5th Chakra - Vishuddha - Throat
Communication and self expression. Stimulates ability to communicate one's deepest truths.
Element - Water Sound, Creative identity, oriented to self-expression
Aligned with the planets Mercury and Neptune

A balance of the color blue brings intuition, inspiration, sincerity, peace, joy, tranquility, faith in oneself and trust in others. 

Light blue crystals like aquamarine, blue quartz, and blue lace agate relate to our creativity and communication with others.
Dark-blue stones like lapis lazuli and Sodalite represent our communication with ourselves.

Blue increases career opportunities, business, finances, and leadership qualities. Blue is good for long distance travel or house moves.  Blue is the color of healers, it is a natural antiseptic. The color blue awakens intuition and eases loneliness.  When combined with colors in the red-orange spectrum, blue can awaken artistic expression and inspiration.

Blue Spiritually Effects - Tranquility, trust, intuition, communication, truthfulness, the expression of will power and creativity.

Blue Physically Effects: The mouth, throat, thyroid and parathyroid glands. Relieves headaches and migraines, earaches, fevers, high blood pressure, eye strain and sore throats, laryngitis.

Throat Chakra Stones - Amethyst, Amazonite, Amber, Aquamarine, Azurite, Blue Lace Agate, Blue Obsidian, Blue Topaz, Blue Tourmaline, Blue Turquoise, Celestite, Chrysocolla, Indicolite, Iolite, Kunzite, Kyanite, Lapis Lazuli, Larimar, Lepidolite, Sapphire, Sodalite, Zircon.

·        Too much blue in your life can result in becoming melancholy, dogmatic, negative, arrogant, self-righteous, and self centered. You may talk too much, speak negatively/harshly, and gossip about others. Can be domineering, fanatical, prone to over-reacting, hyperactive.

·        Too little blue in your life can result in becoming withdrawn and depressed, timid, manipulative, unreliable, stubborn, devious, suspicious and resistant to change, clinging to tradition. You may feel scared, weak, cannot express thoughts, inconsistent, dependent, lack creative expression, and have suppressed or swallowed feelings

Blue Stones - Aquamarine, Blue Aventurine, Blue Fluorite, Blue Lace Agate, Blue Quartz, Blue Topaz, Blue Tourmaline, Celestite, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite

Essential Oils & Flowers - cinnamon, vanilla, cypress, sandalwood, rosemary

Some signs that the Throat Chakra is out of balance are difficulty expressing oneself,  poor learning ability, habitual lying, ungrounded fear, doubt, and a sense of uncertainty about the future.

·        Blocked: When the throat Chakra is blocked we experience difficulty in communicating our thoughts, and manipulative in our speech. Physically expressed as headaches and tension within the neck and shoulder muscles, colds, thyroid or hearing problems

Add BLUE color gemstones when you want calm and relaxation in the face of crisis or chaos, to open the flow of communication between loved ones, to feel genuinely inspired by a new venture (like a new job or goal), and the courage to speak from the heart even in difficult situations.

Blue Chakra Keywords: Communication, spirituality, contemplation, mystery, patience, holiness, peace, soothing, stable, classic, protective, trust, loyalty, truthfulness, healing, meditation, forgiveness, patience.

The most effective way to add the power of blue or correct a balance in the 5th Chakra is thru adding natural blue crystals and gemstones to your everyday wardrobe so they are close to you for several hours at a time and touching your skin, and thus affecting your aura and Throat Chakra.