Ajna-Third-eye Chakra Introduction

What & Where

The third eye is located between the eyebrows and is the vortex of intuition, imagination, visualization, clairvoyance and vision. Many believe that this chakra is connected with the pineal gland and is the "seat of the soul". It vibrates at a higher frequency than sound. The third eye's vibration is that of light.

It is called Ajna which means to perceive, to know, and to control.  We see the physical world with our eyeballs, while the third-eye lets us see things for which there is no tangible evidence.

This is the area from which we envision our reality, and, thus, manifest our world.

Main Function

Our eyes are what we see the world with; the brow chakra often called the third-eye is how we see the psychic, intuitive world.  It is how we sense things that we have no concrete evidence for.  This is also area of concept which is where our mind visions are brought into a concept that is eventually produced into something we can see.  You can see how important our third eye is to manifesting our desires.  We also form our perception of reality here, and it becomes the filter through which we view the world. This filter is what creates our reality, and the world in which we live. The true seat of our manifestations is within the purview of the third eye Ajna.

The third-eye is responsible for those little niggling feelings that we sometimes choose to ignore.  It is also what allows us to connect those dots when we make a breakthrough in our mental and psychic selves.  Do you ever find yourself slapping yourself in the forehead and saying; “Of course, that’s it, why didn’t I see that before.”  This is what I call a third-eye thumper, and the third-eye energy is what is largely responsible for those EUREKA moments.

This center is our native intelligence and thrives on the distilled wisdom gained from living our lives; the good times and the bad times, and those times we thought we just couldn’t go on.  These are the things that make us what we are, and this is what develops the third eye. How we learn to cope with these things is what gives us the tools to manifest the world in which we live.

When it is open and functioning well, we can discern our highest good as well as profound awareness and intuition. The center seeks meaning, truth, and freedom. These are the building blocks of the world which we build for ourselves.

1. This chakra allows us to realize our consciousness of self. So it helps us understand our own interpretations and thoughts.
2. The brow chakra is the center of our inner vision. It helps us obtain good insight and intuition by allowing us to see beyond the obvious.
3. It uses symbols and pictures through dreams, daydreams, imagination, meditation....etc, to give us messages.
4. It also helps us obtain knowledge.

Controlled by Ajna

The emotional seat lies in this chakra.  The physical aspects deal with the eyes, sinuses, base of the skull and temporal lobes, and affect metabolism, growth, and other hormones.  Mentally this charka is where our control center of the mind is located.  We can create harmony or conflict.  In harmony all is right with the world, and our mind is still.  In conflict we are struggling trying to find the best solutions to our problems.  The brow charka will point us at more holistic solutions to the conflict.

The essence of balance in this chakra is to balance your intellectual knowledge with your intuitive, psychic, and spiritual side.  One should not dismiss the intuitive insights, but one must also not let the mind runaway with us when our intellectual side is screaming for us to halt.  Also one should not intellectualize something that we know in our gut/intuition to be true.  To let either the intellectual or the intuitive side reign supreme spells danger, each must moderate the other to maintain balance and assure good judgment.

Related Bodily Functions

Problems with the Brow Chakra relate to intelligence and stupidity, dull affectivity, and overwork.  These can create conditions such as migraine, blindness and other eye problems, like glaucoma and cataracts, brain tumors, and strokes.

The approximate position on the spine is the first cervical, and the sympathetic plexus is the carotid, the chief subsidiary Plexuses are the cavernous, and cephalic ganglia.

Over Active

Highly logical, dogmatic, authoritarian, arrogant

Under active

Undisciplined, fears success, tendency toward schizophrenia, sets sights too low

Balanced

Charismatic, highly intuitive, not attached to material things, may experience unusual phenomena