The Pineal Gland � The Seat Of The Soul
By consciousreminder
After writing several articles on reincarnation and enlightenment, many readers asked me why
I never mentioned the significance of the pineal gland � a small structure about the
size of a pea, located in the middle of the brain. For centuries this gland has been thought
of by occultists and spititual masters as the �seat of the soul� � a phrase made
popular by Descartes (1662 AD).
Descartes was obsessed with understanding who we are. He questioned everything � even
the notion that we can know ourselves.
He observed that the senses can be fooled, that most of what we think we know is really
illusion and finally struggled with the possibility that our own identity as individuals was also
not real. But in the end he concluded that if it was possible to doubt our own existence,
there had to be some �thing� that was capable of experiencing this doubt. And that
thing was our true self.
His famous statement endures: Cogno ergo sum � I think, therefore I am.
Although the soul is joined with the entire body, there is one part of the body [the pineal]
in which it exercises its function more than elsewhere� [The pineal] is so suspended
between the passages containing the animal spirits [guiding reason and carrying sensation
and movement] that it can be moved by them�; and it carries this motion on to the soul
� Then conversely, the body machine is so constituted that whenever the gland is moved
in one way or another by the soul, or for that matter by any other cause, it pushes
the animal spirits which surround it to the pores of the brain.� � Descartes
Today, with an understanding of computers, we might take issue with Descartes. That �thinking�
process could be part of the circuitry of neurons, synapses and neurotransmitters that
exist in our material brains. The real self is much deeper. It uses the thinking process
but it remains apart from it, observing the process. The real self is, in fact, consciousness
itself.
Obviously the two phenomena are connected: consciousness interfaces with the thinking
process. So the question really is about how this interface of material mind and spiritual
consciousness happens. If we can understand how consciousness interprets our thinking
self then hopefully we can reverse the process and become aware of our consciousness � our
true self. That is enlightenment.
As usual, in the process of doing research about the pineal gland, some amazing facts
were revealed. Not only does this incredibly small gland seem to be associated with psi
activity and paranormal abilities, but it is extremely vulnerable to the environment
in ways that reveal our apparent materialism and pandemic depression.
The Pineal Gland in History lthough commonly attributed to Descartes,
the idea that the pineal gland was the interfacing organ where the spirit of man gained access
and animated the human body was the idea of a Greek physician named Herophilus. Three
hundred years before Christ, Herophilus [right] was dissecting corpses and documenting what
he observed. His specialties were the reproductive system and the brain.
Prior to Herophilus, people believed the �executive office� of human consciousness was the heart.
Egyptian mummies had their hearts carefully embalmed and preserved while their brains
were removed through their nasal passages and unceremoniously discarded. But Herophilus
knew that the brain was the controlling center and he went on to discriminate between the
various parts of the brain and assess the different behaviors associated with them.
Herophilus noticed that the small pineal structure was singular, unlike other brain features
that are mirrored in the left and right hemispheres. It is the first gland to be formed in the
foetus and is distinguishable at 3 weeks. It is also highly nourished. The pineal gland
has been supplied with the best blood, oxygen and nutrient mix available in the human anatomy,
second only to that of our kidneys (whose function is to filter the blood of impurities).
Because of this unique and special anatomical configuration, Herophilus rightly concluded
it had a major role in consciousness and was the gateway to our real self.
Herophilus is credited with the �invention� of the scientific method, the dogma of just
about every scientific inquiry today, which consists of postulating theories and conducting
experiments to prove or disprove them. It is ironic then that scientific inquiry of
the pineal gland has been vigorously avoided because of its association with �spiritual�
phenomena � incapable of empirical scrutiny. Only recently have scientists become interested
in knowing more about this mysterious gland.
Herophilus wrote many volumes about anatomy and illustrated them, much as Leonardo Da
Vinci did centuries later, but sadly his work did not survive the destruction of the great
library in Alexandria where they were stored.
The Third Eye By 1884, the field of comparative anatomy
was revealing evidence that human organs could be traced back to lower vertebrates. F. Ahlborn
recognized that pineal gland was originally a photoreactive organ in fish and amphibians
and was sometimes located outside the skull, just under the skin. Its function as a trigger
for reproduction was noted some 70 years later. The pineal gland was responsible for evaluating
the length of day and night, calculating the correct season to mate and turning up the
sex drive.
By 1958, Aaron Lerner discovered melatonin, a vital molecule produced in the pineal gland
from another common neurotransmitter, serotonin. He also validated the fact that the production
of melatonin varied, stopping during the daylight and ramping up shortly after darkness. Melatonin,
it was learned, was responsible for making us relaxed and putting us to sleep.
For a while it was not known how this small gland, buried deep in the middle of human
brain, could sense light or darkness. But it was later discovered that there was a link
to the pineal gland from the retinas which, oddly enough, also contained melatonin. In
no time the pineal gland was being called �the third eye� and, because of its location
at one of the seven chakras, it was reputed to be the center of spiritual and psychic
energy.
As hallucinogens became popular in the late 1960�s, interest in altered states of consciousness,
as a means to spirituality, peaked. Researchers discovered that LSD became highly concentrated
in the pineal and pituitary glands. The altered state was produced by LSD�s ability to imitate
serotonin at the synapse (where the neurons communicate with each other). Since both serotonin
and melatonin are also concentrated in the pineal gland, this �third eye� was considered
a portal to consciousness � what author Alduos Huxley called �the door of perception.�
Even Gurus have commented on the pineal, equating it to one of the chakras:
�All psychic systems have their physical aspects in the body . . . With ajna chakra
the physical equivalent is the pineal gland, which has long baffled doctors and scientists
as to its precise function� Yogis, who are scientists of the subtle mind, have always
spoken of telepathy as a �siddhi�, a psychic power for thought communication and clairaudience,
etc. The medium of such siddhis is ajna chakra, and its physical terminus is the pineal gland,
which is connected to the brain. It has been stated by great yogis � that the pineal
gland is the receptor and sender of the subtle vibrations which carry thoughts and psychic
phenomena throughout the cosmos.� � (Satyananda, 1972).
But is any of this supported by Herophilus�s �scientific method�?
Many experiments were conducted on so-called Psi (paranormal) phenomena in the 1970�s.
Dixon found that the pineal gland was a prime focus of this activity. He noted that psi
activity was most successful in a relaxed, drowsy state � similar to those induced
by melatonin. Other studies found correlations with melatonin and the practice of yogic meditation,
thought to be a prerequisite for �enlightenment.�
�Yogic practices for 3 months resulted in an improvement in cardiorespiratory performance
and psychologic profile. The plasma melatonin also showed an increase after three months
of yogic practices. The systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure,
and orthostatic tolerance did not show any significant correlation with plasma melatonin.
However, the maximum night time melatonin levels in yoga group showed a significant
correlation (r = 0.71, p < 0.05) with well-being score.
These observations suggest that yogic practices can be used as psychophysiologic stimuli to
increase endogenous secretion of melatonin, which, in turn, might be responsible for improved
sense of well-being.�
More dramatic evidence comes from mystical and �near death experiences� induced by
a chemical called Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). The traditional �sacrament� of South American
shamans, DMT closely resembles both melatonin and seratonin and occurs naturally in some
tropical vegetation as well as the human body. It is thought that stored DMT is released
from the pineal gland just prior to death, causing the out-of-body experience and mystical
visions reported by NDE survivors. While there has been no empiricial evidence linking the
pineal gland to the production of DMT, its association with melatonin (from which it
is made) seems to strongly suggest this possibility.
�As an endogenous, or naturally-produced, human psychedelic, I believed it might mediate
spontaneous psychedelic experiences such as near-death and mystical states. I also considered
the pineal gland a likely source of this endogenous DMT; as such, the pineal might be a �spirit
gland.�� � Strassman, Rick J. (2001). Medical researcher, JC Callaway (1988), suggested
that naturally occurring DMT might be connected with visual dream phenomena, where brain DMT
levels are periodically elevated to induce visual images and possibly other paranormal
states of mind. So, although empirical proof of the esoteric functions of the pineal gland
have not been found, the idea seems worth pursuing.
Brain Sand Anatomists have shown that the human pineal
gland is most active in our youth, just before puberty. This would make sense if the gland
were somehow in control of the reproductive system, turning on the necessary hormones
that constitute adulthood. But after puberty the pineal gland seems to calcify, accumulating
what is called �brain sand�. Although pineal glands show this calcification,
it does not seem to diminish the production of melatonin. In fact, the calcification appears
to have no significant effect. But some other factors have been shown to seriously inhibit
pineal function. This is important because recent discoveries have shown that melatonin
is vital for the immune system, with lower levels associated with prostate and breast
cancer � two major causes of premature death. It also regulates blood sugar metabolism.
Studies show that night-shift workers seem more likely to develop Type II diabetes than
their day-shift counterparts. Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD) is also linked to deficient
levels of melatonin and serotonin, although the mechanism is not fully understood. With
all these ill health effects, the possibility of achieving �enlightenment� with a depletion
of melatonin seems a bit remote! Environmental assaults on the pineal gland
Interference with the pineal gland from the environment is all pervasive. The two biggest
antagonists are electromagnetic radiation and fluoride.
Studies with hamsters showed that exposure to a 60Hz field (exactly the type of current
flowing through our electrical grid) significantly reduced the pineal glands ability to generate
melatonin during night cycles.
��the acute magnetic field exposure was again found to blunt the increase and suppress
the duration of the nighttime melatonin rise. �
Studies with human subjects who were exposed to 60Hz magnetic fields also showed this anomaly.
This is distressing to learn, since we are all literally surrounded by 60Hz electrical
fields in our homes, at work and outside where power lines tower over almost every street.
There is no escape from this type of radiation except to flea to remote, unpopulated areas.
But even there, the pineal could be under siege.
Remember HAARP? The ionospheric heater invented and patented by by Richard Eastlund which
was quickly seized by the Department of Defense, given to Raytheon, and developed into a weapon
system? Part of the patent describes how powerful Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) radiation is
capable of causing acute drowsiness and interfering with heat regulation �functions of the pineal
gland . No doubt this vulnerability has been exploited and refined in the decades since
the technology was hi-jacked for an evil agenda. By now there may well be some global grid
of �heaters� positioned to control the population and inhibit our spiritual evolution.
We can only hope we are wrong. (We�ll have more to say on this later.)
Until the 1990�s, no research had ever been conducted to determine the impact of fluoride
on the pineal gland. Fluoride is a routinely (and sometimes mandatory) additive to almost
all drinking water, allegedly to prevent tooth decay. Its use has always been highly controversial
and research on the side effects is often discouraged.
Melatonin, created in the pineal gland, not only helps regulate the onset of puberty but
also helps protect the body from cell damage caused by free radicals. It is now known � thanks
to the meticulous research of Dr. Jennifer Luke from the University of Surrey in England
� that the pineal gland is the primary target of fluoride accumulation within the human
body.
The soft tissue of the adult pineal gland contains more fluoride than any other soft
tissue in the body � a level of fluoride (~300 ppm) which is more than capable of inhibiting
enzymes. The pineal gland also contains hard tissue (hyroxyapatite crystals), and this
hard tissue accumulates more fluoride (up to 21,000 ppm) than any other hard tissue
in the body (even the teeth, which it is supposed to protect).
Realizing that the pineal gland was the target of so much fluoride, Dr. Luke conducted animal
experiments to determine if the accumulated fluoride could negatively impact the regulation
of melatonin. She found that animals treated with fluoride had lower levels of circulating
melatonin. This reduced level of melatonin was accompanied by an earlier onset of puberty
in the fluoride treated female animals.
Luke summarized her human and animal findings as follows:
��the human pineal gland contains the highest concentration of fluoride in the body.
Fluoride is associated with depressed pineal melatonin synthesis by prepubertal gerbils
and accelerated onset of sexual maturation in the female gerbil. The results strengthen
the hypothesis that the pineal has a role in the timing of the onset of puberty ��
So far we�ve exposed two major environmental assaults on the normal functioning of our
pineal gland. If this is truly the �seat of the soul� or the �gateway to enlightenment�
then humanity has successfully scuttled this natural path to self-knowledge. The environment
you are in right now � sitting in front of your computer � is having a negative
effect on your pineal gland. So we ask the question: is there anything we can do to improve
the health of this important brain structure? Perhaps there is.
Hope and the Pineal
Rhythmic Breathing and Chanting The pineal gland sits on the roof of the 3rd
ventricle of the brain, directly behind the root of the nose and floats in a small lake
of cerebrospinal fluid. It doesn�t have a blood-brain barrier like other brain structures,
where certain molecules in the circulating blood are blocked. Instead it relies on a
constant supply of blood delivered through a particularly rich vascular network.
Activities such as rhythmic breathing and chanting create an oxygen rich supply to the
pineal gland. Many yogis describe the object of their breathing technique is to increase
the heart rate while reducing the blood pressure. Ironically, this is what happens just before
we die. It may be that the goal of this procedure is to release DMT, which many believe is stored
in the pineal.
Remember, DMT is the body�s own psychedelic. It�s a neurochemical specifically created
to allow the focus of our thinking to be directed inward. Although the exact chemical reaction
is yet to be understood, DMT allows synaptic paths to escape from the routinely travelled
pathways, allowing for novel thoughts and sensations to happen. The authority of specific
hemispheres is suspended, allowing for what can be desribed as incommensurables � factual
realities that can not be rationally (cause-effect) explained, nevertheless are real. All of these
prerequisites are needed to confront the elusive self.
While low frequency and magnetic radiation have been shown to reduce melatonin production,
some other types of radiation seem to energize the pineal gland. In an article posted many
years ago on viewzone, ESP and LST, it was shown that psi or paranormal abilities, such
as remote viewing or ESP, were at their peak when the center of the Milky Way galaxy was
in a certain position in the sky. The exact time was 13.30 LST (Local Sagitarius Time).
As the galactic map [above] shows, the center of the Galaxy is a rich source of radio emissions.
This radiation could be something �seen� by the pineal in ways that we have not yet
understood. The fact that the peak abilities were not at 12:00 LST, when the center and
maximum radiation was directly overhead, may be either due to some delay in pineal response
or could reflect some ideal angle at which the radio emissions are optimal in reaching
the surface of Earth.
As I was writing this story, I received an interesting e-mail from a man named Drew Hempel,
MA. Drew has an interesting theory about music, mathematics and consciousness that I hope
we can share in future editions of viewzone. One of his theories described how ultrasonic
vibrations can influence our consciousness. It�s so relevent to this discussion on the
pineal that I�d like to show you what he found.
It is already established that the pineal gland is reactive to light, radio frequencies
and ELF radiation � extremes on the electromagnetic spectrum. Sound waves are also part of this
spectrum. The ability of something as simple as a sound to penetrate our skull and transform
the function and structure of our brain is hard to imagine. I was a skeptic until I watched
this video:
And if that wasn�t amazing enough to make me re-think the power of sound, this most
certainly was:
Certainly, sonic stimulation is the next frontier. As Drew described this phenomenon, he mentioned
a recent patent, filed by Sony, which uses sound waves to create thoughts!
�Jenny Hogan and Barry Fox�s article, Sony patent takes first step towards real-life
Matrix, New Scientist, April 7, 2005, details plans for total sensory mind-machine interface
relying on ultrasound pulses. �The technique suggested in the patent is entirely non- invasive.
It describes a device that fires pulses of ultrasound at the head to modify firing patterns
in targeted parts of the brain, creating sensory experiences ranging from moving images to
tastes and sounds. This could give blind or deaf people the chance to see or hear, the
patent claims.�
Magnetic fields can not be finely focused whereas ultrasound can be. That is the key
difference for ultrasound. This ultrasound heard as the highest external tone ionizes
our electrochemicals. Ultrasound also creates cavitation which turns into light! This cavitation
has extremely high temperature which then enables alchemical results � the transformation
of matter! This cavitation of ultrasound into light is known in science as piezonuclear
fusion or sonofusion � �cold fusion.�
Perhaps we will soon see a spiritual use of technology, capable of stimulating the pineal
gland to re-energize it and facilitate a state of mind capable of experiencing the
true self. The potential seems there. But is there the will?
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