Prana / Bodydraftschool: yoga-tantra· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers

Third Eye (Ajna chakra)

आज्ञाājñā

also: third-eye, brow-chakra, ajna-chakra, head-center, 6th chakra

pra-ajna

Definition

The sixth chakra, the third eye / brow / head center — the seat of basic consciousness. In Frawley's yogic astrology it is ruled jointly by the Sun and Moon (the right and left eyes, the two petals of the Ajna), and Jupiter is exalted here (in Cancer); it is 'the state of the Sun beyond time'.
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

⚑ The Ajna is the hinge of Frawley's whole prana cosmology: the Sun/Moon as right/left eyes are 'well known in Yoga' and correspond to the two petals of the Ajna (book p.229); the head is where the breath cycle turns over — Cancer (top of the rising lunar breath) and Leo (start of the falling solar breath) both sit here. Above it lies the seventh center, beyond breath and time. So the Ajna is the threshold between the breath-bound prana of the six lower chakras and the breathless state of the Sahasrara — the most directly prana-relevant node in the chapter [MODERN — Frawley; the right/left-eye Sun/Moon datum he attributes to Yoga generally → TRADITIONAL underneath].

Connections (7)

corresponds-to · 1
  • ↔Jupiter (Brihaspati)Modern
    Jupiter is exalted in Cancer — the sign of the Moon (lunar half) and the third eye. As the end of the lunar half of the zodiacal cycle this is the point of maximum potential of the water energy and the creative/anabolic processes; it shows Jupiter's spiritual / guru side, 'the point of maximum aspiration in life'. Frawley presents the chakra-position of the exaltation sign as the rationale for WHY Jupiter is exalted there.
governs · 2
  • ←Sun (Surya)Modern
    In Frawley's yogic-astrology table (Planets and the Chakras) the Sun co-rules the Third Eye / head center (Ajna), with the Sun and Moon counted 'as one planet': the Sun is the right eye, the Moon the left eye, the two petals of the Ajna. The Sun shows basic consciousness as the masculine pole — will and reason. Ruling sign of the Sun's side of the third-eye pair is Leo.
  • ←Moon (Chandra)Modern
    The Moon co-rules the Third Eye / head center (Ajna) with the Sun — the Moon is the left eye to the Sun's right, the second petal of the Ajna. The Moon shows the receptive / feminine pole of basic consciousness — feeling and emotion. Ruling sign of the Moon's side of the third-eye pair is Cancer.
maps-to · 4
  • ↔Fourth House (House of Home and Happiness)Modern
    Frawley draws a house-chart relative to the chakras by using the houses the signs correspond to: the 4th house (like the 4th sign Cancer) maps to the third eye.
  • ↔Fifth House (House of Children / Creative Intelligence)Modern
    The 5th house (like the 5th sign Leo) maps to the third eye.
  • ↔Cancer (Karka)Modern
    Cancer, the Moon's sign, is the lunar-side sign of the third-eye pair (Cancer/Leo) and the end of the lunar (rising) half of the breath — its culmination at the head. Jupiter exalts here.
  • ↔Leo (Simha)Modern
    Leo, the Sun's sign, is the solar-side sign of the third-eye pair (Cancer/Leo) and the start of the solar (falling) half of the breath at the head.

Sources

  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.229Modern✓ verifiedThird eye / head center, 6th chakra, ruled by Moon & Sun (right & left eyes, two petals of Ajna); signs Cancer/Leo; basic consciousness masc/fem, will/feeling, reason/emotion
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.230Modern✓ verifiedthe head/third-eye is 'the state of the Sun beyond time'; the 7th center is outside the system
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.231Modern✓ verifiedJupiter exalted in Cancer at the third eye — its spiritual/guru side, point of maximum aspiration
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.233Modern✓ verifiedThird eye corresponds to the 4th and 5th houses

Other attributes

System Of Origin
yoga-tantra
Location In Body
between/above the eyebrows — the brow / head center; the two petals are the right eye (Sun) and left eye (Moon)
Function
Basic consciousness as masculine and feminine, will and feeling, reason and emotion (Sun = right eye / Moon = left eye); the highest of the SIX centers of the working system and the point of greatest aspiration (Jupiter exalted in Cancer here, its spiritual/guru side, 'the point of maximum aspiration in life'). Frawley: jupiterian creative energy from the sex center is brought up here (Cancer). It is 'the state of the Sun beyond time'.
Element Association
mind / manas (in the standard tantric series the Ajna transcends the five gross mahabhutas — no single mahabhuta; sometimes associated with mahat-tattva / the subtle mind) [TRADITIONAL — yoga-tantra; not stated by Frawley; element-rulership flagged 'differs slightly' (book p.234)]
Ruling Planets
the Sun AND the Moon together — counted 'as one planet' here (giving 6 centers for 7 planets) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.229]
Ruling Signs
Cancer and Leo (Moon's and Sun's signs) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.229]
Exalted Planet
Jupiter, exalted in Cancer (the lunar-half third-eye sign) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.231]; table marks Jupiter (2) = Jupiter rules chakra 2 (sex)
Corresponding Houses
4th and 5th houses (like the 4th/5th signs Cancer/Leo) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.233]
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