The crown chakra is located at the top of the head and is associated with the final color in the rainbow, violet, though it’s often depicted as being white. Also called the Sahasrara chakra, meaning “thousand petals,” it is represented by the thousand-petal lotus flower.

As the seventh and final chakra, it’s the most important one in many ways, although it cannot exist independently of the others. Rather, the crown chakra integrates the qualities of each of the other six; if it is blocked, the ones below it will be blocked as well. At the other extreme of the chakra system, the root chakra connects us to the earth; many practitioners say it needs to be balanced before we will be able to find balance in the crown chakra or connection with the universe.

Closely related to the third eye, the crown chakra takes the spirituality associated with the sixth chakra a step further. It represents transcendence; it is our connection to the Divine and our source of enlightenment, spiritual connection, and everything that is sacred. It governs our awareness and presence, allowing us to reach higher states of consciousness. When it comes to the crown chakra, there is no ego and no intellect, only peace and joy. When the crown chakra is balanced, we feel liberated, inspired, and energized; we can even experience ecstasy.

But when there is an imbalance in the crown chakra, we lose our spiritual identity and become disconnected from the universe. As a result, we can become greedy and materialistic, get stuck in the past, or experience obsessive thinking or obsessive spirituality.

While the crown chakra is primarily concerned with connection and spirituality, it is physically associated with the pituitary gland, pineal gland, brain, and nervous system. A lack of balance in the crown chakra can result in headaches, light sensitivity, confusion, and dizziness, and can even cause autoimmune and neurological disorders in more severe cases.

Crown chakra: Spirituality
Organ:       Brain/spine 
Color:        Magenta
Element:     Oneness
Tone:         F
Affirm:       I understand