Essential Oils for Third Eye Sixth Chakra Balance

Ajna—sixth or brow—chakra, also called the third eye, is responsible for intuition and soul knowledge. A balanced sixth chakra lets you trust your intuition and pursue your soul path with confidence. You are perceptive and open-minded. An out-of-balance chakra leads to mistrusting your intuition, overthinking and rationalizing, forgetfulness, and closed-mindfulness.

Essential Oils for Third Eye Balance

Recommended best essential oils for third eye balance from Aromatherapy and Subtle Energy Techniques:

• Anise clears away old thought forms and promotes intuition.
• Basil clears the mind, strengthens the ability to concentrate, and improves ability to calmly make decisions.
• Bay laurel helps clear mental blocks and opens the mind to new thoughts and perspectives.
• Benzoin steadies and focuses the mind and helps bring buried thoughts to consciousness.
• Cedarwood helps clear and steady the mind and promotes a strong, calm, positive state of mind. The oil encourages dreaming.
• Clary sage increases dreaming, inspires, and supports intuition.
• Elemi opens the mind to mystical experiences.
• Eucalyptus inspires, clarifies thoughts and perceptions, and supports positive thoughts and the ability to concentrate.
• Grapefruit promotes intuition, mental clarity, and alertness. The oil also refreshes the mind and inspires.
• Lemon supports objectivity, concentration, and mental vitality and also uplifts and clarifies the mind.
• Lemongrass boosts mental clarity and flexibility and supports intuition.
• Peppermint stimulates the conscious mind and encourages clear perception, awareness, and understanding. The oil also inspires and encourages insights, supports the ability to concentrate, and promotes dreaming.
• Rosemary energizes and clears the mind. This oil enhances memory; promotes clear thoughts, insights, and understanding; and protects the mind from negative influences.
• Spruce helps develop intuition, brings objectivity and clarity to the intuitive mind, and encourages new insights.

The book lists common imbalances with additional balancing third eye chakra essential oils, along with symptoms of congested energy with suggested oils. I recommend this book for the most comprehensive suggestions about essential oils for chakras.

Subtle Aromatherapy states that using rosemary with appropriate visualization or intent connects you with the highest levels of mind and clarifies your understanding of spiritual truths. Helichrysum deepens intuition and facilitates access to the unconscious, while thyme has the opposite effect, simulating conscious and intellectual effort. Juniper assists clairvoyance but only when applied for altruistic ends.

Blends of Third Eye Essential Oils

Here's a sampling of blends of essential oils for third eye chakra balance suggested by Aromatherapy and Subtle Energy Techniques.

• Mists: To make a mist, drop essential oils into a 4-ounce dark-color mister bottle. Fill with distilled water. Shake well before each use. To use, spray around the chakra area or around your body in general. Avoid eyes and other sensitive areas.
• Anointing oils: To make an anointing oil, blend oils and store in a small dark-color glass bottle with a cap. To use, apply 2 to 3 drops directly to and around the chakra.

To clear and refresh the mind:

Mist

• 4 drops bay laurel essential oil
• 4 drops grapefruit essential oil
• 2 drops rosemary essential oil
• 4 ounces distilled water

Anointing Oil

• 1 drop bay laurel essential oil
• 1 drop grapefruit essential oil
• 1 drop rosemary essential oil
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil

To help improve memory:

Mist

• 4 drops rosemary essential oil
• 4 drops marjoram essential oil
• 2 drops peppermint essential oil
• 4 ounces distilled water

Anointing Oil

• 1 drop rosemary essential oil
• 1 drop marjoram essential oil
• 1 drop peppermint essential oil
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil

More Anointing Blends

Balancing Anointing Blend

• 1 tablespoon jojoba or olive oil
• 1 drop lemon essential oil to promote positive and optimistic thoughts
• 1 drop rosemary essential oil to strengthen and energize the mind
• 1 drop grapefruit essential oil to inspire

Source: Aromatherapy Anointing Oils

Stimulating Anointing Blend

• 10 ml (2 teaspoons) corn oil
• 12 drops lemon essential oil
• 8 drops sandalwood essential oil
• 2 drops jasmine absolute

Use to anoint the sixth chakra. To use this blend for full massage, halve the amount of essential oils.

Source: Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice (This book suggests jasmine, lemon, red spikenard, sandalwood, and white lotus for the sixth chakra.)

Third Eye Bath Salts

• 8 drops clary sage essential oil
• 5 drops spruce essential oil
• 5 drops frankincense essential oil
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil
• 5 drops vitamin E oil
• 3 cups salts (your choice, such as sea, Epsom, or pink Himalayan)

1. Blend all the oils in a small glass container.
2. Place the salts in a dark-color glass container (minimum 3-cup size) that has a tight-fitting lid.
3. Stir the oil blend into the salts.
4. Place lid on container and let sit in a cool, dark place for 24 hours.
5. Stir mixture again.
6. Use 1/2 cup in a bath. Store salts in a cool, dark place for up to 3 months.

Source: Essential Oils for Emotional Wellbeing (Suggests clary sage, frankincense, lavender, peppermint, rosemary, and spruce.)

Further reading: Vibrational Healing Through the Chakras by Joy Gardner covers color therapy, sound therapy, and crystals in addition to essential oils. (Bookshop | Amazon)

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