5^th Chakra - Throat Chakra - deals with communication, expression, inspiration and judgment.  Meditating on this Chakra brings about issues of communication that need to be resolved.  The greatest need of this Chakra is to live an ideal life, to be surrounded by beauty and peace, and to have control over one's mental abilities.

The 1^st Chakra of the five physical senses, it represents the characteristic of ether or pure essence of space.  It allows the 4 lower elements of air, fire, water & earth to be formed; it is the carrier wave of these elements and can turn into any of them.  The sense of sound & voice is derived from this. This Chakra relates to the thyroid glands.  It governs the vocal chords, bronchial apparatus, and the alimentary canal.

Your voice becomes full, clear and deeper when this Chakra is in balance.  Thinking & feeling become connected as this Chakra becomes aligned.  Language & communication become more of an expression of innate spiritual maturity.

A rotating lotus flower with 16 petals - silver blue in color.  The color of this Chakra is BLUE; it resonates to the note of G.  The Mantra  is Ham.  Aroma is sage and eucalyptus.  The image in nature to focus on is the blue sky, reflections of the sky in water, or gentle waves.