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Ajna

Third Eye Chakra

Intuition, insight and inner vision.

Element
Light
Location
Between the brows
Sanskrit
Ajna

About the Third Eye chakra

The third-eye chakra is the centre of intuition and insight, perception beyond the purely physical.

Stones to balance it

Amethyst

Amethyst

Quartz var.

Clarity, calm and spiritual alignment for everyday practice.

CalmProtection
Selenite

Selenite

Gypsum

A luminous stone of cleansing, clearing space and still calm.

CleansingCalm
Labradorite

Labradorite

Feldspar

Stone of magic and intuition, shielding the aura from drain.

IntuitionProtection
Lepidolite

Lepidolite

Mica var.

Rich in lithium, a soft place to land for an anxious mind.

SleepCalm
Sodalite

Sodalite

Tectosilicate

Clears mental fog and brings calm, rational focus.

FocusClarity
Moonstone

Moonstone

Feldspar

A stone of intuition, cycles and gentle new beginnings.

IntuitionCalm
Sapphire

Sapphire

Corundum var.

A stone of wisdom, focus and serene devotion.

WisdomFocus
Opal

Opal

Hydrated silica

An iridescent stone of imagination, emotion and amplified intention.

CreativityEmotion
Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite

The ancient stone of truth, wisdom and inner vision, a deep celestial blue flecked with gold.

TruthWisdomIntuition
Fluorite

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride

The rainbow stone of focus and clarity, banded in soft purple, green and blue.

FocusClarityCalm
Moldavite

Moldavite

Vltavite (tektite glass)

A bottle-green natural glass thrown from a meteorite impact 14.8 million years ago, worked with as a stone of rapid and often uncomfortable change.

TransformationTektiteRare
Howlite

Howlite

Hydrous calcium borosilicate

Stillness, patience and a quieter mind at the end of the day.

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Blue Lace Agate

Blue Lace Agate

Chalcedony var.

The gentle blue banded stone of speaking softly and still being heard.

CalmCommunicationTruth
Kyanite

Kyanite

Disthene

Kyanite takes its name from the Greek kyanos, deep blue. In crystal tradition it is a stone of attunement and of clear, accurate speech: it is used to bring the chakras and the mind back into line rather than to add energy, and blue kyanite is tied above all to the throat chakra and to saying the true thing rather than the easy one.

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Unakite

Unakite

Epidotized granite

In crystal tradition unakite is a heart stone for slow work: grief that will not resolve on a schedule, habits that keep restarting, and beginnings you feel ambivalent about. Its pink and green are read together as gentleness and growth at once. These are traditional associations, not medical claims.

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Apatite

Apatite

Apatite is the stone of clarity and motivation: the link between having an idea and doing something about it. Its name comes from the Greek apatao, to deceive, given in 1786 because the mineral was repeatedly mistaken for peridot, beryl, topaz and tourmaline. In tradition, blue apatite is reached for around honest speech, deep blue around mental clarity and dream recall, green around connection to the natural world, and golden yellow around drive and follow-through. These associations are tradition and intuition, not medical fact.

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Azurite Malachite

Azurmalachite

One rock holding two copper minerals caught mid-transformation. Traditionally a stone of the uncomfortable middle of a change, pairing azurite's inner vision with malachite's protection and emotional release.

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Magnesite

Magnesium carbonate

Deep physical relaxation, and clear imagery when the mind goes quiet.

whiteopaquecarbonatecalmingoften dyed

Charoite

Charoite

Transformation and courage in the face of change. Traditionally used to loosen old fears, to stay steady through an in-between stretch of life, and to deepen intuition in meditation.

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Angelite

Angelite

Blue anhydrite

Calm, kind and honest speech, and a sense of being accompanied in grief or tiredness. Traditionally a stone of the throat, third eye and crown chakras and of angelic contact.

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Herkimer Diamond

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (double-terminated, Herkimer County, New York)

A water-clear, naturally double-terminated quartz crystal, worked with in crystal tradition as a stone of attunement, clear dreams and amplification.

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Celestite

Celestite

Celestine (strontium sulfate)

A pale sky-blue strontium sulfate, worked with in crystal tradition as a stone of calm, gentle speech, dreams and angel lore.

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A simple practice: lie down, place a cleansed stone on or near the Third Eye point, and breathe slowly for a few minutes. Read our cleansing guide first.

FAQ

Questions about the third eye chakra

The third eye chakra, named Ajna in Sanskrit, rests on the forehead between the brows and is associated with the colour indigo. It is traditionally linked to intuition, insight, and inner seeing.