Sahasrara.

Sahasrara is the crown chakra, the highest of the seven centres in the classical chakra map. The Sanskrit name means "thousand-petalled," and the chakra is traditionally pictured as a vast white or violet lotus opening at the top of the head.

It is associated with the most subtle layer of awareness: the sense of being part of something larger than the self, the quiet that arrives at the end of a long meditation, and the perspective that lets the small frustrations of a day fall back into proportion. Where the lower chakras handle survival, feeling, and connection, sahasrara handles the view from above all of them.

Stones used at the crown are usually colourless or violet. Clear quartz, amethyst, selenite, and howlite are the common companions. In practical terms, working with the crown is less about chasing a peak experience and more about keeping a thread back to perspective when life gets loud. A few minutes of stillness with a crown-paired stone in the morning often does more than an elaborate ritual once a year.