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The Yantra of Vishuddha Chakra is a silver crescent within a white circle
shining as a full moon surrounded by sixteen petals. |
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The silver crescent is the symbol of nada, pure cosmic sound.
The crescent is symbolic of purity, andpurification is a vital aspect of Vishuddha Chakra. |
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The moon encompasses psychic energy, clairvoyance and communication without words.
In the fifth Chakra, all the elements of the lower chakras - earth, water, fire and air - are
refined to their purest essence and dissolve into akasha. |
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The seed mantra is Ham and the vital breath is Udana. |
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The presiding deity is Panchavaktra Shiva. |
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| Work Organ: Mouth (vocal cords) |
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| Location: Behind the throat |
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He has a camphor-blue skin and five heads, representing the spectrum of smell, taste, sight, touch and sound, as well as the union of all five elements in their purest forms. He holds a mala (rosary),
a drum which drones continually, manifesting the sound AUM, and a trident. The fourth hand is in Abhaya mudra, the gesture of dispelling fear.
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| Sound: Hang |
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| Nb of petals: 16 |
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The energy is Shakini. She has a pale rose skin and wears a sky-blue sari with a green bodice. She sits on a pink lotus and holds the following objects: |
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a skull, which is a symbol of detachment from
the illusory world of sense perceptions, an ankusha, an elephant staff used to control
Gaja, the scriptures, representing knowledge,
the mala (rosary). |
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| Shakini Shakti is the bestower of all higher knowledge and siddhis (powers). |
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| The chakra's associated animal is the elephant Gaja, supreme lord of herbivorous animals. It is of smoky grey color, the color of clouds. |
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