(For much deeper information and guidance, read “Eye of the Lotus: Psychology of the Chakras”). These chakra examinations are the result of my 30-plus years of research and spiritual consultations.
The brow chakra is located on the forehead, just between and above the eyes. It is the sixth chakra up the spine from the root and is often called the “third eye” chakra. The Sanskrit word for the brow chakra is “Ajna,” meaning command. When I wrote about my interpretations of the brow chakra in Eye of the Lotus, I did not read any other writings; I wanted to share my direct observations from many spiritual consultations and my own meditations.
Many believe this chakra to be the most important chakra, as it has been emphasized in many teachings, artistic renditions, and writings, but each chakra has its own attributes as conduits of consciousness between dimensions. In other words, they are all equally important. The brow chakra is like the poster child for spirituality!
The main psychic (intuitive) ability of the ajna or brow center is to discern or ‘know’ the paradigm or much higher truth (not just people, but places, things, events, etc.). This is extremely valuable to allow you to perceive reality on a much deeper and broader level.
Some spiritual teachers recommend awakening this chakra first, as its stimulation offers insight into higher truths and, in turn, deeper insight when working to awaken the other chakras in one’s spiritual practices.
As I continued to write my inspirations and learnings about the sixth chakra, I struggled to turn my perceptions into words that adequately described its sublime grandeur; thus, the chapter is shorter than others but no less profound in its impact.
Discerning a higher truth or paradigm causes a significant shift in perception and perspective of reality, and thus one’s responses to those perceptions can change drastically – life-changing insights to better align one to their higher spiritual purpose in this lifetime.
One of the higher aspects of the brow chakra is the ability to perceive a higher order or truth or paradigm as mentioned above, because the brow chakra tends to look more ‘up’ than down. This is an extremely powerful attribute! One of the lower aspects, similar to the throat chakra, is to be too abstract or distant from the task at hand and thus a form of ungroundedness or disconnection from the moment and one’s power.
Remembering that all your chakras are open and active, you can cultivate the intuitive abilities and insights of the chakras in a safe manner through breathing techniques and meditations. Always seek a qualified teacher so that you may progress in the ‘safety way’ as my teacher would say.
As you can see, these blogs merely scratch the surface of the vastness of that which the chakras represent as conduits of consciousness.
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Blessings,
Dr. Richard Jelusich, Ph.D.
