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the seventh chakra is called sahasrana in sanskrit . it is most often described in the yogic texts as a thousand petaled lotus . some texts locate the chakra at the crown of the head , while others declare it is located above the crown of the head in order to differentiate it from the other six . by awakening the anja center , a person has achieved wholeness through the process of psychospiritual integration . s/he has trancended fear , and experienced unconditional joy .
in tantra , the awakening of the crown chakra corresponds to the union of shakti (the feminine principle) with shiva (the male principle) . this union , once formed , lasts forever . by achieving this state , a person goes beyond the confines of sequential time and finds themself centered always in the unchanging eternal present . s/he goes beyond the state where s/he chooses self unconsciously at every moment to the state where self doesn't exist , where self becomes the entire universe which is contained within it . by being the universe , the person ceases to understand his universe because to understand is to cease to be .
when the anja center is awakened , a person experiences reunion with the all and everything contained in the all . there is no return from this state . there is no death when this state is achieved . there is nothing but emptiness , and in emptiness one finds himself in the all , the universal field of energy and conciousness .
the crown chakra corresponds to the pineal gland which glows with a violet color when awakened and therefore corresponds to the highest level of spiritual perfection . like the other chakras , it is a channel for higher energies - in this case from the causal plane . however , unlike the others , when fully active it can reverse itself and then it radiates like a central sun creating energy and forming above the head of the individual a veritable crown of pure light and divine energy .
