VISHUDDHI: The Throat Chakra

THE FIFTH THE THROAT CHAKRA [VISHUDDI]

LOCATION: Throat
ELEMENT: Air
COLOR: Sky Blue
NUMBER OF PETALS: 16
PLANET: Venus
GENDER: Female
DAY: Friday
METAL: Copper
FUNCTION: Verbal communication, emotional self-expression, creativity

INNER STATE:

Emotions

The throat chakra known as the Visudda in Sanskrit, rules over the:

• neck
• thyroid gland
• throat
• mouth
• voice
• ears
• hearing

and trachea.

This chakra is sky blue in color and rules over:

• verbal communication
• intellect
• emotions

and self-expression.

Truth be known, the throat chakra, not the heart chakra is the “seat of emotions.”

When we feel sad, like crying, we get the lump in the throat.

The throat chakra is a chakra of creative potential and works with the sacral chakra.

SVADISTHANA: The Sacral Chakra – Library of Rickandria