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30 Journal Prompts to Open and Heal the Throat Chakra
Discover 30 powerful throat chakra journal prompts for opening, activating, and healing your body’s energy center for communication, authenticity, and peace. For more healing resources, check out 35 Throat Chakra Affirmations for Speaking Your Truth. Plus, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post for your free printable throat chakra affirmations and journal prompts!
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Do you remember being in school and the teacher would ask a question, and you were sure you knew the right answer, but something prevented you from raising your hand? It was especially difficult if the question didn’t have a definitive right or wrong answer, like in English when you were asked for your interpretation of what the author of a book was trying to say.
I think I know, you’d think. But I don’t want to sound stupid.
These situations don’t only happen in school, though.
It might happen at work, when you think someone’s doing their task the wrong way but you’re afraid to tell them. Or when you have an idea for how to improve something, but you’re terrified how your idea will be received.
It can also happen in personal relationships. You’re talking to someone, and the opportunity is right there for you to tell them what’s been weighing on your mind, but you just . . . don’t.
I think most of us have experienced this type of situation in some capacity at least once (or a million times) in our lives. I know I have. I was impossibly shy when I was younger, terrified to talk to teachers and classmates alike. And as I’ve gotten older, I’ve had a tendency of staying in the background, keeping my mouth closed even when I’ve wanted to speak.
Learning how to open and heal my throat chakra has been one of my longest self-growth journeys. I spent my life wanting to write, yet for years, I let myself believe that I had nothing important to say.
So when I finally gathered the courage to start my blog and put myself out there on my social media accounts, to say I was terrified would be an understatement.
But I felt the fear, and I took that first step anyway.
Believing that your words and your truth matter is one of the key aspects of healing your throat chakra. When your throat chakra is open and balanced, you’re able to speak clearly and concisely. You’re calm, peaceful, and patient, and you’re as good of a listener as you are a speaker. Additionally, you stay true to yourself and hold yourself with both integrity and authenticity.
However, if your throat chakra is either underactive or overactive, you may experience deficiencies in these areas. When underactive, you may be excessively shy, withdrawn, and have difficulty expressing yourself. And if overactive, you may be gossipy and have a tendency to interrupt others when they speak.
You have a limitless amount of potential to offer this world, and having an open and healed throat chakra is key to stepping into your purpose and offering your insights, beliefs, words, and voice to the greater universe.
And your insights are badly needed.
Because you have a unique history and perspective, nobody else can think like you. Nobody else can offer what you have to offer.
So it’s time to release the belief that your words don’t matter and step into the life that’s waiting for you.
Because you deserve to be heard. You deserve to be seen. You deserve to know that you matter.
Discover more about chakras using the links below, plus get journal prompts and affirmations for each of your body’s main energy centers! And for deeper insight into chakras as well as guidance on profound chakra healing, check out my Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, which includes a Chakra Healing eBook, Chakra Healing Workbook, and 8-Week Chakra Healing Guide. You can also discover more in my online shop.
How to Use These Journal Prompts
The 30 throat chakra journal prompts below are designed to help you examine your beliefs while getting in touch with your truest, most authentic self. Specifically, these journal prompts center around important concepts like authenticity, guiding principles, communication, and creative expression.
There’s no right or wrong way to approach these journal prompts. You can read through them and only choose to work with the ones that resonate most with you, or you can choose to answer one at a time. I do always recommend, though, that if you choose to answer just some of the questions, you throw in a few “extra” ones as well. I think that often, once we start writing, we’re surprised by what unexpected discoveries might come up.
When you sit down to do your journaling practice, make sure you have some time to yourself where you won’t be interrupted or distracted. I recommend at least 15 to 20 minutes (you can potentially answer a few different questions in that time period), but the best amount of time is truly what works best for you. I tend to journal for 30 minutes first thing in the morning after I wake up, and that’s always proven successful for me.
And most importantly, set the intention to make your journaling time a judgment-free zone. Give yourself unconditional self-love and compassion as you respond to the prompts. The path to healing is paved not in judgment but acceptance. Accept every part of yourself and your story just as it is, and give yourself some extra love and gratitude for showing up today and putting in this work.
Finally, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this page, where you can download your free printable throat chakra affirmations and journal prompts. Use these free resources to serve and support you in your healing journey.
Throat Chakra Journal Prompts
- How do I communicate in one-on-one conversations? How much do I listen, and how much do I speak? Is this ratio balanced?
- How do I communicate in big group settings? Do I tend to sit back and listen, or do I speak freely? How much do I listen compared to how much I speak?
- Why is it important to me to be a patient and attentive listener?
- Why is important to me that my voice is heard when I speak?
- How do I feel when others are distracted or not listening when I speak?
- How can I clearly and effectively communicate so that I have the undivided attention of those I’m speaking to?
- What method(s) of communication do I feel most comfortable with? What method(s) of communication do I feel least comfortable with?
- Write 10 to 15 positive affirmations that affirm your ability to speak clearly and confidently as well as why your voice matters. Repeat each affirmation twice.
- Write an open letter to somebody in your life: a current or past partner, friend, relative, boss, coworker, or even an acquaintance. What have you always wanted to say to this person but never found the courage or the right words?
- In what situations do I hold back from speaking my truth? Are there any situations in which I withdraw, even when I have something to say?
- How can I cultivate more confidence in situations where I’m called to speak my truth?
- Write about a time when you spoke your truth and felt heard, respected, and listened to. How did this make you feel?
- In what ways can words be powerful? What are some examples of times when words held immense power in my life?
- Reflect on this statement: “My words and my voice matter.” List all the ways in which this is true.
- What are the guiding principles and truths that I carry with me throughout my life?
- What does authenticity mean to me?
- How do I live my authentic truth in my daily life?
- What does it mean to me to carry myself with integrity?
- Are there any situations in which I feel like I fake or force myself to be someone or something I’m not? How do I feel when I do this?
- How do I feel when someone is being inauthentic with me? How can I avoid doing the same to others?
- How do I feel about gossip? How does it make me feel when I gossip about another person, or when I hear that someone has gossiped about me?
- When I hear others gossiping, how can I respond in a clear, calm, and effective way?
- Do I express myself creatively? What outlets and practices do I use for creative expression?
- How can I open myself up to more opportunities for creative expression?
- Why is it important to me to remain centered and patient throughout my daily life?
- Are there any situations where I tend to lose patience? How does this make me feel?
- How can I cultivate more calm and patience when I begin to feel myself growing impatient with internal and external circumstances?
- How do I make decisions? Do I tend to be more decisive or indecisive? How can I become more confident in my decision-making?
- Why is it important to me to have an open and balanced throat chakra?
- What does an ordinary day as my most communicative, patient, authentic self look like? How do I carry myself throughout the day? How do I treat others and myself? Write about this day in detail.
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How to Use a Pendulum (A Complete Guide)
A pendulum is a powerful and accessible way to gain clarity and insight into decisions and next steps as you move forward on your life’s journey. Discover the complete guide for how to use a pendulum, and check out the links below for beautiful pendulums and accessories to get started today.
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Pin this! How to Use a Pendulum (A Complete Guide) What Is a Pendulum?
A pendulum is a tool you can use to gain clarity and insight into a situation or problem you may be having. Specifically, it’s a string, cord, or chain with a small object at the end; most often, this object is a triangular shaped crystal, but you may also find pendulums that have objects made of wood, stone, metal, or glass on the end. (Just be sure not to use anything that could be magnetic, as this could affect the pendulum’s function.) There’s also typically another small, weighted object at the other end of the chain, though not always.
Here’s an example of what a pendulum can look like:
You may also hear the practice of using a pendulum referred to as crystal dowsing or pendulum dowsing. This is simply the act of using a pendulum to receive guidance, whether it be about making a decision in your life or even finding your lost car keys.
If you’re looking to strengthen your intuitive powers, using a pendulum is a powerful practice to help you get in touch with your inner knowing. It’s also a formidable tool if you have trouble deciding whether to follow your head or your heart when making decisions. Many people believe that a pendulum is uniquely powerful in its ability to help you to make decisions by bringing together both the left and right sides of your brain. So instead of just following your head or your heart, the pendulum assists you in using the best parts of both in order to help you make the best possible decision for your journey.
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When Do I Use a Pendulum?
A pendulum is most often used to gain insight and clarity when there are areas of uncertainty in your life. Anytime you have a question and are looking for help or advice, you can use a pendulum to receive guidance from a higher power.
Now, to be more specific, what kind of guidance can a pendulum offer? If you’re trying to choose between pizza or sushi, should you ask the pendulum to make the final call? Or should you reserve using your pendulum for only the really big life questions, like whether you should quit your job or start a new relationship?
Funny enough, I know people on both sides of the coin: some who only use their pendulum for the more lighthearted questions in life, and others who use it only for the deeper, more meaningful questions.
Those who use it to help them make daily decisions about what to have for dinner or what Netflix show to watch usually say that they use their pendulum for these types of questions because they like to save the deeper, more meaningful stuff for other spiritual practices, like tarot.
And those who use a pendulum for heavier questions often say that they don’t want to become dependent on the pendulum for daily decisions, and it’s a powerful source of guidance that shouldn’t be underestimated.
So who’s right?
Well, no one. And everyone.
Do you have another practice, like tarot, that you like to use for guidance in your life? Then maybe you’ll want to just use the pendulum on those more lighthearted questions. But if you don’t have another practice, or if you view a pendulum as a powerful way to connect with your highest self and/or your spirit guides, then you can absolutely use your pendulum for meaningful insight regarding your life’s path.
So again, there’s no right or wrong answer here. I do recommend, though, that when you’re first starting to use your pendulum, it doesn’t hurt to ask it some of those lighter questions like whether you should have cookies for dessert tonight. Not only will this help you to establish a connection with your pendulum, but it will help you develop trust in its guidance as well.
Who is Answering My Questions?
There are actually different schools of thought here, and none of them are necessarily right or wrong. Everything about this practice is extremely personal to you, so only you know deep inside who it is you’re speaking to.
Here are some common beliefs about who is on the “other side” of the pendulum:
- Your Higher Self: I deeply believe that your inner knowing always knows the way. Thus, it’s not a stretch to believe that your highest self – a self who is deeply connected to their intuition – can guide you to making the best decisions for you.
- Your Spirit Guides: Spirit guides can come in the form of animals, angels, ancestors, goddesses, elemental spirits (like trees or mountains), and other beings. Whether or not you’ve connected with your spirit guides in the past, a pendulum offers a way to connect with your guides moving forward as they help you along your path.
- The Universe: The Universe is the name I most often use to refer to a higher power in my life. You might also refer to this power as God, Source, Source Energy, Love, All That Is, or something else that feels right to you. When you receive guidance from a pendulum, you can view it as though you’re receiving guidance from the higher power in your life.
It’s also completely okay to believe that all of the entities above have a hand in making a decision. You’re also empowered to call upon a specific entity, such as a spirit guide or guardian angel, when you seek their guidance.
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What Kind of Pendulum Should I Use?
As mentioned above, most pendulums are made of some kind of cord or chain and have a small object at the end; this is most commonly seen as a triangular-shaped crystal, but other items such as gemstones and wood can be used as well.
So is there one type of pendulum that works “better” than others?
Truly, there’s not. In my experience, and in the experience of many others I’ve come across, the one that’s going to work best for you is the one that you get a good feeling about. If you’re in a crystal store looking at pendulums and one catches your eye, the decision can truly be as simple as picking it up and purchasing it on the spot.
You may already have a favorite crystal, or one that has always held special meaning to you. If so, it’s completely fine to start your pendulum search knowing you want to incorporate that crystal somehow. So if amethyst is a special crystal to you, search for ones with a beautiful triangular-shaped amethyst at the end.
Will it work better if you buy one with a crystal that has a meaning associated with the type of questions you’re going to ask? For instance, if you’re looking for love advice, should you purchase a pendulum that has a piece of rose quartz on the end? You can absolutely try this if this idea resonates with you, but don’t feel like you need to. I’ve had success using a single pendulum for all types of different questions.
The only “wrong” answer would be to choose a pendulum that you don’t really like, or that you don’t get good vibes from.
To get started, here are a few beautiful pendulums that can be purchased on Amazon:
- Jovivi Crystal Pendulum
- JUST IN STONES Crystal Point Pendulum
- Nupuyai Healing Crystal Point Pendulum
- PESOENTH Dowsing Pendulum Crystal
- Top Plaza Healing Crystal Dowsing Pendulum
Where Do I Purchase a Pendulum?
Typically, you can purchase a pendulum at a crystal shop or online through Etsy, Amazon, a crystal shop, or a store dedicated to selling spiritual goods.
How Do I Use My Pendulum?
Before You Start
- Once you’ve chosen your pendulum, it’s important to cleanse and program your pendulum before using. I promise, this is easier than it sounds. You can cleanse your pendulum by setting it in nature for 24 hours (check online or in a crystal book to make sure the crystal is safe in the sun, and if there will be any rain or dew, make sure it’s safe to get wet); cleansing it with sage; placing it on top of or next to a piece of selenite or clear quartz (make sure they’re touching); or holding it under running water (again, making sure that your chosen crystal won’t be damaged by the water).
- Charging your pendulum is even easier, but this is a personal practice, so make sure you have some quiet time to connect with your pendulum. Sit quietly for 10 to 15 minutes, holding it in your hands. This can be done in meditation, if you’d like. During this time, focus on your connection between you and your pendulum. You may choose to set an intention for your pendulum, or ask for support from the Universe, your higher self, or your spirit guides.
Getting Started
- The first time you ever use your pendulum, you’ll want to set aside some extra time for understanding how your pendulum communicates with you. It’s best to do this when you’re in a calm, relaxed state and when you’re not feeling rushed.
- Sit in a comfortable position holding your pendulum between your thumb and forefinger. You’ll often hear people advise to hold it in your dominant hand, and that’s because it’s assumed you’ll be most comfortable holding it in your dominant hand. But if for some reason you’re more comfortable holding it in your non-dominant hand, that’s totally fine, too.
- Hold the pendulum out in front of you. It may move for a minute before becoming motionless. If you want, you can gently help it to still by touching it with your free hand and bringing it to a place of stillness.
Connecting With Your Pendulum
- Now that you’re in a place of stillness, it’s time to connect with your pendulum and understand how it communicates. First thing’s first: relax! If you need to take a minute to consciously relax each part of your body, definitely do so. The more relaxed and at ease you feel, the easier your energy will flow, and the stronger your connection to your pendulum will be.
- In order to start asking your pendulum questions, you need to know how it communicates. To do this, you can simply say, “Please show me a yes response.” Patiently watch and wait for the pendulum to start moving; it might move side-to-side, back-and-forth, clockwise, or counterclockwise. Make note of the direction it moves. This is your “yes” response. Do the same thing for a “no” response. If you’d like, you can also ask for a “maybe” or “neutral” response.
- Now, it’s time to cultivate your connection a little deeper. Now that you know what a yes and no response look like, take some time to ask questions in which you already know the answer. Here are some examples of some questions you can ask:
- “Is my name _____________ ?”
- “Do I live in ______________ ?”
- “Is my eye color ____________ ?”
- Note that this may not be super straightforward right away. The movements of your pendulum may be subtle, or the “yes” and “no” may not look super different. That’s completely okay. It takes time to understand how your individual pendulum speaks to you. The more time you devote to this practice, the better you’ll get!
Using Your Pendulum
Once you’re comfortable with your pendulum and understand how it communicates with you, you can start using your pendulum to ask for life guidance. Note that you’ll need to phrase your questions to have “yes/no” answers. The simpler and more specific, the better. This will help you to more likely get a clear answer. I’ve found that it helps me to write down my questions in advance so I know exactly what I’m going to ask.
Locating People/Items
A fun alternative way to use a pendulum is to hold it over a map and ask the pendulum to locate someone or something for you. If you’re looking for a person or a pet, you can hold the pendulum over a map of your town. If you’re looking for your lost car keys, you can hold the pendulum over blueprints of your house. And if the item or person could be anywhere in the world, you can even hold it over a map of the world and see where it leads you.
Like with the practice I discussed above, I’d recommend honing your relationship and understanding of how the pendulum works before diving right in. A fun practice is to ask about people or items that you already know the location for and see where the pendulum takes you. You can also ask where a specific place on the map is, like a city or a state.
Again, the key here is to relax and allow the flow of energy to move through you. While I believe that using a pendulum is a sacred practice, you certainly don’t have to be (and shouldn’t be) tense or uptight about it. Let it be fun!
Troubleshooting
So you’ve followed the steps above, and for some reason, this practice still doesn’t seem to be working for you. Maybe you’re not getting clear guidance, or the answers you receive seem to be inconsistent.
First thing’s first: it’s okay.
The worst thing you can do right now is internally beat yourself up or speak negatively to yourself. I know how easy it is to compare yourself to other people and even allow yourself to believe that you’re “not meant” to do this practice.
This isn’t true.
As in most situations, just because you don’t see another’s struggles doesn’t mean they don’t exist. And when it comes to this journey of spirituality, surrender, and trust, I think most of us have struggled (multiple times) throughout the process. And you know what? That’s a good thing. I’m all about experiencing contrast because I believe that struggle not only leads to growth, but it allows us to appreciate our wins even more.
So if you’re in a spot where you’re experiencing difficulty with this practice, have compassion for yourself. Choose to love yourself through every step of your journey. And let’s figure this out together.
Here are some of the reasons why you may be experiencing difficulty with your pendulum:
- You’re putting too much pressure on yourself. I’m putting this first because personally, this is what often leads me to feeling blocked, frustrated, and “not enough.” As a recovering perfectionist, I know what it’s like to want to be perfect in absolutely everything I do, and it’s all too easy to fall back in this trap. The best thing you can do for yourself is release the need to be perfect. Embrace your own messy imperfections. Next time you approach your pendulum practice, do so only when you’re in a state of calm, peace, and serenity.
- And to go with that last statement, another major reason why the pendulum may not work is because you’re in a negative emotional state. I wouldn’t recommend ever doing this practice when you feel distracted, stressed, anxious, agitated, or any other state that may block the flow of energy through you. If you’ve set aside time for your practice and are feeling off, I would instead recommend doing a self-care activity that serves your wellbeing, like meditation or journaling.
- You’re impatient. I know. This one’s a little frustrating, especially at the beginning, because you may not know yet how long it takes to receive guidance. But if you only waited a minute before giving up, I’d recommend waiting a little longer next time. I’ve found that I don’t always receive answers on my schedule or timeline, and ironically, the more I release the need to be in a hurry, the quicker they usually come anyway.
- You’re distracted. Were you in the middle of your practice when your text message notifications started going off? Is a child yelling at you from outside the door? Did the neighbor’s car alarm just start going off? (I know, not your fault.) Try to minimize distractions as much as possible. I usually keep my phone in a different room when I’m working with my pendulum.
- Your questions aren’t specific enough. If you’re not getting an answer, try rephrasing the question. Is it a two-part question? Break it down so you’re only asking one part at a time. Simplify as much as possible.
- You and your pendulum aren’t compatible. For me, this is a last resort, especially if you felt a connection with this pendulum when you chose it. Before tossing it to the side for a new one, I’d recommend cleansing it again and charging it once more. Take some time to sit with the pendulum, holding it close to your heart. Relax. Let go of any doubts, and trust its guidance.
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Final Notes
- You may have seen pendulum boards and cloths that you can use to direct the pendulum where to go for a yes, no, or maybe answer. These boards aren’t necessary, but if they help you, definitely feel free to go ahead and try one! I’ve linked to a few below.
- You don’t have to limit yourself to using just one pendulum. You might have a collection of beautiful pendulums, and each time you sit down to practice, you can choose the one that speaks to you in the moment.
- Finally, I’m not really sure I’ve emphasized this enough, because I believe that if you’re here reading this, you have an open mind and an open heart. But the key to making this practice work for you is truly believing that it will. And I promise, if you keep your mind open and relax, it will. You have the power within you. The key to accomplishing anything in life is believing that you can.
Pendulums and Accessories
Finally, here are some beautiful pendulums as you either get started or add to your collection, as well as some handy accessories like pendulum stands, pendulum boards, and pendulum books.
Pendulum Magic for Beginners by Richard Webster
How to Use a Pendulum by Richard Webster
A Little Bit of Pendulums by Dani Bryant
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Have you ever used a pendulum for guidance? What tips do you have for others who are just starting their journey? Leave your comments and questions in the comment box below!
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35 Crown Chakra Affirmations for Spiritual Connection
Discover 35 powerful crown chakra affirmations to open and heal your body’s energy center for spiritual connection, enlightenment, peace, and connection with your highest self. And be sure to check out the links to my chakra series below, where I go in-depth on how to open, activate, balance, and heal your body’s seven main energy centers. Plus, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post for your free printable crown chakra affirmations and journal prompts!
Pin this for later! 35 Crown Chakra Affirmations for Connecting to Your Highest Self What is the Crown Chakra?
Located at the top of your head, your crown chakra is your body’s energy center for spiritual connection, enlightenment, inner wisdom, and connecting with your highest self. When your crown chakra is open and energy is flowing freely in and out of this energy center, you feel peaceful, trusting, and connected to your soul’s purpose. You’re able to release control of what you think your path is supposed to look like and instead surrender to the loving will of a higher power. When you surrender, you know that this isn’t just for your highest good, but for the highest good for all.
Connection is key to this energy center. An open crown chakra allows you to feel connected to yourself, to a higher power, to your purpose and truth, and to a greater good that extends far beyond your physical body. This connection produces a feeling of divine peace in your mind, body, and spirit. You feel a deep sense of clarity, and this allows you to remain focused and trusting as you step forward on your path.
When your crown chakra is blocked, you may experience symptoms that correlate with it either being underactive or overactive. An underactive crown chakra means you may feel isolated, close-minded, and cynical. You may also feel like you lack purpose and faith. If your crown chakra is overactive, you may feel like your entire identity is wrapped up in spirituality, thus causing you to lose touch with other parts of yourself. You may also feel critical of other people’s spiritual beliefs, especially if they don’t align with your own.
If you feel like something is missing from your life, it may be that you’re experiencing blockages to your crown chakra, leaving you to feel unsure of your purpose and possibly even a little lost. That’s why opening, activating, and healing your crown chakra is so important: not only to foster a deeper spiritual connection, but to create a deeper connection to yourself.
Below are 35 powerful crown chakra affirmations for connecting to your soul’s purpose, connecting to your highest self, and trusting the path in front of you. These affirmations are designed to gently and lovingly help you to surrender, let go, and trust your own inner divinity. They’re also meant to nurture a sense of divine inner peace, calm, and tranquility.
To learn more about how to open, activate, and heal your crown chakra, as well as the rest of your body’s main spiritual energy centers, check out the links to my chakra series below! I’ve included powerful affirmations for opening and healing each of your body’s chakras, as well as journal prompts to help you get in touch with your inner self.
And for more tips on how to use affirmations to get the most out of them, be sure to check out my post, How to Use Affirmations (So They Actually Work).
I hope these crown chakra affirmations support your spiritual journey and allow you to connect with your soul’s purpose and truth.
Discover more about chakras using the links below, plus get journal prompts and affirmations for each of your body’s main energy centers! And for deeper insight into chakras as well as guidance on profound chakra healing, check out my Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, which includes a Chakra Healing eBook, Chakra Healing Workbook, and 8-Week Chakra Healing Guide. You can also discover more in my online shop.
Crown Chakra Affirmations
- I am a spiritual being in a human body.
- I honor the sacred divinity that exists within me.
- I am pure, beautiful, radiant light.
- My body is a beautiful home for my radiant soul.
- I am divinely protected, inspired, and guided by the Universe.
- I am deeply and unconditionally loved by the Universe.
- I am worthy of unconditional love from divine energy.
- I am connected to a limitless source of creativity, abundance, health, happiness, and love.
- I surrender to the loving will of the Universe.
- I am my highest, most authentic self.
- My highest self guides my actions and decisions.
- I am aligned with my soul’s purpose and truth
- I am always divinely and lovingly guided.
- I know deep inner peace.
- Eternal peace flows to and through me.
- I release the need to control my life and surrender to a higher power.
- I trust my intuition and listen to the wisdom of the universe.
- I am always gently held and lovingly guided by this Universe.
- I am loved, cherished, and adored by this Universe.
- Pure white light flows through me and heals my body, mind, and spirit.
- I am aligned with the highest frequency of love.
- I am clear about what I want and take inspired action to achieve my dreams.
- I release doubt and welcome faith.
- Every day, I feel more connected to my spirit.
- I openly accept spiritual guidance from a higher power.
- I bravely let go and allow the Universe to reveal its beautiful plan for me.
- I trust that the Universe gives me exactly what I need at exactly the right time.
- I am eternally connected to the divine source of the Universe.
- Even when the world is immersed in darkness, I walk forward in faith, love, and light.
- The light and energy of the Universe flows within me.
- I have unshakeable faith in my divine path.
- I’m Source Energy in a human body, and I can do anything.
- I surrender to my highest good.
- I surrender to the highest good for all.
- I am love. I am light. I am connected to all.
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40 Third Eye Chakra Affirmations for Clarity and Insight
Discover 40 powerful third eye chakra affirmations to open and heal your body’s energy center for intuition, insight, imagination, and inner wisdom. And be sure to check out the links to my chakra series below, where I go in-depth on how to open, activate, balance, and heal your body’s seven main energy centers. Plus, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post for your free printable third eye chakra affirmations and journal prompts!
Pin this for later! 40 Third Eye Chakra Affirmations for Wisdom, Clarity, and Insight What is the Third Eye Chakra?
Located in the center of your forehead between your eyebrows, your third eye chakra is your body’s energy center for intuition, insight, clarity, and vision. When your third eye chakra is open and balanced, you feel connected to your intuition and inner knowing. You trust the path in front of you and know that it’s taking you to exactly where you’re meant to be. You also know that appearances aren’t everything, and you’re able to see beyond the surface and unveil the truth of your inner and outer world.
While intuition is most commonly tied to the third eye chakra, this energy center is also tied to imagination, open-mindedness, truth, creativity, and mental strength. When energy is flowing freely in and out of this chakra, all aspects of your mind effortlessly work together in perfect alignment.
When the energy of this chakra is imbalanced, however, you’re likely to experience symptoms that prevent this effortless alignment. When your third eye chakra is underactive, you may feel disconnected to your intution. You may also feel scattered and have a hard time focusing. On the other hand, if your third eye chakra is overactive, you may feel paranoid, experience hallucinations, and believe that every little thing you see is a sign from the universe.
In order to possess a clear vision of the path in front of you, it’s essential that your third eye chakra is open, activated, and balanced. Know that this doesn’t necessarily mean you can see your entire life’s path laid out in front of you; rather, it means your inner knowing guides you toward the next right step, and you have the faith and trust in your inner guidance system to lead you in the right direction.
Below are 40 powerful third eye chakra affirmations for embracing your intuition and cultivating inner wisdom, clarity, and insight. These affirmations are designed to help you gain the clarity and confidence to follow your inner knowing and trust the path ahead of you. They’ll also help you release any blockages that may be preventing energy from flowing freely in and out of this energy center.
To learn more about how to open, activate, and heal your third eye chakra, as well as the rest of your body’s main spiritual energy centers, check out the links below! And for more tips on how to use affirmations to get the most out of them, be sure to check out my post, How to Use Affirmations (So They Actually Work). I hope these affirmations soothe your spirit, uplift your soul, and support your journey as you walk forward on your path.
Discover More About Chakras
Discover more about chakras using the links below, plus get journal prompts and affirmations for each of your body’s main energy centers! And for deeper insight into chakras as well as guidance on profound chakra healing, check out my Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, which includes a Chakra Healing eBook, Chakra Healing Workbook, and 8-Week Chakra Healing Guide. You can also discover more in my online shop.
Third Eye Chakra Affirmations
- I listen to my inner knowing in the face of uncertainty.
- I see and think clearly.
- My mind is strong, open, and clear.
- I am mentally strong, healthy, and resilient.
- I trust my intuition to guide me in making good decisions.
- My inner knowing always knows the way.
- My inner knowing sees past appearances and always knows the truth.
- I know more than I even realize in this moment.
- I release all blockages that obscure my inner guidance system.
- My mind is free of resistance and open to all possibilities.
- I am open-minded and always seek the truth.
- In every situation, I choose truth and authenticity.
- I follow my intuition and know that nothing is put before me that I can’t handle.
- All that I seek I can find within me.
- I am insightful, intuitive, and imaginative.
- I am observant, thoughtful, and perceptive.
- I possess a brilliant, bold, and creative mind.
- My imagination is vast, expansive, and endless.
- My limitless imagination excites me.
- I embrace creative and imaginative thinking.
- I allow myself to dream beyond the confines of my physical reality.
- I release doubt and welcome faith.
- I am aligned with my highest and most authentic self.
- I am in alignment with my purpose.
- I am adaptable to change, especially when I know that it serves my highest good.
- I trust that all changes in my inner and outer worlds are for my highest good.
- I embrace my own beautiful transformation.
- I trust the signs and synchronicities that show up in my daily life.
- I honor my inner knowing and trust my path.
- I have unobscured access to my inner guidance system.
- My inner wisdom is deep and immeasurable.
- I have the vision and clarity to see my path and the trust and confidence to walk forward in my journey.
- I consciously choose to trust my path, even when it doesn’t make sense to others.
- Every time I trust my inner knowing, magic happens.
- My intuition never fails.
- My intuition drives me to take inspired action with faith and trust.
- I know the next right step because I hear the words echoing in my heart.
- The answers I seek are always within.
- I surrender to the highest good for all.
- I surrender control and allow the Universe’s loving presence to guide me.
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35 Throat Chakra Affirmations for Speaking Your Truth
Discover 35 powerful throat chakra affirmations to open and heal your body’s energy center for communication, authenticity, and integrity. And be sure to check out the links to my chakra series below, where I go in-depth on how to open, activate, balance, and heal your body’s seven main energy centers. Plus, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post for your free printable throat chakra affirmations and journal prompts!
Pin this for later! 35 Throat Chakra Affirmations for Speaking Your Truth What is the Throat Chakra?
Located in the center of your neck, the throat chakra is your body’s energy center for communication, authenticity, honesty, and integrity.
When your throat chakra is open and balanced, you’re able to communicate clearly and effectively. You feel empowered to speak openly and freely, and you deeply understand that your voice and your words are important and powerful. Additionally, you know the importance of give and take in communication, and you’re able to respectfully listen when others are speaking.
In addition to being the energy center for communication, your throat chakra is the energy center for truth, integrity, and authenticity. This means you do more than just speak; you speak your authentic truth while remaining true to yourself and your guiding principles. Your daily actions also support this, and as you move through your day, you remain aligned with your values and principles.
In contrast, when your throat chakra is underactive, you may be excessively shy, withdrawn, and/or experience difficulty expressing yourself. With an overactive throat chakra, you may be loud, gossipy, and someone who interrupts others and talks out of turn.
Your words, ideas, and wholehearted presence matter, and you deserve to know this wholly and unconditionally. That’s why opening and healing your throat chakra is an essential step in your self-love journey.
Below are 35 powerful throat chakra affirmations to help you open, balance, and heal this important energy center.
To learn more about how to open and heal your throat chakra, as well as the rest of your body’s main spiritual energy centers, check out the links below. And for more tips on how to use affirmations to get the most out of them, be sure to check out my post, How to Use Affirmations (So They Actually Work).
Discover More About Chakras
Discover more about chakras using the links below, plus get journal prompts and affirmations for each of your body’s main energy centers! And for deeper insight into chakras as well as guidance on profound chakra healing, check out my Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, which includes a Chakra Healing eBook, Chakra Healing Workbook, and 8-Week Chakra Healing Guide. You can also discover more in my online shop.
Throat Chakra Affirmations
- I am able to calmly and effectively speak my truth.
- I live an honest, authentic, wholehearted life.
- My voice matters.
- My words are powerful.
- I express myself clearly and openly.
- I speak with calm, clarity, and confidence.
- I speak with courage, compassion, and love.
- I am a clear and effective communicator.
- I find creative ways to communicate my self-expression.
- When I speak, others listen.
- I add value to every conversation I participate in.
- My insight is welcome, needed, and valuable.
- I am empowered to speak my truth.
- I embrace silence and know deep inner peace.
- I am a good listener and give others my undivided attention when they speak.
- I value the words of others.
- I carry myself with integrity.
- I remain true to myself in all that I say and do.
- I choose authenticity over perfection.
- I have the courage to be my true and authentic self.
- It is safe for me to show my true self to the world.
- I courageously remove my mask and allow my true self to be seen.
- I release the need to be perfect and embrace my beautifully imperfect self.
- I choose to be honest and vulnerable, even when I’m afraid.
- It is safe for me to speak my truth.
- I speak from a place of love, courage, and truth.
- When I courageously speak my truth, I give others the confidence to speak theirs as well.
- I am calm, patient, and peaceful.
- I radiate calm, peace, and serenity.
- I embrace my ability to remain calm in all situations.
- I choose to be patient with myself and others.
- Honesty, integrity, and authenticity are my guiding principles.
- I stay true to myself always.
- When I share my words, I share my light.
- My voice, words, ideas, and presence all matter. The world needs the magic inside of me.
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40 Heart Chakra Affirmations for Unconditional Love
Discover 40 powerful heart chakra affirmations to open and heal your spiritual energy center for love, compassion, empathy, and peace. If you’re looking for more ways to heal your heart chakra, be sure to check out 30 Journal Prompts to Open and Heal the Heart Chakra. Also, don’t forget to check out the links to my chakra series below, where I go in-depth on how to balance and heal each of your body’s energy centers.
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Pin this for later! 40 Heart Chakra Affirmations for Serenity, Compassion, and Unconditional Love What is the Heart Chakra?
Located in the center of your chest, your heart chakra is your body’s energy center for unconditional love, compassion, peace, kindness, connection, and empathy. When your heart chakra is open and balanced, you feel completely open to giving and receiving love. You feel a deep sense of connection both with yourself and with others, and you’re more likely to extend empathy, compassion, and forgiveness. (Again, to yourself and to others.)
When your heart chakra is closed or imbalanced, this often manifests into feelings of depression, loneliness, fear of intimacy, and excessive self-isolation. It’s also possible to have an overactive heart chakra, which may cause you to become more possessive, jealous, clingy, and possessive.
An open and balanced heart chakra is the foundation for deep healing of the soul. If your heart has been broken, or if you’ve found yourself closed off to love, the most powerful and profound thing you can do for yourself is to take the first step toward healing your heart chakra.
Below are 40 powerful heart chakra affirmations for embracing unconditional love, peace, serenity, and compassion into your being. For more info on how to use affirmations to get the most out of them, be sure to check out my post, How to Use Affirmations (So They Actually Work).
To learn more about how to open and heal your heart chakra, as well as the rest of your body’s main spiritual energy centers, check out the links below.
And for even more deep spiritual healing, be sure to check out 30 Journal Prompts to Open and Heal the Heart Chakra.
Discover More About Chakras
Discover more about chakras using the links below, plus get journal prompts and affirmations for each of your body’s main energy centers! And for deeper insight into chakras as well as guidance on profound chakra healing, check out my Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, which includes a Chakra Healing eBook, Chakra Healing Workbook, and 8-Week Chakra Healing Guide. You can also discover more in my online shop.
Heart Chakra Affirmations
- I am loved, loving, and lovable.
- I am patient, peaceful, and calm.
- I radiate pure love, light, and positivity.
- I choose to be kind to myself and love myself unconditionally.
- I am aligned with the highest frequency of love.
- I fully love and embrace who I am, even as I continue to grow.
- My heart is open, loving, and pure.
- I choose connection over division.
- I choose compassion over judgment.
- I give and receive love effortlessly and unconditionally.
- I am worthy of praise, adoration, and unconditional love.
- I am always deserving of love.
- I am vibrating positive, loving energy, and I attract this same energy in return.
- I am a beacon of love and compassion.
- I am able to live in love.
- I lead with love.
- I am kind, generous, and compassionate.
- I embrace silence and know deep inner peace.
- I love and accept myself for exactly the person I am right now.
- I allow myself to accept and receive love from myself and others.
- I show compassion for myself always.
- I cultivate deep courage and compassion within my body, mind, and spirit.
- I embrace my gifts and my imperfections equally; I love every part of me fully and unconditionally.
- Love and compassion are my superpowers, and they will carry me as far as I want to go.
- I am deeply compassionate and allow myself the grace of imperfection.
- My heart is grateful and my mind is at peace.
- Every day, I love myself a little more.
- I choose to love myself as deeply as I love others.
- I lovingly nurture my mind, body, and spirit.
- I am at peace with my past; I am in love with my present.
- I am at peace with all that has happened, is happening, and will happen.
- I am a loving and powerful force in the world.
- I honor my heart. I honor my loving energy. I honor who I am.
- I give myself the gift of unconditional love, compassion, and peace.
- Every cell in my body is vibrating at the frequency of love.
- When I’m unsure where to go next, I follow the path that feels most like love.
- I am worthy of authentic, wholehearted, unconditional love.
- I fully love the strong, powerful, divine human staring back at me in the mirror.
- I inhale love for myself; I exhale self-criticism and self-doubt.
- I am love.
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30 Journal Prompts to Open and Heal the Heart Chakra
Healing your heart chakra is one of the most important steps you can take in your self-love journey. Discover 30 powerful heart chakra journal prompts to help you open and heal your body’s energy center for love, compassion, trust, understanding, peace, and kindness. For more healing tools, be sure to check out 40 Heart Chakra Affirmations for Unconditional Love. Plus, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post for your free printable heart chakra affirmations and journal prompts!
Pin this for later! 30 Journal Prompts to Open and Heal the Heart Chakra Healing the Heart Chakra
Have you ever felt depressed, lonely, unloved, or even unlovable? Maybe loved ones have tried reaching out, but you’ve chosen to excessively self-isolate, even though you crave human connection. You may even feel fearful of physical and emotional intimacy with others.
Or maybe it’s the opposite: maybe your fear of being alone is so strong, you’ve been dependent, clingy, and possibly even smothering. You may even experience feelings of possessiveness, jealousy, and sometimes selfishness.
If any of these feelings or experiences resonate with you, the first thing I want to say is this: release any self-criticism or self-judgment. You are not wrong for any of it. None of the feelings, emotions, or experiences I’ve listed above make you less worthy or less deserving of love.
The very best thing you can do for yourself in this moment (and always) is to choose self-compassion over self-criticism.
Choosing to love yourself and to have compassion for yourself is the most powerful step you can take toward healing your heart chakra, which is your body’s energy center for love, compassion, peace, trust, empathy, kindness, and acceptance.
And that means loving yourself even when you’re imperfect. Even when you feel like your perceived flaws are on full display. Even when you make mistakes.
Because you are always, always, always deserving of unconditional love.
Opening and healing the heart chakra is a powerful and profound step in your self-love journey. And it isn’t always easy to take that first step, so I hope you can see how strong you are, and I gently and lovingly implore you to show yourself some extra love and gratitude for showing up and doing the work that will carry you forward in your journey.
Discover more about chakras using the links below, plus get journal prompts and affirmations for each of your body’s main energy centers! And for deeper insight into chakras as well as guidance on profound chakra healing, check out my Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, which includes a Chakra Healing eBook, Chakra Healing Workbook, and 8-Week Chakra Healing Guide. You can also discover more in my online shop.
How to Use These Journal Prompts
Journaling is a powerful practice for healing imbalances in any of your body’s energy centers. It’s also a way to increase mindfulness, get in touch with your inner self, and embrace wholehearted self-love.
The 30 journal prompts below are designed to help you heal your heart chakra. Do you have to complete all 30? Absolutely not. As you read through these, you may find some that resonate deeply with you. Find the ones that resonate most, and start with those. You may decide to skip around or complete some prompts multiple times.
But if you’re feeling especially lost and unsure where to start? Then I’d encourage you to start at the top and work your way down. You might decide to keep completing them in order, or maybe after a few prompts, you’ll want to skip around.
I prefer to journal first thing after I wake up in the morning, but everyone’s schedule and responsibilities are different. I don’t think time of day matters so much; rather, what’s important is that you have some quiet time to yourself, whether that’s 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, or more.
As you start reflecting upon the questions below, I’d encourage you to have an open heart and an open mind. And more than anything, don’t judge yourself for your answers. If the inner bully comes out, gently ask them to leave, and let yourself be wrapped in the unconditional love that this expansive universe holds for you.
Heart Chakra Journal Prompts
- What does unconditional love mean to me?
- How can I show myself unconditional love in my daily life?
- What positive practices can I incorporate into my life to show myself more compassion, empathy, and self-acceptance?
- What does it mean to me to be a compassionate being? Why is it important to me to be compassionate?
- What are ten things I love most about myself?
- What self-care practices can I incorporate into my daily life to show myself more love?
- How can I cultivate the feeling of peace in my every day life?
- What thoughts, words, images, memories, and/or sounds convey the feeling of peace to me?
- Do I excessively self-isolate from others, or am I overly dependent on others to feed my happiness? How can I find a harmonious balance between the two?
- Have I ever felt an undeniable connection to another person, animal, or something else outside of me? How did this feel?
- What does it mean to me to be deeply connected to all beings in this universe? In what ways do I feel connected to all, and in what ways do I feel separate? How can I nurture that feeling of connection?
- What self-care practice can I do in just five minutes a day to cultivate feelings of unconditional self-love?
- What powerful affirmations can I incorporate into my life that will foster more feelings of love, compassion, peace, and serenity? In what ways can I incorporate these affirmations as part of my daily routine?
- Who are ten people in my life who have profoundly and positively affected my life? What do I love most about each person? What makes me feel grateful for each person?
- What does kindness mean to me?
- How can I show myself and others more kindness?
- How do I balance showing others kindness and generosity while still prioritizing my own self-care? What can I do to ensure I don’t try to metaphorically “give from an empty cup”?
- Do I possess any fears or limiting beliefs preventing me from accepting unconditional love? How can I begin to release these fears and limiting beliefs?
- Reflect on this statement: “I am loved, loving, and lovable.” What does this mean to me?
- Do I naturally trust others? Am I ever too trusting, or do I hold back trust from others? What does a healthy balance look like to me?
- What does it mean to me to have an open heart? How can I practice openheartedness in my daily life?
- Are there ever any situations in which I become possessive or jealous? What is the root of these emotions? How can I release these feelings to make space for emotions that support my highest good?
- Who is one person who represents unconditional love to me? Describe their qualities and how they inhabit the feeling of love.
- What are three moments in my life when I felt deeply loved? Describe these moments.
- What are three moments in my life when I felt deep love for another being? Describe these moments.
- In what ways is love a superpower? How can I utilize this superpower to help others?
- How do I express love to others? What are my favorite ways to express love to the people in my life? Am I able to easily express love to others?
- How do I express love to myself? What are my favorite ways to show myself love? Am I able to easily express love to myself?
- Why is having an open and balanced heart chakra important to me?
- What does an ordinary day as my most loving and compassionate self look like? How do I carry myself through the day? How do I treat others and myself? Write about this day in detail.
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8 Powerful Crystals for Self-Love
Are you looking for a way to amplify your self-love journey? Below, discover 8 powerful crystals for self-love. These high-vibe crystals will help you to release what no longer serves you so you can focus on the love, joy, and peace you deserve.
Pin this! 8 Powerful Crystals for Unconditional Self-Love Your Self-Love Journey
Self-love is a lifelong journey that involves looking deep within, releasing what no longer serves you, and making space for new beliefs that support your total well-being.
It also involves a lot of self-compassion.
Because, as much as I sometimes wish it was, the journey to unconditional self-love isn’t linear. Sometimes, you might feel like you’re on top of the world, only for something to happen that causes you to crash land back to earth, leaving you to desperately try to pick up the pieces.
And that’s okay. It’s okay that the journey can be a little messy at times, because that’s what being a human is all about. We often thrive in that space of messiness, but in our striving to be perfect, we don’t give ourselves time to see that the messy parts of life can sometimes be a gift.
No matter where you are in your self-love journey, I hope you’re able to embrace this moment right now, exactly as you are, without changing a thing. I’ve been on this self-love journey for many years, and I promise, you are so worth the time and energy you invest in yourself.
Because with time, unconditional self-love becomes something you no longer have to try to acquire.
Rather, it becomes who you are.
Below, I’ve listed 8 powerful crystals for self-love. Whether you wear them as jewelry, meditate with them, keep them somewhere you can see throughout the day, or use them in another capacity, these crystals will help you to look within and find the place inside yourself where you hold the key to the unconditional self-love you deserve.
For more details on how to use crystals to protect your energy, manifest your dreams, and help you heal from within, check out my post, How to Use Crystals: Grids, Pendulums & More.
Crystals for Self-Love
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz is associated with your heart chakra, which is your body’s energy center for love, peace, compassion, and kindness. When your heart chakra is balanced, you are completely open to giving and receiving love, and you feel a deep sense of connection with others. You also become more accepting and forgiving, and you feel a deep empathy and understanding for friends, loved ones, and even strangers.
But what makes the heart chakra special is that all of these really wonderful qualities it possesses don’t just apply to your relationships with other people; they apply to your relationship with yourself as well.
A balanced heart chakra means that you become more accepting, more forgiving, more understanding, more connected, and more loving towards yourself.
All of your body’s energy centers play an important role in cultivating self-love, but the heart chakra plays arguably the most important role of all.
And Rose Quartz is undoubtedly one of the most powerful crystals in helping you to heal, balance, and restore harmony to your heart chakra. Rose Quartz is a crystal that gently guides you to a place of pure love and light. It’s known as the stone of unconditional love, and it works for every relationship in your life: romantic relationships, friendships, familial connections, and maybe most importantly, your relationship with yourself.
What makes Rose Quartz so special is that it doesn’t just work at the surface to cover up your old wounds and current pain like a band-aid. Rather, it goes deep beneath the surface to heal those wounds completely.
Once your heart has been fully healed, you’re able to truly nurture the relationship you have with yourself. You become more compassionate and forgiving with yourself, and you realize that you are worthy of love exactly as you are, without having to change a thing.
From personal experience, I can tell you that I spent many years with an imbalanced heart chakra. I believed that I had to be absolutely perfect to be loved, and I tore myself apart constantly. But when I began working with my heart chakra, I finally realized that none of these limiting beliefs were true. Rose Quartz was one of the powerful crystals I used during this time, and I was (and still am) often pulled to its gentle, loving energy.
Are you having trouble allowing yourself to accept love, both from yourself and others? When I first started my self-love journey, the universe softly placed into my heart this practice that I still use to this day: whenever my inner bully spoke to me from within, instead of trying to suppress it, I acknowledged its presence. And then I would place my hands out in front of me with my palms facing the sky, and I’d softly say, “I accept love. I receive love.” I’d then let myself feel the love of the universe entirely. For me, this practice meant that even though I wasn’t perfect, and even though the inner bully was speaking, I was worthy of love, and I allowed myself to be loved in that moment.
Rhodonite
Like Rose Quartz, Rhodonite is a beautiful heart chakra healing stone that promotes unconditional self-love. It helps you to heal old wounds as well as gain confidence and cultivate deep compassion within your mind, body, and spirit.
What makes Rhodonite really special, though, is its characteristics that have caused it to be known as the rescue stone. Rhodonite is a powerful aid if you’ve experienced trauma, emotional abuse, and other deep emotional pain that’s caused you to construct barriers around your heart. This stone will gently help you to dismantle these barriers so you’re no longer tied to the negative emotions of the past.
If you’ve experienced deep emotional heartache, trauma, or pain that has caused your self-love and self-worth to be diminished, Rhodonite is the stone that will help you to mend your heartbreak, heal your pain, and move on from the past with a newfound confidence.
(And it’s also a really powerful stone if you need to forgive yourself or someone else so you can finally release the shadows of the past that have been weighing down on you.)
Rhodochrosite
To finish up the R triology, Rhodochrosite is a lesser known stone that shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to cultivating feelings of unconditional self-love, compassion, and positivity. This is another heart chakra stone, and I especially like this one specifically for promoting self-love and working on your own inner world. Its powerful energy is specifically geared toward going within, opening your heart, and embracing wholehearted self-love.
Rhodochrosite works with your heart chakra to lift your spirits and boost your self-worth. If you feel like you’ve been living in a fog, this stone clears away the haze and stimulates a bright, sunny outlook. This is another powerful stone that can heal past trauma and pain by gently bringing repressed emotions to the surface so you can let them go.
One profound aspect of this stone’s properties is its ability to guide you toward self-forgiveness. If you’ve been clinging onto mistakes you’ve made in the past, this crystal will help you to clear out any negative thoughts and feelings you have toward yourself, opening up a gateway to unconditional self-love.
Just like you’d clean a new house before moving into it, you want to make sure to cleanse any new crystals you get to remove the old energy of previous owners. Here are a few methods for cleansing crystals:
- Sage: Light your sage and immerse the crystal in the smoke for thirty to sixty seconds. Be sure to use a firesafe bowl or abalone shell to catch burning embers and ash. It’s best to do this outside or near an open window.
- Water: Rinse your stone under the running water of a creek or stream. If this isn’t possible, you can also use a faucet. Just be sure to check first that this is safe for your stone.
- Use Selenite or Clear Quartz: Both of these crystals have the ability to cleanse and purify other crystals. Lay your crystal on top of (or next to, as long as they’re touching) a piece of Selenite or Clear Quartz for at least twenty-four hours.
- Nature: Place your crystals outside on the soil, on the branches of a tree, on a potted plant, or anywhere else outdoors where you feel a sense of peace and balance. If possible, try to keep your crystals outside for at least a full day, avoiding dew and prolonged exposure to sunlight.
Pink Opal
Pink Opal is often known as the “Stone of Resolution,” which may give you a glimpse into what makes this stone so special for promoting self-love. Often, what holds us back from accepting love from ourselves is the pain of past hurts and old wounds we still haven’t resolved. You may also experience deep fear that keeps you stuck in one place for too long. This resolution stone helps you to resolve the pain and fear you hold deep within. In turn, this opens up the stagnant energy you may be holding in your heart chakra and promotes the flow of energy deep within this energy center.
An added bonus to using Pink Opal is its ability to promote calm within. If you’re feeling stressed, tense, or anxious, this stone will gently restore peace and tranquility within your mind, body, and spirit.
Aquamarine
What do you think about when you think of the ocean? Maybe its beautiful, bluish green hue. Maybe its calming allure. Maybe the strength and resilience it represents. Or the way it seems to reach deep inside of you whenever you look out on it, cleansing and restoring your soul.
Aquamarine is a great alternative to the stones I’ve listed above (you can always choose to pair two of these crystals together to strengthen their benefits) if you feel a deep connection to the sea or water. All of the qualities of the ocean I listed are also represented in this powerful healing stone.
Like the waves of the ocean, Aquamarine will wash away the negative feelings that pervade your being and instill a sense of tranquility and calm within. This is especially true if you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or fearful. This stone gently guides you to go with the flow and cultivates deep inner peace.
By working with the throat chakra, Aquamarine will help you to find your courage and speak your truth. It’s a powerful stone for promoting self-worth as well as bringing forth your inner strength and resilience. (In fact, it’s known as a stone of calm and courage.) All of these attributes combine to ease you into a place of unconditional, wholehearted self-love.
Moonstone
Just like you can associate Aquamarine with the ocean, you might think of Moonstone like the night sky: glittering with radiant light, expansive, and filled with endless depths just waiting to be explored.
And just like the sky, you also possess endless depths within. Moonstone is the stone that will guide you to discover these expansive, hidden depths inside of you.
This stone is all about your divine, feminine energy. Working with your sacral chakra, it unlocks your inner goddess and brings forth your confidence, creativity, and sensuality. Furthermore, it also works with your third eye chakra to enhance your intuition and help you to get in touch with your inner knowing. As a result, you’re less likely to get frazzled by external circumstances because you possess deep clarity and understanding within.
This is the perfect stone for embracing your beautiful, divine, passionate self, connecting to your intuition, and exploring the deepest parts within you.
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Clear Quartz
In some ways, using Clear Quartz almost feels like you’re cheating. Why? Because it actually works with all of your chakras to promote balance, harmony, and peace within. Clear Quartz is known as a master healer due to its ability to heal any and all spiritual and emotional imbalances among your energy centers. This is the stone you’re going to want with you for the long run. It works to get rid of negative energy and promotes a sense of positivity and joy within.
This is a crystal of light and high vibrations, and it’s also a crystal that will guide you when you’re feeling lost and unsure what you want out of life. One of my favorite aspects about Clear Quartz is its powerful ability to support you during your entire journey, from the moment you set your goals to taking each next step. When you can’t see the path ahead of you, Clear Quartz will not only reveal it to you, but it’ll navigate you through all of the fallen trees, forks in the road, and unplanned stops along the way.
Blue Lace Agate
When I first started learning about crystals, Blue Lace Agate was one of the very first stones to immediately jump out at me, and it has been one of my absolute favorites ever since. This stone is foremost known as a calming stone. If your life is often filled with stressful situations, this is the stone you want to calm your inner anxiety and release tension. For me, this is my go-to stone whenever I need to inhale peace and release what no longer serves me.
Stress, anxiety, worry, and fear can often be a distraction in your journey of self-discovery and self-love because they pull you away from the present moment. Instead of focusing on the present moment, these negative emotions leave you replaying the past or worrying about the future. That’s why I love using Blue Lace Agate as part of my self-love toolkit: because it gently guides me back to the present moment and instills me with a sense of calm and tranquility.
An added bonus to using this stone is that it’s associated with the throat chakra and is used to help you clarify your thoughts and express yourself clearly.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from your true self, hold Blue Lace Agate in your hands as you focus on your breathing, and allow it to guide you back to yourself.
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Are you curious to learn more about chakras? Check out my chakra series below!
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7 Chakra Healing Crystals to Restore Inner Harmony
Discover 7 powerful chakra healing crystals to balance your energy and restore harmony within, plus get some bonus crystals for each chakra! And be sure to check out the recommendations and links below to start adding to your crystal collection today! (Scroll to the bottom of this post for some beautiful chakra healing crystals and stones sets!)
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The word chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning “wheel” or “disk.” In your body, you can think of a chakra like a wheel of energy that allows energy to flow freely within you (when your chakras are open). When one or more of your chakras are blocked, this energy stagnates, and you may experience mental, emotional, spiritual, and even physical misalignments.
(To read more about chakras, check out my complete beginner’s guide here.)
Your body has seven main chakras, starting at the base of your spine and working upward: Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown.
Each of these chakras is responsible for the total wellbeing of your body, mind, and spirit. When all of your chakras are open and the energy is flowing freely through these energy centers, you become aligned with your highest and most authentic self. This is the you that is confident, creative, passionate, loving, truthful, intuitive, and connected to your purpose and truth.
If any of your chakras becomes blocked, there are ways to unblock and open that chakra back up again so that energy can flow freely through it. Some of these methods include meditation, yoga, color therapy, spending time in nature, journaling, and using positive affirmations.
One of the most powerful ways to heal a blocked chakra is through crystal healing.
Each chakra has powerful crystals associated with it, and these crystals can be used various ways to balance and heal the energy within. For instance, you can meditate with crystals, wear crystals as jewelry, keep them in your pocket throughout the day, create crystal grids, or keep them in a prominent spot nearby where you can easily see them.
For more details on how to use crystals to protect your energy, manifest your dreams, and help you heal from within, check out my post, How to Use Crystals: Grids, Pendulums & More.
Below, I provide you with info on the most powerful chakra healing crystals for each of your body’s main energy centers, plus I share some awesome links and recommendations so you can start building your crystal collection today. And at the end of this post, I even share my recommendations for some beautiful chakra healing crystals and stones sets so you’ll be able to heal imbalances in any of your chakras whenever your energy becomes misaligned.
Root Chakra
Located at the base of your spine, the root chakra is your energy center for safety, security, and stability. When your root chakra is balanced, you feel grounded and centered. This energy center truly represents your foundation, so if it’s not balanced, it’d be nearly impossible for the energy in the rest of your body to be in harmony.
When you feel like your foundation has been shaken, Hematite is the ultimate grounding stone to pull you back to the earth. Hematite will restore your steady foundation while also guiding you to release feelings of stress, worry, and insecurity.
Another major benefit of this stone is that it’s a protective stone. So not only will it help you to feel grounded and centered when you’re feeling off-balanced, but it will protect you from negative energy and toxic vibes.
Read more about the root chakra here.
Hematite Recommendations
- I absolutely love this Triple Protection Bracelet with Hematite, Black Obsidian, and Tiger’s Eye. Hematite and Black Obsidian are both powerful root chakra stones, and Tiger’s Eye is associated with the root, sacral, and solar plexus chakra to protect you from negative energy. This is a powerful trio that will work together to keep you grounded, secure, and safe from external negative energy.
- There’s something about this Natural Hematite Healing Guardian Elephant that amplifies the stone’s protective vibes. It’s a beautiful stone that’s also small enough to keep in your purse!
More Root Chakra Healing Crystals: Obsidian, Onyx, Smoky Quartz
Sacral Chakra
The sacral chakra is your energy center for creativity, passion, pleasure, and pure joy. This energy center reminds you that life isn’t all about work and to-do lists. Fun and play aren’t just frivolous, impractical activities; they’re an essential part of your total self-care routine. And creativity isn’t just for people who work in creative jobs. (In fact, even those working in a creative field often need a stress-free, non-work-related creative outlet to unwind.) It’s important for all of us to embrace our playful, imaginative side.
Within you, you have access to an infinite source of creativity. I know it may not always feel like it (hello, writer’s block), but that’s because your inner creative source can become blocked or obscured. This is where Carnelian comes in. Carnelian is a powerful stone that unlocks your inner power and boosts your confidence. It also unlocks your passion and excitement for life while stimulating your creativity.
Carnelian is often associated with the element fire, not just because of its outer appearance, but because of its ability to light a fire within your spirit. Carnelian will truly make you feel more of everything: more passionate, more motivated, more confident, more spontaneous, and more creative. It’s the perfect stone to ignite your passion and heal any energy imbalances in your sacral chakra.
Bonus Fact: Carnelian has often been nicknamed The Artist’s Stone.
Want to learn more about the sacral chakra? Check out my post here!
Carnelian Recommendations
- This Hands of Tibet Carnelian Wrist Mala/Bracelet is perfect to wear throughout the day or during meditation, and you can also hang it up in your space to receive the positive energy from this stone.
More Sacral Chakra Healing Crystals: Orange Calcite, Jasper, Red Tiger’s Eye
Solar Plexus Chakra
The solar plexus chakra is your energy center for confidence, positivity, and empowerment. This energy center is associated with all the powerful “self” words: self-esteem, self-respect, self-image, and self-worth. Furthermore, a balanced solar plexus chakra means you’re aligned with your purpose and core values and have a high sense of integrity. You do the right thing not because you have to, but because you want to. When your solar plexus chakra is in harmony, you have an influx of empowering self-belief, and you feel secure, driven, and above all, confident.
Confidence can be fickle, though, and all of us experience lapses in confidence from time to time. That’s where Citrine comes in. Citrine is a stone of pure sunshine. It’s a stone of joy, positivity, and good vibrations. It allows you to release any negative emotions that don’t serve your wellbeing so you can embrace your inner light.
Citrine will help you to feel more positive, optimistic, and joyful while boosting your confidence so you can go after what you want most in life, whether that be a job, a relationship, or something else you feel called to pursue. You might imagine it’s like pure, beautiful sunshine filling your soul and radiating through your entire being.
(And an added bonus? Citrine is also associated with manifesting abundance!)
Learn more about the solar plexus chakra here!
Citrine Recommendations
- This Tumbled Grade A Citrine Crystal is the perfect stone to keep with you throughout the day. It’s small enough to keep in your pocket, purse, or even your wallet, allowing you to keep a little burst of sunshine with you all day long.
More Solar Plexus Chakra Healing Crystals: Carnelian, Topaz, Tiger’s Eye
Heart Chakra
Located in the center of your chest, your heart chakra is your energy center for unconditional love, compassion, peace, empathy, and connection. When your heart chakra is balanced, your thoughts and actions are aligned with pure, genuine love, and your heart is open to forming deep connections with others. One of my favorite things about a balanced heart chakra is that it allows you to become more compassionate and forgiving, not just toward others but toward yourself as well. This means finding grace in your imperfections and knowing you are worthy of love, even when you make mistakes.
Rose Quartz is the ultimate heart chakra healing stone. When you use Rose Quartz, you aren’t simply allowing yourself to feel more loving. Rather, you’re opening yourself up to deep, powerful healing. Rose Quartz opens up your heart chakra and helps you to heal past pain that you might still be holding onto. And once your heart is fully healed, you’re able to open up your heart to love, connection, and trust.
While we often think of romantic love when it comes to matters of the heart, Rose Quartz will gently guide you to open yourself up to all kinds of love: romantic, friendship, familial, and perhaps most importantly, self-love. This stone will help you deepen your relationships and strengthen your bonds both with others and yourself.
Learn more about the heart chakra here!
Rose Quartz Recommendations
- This Rose Quartz Crystal Stone is undoubtedly one of my favorite products on this list. It’s absolutely gorgeous and can balance on any flat surface, so you can keep it nearby at work or in your home to keep your heart center open to love, compassion, and trust.
More Heart Chakra Healing Crystals: Apophyllite, Rhodonite, Pink Opal
Throat Chakra
Your throat chakra is your energy center for communication, and a balanced throat chakra means you’re able to speak with clarity, calm, and confidence. But this energy center is about so much more than just speaking. It’s about living authentically and speaking your truth. And it also means having a high sense of integrity and speaking with honesty, no matter what.
With a balanced throat chakra, you speak your authentic truth and remain true to yourself and your guiding principles.
Blue Lace Agate is one of my personal favorite stones, but beyond that, it’s a powerful stone for healing your throat chakra. First and foremost, Blue Lace Agate is a stress-relieving stone. It gives off calm and soothing vibrations to lift anxiety and soothe your spirit. Stress and anxiety are often major factors that hold us back from speaking our truths, so Blue Lace Agate clears the way for you to speak with clarity and confidence.
If you have a big speech coming up, or if you have trouble expressing yourself in your daily life, Blue Lace Agate will work with your throat chakra to release fear and embrace a peaceful sense of calmness and tranquility.
Want to learn more about the throat chakra? Check out my post on the throat chakra here!
Blue Lace Agate Recommendations
- I love the idea of wearing throat chakra stones as necklaces to keep them physically near this energy center and remind you of your own inherent power to speak your truth. This beautiful and dainty Teardrop Genuine Stone Pendant Nacklace is the perfect piece to soothe your spirit. It also comes beautifully packaged and makes a great gift!
More Throat Chakra Healing Crystals: Celestite, Aquamarine, Turquoise
Third Eye Chakra
Located at the center of your forehead (between the eyebrows), the third eye chakra is your energy center for intuition, insight, imagination, perception, and clarity of vision. When your third eye chakra is balanced, you feel aligned with your inner knowing, and you trust your intuition to guide you in the right direction. Furthermore, you’re often more open-minded, imaginative, and mentally strong.
I like to think that all the lower (location-wise, not lesser) energy centers fill you with confidence, passion, and power to live an authentic life in which you’re connected to your purpose; your third eye chakra gives you the vision and clarity to take that first step and walk forward in your journey.
Amethyst is an absolute must-have for anyone who is on a spiritual journey. Like other crystals, using Amethyst doesn’t immediately connect you with your intuition. Rather, it’s going to do the deep work first, clearing out anxiety and worries that may prevent you from accessing your inner knowing. Amethyst is a stone of peace, tranquility, and stillness. When you’re feeling stressed and anxious, Amethyst will restore inner balance and harmony. (Plus, it helps you to get better sleep!)
This calm feeling will clear out any lingering negativity in your mind. And once you’re in a state of trust and surrender, you can find clarity in your vision and connect to your inner knowing. Spiritually, Amethyst will deepen your sense of self and work with your third eye chakra to connect you to your innate intuitive power within.
Learn more about the third eye chakra here.
Amethyst Recommendations
- Choosing just one Amethyst stone to recommend is nearly impossible (I keep multiple in my home) as the deep purple hue is hard to resist. For a gorgeous and unique high-quality crystal, check out this Deep Purple Project Amethyst Rock Crystal (pictured above).
- If you’re looking for something unique for yourself or as a gift, you’ll love this high-quality and highly rated Chakra Healing Money Tree on Natural Amethyst Base.
More Third Eye Chakra Healing Crystals: Lapis Lazuli, Lepidolite, Apophyllite
Crown Chakra
The crown chakra is your energy center for spiritual connection, inner wisdom, and enlightenment. Located at the top of your head, this energy center helps you to connect to your highest self and allows you to feel more peaceful and trusting so you can surrender control to a higher power.
And while the “surrender” part might seem kind of scary, I promise, this does not mean you give away your personal power. When you have the strength and courage to surrender and trust your path (even when it doesn’t make sense to the outside world), you discover that you possess a power you never knew you had before.
I know that I just said this above with Amethyst, but Selenite is another incredibly powerful stone you want to have on your spiritual journey. In fact, if you were to ask me what one stone you should have to start your journey, I’d tell you Selenite, without hesitation. Why? Because Selenite has the ability to clear up any heavy or stagnant energy in the air, and it has the unique ability (along with Clear Quartz) to cleanse the energy of other crystals. This means that as you add more crystals to your connection, Selenite will help to cleanse any remaining energy from previous owners so you can start anew with your healing stones.
Beyond that, Selenite is connected to the crown chakra, and by using this stone, you’re able to connect to your highest self and raise your vibrations, which enhances your manifesting power. It’s also going to help you release any negative energy that’s holding you back from stepping into your purpose. Furthermore, it’ll act as a spirit guide and help you to tune into signs, synchronicities, and messages from the Universe.
Discover more about the crown chakra here!
Selenite Recommendations
- This Selenite Skyscraper is the perfect start (or addition) to your crystal collection. It’s about four inches tall and is both beautiful and soothing.
More Crown Chakra Healing Crystals: Amethyst, Clear Quartz, Lepidolite
Bonus: Chakra Healing Crystals Sets
- Tesh Care Chakra Therapy Starter Collection 17 pcs Healing Crystals Kit
- Premium Healing Crystals Kit in Wooden Box
- Chakra Stones Healing Crystals Set of 8, Tumbled and Polished
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Pin this! 7 Chakra Healing Crystals to Restore Inner Harmony Zanna Keithley is an author, poet, and social media content creator who writes short prose dedicated to inspiring readers to follow their dreams, trust their intuition, and create beautiful and fulfilling lives. You can find her original writing on Instagram @zannakeithley.
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Sahasrara: Activate & Heal Your Crown Chakra
In this post, I cover all things Sahasrara, also known as your Crown Chakra. Discover how to heal, activate, and balance this energy center of spirituality, connection, and enlightenment. Plus, get some powerful spiritual affirmations and journal prompts designed to connect you to your highest self. And if you need a refresher on what chakras are, be sure to check out my beginner’s guide to chakras here.
Also, be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page for some awesome freebies! You’ll receive 35 free printable affirmations and 30 journal prompts to open and heal the crown chakra. Don’t miss these powerful healing tools!
Sahasrara: Activating, Balancing, and Healing the Crown Chakra Discover More About Chakras
- Overview: A Beginner’s Guide to Chakras
- Root Chakra
- Sacral Chakra
- Solar Plexus Chakra
- Heart Chakra
- Throat Chakra
- Third Eye Chakra
Sahasrara: The Crown Chakra
Have you ever felt like something was just missing from your life?
Sometimes, that thing can be hard to pinpoint, especially when, from the outside, it looks like you have everything.
I know this feeling intimately.
For years, I lived my life the way I believed I was “supposed” to live it. After graduating college, I found a comfortable office job and continued on the path of stability and security for many years.
And don’t get me wrong: stability and security are really, really important things, and I was grateful every day to have these privileges.
But something just felt empty inside me.
It took many years to learn that what was missing from my life was a spiritual connection to a higher power.
I had big dreams but believed that I was on my own to make them come true. I didn’t believe there was any higher presence trying to guide and help me. I wanted to believe this, but there was always a disconnection. I couldn’t let go of control and learn how to trust.
Cultivating this connection with a higher power – you might call this power God, Source Energy, the Universe, the Divine, All That Is, or any name that feels right to you – has been one of the greatest positive shifts in my life. And it’s not over: it’s something I’m still learning, discovering, and growing into every single day. In fact, I don’t think this process of growing and becoming every really ends.
There is a beautiful, peaceful, loving path to cultivating true connection: connection to yourself, connection to a higher power, and connection to your soul’s purpose.
The Sahasrara chakra is the gateway that gently guides you to taking that first step.
Why Balancing the Crown Chakra is Important
Have you ever heard stories about high-ranking CEOs and corporate bigwigs suddenly leaving their high-paying jobs, selling everything, and moving across the country to pursue their soul’s purpose? I remember reading once about a guy who was making millions in his high-ranking job, who gave up everything to follow his calling: growing coffee beans on an island somewhere, where he lived a quiet and humble life with his family.
At least, that’s how the article told the story.
I don’t know him, but I believe if you asked him, he wouldn’t say he “gave up” anything; rather, he received more than he could ever dream of.
Often, in these stories, you hear the person say they followed their intuition. They might call it an inner knowing or a calling. Often, we fight this feeling because it seemingly doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t follow logic and reason as we know it in our human experience. It seems absurd.
But something kind of magical happens when you surrender control to something higher than yourself and step into your calling:
Everything starts to unfold perfectly for you, better than you ever could’ve imagined.
This is what the crown chakra does for you.
The crown chakra is your energy center for spiritual connection, enlightenment, inner wisdom, and connecting with your highest self. When your crown chakra is open and flowing freely, you gain a sense of clarity and vision. You become more trusting, learn the beauty in surrender, and feel a sense of deep inner peace.
And if that still sounds kind of scary to you, know this: surrendering to a higher power doesn’t mean giving up your sense of personal power or identity.
Rather, it’s the opposite.
It allows you to step into your power and become more than you ever dreamed possible.
And it also helps you to accept and see the beauty in this human experience, even on the days when nothing seems to go as planned.
Below, I discuss the attributes of the Sahasrara chakra, or the crown chakra, and provide you with ways to heal and restore harmony to this energy center of spirituality. I also provide you with some gentle affirmations and powerful journal prompts to help guide you in your journey.
As you step forward onto the path of connection with your Sahasrara chakra, set the intention to connect with your inner self, and allow this intention to guide you forward through each step of your journey.
Crown Chakra Attributes
- Sanskrit Name: Sahasrara (“Thousand-petaled”)
- Location: Top of Head
- Color: Violet (White is often associated with this chakra as well.)
- Body Parts: Skull, Cerebral Cortex, Right Eye
- Symbol: Thousand-petaled lotus with a divine circle in the center
- Element: Thought/Consciousness
- Mantra: OM (or silence)
- Gemstones: Selenite, Clear Quartz, Amethyst, Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire
- Essential Oils: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Saffron, Jasmine, Cedarwood, Lavender
Signs of a Balanced Crown Chakra
When your crown chakra is balanced, you feel a deep connection with a higher power and a sense of spiritual enlightenment. Rather than try to control every step of your journey, you know when to step back, surrender, and trust. When it comes to your future, you feel a sense of clarity, vision, and purpose. You take inspired action and trust your inner knowing to guide you down the right path.
Often, a balanced crown chakra means your lower energy centers are likely in harmony as well, as we’re best able to connect with our spiritual selves when our other needs are met. (Note that there may be exceptions.)
And when your energy centers are balanced, it’s likely that you’re truly living as your highest and most authentic self.
Here are some signs of a balanced crown chakra:
- Spiritual
- Enlightened
- Sense of clarity
- Focused
- Creative
- Trusting
- Peaceful
- Connected to a higher power
- Connected to oneself
- Feeling of divine peace
- Sense of inner wisdom
- Able to surrender to a power higher than oneself
- Trust in inner knowing
- Connected to your soul’s purpose
Signs of an Imbalanced Crown Chakra
When you experience imbalances in any of your energy centers, this imbalance could go one of two ways; it can become overactive or underactive.
With an overactive crown chakra, you might start to lose touch with yourself because you wrap your entire identity in spirituality. This may also cause you to become judgmental of others’ spirituality because you feel like you know the “right” answers.
When your crown chakra is underactive, you may lack a spiritual presence in your life. You feel a deep sense of isolation and disconnection, not just from a higher power but from yourself. You may also be more skeptical and close-minded toward the idea that a higher power even exists.
Below is a list of signs that your crown chakra may be imbalanced:
- Cynical
- Close-minded
- Disconnected from yourself
- Disconnected from a higher power
- Lack of faith
- Lack of purpose
- Frustrated with life
- Scattered
- Forgetful
- Confused
- Excessive isolation
- Lonely
- Unable to connect with others
- Critical of other’s spiritual beliefs
Physical Signs of an Imbalanced Crown Chakra
In addition to spiritual and emotional symptoms, you may experience physical symptoms when the energy flowing through your chakras is out of balance.
When the crown chakra is imbalanced, corresponding physical manifestations often arise in and around the area of the head.
Here are some of the signs and symptoms you may experience with an imbalanced crown chakra:
- Migraines and/or recurring headaches
- Nerve pain
- Insomnia
- Nightmares
- Neurological disorders
- Schizophrenia
Crown Chakra Affirmations
When using affirmations for your crown chakra, allow yourself to go within and focus on your inner world as well as to your divine connection to the Universe. Take a deep breath and let a flood of deep inner peace wash over you. Don’t try too hard; just simply allow yourself to be.
As you recite the affirmations below (or your own powerful crown chakra affirmations) you might envision a white light entering the crown of your head and washing over your body. You could also imagine a soothing purple light filling your aura.
Here are some peaceful and profound affirmations you can use to heal and activate the crown chakra:
- I honor the sacred divinity that exists within me.
- I am pure, beautiful, radiant light.
- I am divinely protected, inspired, and guided by the Universe.
- I surrender to the loving will of the Universe.
- I am aligned with my purpose and truth
- I am always divinely and lovingly guided.
- I release the need to control my life and surrender to a higher power.
- I trust my intuition and listen to the wisdom of the universe.
- I am always gently held and lovingly guided by this Universe.
- I release doubt and welcome faith.
- Every day, I feel more connected to my spirit.
- I openly accept spiritual guidance from a higher power.
- I am love. I am light. I am connected to all.
For more powerful crown chakra affirmations, be sure to check out my post, 35 Crown Chakra Affirmations for Spiritual Connection. And be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to get your free printable affirmations and journal prompts.
Crown Chakra Journal Prompts
Journaling is a powerful way to balance, heal, activate, and simply seek to understand all of your energy centers. I find it especially helpful when it comes to the crown chakra, though, because it really allows you to connect with your inner self.
And it’s that inner work that’s truly going to allow you to connect to your spirit as well as to give you a sense of clarity and vision.
There’s no “right” way to journal, nor is there a right time. I like to journal in the morning, while many others like to journal at night. Simply find what works best for you. The most important thing is that you have some time to truly focus without distractions. This is especially important when it comes to the crown chakra, as you really want to be able to focus on connecting with the inner you.
Below are some detailed prompts you can use to heal and better understand your crown chakra:
- What does it mean to me to surrender? How do I practice surrendering? When are some times when I can surrender more? Are there any experiences in which I shouldn’t surrender? How do I surrender without losing my personal power?
- What (or who) is God to me? What is my relationship with a higher power? Do I feel like this higher power is something I find within me, outside of me, or both? Did I have any childhood experiences that negatively affected my belief, attitude, or relationship toward God (or The Universe, Source Energy, the Divine, or any other name that feels comfortable)? Describe in depth what God means to you.
- Visualize a day in which you are your highest and most authentic self with a balanced crown chakra. How do you feel when you wake up? How do you move about your day? How do you speak to yourself and others? What self-care activities do you prioritize? Write about this day in the present tense, and as you write, allow yourself to feel the positive emotions you imagine yourself feeling in this envisioned life.
- Describe your connections to other living beings: people, animals, plants, the earth, and the universe as a whole. Have you ever experienced a sense of oneness with some or all? What does it mean to you to be connected to all? Is it possible to have an individual identity while feeling connected to all?
For more powerful crown chakra journal prompts, be sure to check out my post, 30 Journal Prompts to Open and Heal the Crown Chakra.
Activating and Healing the Crown Chakra
Color Therapy
Color therapy is essentially the act of surrounding yourself with the color of the chakra you’re intending to heal or activate. For the crown chakra, that means immersing yourself in all things violet (with a touch of white, if you’d like.) Eat purple foods like purple grapes, purple carrots, prunes, purple potatoes, and plums. Write spiritual affirmations on purple post-it notes and place them around your home and workspace. Wear violet clothing and jewelry. Paint with purple and white. Place violet items around your space and let them bring you serenity.
Detox/Fast
Your physical body needs food for nourishment, but your spiritual self doesn’t really need food in the same way. Unlike your other energy centers, which have associated foods that allow for healing, the crown chakra is best healed by detoxing or fasting.* This helps you to clear your mind while flushing out toxins that may be harming your body. When detoxing, focus on fresh fruits, veggies, and lots of water.
*If you choose to detox or fast, just make sure you’re following the proper guidance of a medical professional.
Nature
Try to find an open field or special spot that gives you lots of space to think, turn inward, and simply be. If you feel safe and comfortable enough to meditate outdoors, this would be the perfect time to meditate. If the weather allows, journaling outdoors is also another powerful practice for healing.
Yoga
Yoga is a beautiful restorative practice that allows you to balance and heal your body’s energy centers.
To activate or heal the energy in your crown chakra, you could actually perform poses that focus on healing the lower six chakras. It may seem weird, but the truth is, it’s more difficult to have a balanced crown chakra when your other energy centers are imbalanced. By focusing on the energy below, you’re better able to heal the energy above.
To heal or activate the crown chakra, you can also choose poses that allow you to look within. You might already have a few poses in mind that allow for this type of inner work.
Here’s a list of poses that may help in healing the crown chakra:
- Lotus Pose
- Corpse Pose
- Tree Pose
- Headstand
- Fish Pose
- Standing Prayer Backbend
And here’s a great 10-minute crown chakra yoga routine from Yoga with Christina if you’re unsure where to start.
Meditation
Meditation is a powerful healing tool for any of your energy centers, but it’s especially profound when it comes to the crown chakra as the crown chakra’s associated element is thought/consciousness. Connecting with your inner self is key to opening up and healing this energy center.
When you meditate, you might imagine a beautiful white light entering through the crown of your head and filling your entire being. You could also envision a soothing, violet energy filling your aura.
Here are some free guided Sahasrara chakra meditations you can find on the Insight Timer app:
- Crown Chakra Healing Meditation by Nicole.For.Real
- Crown Chakra Guided Practice for Connecting with Higher Power by Natalie Perez
- Crown Chakra: Connect with Spirit by Amy Patee
Journaling
You can use the journal prompts above or write down some beautiful crown chakra affirmations as you journal. You might also choose to sit down without a prompt and simply connect to your inner self.
Sahasrara Chakra Affirmations
You can repeat Sahasrara (crown chakra) affirmations as you wake up in the morning and as you’re getting ready for the day. You might also repeat them at night before you go to bed. I also like to find creative ways to incorporate affirmations throughout the day, like sticking post-it notes around my home and work space and setting up phone notifications to pop up with uplifting affirmations written on them.
Sahasrara Chakra Gemstones
Keeping crystals associated with the crown chakra will promote spiritual connection and help you to feel peaceful, trusting, and aligned with your highest self. You can use crystals in numerous ways. For instance, you might wear them as jewelry, keep them around your work space, meditate with them, or set up a sacred space with crystals at the forefront.
Here are some of the crystals associated with the crown chakra:
- Selenite
- Clear Quartz
- Amethyst
- Diamond
- Moonstone
- Sapphire
Sahasrara Chakra Essential Oils
Essential oils promote feelings of peace, harmony, and balance within. They’re a great method for balancing your energy centers because they can be used in conjunction with other items on this list. For instance, you can meditate or journal while essential oils are in your diffuser, and you can even add some crystals or color therapy as well.
Intentions are everything, though. So before you use your essential oils, set the intention to balance, heal, or activate your crown chakra. Even if you have a diffuser going in the background as you’re working, focus on the feelings of peace, inner harmony, and connection with both yourself and a higher power. Let these calm and soothing feelings guide you as you continue on your day.
Here’s a few essential oils associated with the Sahasrara chakra:
- Frankincense
- Sandalwood
- Saffron
- Jasmine
- Cedarwood
- Lavender
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Sahasrara: Activating, Balancing, and Healing the Crown Chakra Zanna Keithley is an author, poet, and social media content creator who writes short prose dedicated to inspiring readers to follow their dreams, trust their intuition, and create beautiful and fulfilling lives. You can find her original writing on Instagram @zannakeithley.
