Chakra 7 of 7
Crown chakra
Sahasrara — traditionally placed at the top of the head.
Traditional belief Traditional interpretation
- Sanskrit name
- Sahasrara
- Traditional place
- The top of the head
- Colour
- Violet
- Element
- Beyond the elements
- Seed sound (bija)
- Silence (in many lineages)
- Themes
- Spiritual connection, meaning, stillness
In practice
Practitioner method
Silent sitting, prayer or contemplation, according to a person's own path.
In an aura report, the practitioner describes this centre in these traditional terms. The reading reflects a tradition; it is not a measurement and not a medical finding about this part of the body.