A short practice
Sit for five minutes with your attention resting between the eyebrows, then write down the first thing you notice about a problem you are stuck on. Meditation and limiting screen time before sleep are the classic suggestions.
Chakra 6 · Ajna · Indigo
Third Eye chakra
The Third Eye chakra (Ajna) is the sixth of the seven, at the between the eyebrows. Its color is indigo, its element light and its seed sound OM. It governs insight, intuition and perspective.
- Sanskrit name
- Ajna chakra 6 of 7
- Seed syllable
- OM bija mantra
- Lotus petals
- 2 Ṣaṭ-cakra-nirūpaṇa
- Position
- Between the eyebrows element: light
Woodroffe, The Serpent Power, 1919.
Sanskrit nameAjna
LocationBetween the eyebrows
ColorIndigo
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.
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Where is the Third Eye chakra?
Between the eyebrows — the 6th of seven centers traditionally placed along the spine, from the base to the crown of the head.
Third Eye (Ajna) is chakra 6 of 7, counted upward from the base of the spine, above Throat (Vishuddha) and below Crown (Sahasrara).
The basics
What the Third Eye chakra is
The Third Eye chakra is about insight and perception: seeing a situation clearly, noticing patterns and trusting intuition alongside reason. It is the system's place for imagination and for the ability to step back and see the bigger picture. Tradition reads both overthinking and a refusal to look at what is obvious as third-eye imbalances.
Ajna means "command" or "perceive" — in yogic texts the point where a teacher's guidance is received.
SymbolA lotus with just two petals, white or indigo, around a circle, often with the syllable OM inside. It has no element in the classical scheme of five.
In the bodyTraditionally linked to the point between the eyebrows, the eyes and the brain; modern writers add the pituitary and pineal glands.
Affirmations
- I see clearly.
- I trust what I notice.
- I can hold intuition and reason together.
Blocked, balanced, overactive
Most guides describe only two states. Modern chakra writing usually adds a third — a chakra can be read as too open as easily as too closed, and the signs look nothing alike.
Blocked
Overthinking, or dismissing what you noticed because you cannot justify it.
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 color
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 colored by iron and natural irradiation | 7 | Associated with clear thinking, restraint and calm; the classic stone of sobriety |
| Moonstone | Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi₃O₈) — feldspar | 6–6.5 | Linked to intuition, cycles and new beginnings |
| Sapphire | Aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) — corundum colored by iron and titanium | 9 | Associated with judgment, focus and keeping a promise |
| Tanzanite | Calcium aluminum silicate (Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH)) — blue zoisite | 6–7 | Linked to perspective shifts and seeing a situation from above |
| Labradorite | Calcium sodium aluminum 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 aluminum 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 | Aluminum 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.
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AstroHot. “Third Eye Chakra (Ajna): Meaning and How to Balance It.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/chakras/third-eye/
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