Your throat chakra is part of the seven primary chakras located in your body. Each chakra is unique, from where the chakra is located to what it represents in your spiritual journey. Your throat chakra supports your speaking skills, aligns with blue auras, and represents your authenticity and expression. Keep reading to learn more about your throat chakra!

🧘  What are Chakras?

Chakras are energy centers throughout the body. “Chakra” or “cakra” in Sanskrit translates to “wheel” and “circle”. Each chakra is an energetic wheel or circle, adding to the overall ebb and flow throughout your body. There are a total of seven primary chakras throughout the body, which include the following: root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, and crown. All seven chakras have a special meaning, connecting to a different part of your physical body and spiritual energy. Maintaining the balance and health of your chakras is imperative for your spiritual hygiene. 

💙  Throat Chakra Meaning 

The throat chakra, a.k.a. the “Vishuddha”, is the fifth of your seven primary chakras. This incredible chakra has a unique role in your body’s spiritual field and energetic frequency. The throat chakra has the unique ability to express abstract concepts, ideas, and feelings. Your communicative power is owed to your throat chakra, since it gives you the clarity, discernment, and gift of authenticity to speak your truth. However, the throat chakra doesn’t just speak—it listens, too. A strong throat chakra enables you to absorb vast amounts of information and insight without becoming overwhelmed. Your throat chakra acts as a funnel, allowing you to discern what matters and convey this information with honesty and compassion. 

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🤗   Where is the Throat Chakra Located?

Although the name of this chakra might have already given it away, the throat chakra is found in the back of your throat. However, the throat chakra is associated with so much more than your throat. This chakra also connects with your neck, jaw, and mouth since the throat chakra is associated with your communicative abilities. The throat chakra is aptly placed, since it sits between your psychic third eye chakra and your loving heart chakra. Given its location, the throat chakra acts as a channel, since it’s tasked with expelling mental imagery, thoughts, and feelings coming from the other higher chakras.

🗣️   What’s Associated with the Throat Chakra? 

Each of the seven chakras has special associations and attributes that set them apart. The chakras are associated with a traditional Sanskrit name, a color, a location, body parts, mantras, an element, and a hertz frequency. Knowing these associations can help you tap in and work with a specific chakra. Here’s what’s associated with the throat chakra:

• Sanskrit Name: Vishuddha (“pure” or “purest”)
• Color: Blue
• Location: Throat
• Body Parts: Throat, thyroid, mouth (including everything in it), neck, & shoulders
• Mantra: HAM
• Element: Space 
• Recommended Hertz Frequency: 741 Hz

🔵  Healthy v.s. Unhealthy Throat Chakra

How do you know if your chakra is energetically healthy or unhealthy? Doing semi-regular aura photos to check on the chakras by analyzing the colors of their aura. An aura photo can show irregularities, dysfunctions, and more affecting a specific chakra. Check which aura colors come up, since that will allude to the health and energy of a specific chakra. Your throat chakra will come up if you have a blue aura.

Aside from aura photos, you will intuitively know if a certain chakra is in or out of alignment. Your physical body will reflect when a chakra is strong or weak. Likewise, your mental and emotional states will give you clues about which chakra needs tending to. If your gut is telling you to focus on a particular chakra, then trust that your intuition is correct.

A healthy throat chakra feels expressive and direct. You will feel at peace speaking your mind, sharing your opinions, and communicating your feelings. There won’t be a person or situation that can deter you from being honest. Having a healthy throat chakra allows you to be forthright without being hurtful. You will be receptive to others’ feelings and the overall vibration, which will help you communicate with care. You won’t feel overwhelmed when you’re working through an emotional moment, or dealing with a reactive person. Speaking up comes from a heart-centered, grounded place. Plus, you will feel clear and mentally agile when you’re interacting with others. Nothing can muddy you as long as you’re trusting your intuition and discernment.

However, an unhealthy throat chakra will feel choked. Expressing yourself won’t be easy. You may feel unable to get your words out if there’s a lump in your throat. There might be some fear, shame, or guilt around speaking your truth. Perhaps this comes from within if you’re lacking confidence in your expression. It could also be a result of being around argumentative, manipulative individuals who suppress your authenticity. Another way an unhealthy throat chakra expresses itself is through gossip. A hurt throat chakra may cause you to speak out of turn, spewing lies, nonsense, and other hurtful slander. Luckily, this can be corrected by working on speaking up without being hurtful, apologizing, and working on your emotional blockages through journaling, talk therapy, or meditation.

✨  Harness the Power of Your Throat Chakra with ASCEND Crystals & Jewelry

✒️  Raw Gemstone Pen

Channel your thoughts and ideas by writing with your high vibrational crystal pen. Choose from loving Rose Quartz, prosperous Citrine, calming Amethyst, or grounding Obsidian. 

🪽  Channel with Angelite

Tap into your throat chakra with the help of Angelite. This beautiful blue stone promotes peaceful mental channels and compassionate communication.

‼️  Clarify with Fluorite 

Your throat chakra may need a little extra help discerning all of the incoming thoughts and feelings, so Fluorite can help. This rainbow stone enhances clarity for profound insight.

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✍️  Meet ASCEND’s In-House Astrologer & Writer

Liz Simmons is a writer, astrologer, and tarot reader based in Salem, MA. Liz is the resident astrologer at ASCEND Get Lifted. Aside from providing astrological readings and tarot readings, Liz writes for ASCEND’s blog. Her expert commentary is featured in over twenty publications, including Cosmopolitan, Shape, Women’s Health, & more. Check out her work on Instagram, @the_ _crone & book a reading with her at ASCEND.