Blocked
Overthinking, or dismissing what you noticed because you cannot justify it.
Chakra 6 · Ajna · Indigo
Third Eye chakra
Governs insight, intuition and perspective.
Sanskrit nameAjna
LocationBetween the eyebrows
ColourIndigo
ElementLight
Seed soundOM
When it is working. Trusts its own read of a situation without needing it confirmed.
When it is not. Overthinking, or dismissing what you noticed because you cannot justify it.
What is suggested. Sitting still without input for ten minutes. No phone, no music.
Blocked, balanced, overactive
Most guides describe only two states. The system actually names three, and the third is the one people miss — a chakra can be too open as easily as too closed, and the symptoms look nothing alike.
Balanced
Trusts its own read of a situation without needing it confirmed.
Overactive
Living in the head, spiritual bypassing, mistaking imagination for perception.
What is traditionally suggested
Practice
Sitting still without input for ten minutes. No phone, no music.
Movement and yoga
Forehead grounded in a forward fold, alternate nostril breathing.
Food and colour
Dark berries, cacao, anything deep purple.
Worth being plain: none of this has been shown to affect anything measurable. What it reliably does is give you a reason to move, eat deliberately and sit still — and those three do have evidence behind them, whatever the framing.
10 stones in our reference
Stones assigned to the Third Eye chakra
| Stone | Composition | Mohs | Traditionally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst | Silicon dioxide (SiO₂) — quartz coloured by iron and natural irradiation | 7 | Associated with clear thinking, restraint and calm; the classic stone of sobriety |
| Moonstone | Potassium aluminium silicate (KAlSi₃O₈) — feldspar | 6–6.5 | Linked to intuition, cycles and new beginnings |
| Sapphire | Aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) — corundum coloured by iron and titanium | 9 | Associated with judgement, focus and keeping a promise |
| Tanzanite | Calcium aluminium silicate (Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH)) — blue zoisite | 6–7 | Linked to perspective shifts and seeing a situation from above |
| Labradorite | Calcium sodium aluminium silicate — plagioclase feldspar | 6–6.5 | Linked to transition, intuition and protecting your own energy |
| Lapis Lazuli | Rock of lazurite with calcite and pyrite | 5–6 | Linked to truthfulness, study and speaking with authority |
| Fluorite | Calcium fluoride (CaF₂) | 4 | Associated with concentration, sorting priorities and mental order |
| Sodalite | Sodium aluminium silicate chloride (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) | 5.5–6 | Associated with rational thought and calm discussion |
| Lepidolite | Lithium-rich mica (K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂) | 2.5–3 | The stone most often reached for when the goal is calming an overactive mind |
| Kyanite | Aluminium silicate (Al₂SiO₅) | 4.5–7 (varies by direction) | Linked to clear expression and cutting through confusion |
This list is not written out by hand — it is pulled from the gemstone reference by matching chakra assignment, so it stays consistent with every stone page on the site. Composition and hardness are measurable; the chakra assignment is tradition.