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Sahasrara

The crown chakra, the thousand-petalled lotus. Beyond the elements, with no seed sound of its own.

Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.

सहस्रार

Meaning
Thousand
Where
The crown of the head.
Petals
Countless petals; all colours as pure light
Colour
All colours as pure light
Element
None in this tradition
Seed sound
None in this tradition
Linked to
Where all the nadis join.
Quality
The union of Shiva and Shakti; samadhi.
Tradition
Common Tantric and Hatha tradition

A chakra is part of a traditional model of the subtle body. It is not an organ, and this page does not connect it to any condition.

How sources differ

  • The training manual behind the content map

    Element: Ether · Seed sound: OM

    The manual gives Sahasrara the element ether and the seed sound OM. Most traditional sources place it beyond the elements, with no seed sound, which this page follows.

Ideas behind it

Sources and tradition

  • YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 10, chakra table (common tradition); p. 11, manual variant

Also known as Crown chakra, Sahasrara chakra.

Awaiting subject review · revision 1 · updated 5 November 2026