The spiritual journey for many is learning about standing in your power, learning how to speak your truth and communicate with the world in an energy of authenticity. As we all strive to achieve balance in our lives we often ebb and flow from one extreme to another before finally finding that "happy medium".
With all the talk of Mercury retrograde, the planet which rules communications of ALL kinds, let's take a look at what an unbalanced throat chakra may look like. After all awareness is the first step, and you can't change what you aren't aware of.
Things You May Experience if Your Throat Chakra is "Underactive":
*Can't express yourself effectively
*Fear of offending others
*Unable to be honest with self
*Feelings of insecurities
*Suppressed feelings
*Unresolved conflict in your life
*Breakdown of Communications
*Frequent Misunderstandings
Things You May Experience if Your Throat Chakra is "Overactive":
*Loud
*Dominating tone
*Critical/Overly critical (of self and others)
*Engagement in Gossip
*Talk over others frequently
*Arrogant behavior (verbal, nonverbal, tone, posture, mannerisms, etc...)
*Struggle with effectively listening (to self an others)
Balanced Throat Chakra:
*Communicate clearly & equally a good listener
*Ability to ask for what you need
*Express ideas clearly and honestly
*Embody and project an energy of authenticity
*Trust in yourself, your words, discernment and wisdom
People often think of communications just from the perspective of how it relates to others and relationships, but tend to forget that we communicate through our energy, our thoughts, and even through our gifts and abilities. Take some time to really sit with that list and look at how you are communicating with yourself, Spirit, and others. Are you at one extreme or the other? Are you bouncing back and forth?
Now is such an intense time for energy and things are really being amplified, if you find yourself struggling with communications in your life, take a pause, a step back, and consciously make the choice to "zip it". Our words, our thoughts, and energy are extremely powerful, make sure you are communicating in the ways you intend.