labradorite - magic, ritual and initiation. Psyhic work.
Dumortierite - inner vision. Mental clarity. Intuition. Psychic work,
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Activities for working with the Third Eye Chakra:

- Work on meditation for inner vision. You can begin with simple visualisations, such as imagining a simple shape, or looking at a candle and then closing the eyes to see it in the mind's eye. You can then take this a step furthur to imagining the complexities of a particular place. It might be the room you are meditating in, or your favourite place. Try to visualise all the details of it as though you are walking around in it in your imagination. This practice can lead to better visualisation in guided meditations and journeying meditations, as well as dreams and astral projection.

- Keep a dream journal. In the morning, when you wake up, or if you wake up in the night. Try to lie still and recall the details of the dream, then as soon as you are able, take your journal and write points of clarity, then go back and fill in any details you can remember. Recalling our dreams helps us to become more aware of them as we are dreaming - this is called lucid dreaming, when we awaken to the fact that we are dreaming, while we are still dreaming. Lucid dreaming is a way that we can seek wisdom from our guides. It is possible to interract with them directly in the dream state, though maintaining focus in this takes a lot of practice. Practicing testing reality as I explained in the last entry can also help with this.

- Work with divination. There are so many wonderful divinatory tools out there to work with. Divination is a form of gentle psychic work that can help us to open up our third eye. You might like to try a few different types of divination to see what works for you. Some ideas might include different oracle card decks (I really like the Gaia oracle deck but there are so many!), tarot cards, runes, ogham sticks, pendulums, scrying or crystal ball gazing. Another one is oracle walking or looking out for signs and omens. You can do that one in daily life. Just be aware that the universe is always trying to give us messages and see if you can notice them. It might be a numberplate that seems to be saying something or an animal you feel has a certain meaning. It's important not to get "caught up" in divination. It is a tool for opening our mind and speaking with our subconscious. We have free will and whatever we "see" in our futures is only a possibility. We always have the power to make a change.

- Learn about a psychic skill you are interested in. There are a lot of great books out there that can help you work on your psychic abilities, but also just learning to listen to your intuitive senses can help us develop in these areas a great deal.

- Ritual and magickal practice are a part of this chakra's energy also. If you are experienced with ritual and magic, it is a great thing to work on regularly for your psychic development and connection with spirit. If you are not familiar with magick there are some brilliant authors out there that will be able to guide you on the path. It is a wonderful process of celebration, affirmation and personal healing, as well as connecting with the divine. Our spell is our prayer to the universe. I really enjoyed "Ritual" by Emma Restall Orr, or "Green Witchcraft" by Moura, but there are so many out there. Find something that speaks to you.

- Notice the moments where you feel you are "just seeing things". Maybe you are out walking and thought you saw a person, but it was just a tree stump, or perhaps you feel you keep seeing a cat in someone's house, or have the feeling that someone is watching you etc. These can sometimes be spirit presences. You don't need to be afraid, as sometimes we project our fears onto our inner vision and we need to know when it is just this, but be curious about it when you see it. Be in wonder and don't be afraid to see if what you are seeing actually is a spirit. You might be surprised with what you find out.

- If you ever feel afraid of what you are experiencing in your inner world, remember that it cannot hurt you. The only thing in your inner world that will hurt you is your own imagination and your own fears. If you are feeling afraid, seek out help. A kind friend who will listen to your worries without judgement is a great gift. If you don't feel you have that kind of support or feel uncomfortable talking about it, you might like to seek out a counselor who can guide you through exercises that will strengthen you and help you to work through the fears. I would sincerely recommend a transpersonal counselor, for anyone on this journey, as they work with not just our psychology, but our spirit. Other forms of spiritual guidance can be in your own spiritual community, or perhaps with a spiritual healer of some kind. Don't ever feel that you are alone. If you just reach out, you will find the help you need.

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Daily affirmations:

I have clear inner vision
I am aware of the spiritual layers of reality
I open my inner vision to wisdom
My third eye is open and vibrant
I am intuitive and inspired
My psyhic skills are clearer each day

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A ritual for blessing and receiving the amulet, as well as a meditation for energising the third eye chakra can be adapted from the ones posted in the second blog post about the base chakra. Just replace "third eye chakra" for "base chakra" and deep purple for red etc. When connecting with the amulet, see how this piece feels for you and how you relate to the third eye chakra energy. Set an intention for what you would like it to bring into your life right now. You can make this adaptation for any of the following chakras also.
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