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The Throat Chakra

The primary focus of this chakra is communication and action. It helps ensure you're heard and that you can speak your Truth. This is the center of creativity and expression of thoughts and emotions, and the search for truth. It relates to the ability to communicate our needs and requirements. It's about self-expression and talking, personal magnetism. It is the link between emotion and thought. The throat chakra is the predominant energy center in musicians, singers, composers, and public speakers. It is also the chakra of clairaudience (psychic hearing). This is where we express our unique message to the world. The ability to speak honestly, to receive, process, and assimilate information.

Meditation on this chakra sometimes brings out issues of communication that need to be resolved.

The initial development of this chakra takes place when you're between 16 and 21 years old, though as with all the chakras, its maturation continues throughout life. It comes into focus again between 46 and 51 years of age, and again between 76 and 81 years old.

LOCATION (on the body): at the cleft of the throat on the spine; at the base of the neck, in the hollow of the collarbone.

COLOR associated with it: sky blue, light blue, or simply blue

ELEMENT: Ether / Akasha

SENSE: Hearing (physical and metaphysical) and speech

PHYSICAL AREAS OF THE BODY AFFECTED: This chakra governs the mouth, lungs, bronchials, jaw, neck, thyroid, voice, nape of the neck, respiratory system, trachea, parathyroid, hypothalamus, tonsils, calcium metabolism, the lower part of the face up to, but not including, the eyes - it does include the ears, nose, throat, teeth, tongue, cervical spine, and vocal chords.

INFORMATION STORED IN THIS CHAKRA: relates to your self-knowledge, truth, and information from the sense of taste, hearing and smell.

This chakra is RULED BY Mercury

ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS: Gemini, Virgo

ANGEL: ?

ANIMALS / ARCHETYPES: Elephant, Bull / Communicator, Masked Self

DEITIES: Sadasiva (reconciliation of opposites), Shakini (light), Mercury, Apollo

METAL: Mercury

POSITIVE QUALITIES:would include contentment, artistically inspired, centered, sincerity, truthfulness, independence, loyalty, tactfulness, calmness, and being nonjudgmental.

WHEN HEALTHY - You're able to communicate easily with friends and family, with those you work and interact with. You're even able to give talks in front of an audience. It's easier for you to have faith and follow your dream. When awakened, this chakra enables you to hear the voices of inner guides, teachers, and also opens up your intuition. Your voice may even become clear and deeper.

NEGATIVE QUALITIES: would include perfectionism, inability to express your emotions, being sharp-tongued, self-righteous, closed-minded; arrogance, hyperactivity, egoism, unfaithfulness, untrustworthy, cold and critical.

WHEN OUT OF BALANCE, DEFICIENT, OR BLOCKED - you may feel shy or intimidated; be unable to say what you mean, have trouble speaking your mind. You tend to over-rationalize everything; lack creativity; you resist change, you may even be afraid of it; you're slow to respond, and stubborn. You tend not to speak too much at all. Yoiu may easily surrender to the pressur of others, be easily scared and obviously timid. You tend to suppress your feelings and/or be devious. You're tense and nervous, maybe even afraid, when it comes to sexual energy. You may also have poor rhythm.

WHEN OVER-ACTIVE - You tend not to listen to others, talk too much, even gossip, and your talk is mostly negative, you're boisteroius and over-bearing. You're closed to the new or unusual; you may be domineering, over-reactive, negative, and harsh-speaking. You prefer partners who can be dominated, your sexual energy comes across as 'macho'. You have an addictive personality, cling to tradition, keep people at a distance, and are very critical of others. You can be hyperactive and fanatical at times.

COMMON ADDICTIONS - smoking, inhalants, exercise high

PHYSICAL DYSFUNCTIONS of the Throat Chakra could include throat problems of course, sore throat, voice problems, bronchitis, asthma, neck problems, ear infections, thyroid dysfunction, tinnitus, mouth ulcers, tonsillitis, raspy throat, jaw problems, laryngitis, swollen glands, throat cancer, whiplash, skin irritations, stuttering, attention disorders, neck and shoulder pain, dental problems, trouble sleeping.

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF: to help determine if this chakra needs clearing/recharging:

1. Do you have trouble expressing your feelings verbally?
2. Is your creativity blocked?
3. Do you have problems with rhythm, either being unable to feel the beat of the music, or with internal rhythms such as your heartbeat, menstrual cycle, or breathing?
4. Do you have difficulty deciding for yourself what is right and wrong?
5. Do you tell lies or exaggerate the truth to make it, or yourself, seem better?
6. Do you take yourself and life very seriously, failing to take time to play and have fun?

Depending on your answers to these questions, you might want to spend a little time each day focusing on the Throat Chakra to help you balance out your physical/emotional bodies.

Some things that may help you to become balanced are using colors, crystals, and gemstones, herbs, oils, etc. with your meditation or other chakra work. I have included a little information on these below.

COLOR:
To open your Throat Chakra, try wearing or using light blue or turquoise.
To tone it down or balance it, try waring or using some orange.

MUSIC/SOUNDS: This chakra responds well to sacred chanting or choir music, the wind, or sounds of the ocean.

GEMSTONES:

To strengthen this chakra use blue lace agate, turquoise, aquamarine, celestine, blue topaz, lapis lazuli, or sapphire.
To tone down this chakra use carnelian, orange coral, orange agate, or jasper.

Some stones for specific work with this chakra are the:

- Angelite to communicate with angels and other nonphysical beings, as well as aiding in long-distance communication. It also helps to dissolve anger.
- Aqua Aura teaches us self-expression through service to others.
- Aquamarine helps us to express ourselves in a tranquil way.
- Blue lace agate helps to ground our communications with a sense of what can be accomplished.
- Blue topaz aids us in communicating fearlessly that which we know to be true. It also stimulates our creativity.
- Celestite helps calm the over-active mind and teaches us how to be receptive.
- Chrysocolla helps us to have self-confidence in personal expression.
- Larimar enables us to communicate with others that which we feel deeply in our hearts and souls.
- Turquoise helps us to enroll others in helping us manifest our desires.

HERBS associated with the Throat Chakra: Trumpet vine, larkspur, larch

FRAGRANCES/OIL/INCENCES: Basil, eucalyptus, frankincense, peppermint, sage, lavender, sandalwood, neroli, German (blue) chamomile, cypress, tea tree.

AFFIRMATIONS:

- I am able and willing to speak my truth.
- I am able to hear the voice of my soul.
- I am a unique being, my opinions are of great value.
- I am imaginative and colorful in all that I do.
- I communicate freely and am truthful with myself.
- I accept my creative nature.

SOME ACTIVITIES TO AWAKEN/BALANCE:the Heart Chakra:

- Singing, dancing, chanting, listening to music you really like.
- Reciting poetry.
- Keeping a journal, painting.
- Laugh, scream out loud.
- Gargle with saltwater.

If you would like more information about your chakras and how to use the tips in this article order the ebook Chakra Works and begin the journey to new and positive changes.

ThunderWolf is owner of New Age eBooks and The New Earth Pagan Shop web shops, and published author of several books. She has been a practicing witch and psychic card reader for over 30 years.

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