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The Pineal Gland: Purpose and Function PLUS How YOU Can Help Yours and Others' Be Healthy and "Happy"
Sat, 02/01/2014 - 1:30pm
Healthy and "happy" things in your head are always good and desirable, right? I'd say so! I'm not really sure why the pineal gland was not a bigger topic in my formal education (occupational therapy, mid 1990s, Colorado State University and before that K-12 in the biggest school district in Colorado. The curriculum came in big boxes to the teachers and they were teaching what was mostly set up for them to educate us about.) I started hearing about it when I started talking to other medical professionals about fluoride and the effects fluoride has on the body. That was in 2012 (please search on keywords to find what Lumigrate has about that, I've written some topics and we formed a group that's part of Lumigrate called Safe Water is Great: SWIG, collaborating with a DDS, DC and local political leader.)
Recently, there is increased awareness and interest in education about the pineal gland. This seems to stem primarily from more people becoming aware about water fluoridation at water treatment plants in many communities in the developed world. The United State is one country that allowed fluoride to be added many generations ago, and recently, increased numbers of people are becoming active in many communities, working to get that reversed. It has been successful in quite a few places, and it is suprisingly difficult to do. It is a great project to get involved with in order to learn about how 'things work' in the United States politically.
Many people are becoming aware of the issue of geoengineering, as the disclosure process began in the mainstream media and cable television in 2013, and it seems that community organizers might want to initially start up within the fluoride movement and go from there related to geoengineering activism. (For anyone wanting info, we have topics on Lumigrate about 'g-e', as I abbreviate it.)
Even if people are finding safe water to drink currently, they are then aware of 'damage done' prior to becoming aware, and they then seek information about the pineal gland and detoxification / decalcification.
There are other reasons that people get drawn into this information by learning about fluoride -- there is a dynamite website about celluite and fluoride, and we all know that anytime there's any information about appearances, particularly somethings as annoying as cellulite to people, the light gets shined on it.
Additionally the "food movement" and awareness about organics and GMO versus nonGMO foods has brought people down the path to where they learn about fluoride being used in some pesticide products.
It seems that a good number of people have been getting deeper into why they were depressed and have growing concerns about taking pharmaceutical pills for their problems, and they're doing the 'work' that comes with functional medicine and getting the the underlying causes of a sytmptom.
There has been an American 'awakening' about 'spirituality' for generations now as well, and there are a large number of people who are wanting to have the spiritual enlightenment and connection to Source (to use one word), and there are many things that are recommended to achieve that, not just having a happy, healthy, supple pineal gland. Briefly, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, and Daniel Amen, all experts in spirituality and/or the brain/body, clearly state that alcohol interferes with the things they are professing can be achieved if people follow their information and advise.
I like to find substantial, valid resources to link people to from Lumigrate, and sometimes it's hard to find something that's off the beaten track and will be 'new' to YOUsers here, that are also going to be acceptible to the open-minded information seekers we are here to serve. Sometimes it takes me a while to find the right resource AND to feel that it is the right time for Lumigrate to add something.
It is now time to delve in about the pineal gland, and this resource from The Healers Journal website, by Estella Hoad seemed like the right piece to highlight. Per my usual format, I am going to strongly encourage you take the link and see the topic in it's original setting and explore what is there (and remember how to come back and find us at Lumigrate again!). However, it is going to be a better 'teaser' to get you there, if I provide the topic from their website in it's entirity -- as soon as I complete this, I'm going to go back as there was something else that was REALLY interesting to me that I want to read.
Below is the link AND the topic for easy reading (with any graphics taken out -- again, it encourages you to GO on the link and see their website. Thanks to all the people who provide such great information. I suggest if some of this information is 'foreign to you' or 'not for you', that you consider keeping the baby and not throwing it out with the bathwater, as the saying goes. Naturally, you'll be able to find many more conventional sources for information on the pineal gland in your pursuits learning, this is simply a selection I made as a 'Grate one' for this topic.
Also, if you go, the comments show a potential "shill" at work, trying to diminish a portion of the story and in overall take down the overall reputation of this type of information and website. This is done all the time and I've recently found that there was a lack of knowledge in the reading consumers' parts about that, so I now integrate that information in when appropriate. Know that it's part of business tactics of other businesses who don't like this type of information growing and keep on learning! Live and Learn. Learn and Live Better! ~~ Mardy
This has a title at the top of "Rapid Detoxification of the Third Eye/Pineal Gland"
Detoxifying Your Third Eye
By Estella Hoad | Rise Earth
I mentioned earlier in my post about Pre-Cleansing and Intent Setting, one of my goals is to detoxify and decalcify my Pineal Gland. I want to share this information because it is something that has completely inspired me. Here’s a little bit of background first!
I mentioned earlier in my post about Pre-Cleansing and Intent Setting, one of my goals is to detoxify and decalcify my Pineal Gland. I want to share this information because it is something that has completely inspired me. Here’s a little bit of background first!
The Pineal Gland
(from wikipedia): “The pineal gland (also called the pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis, conarium or the third eye) is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain. It produces the serotonin derivative melatonin, a hormone that affects the modulation of wake/sleep patterns and seasonal functions. Its shape resembles a tiny pine cone (hence its name), and it is located near the centre of the brain, between the two hemispheres, tucked in a groove where the two rounded thalamic bodies join.”
This pineal gland is activated by light, and it controls the various bio-rhythms of the body. It works in harmony with the hypothalamus gland which directs the body’s thirst, hunger, sexual desire and the biological clock that determines our aging process. When it awakens, one feels a pressure at the base of the brain. To activate the ‘third eye’ is to raise one’s frequency and moving into higher consciousness – all is a consciousness experience perceived through the Eye of Time or Third Eye.
While the physiological function of the pineal gland has been unknown until recent times, mystical traditions and esoteric schools have long known this area in the middle of the brain to be the connecting link between the physical and spiritual worlds. Considered the most powerful and highest source of ethereal energy available to humans, the pineal gland has been seen as a gateway that leads within to inner realms and spaces of higher consciousness. Awakening the third eye acts as a “stargate.”
Meditation, Visualization Yoga, and all forms of Out of Body travel, open the Third Eye and allow you to ‘see’ beyond the physical.
Calcification of the Pineal Gland
Most people’s pineal glands are heavily calcified by the time they are 17 years old, so much so that they show up as a lump of calcium during an MRI. Calcification is the build up of calcium phosphate crystals in various parts of the body.
The pineal gland begins to calcify due to the harmful effects of artificial substances such as flouride chemicals found in public water systems and toothpaste, hormones and additives put into processed foods and sugars and artificial sweeteners dumped into soft drinks. Cell phones are also being pinpointed as being harmful to the pineal gland due to high concentrations of radiation.
Benefits of Detoxifying and Activating Your Pineal Gland
Detoxification and Activation of the third eye can bring vast improvements of our life. An open third eye brings clarity, concentration, perspicuity, bliss, intuition, decisiveness and insight as well as:
- Vivid dreams.
- Lucid dreams.
- Easier to astral project.
- Better sleep.
- Enhanced imagination.
- Enabling Aura viewing, seeing energy, seeing beings, and seeing with eyes closed.
- Clear channels and ablitly to feel energy.
- Lucid dreams.
- Easier to astral project.
- Better sleep.
- Enhanced imagination.
- Enabling Aura viewing, seeing energy, seeing beings, and seeing with eyes closed.
- Clear channels and ablitly to feel energy.
A closed third eye or “Ajna Chakra” in Hindu tradition brings with it confusion, uncertainty, cynicism, pessimism, jealousy, envy and one sidedness.
How To Decalcify Your Pineal Gland
The idea of having a calcified pineal gland can be likened to a door being glued shut. Although the pathway is unable to be used while it is glued shut, it is still a doorway never the less! With constant pushing the door will eventually break open. Below you’ll find what are said to be some of the best ways to decalcify your third eye (The * indicates that they should be taken with at least one of the other things mentioned for full effect.):
- Avoid all things fluoride: Tap water, cooking with tap water, fluoridated toothpaste, inorganic fruits and vegetables, showers with out filter, red meat, and any sodas and artificial food and drinks. I know how difficult it can be to stick to only organic fruit and vegetable but it is important to start where you are and begin to make those changes where it is possible.
- Citric acid (LOTS of lemons* will work.)
- Pineal gland detoxifiers and stimulants: Hydrilla Verticillata, Chlorella, Spirulina, blue-green algae, Iodine, Zeolite, ginseng, borax, D3, Bentonite clay, chlorophyll, blue skate liver oil.
- Foods: raw cacao, goji berries, cilantro, watermelon, bananas, Honey, Coconut Oil, hemp seeds, seaweed, and noni juice.
- Essentials oils can be used to help stimulate the Pineal Gland and facilitate states of spiritual awareness, meditation, astral projection, etc. Good essential oils for Pineal Gland purposes include: Lavender, Sandalwood, Frankincense, Parsley, Davana, Pine, Pink Lotus, and Mugwort (excess use of Mugwort has a neurotoxin effect if inhaled directly, so be careful!). Essential oils can be inhaled directly, burned in a diffuser or nebulizer, and added to bath water.
- Garlic* (Take about half a bulb a day or more for a while, if you crush it and soak in raw apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice it will deodorize it. Use the leftover vinegar or lemon juice on a salad. Personally, I drink it all down.)
- Raw apple cider vinegar* (Contains malic acid. Take a lot of it. Make sure it’s raw, as that is very important. Braggs is the best brand) Everyday I fill a 1 Quart Mason jar with Ionized Alkaline water, 8 tablespoons of Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 tablespoons of raw, local honey. This has so many benefits aside from the pineal gland!
- Sungazing (Gazing at the sun during the first 15 minutes of sunrise and last 15 minutes of sunset will do wonders for your pineal gland)
-Regular Meditation and Chanting. Chanting causes the tetrahedron bone in the nose to resonate and this resonance causes the Pineal Gland to be stimulated and when it is stimulated it secretes more beneficial hormones, and remember: these beneficial hormones keep your appearance youthful. The sound “OM” resonates with the Fourth Chakra, known as the Heart Center, the seat of Unconditional Love. Chanting OM opens you up to Universal and cosmic awareness. You can chant up to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or however long you desire to.
- Crystals that benefit the Pineal Gland include: Amethyst (wand), Laser Quartz (wand), Moonstone, Pietersite, Purple Sapphire, Purple Violet Tourmaline, Rhodonite, Rose Aura, and Sodalite. However, any indigo, violet, or dark purple gemstone or crystal can be used to stimulate the Pineal Gland and open/balance/align the 6th and 7th Chakras. Placed directly on the 3rd eye or brow chakra for 15-30 minutes a day or every other day will help to open/balance/align the 3rd Eye (Brow) chakra and prevent/remove calcification of the gland. The best exercise for Pineal Gland stimulation and health is to take an amethyst obelisk crystal or an amethyst wand, point it at the 3rd eye (point of the wand should touch your skin) and look up directly at the Sun with your eyes closed. Do this everyday or whenever you feel like it for about 5-10 minutes. The Sun’s rays will penetrate through the base part of the obelisk or the end part of an amethyst wand and beam directly into the Pineal Gland stimulating it. You can also use the Laser Quartz (wand) as well. Quartz crystal benefits every single chakra.
- Magnets. Attaching a magnet (that sticks by adhesive) to the part of your skin above your 3rd eye (located between your two physical eyes but slightly higher or slightly above the eyes) for a few hours throughout the day will also stimulate the Pineal Gland and help to decalcify it. Magnets cause the body to become alkaline, especially the part of the body where the magnet is attached. Any strength (gauss) magnet will work, but only use magnets on the head area during waking hours. The energy from Ra (Sun) will magnify the strength of the magnet’s effect on the Pineal Gland.
- Natural Entheogens (not for everyone): Ayahuasca, Psilocybin Mushooms, peyote, changa, cannabis, salvia, DMT and more.
Like with most things, finding a “remedy” for something that is not quite so straight forward isn’t the answer. The search for a “remedy” in itself is a train of thought that is lazy, mechanistic, and not one in line with the specific goal here. However, what is required is dedication, time, and work. I will be implementing some of these proposed remedies as part of my upcoming fast along with beginning a regular practice of meditation and chanting… not specifically as a “cure-all,” but rather as an opportunity to take the energy my body normally uses for digestion and redirect it toward healing and development in order to reaffirm my intent for the future.
- See more at: www.thehealersjournal.com/2012/12/17/rapid-detoxification-of-the-third-eye-pineal-gland/#sthash.hM3MGHcS.dpuf
You will find more information on Lumigrate, which we've sifted and sorted and picked the 'best of' for our YOUsers, in this forum if it was information about neurotoxicity, and also in the foods/nutrition section of the forums, in the forum titled 'supplementing what we eat and drink', as it is a form of mass medication and when it is added to water it is making the decision for the consumer that they're needing to supplement that in their diet. In 2012 I was contacted before a story ran in the local mainstream newspaper about one of our area's four treatment plants having stopped adding it, and I was asked to get involved with the issue to help created change in my community. SWIG (Safe Water is Great) was a group that spun from that and I have tried to create the 'story' for anyone who wishes to read and get ideas for doing them same, whether in my community/Valley or anywhere else on Earth. ~ Mardy
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