Chinese Astrology Signs & Compatibility

In the center of your forehead or brow is your Ajna or ‘third eye’ chakra. The third eye chakra governs insight, intuition, and psychic ability. It is the bridge between the spiritual and the material worlds, and teaches us the difference between inner vision, fantasy, and delusion. The third eye chakra enables people to see ghosts and have other kinds of experiences most of us consider to be paranormal. The idea of space applies to the third eye chakra; it is the portal between inner and outer space. The color associated with the third eye chakra is violet. Surrounding yourself with this color, wearing it, or eating foods that are deep blue or purple like blueberries, eggplant, and raspberries will help to activate and awaken the third eye. Any activity that involves visualization or imagination will also activate this chakra. Lucid dreaming, remote viewing, and exercises to test and stimulate ESP will also help to awaken the third eye chakra. Another excellent third eye chakra activity is keeping a dream journal and/or joining a dream group to analyze and interpret your dreams. Become aware of dream imagery is a profoundly useful spiritual exercise that will teach you much about your true Self, your aspirations and fears, and the direction you most need to follow at any given point in your life.

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The throat chakra is related to self-expression, honesting, truth telling, ‘finding one’s own voice’, and creative self-expression. The throat chakra is associated with sound and rhythm and with being able to bridge the world of the spirit and the material world through communication and an effective expression of one’s true self. The color associated with the throat chakra is sky blue, and the element is ether or spirit. To awaken the throat chakra, surround yourself with sky blue colors and focus on issues of communication. Communication involves both listening and speaking. Singing and chanting are especially effective ways to open your throat chakra, as in any kind of rhythmic activity or creative method of self-expression like acting, writing, or reading poetry. Right now a specific form of Hindu practice called kirtan is experiencing a revival in the United States and Europe. Kirtan is a set of ancient Hindu songs and chants designed to literally change one’s level of consciousness. Many kirtan music CDs are available for purchase now at Amazon and other online retailers, and some communities even have local kirtan groups that anyone can join. Chanting kirtan is an excellent way to open your throat chakra, and it has the added benefit of balancing your other chakras as well and leaving you with a feeling of general well-being and good will. For more information on kirtan practice, tapes, and how to get involved, you can visit www.raganiworld.com or Hinduism at About.com.

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The third chakra, also called the Manipura or solar plexus chakra, is located in the center of the abdomen in the area of the solar plexus. It governs ambition, personal power and will, and vitality. The color associated with the third chakra is bright yellow, the element is fire, and the planet is the Sun. An activated third chakra gives a person a healthy ego and solid sense of self. It imparts the ability to act in and on the world around us, and insures a flow of vital energy and enthusiasm. A good way to activate the third chakra is to get your energy moving: exercise, run, shout, pound a pillow, anything that gets you physically pumped up will do it. Surround yourself with the color yellow and images of fire, or with actual fire itself: a fireplace, a campfire, a burning yellow candle. Chopping wood is an especially powerful way to activate the third chakra, since it gets the entire upper body in motion and encourages a powerful energy flow. It is possible to overactive the third chakra. Signs of overactivation include arrogance, too much ambition, a ‘bully’ archetype that runs roughshod over the needs of others, and a tendency toward being self-centered and narcissistic. If these qualities are present, focus on balancing instead of awakening.

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