Violet / white · Thought / Cosmos
Crown Chakra
Sahasrara · The top of the head
The crown chakra, Sahasrara, sits at the very top of the head and is the highest of the seven chakras. Often pictured as a thousand-petalled lotus, it is the centre of spirituality, higher awareness and connection to something greater than yourself.
What it governs
The crown chakra is read as the centre of spirituality, awareness and connection — your sense of meaning, your link to the universal or divine, and the experience of being part of something larger. When it is open, you feel a deep peace and a sense of unity; it is the chakra of transcendence.
When it’s balanced
When the crown chakra is balanced you feel a deep sense of peace, meaning and connection — open, aware, and at ease with the bigger questions, grounded yet spiritually awake.
When it’s blocked
A blocked crown chakra is said to show up as a loss of meaning, cynicism, spiritual disconnection, or feeling isolated and adrift. Life can feel flat, purposeless or cut off from anything larger.
How to balance the crown chakra
Meditation & prayer
Quiet contemplative practice that opens you to peace and a sense of connection.
Crown crystals
Working with stones like clear quartz, selenite or amethyst to invite clarity and calm.
The colour violet
Surrounding yourself with violet or white, or visualising light at the crown of the head.
Crystals for the crown chakra
These crystals are traditionally paired with the crown chakra to support its themes of spirituality, awareness & connection.
The other chakras
Crown Chakra FAQ
What is the crown chakra?▾
The crown chakra (Sahasrara) is the seventh and highest chakra, at the top of the head. Its colour is violet or white and it governs spirituality, awareness and connection to something greater.
How do you open the crown chakra?▾
Traditional practices include meditation and prayer, working with violet or crown crystals like clear quartz and selenite, and visualisation at the top of the head. It is a for-fun wellness tradition, not medical advice.