{"id":909,"date":"2012-06-07T02:08:14","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T06:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/?p=909"},"modified":"2012-06-07T02:29:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T06:29:37","slug":"crown-chakra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/crown-chakra.html","title":{"rendered":"UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHAKRAS \u2013 The Crown Chakra"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This month we explore the 7th<\/sup> and last of the seven energy systems, the crown chakra. \u00a0The Sanskrit name is Sahasrara which translates to \u201cthousand fold.\u201d \u00a0It is often seen as a lotus flower with a thousand petals symbolizing the opening of spiritual awakening.<\/p>\n

This chakra is located on the top of the head at the crown and its associated color is violet transitioning to white, symbolizing the blending of the seven chakras. \u00a0Its associated element is thought and fire and the musical note is B.\u00a0 The crown chakra\u2019s function is the assimilation of wisdom, divine enlightenment, and the integration of our spiritual self with our physical body.<\/p>\n

The crown chakra governs our faith and belief system and is a portal to our intuitive resources which ultimately controls our thoughts and actions.\u00a0 It is the pathway to a higher state of consciousness and as it becomes more developed, we move beyond being controlled by our ego and into \u201cconsciousness\u201d itself.<\/p>\n

\"\"As the connection to our spiritual essence grows, life becomes more peaceful and harmonious.\u00a0 Daily challenges and worries easily fall away and the direction we seek to life\u2019s deeper questions and problems is attainable.\u00a0 People with an open crown chakra experience unconditional love, freely passing that on to others. \u00a0Life is fulfilling and joyful with a keen sense of clarity, meaning and connection to all life. \u00a0\u00a0The power of faith in this chakra drives your thoughts and actions turning dreams into reality and your intuitive resources ensure that the decisions you make will keep you safe.<\/p>\n

Have you ever experienced a day when nothing seems to go your way?\u00a0 The smallest things leave you feeling frustrated?\u00a0 Feel off-balance or ungrounded?\u00a0 Can\u2019t make a decision when you need to?\u00a0 These are signs that your crown chakra energy is imbalanced.<\/p>\n

An overactive 7th<\/sup> chakra is often characterized by being overly intellectual.\u00a0 The inability to think for your-self and relying on others to give you direction becomes a dominant pattern.\u00a0 Often there is spiritual skepticism and a focus on material things to define satisfaction in life.\u00a0 Difficulty concentrating, depression, migraine headaches and apathy are also signs of imbalance.<\/p>\n

To balance your 7th<\/sup> chakra, climb a mountain! Find a quiet space to go within and reflect being mindful of the present moment. Set the intention to be aware of what is beyond you \u2013 to your consciousness.<\/p>\n

Do less!\u00a0 Simplify your day.\u00a0 Take that a step further and try doing less for an entire week, then an entire month.\u00a0 Use that time to meditate, pray and just spending time being in the moment.<\/p>\n

Visit places that offer a sense of calm, whether it is a park, the beach, or the mountains.\u00a0 Practice working with your connection to something special in your surroundings. Being one with nature, one with self, one with the universe will create open and balanced energy.<\/p>\n

Wear violet or place purple accents in your room or office as a reminder.\u00a0 If you use essential oils, breathe in rose, cinnamon, jasmine or sandalwood.\u00a0 \u00a0The gemstones associated with the crown chakra are amethyst, alexandrite, \u00a0quartz crystal, diamond and selenite.\u00a0 The foods that energize your crown chakra are concord grapes, eggplant, plums, purple broccoli and blackberries.<\/p>\n

The development and direction of chakra growth is upward, from the basic needs of survival (first chakra) to the development of our self (second), connection with others (fourth) and self-discovery (fifth chakra) to our connection with the divine (seventh).\u00a0 The spiritual connection and force of faith we develop through the crown chakra works in tandem with the seven chakras only conversely, beginning with the 7th<\/sup> chakra and working downward. \u00a0It melds with the intuitive powers of the 6th<\/sup> chakra, stimulates our innate sense of will in the 5th<\/sup>, and blends with the heart chakra connecting us to our emotions. \u00a0The force of faith then personalizes our emotions in the 3rd<\/sup> chakra and clarifies those responses into actions in the second.\u00a0 All of the combined energies are ultimately grounded in the first chakra; creating a synthesis of living spiritually and being in the moment \u2013 the essence of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month we explore the 7th and last of the seven energy systems, the crown chakra. \u00a0The Sanskrit name is Sahasrara which translates to \u201cthousand fold.\u201d \u00a0It is often seen as a lotus flower with a thousand petals symbolizing the opening of spiritual awakening. This chakra is located on the top of the head at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":912,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions\/912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}