What is the Higher Self Chakra?
The four Upper Chakras extending beyond the physical body, still within the auric field, are more so states of consciousness, though they are energy centers I have worked with. The Higher Self Chakra is one of those. It is your connection to spirit, higher truth, and your interconnectedness through use of your 11 Soul Senses.
Where Is the Higher Self Chakra?
Its location depends on your height. If you were to reach your hands way above the top of your head, your fingertips will touch your Divine Chakra. Separating the distance from this highest point down to the top of your head (and your Crown Chakra) are three other chakra centers spaced equally apart. I am five foot seven inches, so on me the four upper chakras are roughly four inches apart from one another. The lineup from your Crown Chakra follows: Higher Self, Karmic, Cosmic, Divine. All of these, though not in your physical body, are still within your auric field. Your Higher Self Chakra is the closest upper chakra that is above your Crown Chakra.
What Is the Higher Self Chakra (and Why Is It Different from the Crown)?
Your brain interprets the information that comes to you through your 11 Soul Senses, and that happens in the Brow Chakra. The Crown Chakra is the gateway to higher awareness and realms of spirit. But just above the Crown, at the Higher Self Chakra, the levels of communication and discernment shift to a real intensity, refinement, and truer connection. Doubt fades at this level of consciousness. There is no wrestling with truth. It is the Higher Self Chakra where it switches from an intellectual understanding to a spiritual knowing.
Here, your soul-level awareness becomes a conduit for spiritual information, whether you're picking it up from your environment or from realms of spirit. This is where mediumship skills come into play, where you're communicating with other, soul to another soul. And it is in the Higher Self Chakra that you begin to see your interconnectedness to all of life, and that your choices are connected to the outcomes in your life.
When this chakra is not at its full potential, you might notice a lot of self-centeredness, ego-driven actions, even greed; that “me, me, me” mentality. Living from your higher self is the opposite of that. It's being in it for the highest and best good for all, not just one. (For more on how this awareness reaches you, check out my earlier post on ClairCognizance.
Want to go deeper?
I have several episodes on my YouTube channel exploring the chakras and how to work with them—including a new episode all about the Higher Self Chakra and how you can use your 11 Soul Senses to live from this higher perspective. My book Soul Yoga: Using Your 12 Chakras as a Map to Reaching Your Highest Potential is also now available, along with the Soul Yoga: Companion Journal and soon-to-be available inspiration cards.
Visit constancemessmer.com to get your copy of Soul Yoga, or head to the Constance Messmer YouTube channel to watch the new Higher Self Chakra episode now.
