Auxiliary Practices for Opening the Third Eye
Step 1: Drawing the Infinity Symbol
Start by using a golden energy line to draw an infinity symbol inside your head.
Close your eyes and tap your Third Eye area with your finger 21 times.
Next, visualize drawing an infinity symbol centered on your pineal gland, connecting the left and right hemispheres of your brain.
To locate the pineal gland, imagine a line extending from the crown chakra (the top of your head) and another line extending from your Third Eye inward. The intersection of these two lines is where the pineal gland is located. Visualize a golden line drawing the infinity symbol there. You can incorporate this exercise at the beginning or end of your daily meditation routine.
Step 2: Practicing Focus
Focus is key to activating the Third Eye. In the Śūraṅgama Sūtra, a Bodhisattva shares how they practiced. For example, the Bodhisattva used their hearing sense, concentrating on sounds deeply. Over time, distracting thoughts disappeared, and pure attention remained.
You can do the same by focusing your hearing, not on what you hear but on the act of hearing itself. Similarly, you could focus on seeing, smelling, or feeling a single point on your body, like the tip of your nose or your fingertips.
Step 3: Practicing Imagination
Stimulating the Third Eye through imagination is another effective method. Try this exercise: close your eyes and imagine an orange. Now, imagine it turning blue, then purple, and finally white. Transform the white orange into a square shape, adding texture and shine to its peel, and a few red leaves. The more detailed your imagination, the better you stimulate the Third Eye's energy and manifestation abilities.
Step 4: Sitting in Darkness or Using an Eye Mask
Spending time in a dark environment or using an eye mask can greatly benefit the pineal gland. By shutting out external noise and light, you begin to face your inner self. This is why many meditation centers offer retreats that help strengthen the connection to the Third Eye.
Step 5: Sound Stimulation
The Third Eye chakra responds well to sound, whether it’s chanting or listening to specific frequencies. These can significantly stimulate the chakra.
Step 6: Crystal Healing
You can use blue or purple-colored crystals like moonstone, lapis lazuli, or labradorite. I recommend using a specific crystal known for helping with Third Eye activation.
Step 7: Avoiding Chlorides and Bromides
These chemicals can calcify the pineal gland. Be cautious when buying products like toothpaste, cleaning agents, bleach, or pesticides.
Step 8: Dietary Adjustments
Eating light, energy-rich foods like fruits and vegetables is beneficial. A vegetarian diet helps avoid sluggish energies and is beneficial for all chakras, especially the upper three.
Step 9: Sunlight Exposure
Watching the sunrise or sunset is a great way to activate your Third Eye. During these times, the sunlight is gentle on the eyes and can recharge and activate your Third Eye chakra.
Step 10: Limiting Screen Time
Try to limit your use of electronic devices like phones, computers, and even microwaves. The electromagnetic waves they emit can affect our energy field, especially the Third Eye chakra. However, I understand this is difficult to avoid entirely.
Step 11: Essential Oil Therapy
You can use your favorite essential oils, especially frankincense, by applying them to the corresponding areas.
These are the auxiliary practices for opening the Third Eye. Today, I’d like to share a traditional method from the Hawaiian culture for activating the Third Eye.
Hawaiian Method for Activating the Third Eye
Visualize four purple beams of light passing through your brain. Each beam should be about the size of a circle formed by linking your thumb and index finger together.
The first beam enters from your forehead, passes through your pineal gland, and exits the back of your head. The beam extends about 8 to 13 centimeters (3 to 5 inches) in front and behind you.
Next, combine the purple beam with white light, and let it pass through your pineal gland, which you should visualize as crystalline in structure.
The second beam enters from the left side of your head and exits through the right, following the same process as the first beam.
For the third beam, imagine it entering at your hairline and exiting from the indentation at the back of your skull.
The fourth beam enters from the top of your head and exits through your throat chakra.
Throughout this process, don’t forget to ask higher-dimensional beings to assist you. They can help enhance and strengthen the energy beams you’re visualizing. Repeating these exercises will gradually cleanse the Third Eye’s energy. Hopefully, with time and practice, you will fully open your Third Eye!