The Sixth Chakra, often referred to as the Third Eye Chakra or the Ajna chakra, is positioned at the eyebrow region and it has two petals, said to represent the psychic channels Ida and Pingala, which meet here with the central Shushumna channel, before rising to the crown chakra, Sahasrara. On the left hand petal is the letter ‘ham’, and on the right the letter ‘ksham’, the bija mantras for Shiva and Shakti respectively.
It is associated with the following:
- Deities: Shakti Hakini, Krishna, Paramasiva, Isis, Themis, Apollo, Iris, Morpheus, Tara, Hecate, Belenos
- Element: Light
- Color: Indigo
- Animal: Owl
- Body Parts: Pituitary, Hypothalamus, Eyes, Autonomic Nervous System.
- Mantra: Third Eye Chakra Mantra
- Planet: Neptune
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