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THROAT  CHAKRA  –  Vishuddha Body Area The petals open at the front of the throat and the stem is at the back of the neck. Areas affected are: the throat, the neck, the mouth and the jaw, the voice and the ears Exoteric Colour Blue Esoteric Colour Turquoise, silver Calming Fragrances Lavender, pink hyacinth Stimulating Fragrances Patchouli, white musk Material element   Ether Subtle body Mental Body Sense organ Sense of Hearing Organ of activity   Hearing and Speaking Developmental Age 18 to 21 years Gland Thyroid Astrological sign  Gemini Planet  Neptune and Mercury Psychological qualities Honest expression, inner and outer communication, creativity, inspiration   Key words Expression of Universal truth, responsibility Sound Mantra HAM Affirmation ”I express myself freely and honestly“ Prayer  Help us to develop responsibility. May universal truth impregnate causal  action so that the voice of humanity may find true harmony with the voice of  the Earth.  As an element, Ether is not the same as the chemical solvent and  anaesthetic. It is via the sacral chakra but, the element of the etheric body  and the etheric plane. The Mental Body has a fluid texture and often reflects the throat chakra  colours of blue, silver and turquoise.  As its name implies, it is partly  connected to intellect and abstract thought, to the world of ideas,  conceptual blueprints and archetypes (see app.). It links us to the unseen  patterns, subtle nuances and barely heard sounds and what is commonly  named “the heavenly spheres.”   Discarnate guides sometimes use the mental plane as their avenue of  communication. The receiving medium then has difficulty in explaining how  the communication happens. The mental bodies of guide and medium  meet, and concepts or symbols which still require description are received.  When the discarnate communicator and medium also engage their heart  and brow chakras, more direct verbal communication with greater precision  as to words and language style is possible.