Community | October 03, 2008 | 71 comments

Scientists say pineal gland is an EYE?

source: http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/science-technology/celestial-eye-niwan-dmt-third-eye-3008.html

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''Curiously, this gland is light sensitive and actually has a lens, cornea, and retina.''

Dr. Rick Strassman


''A recent hypothesis proposed by David Klein, head of Neuroendocrinology at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), suggests that the Pineal gland has primitive retinas, and that it exercised the dual function of both capturing the image and producing melatonin. He believes that over time this latter function had migrated to the pineal gland, an emancipated organ, while the degeneration of the retina as a product of melatonin in mammals continues without coherent explanation.''

David Klein


For thousands of years, the pineal gland was recognized as the human body’s connection to deeper realms of thought—a window into other dimensions. While this notion has faded with the passing of time, science has begun to focus its efforts toward understanding the secret functions of the “hidden eye.”



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  • Brett_Myers
  • kewinpdx
  • gain_perspective
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      gain_perspective  

    • what are you people babbling about?
      first of all, what type of sensitivity to light (insinuated in original post) does the pineal gland possess? furthermore, what is meant by "light sensitive".
      what i've heard, and this comes from human anatomy and neurology, is that there are no rods or cones (photorecptors) in the cellular make-up of the pineal gland. it is true that the pineal gland responds to intensity of light for the purpose of melatonin production. however, the reception of light waves is in the form of neurotransmission and not because the pineal gland is exposed to light through phototransduction by photoreceptor cells. so why would the pineal gland have a lens, retina, or cornea? and where is the proof of its existance? the link provided is full of fanciful nonsense which precisely explains theory without tangible evidence. this is not science fact, its science fantasy. of course these type of opinions, as with others, are in the eye of the beholder (no pun intended). everyone knows that truth is not seeing, it's believing (again, no pun...). although, one thing that you all might want to consider is that perspective validates reality.

    • 3 years ago
  • Chibichan10
  • limitsnone
  • NeoDotCom
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      NeoDotCom  

    • The Pineal Vs. The Amygdila
      The Hawk Vs. The Snake

      Or is it really Vs.
      Can it be and/both rather than either/or

      The skeptics are interesting. There worldview is very fixed and scientific. They remind me of the people who must have 'known' the world was flat. But instead of science, they spoke about the church.

      Science is our new religion

      However science is a false idol and it will fall. Science is a study of matter and space. Sadly matter is what? 1% of the 'known' universe. Seems foolhardy to me.

    • 3 years ago
  • Alex_French
  • MarkyFarky
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      MarkyFarky  

    • Articles like this really highlight the disconnect between people not involved with science and the scientific community. Not once is there a real explanation of what they are talking about or a reference to a real paper that supports this theory. However, people love mystical bs and are happy to jump on any "scientific" article that helps support it. Meanwhile they will ignore all other science related items and refuse to challenge themselves to actually read these pseudoscientific articles critically.

    • 3 years ago
  • rwylie
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      rwylie  

    • So if it's an eye, how did it come to regulate sleep, and perform all the other functions it does? Very interesting article.

    • 3 years ago
  • Rillz
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      Rillz  

    • Man this took me back to my high school days when I began studying Sufism. One of the Iman's of my masjid back then told me that turning the head side to side during deep breathes while meditating opens the chakra/gland wider. It send this energized like chill through the head...more like a rush but you're still focused in thoughts and visualizations. Shoot I need to start back doing it. Help lower my blood pressure.

    • 3 years ago
  • dianaskin
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      dianaskin  

    • People ~ Everybody in the UNIVERSE ~ I NEED YOUR HELP! THE WORLD needs ~ YOUR HELP ~

      WE ARE BEING OFFERED
      A TRUE ~ MIRACLE ' event
      A DEAL' OF A LIFETIME~

      WHY NOT TAKE IT AND RUN?

      WHAT IF THE HUMAN RACE ~ OUR WORLD ~ was in the OLYMPICS of the UNIVERSE, & it was/is/could be taking place over the NEXT 4 YEARS???

      Post what YOU know, YOUR personal belifes/experiences... &

      Let's SEE TOGETHER ~ WHERE THIS THING TAKES US???

      Let others be at PEACE, if they don’t care or don’t BELIVE, there will be people that won’t want to hear any of this ‘nonsense’… LET THEM BE, and ask that they do the same. We are each entitled to our own beliefs, right?

      Let’s climb the HIGHER DIMENSIONAL ~ LOVE VIBRATION…

      SO, WHO’S BEHIND ME?

      (If this turns out to be untrue, oh well, at least we CAN some FUN w/ it! It is OCTOBER... )

    • 3 years ago
  • dianaskin
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      dianaskin  
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    • The Temple of the Soul...

      Be one of the first to see my new post... A Formula for the FUTURE ~

      I've got LOTS to say in the MATTER!

    • 3 years ago
  • jubal
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      jubal  

    • 1 We are discovering again that we live in a deeply mysterious world, full of sudden coincidences and synchronistic encounters that seem destined.

      2 As more of us awaken to this mystery, we will create a completely new worldview - redefining the universe as energetic and sacred.

      3 We will discover that everything around us, all matter, consists of and stems from a divine energy that we are beginning to see and understand.

      4 From this perspective, we can see that humans have always felt insecure and disconnected from this sacred source, and have tried to take energy by dominating each other. This struggle is responsible for all human conflict.

      5 The only solution is to cultivate a personal reconnection with the divine, a mystical transformation that fills us with unlimited energy and love, extends our perception of beauty, and lifts us into a Higher-Self Awareness.

      6 In this awareness, we can release our own pattern of controlling, and discover a specific truth, a mission, we are here to share that helps evolve humanity toward this new level of reality.

      7 In pursuit of this mission, we can discover an inner intuition that shows us where to go and what to do, and if we make only positive interpretations, brings a flow of coincidences that opens the doors for our mission to unfold.

      8 When enough of us enter this evolutionary flow, always giving energy to the higher-self of everyone we meet, we will build a new culture where our bodies evolve to ever higher levels of energy and perception.

      9 In this way, we participate in the long journey of evolution from the Big Bang to life's ultimate goal: to energize our bodies, generation by generation, until we walk into a heaven we can finally see.

    • 3 years ago
  • jubal
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      jubal  
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    • This book and film I believe are talking about the development of the third eye to be able to see the heaven that is already here, surrounding us. We can cross over to that parallel world, but we must first believe it is there and experience the insights, personally. Our vision will change and we will be able to see the intense beauty and Shekinah light or halo of energy that surrounds all living things; wholly interconnected.

    • 3 years ago
  • rainbowryan420
  • natdagod
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      natdagod  

    • in the Egyptian Book Of The Dead this is explained more in detail on how the Penail Gland is the All Seeing Eye in which is now seen on the Dollar Bill...It suppose to be connected to the God RA...The Sun God...
      The Lord Of Truth n The maker of man is Atem...
      Man came forth from his eyes, the gods sprange forth from the utterance of his mouth..ect..

      Get Book...
      Peace n Luv

    • 3 years ago
  • SDLN
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      SDLN  

    • When I read "pineal gland", I seriously thought this would have something to do with my penis; that my one-eyed snake would be my third eye.

      Fascinating article nonetheless. This is all new to me.

    • 3 years ago
  • twodee
  • HolyCity2012
  • ron_pual_2008
  • twodee
  • JadeGhostWriter
  • twodee
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      twodee  

    • As this Current.com is just an itty bitty slice of our culture I think it is refreshing to see that over the past 2 years the interest has shifted away from celebrity and trivial horse shit to posts like this and aliens and big bang/bounce, etc. You can sit back and watch people moving into a more creative and curious space. This gives me hope that the old powers of Greed and Want will fizzle away from lack of charm to our fragile ego. Is it that these things being talked about, in a pop culture window such as this, a hint of a greater awakening? A great turning? Will we kick ourselves in the teeth just one more time before we get there? What up?

    • 3 years ago
  • JadeGhostWriter
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      JadeGhostWriter  
    • twodee:

      Let's just hope everyone has time to enjoy it but, I sure hope so... and I hope we can stop this planet's apparently ever faster approaching demise so that everyone really Will have Plenty of time to enjoy some such thing.

    • 3 years ago
  • keithponder
  • Ryz0n
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      Ryz0n  

    • I find it baffling how a primitive eye could develop so deep inside the brain. Perhaps it really is an eye to extra dimensions only perceived by the deepest of thoughts?

    • 3 years ago
  • Elligirl
  • dkincheloe
  • twodee
  • homunculus_14
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      homunculus_14  

    • Kudos to Dr. Strassman for more pioneering research into the truths of spirituality and the soul, and for finding a way to prove this sort of thing, because our culture loves to mock religious superstition until, like so many other ancient "secrets," it gets recognized by scientists as a quite reasonable plausibility. Tat tvam asi.

    • 3 years ago
  • dianaskin
  • Vierotchka
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  
    • dianaskin:

      Also, if it happens, it will be visible only in the southern hemisphere - i.e. south of the Equator, i.e. 2/3 of South America, 2/3 of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Antartica, and a few islands here and there in the southern hemisphere.

      Some people say it is a trick, that these Aliens will gather up millions of humans as cattle for food. Who knows?

    • 3 years ago
  • Vova
  • keithponder
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      keithponder  
    • dianaskin:

      dianaskin & vierotchka,

      _________The Pineal Gland Is The First Eye_______

      The indigenous refer to this ship as Nibiru. I was told by one of my teachers last week, that it would be visible later on this month.I was also told that it would appear in the southwest portion of the sky at night time, as the brightest star in the sky. The ship is still 5,000 light years away from the planet earth, but the mass of this ship is close t the size of Jupiter, so it will not enter into our solar system until December 12th, 2012. At that time, it will sit outside of Saturns orbit, because the Earth would be destroyed by it's own gravitational pull. Also, there will be smallers ships that will enter into our atmosphere's space to do whatever needs to be done to restore peace on the planet. Having said that, I truly believe that the vision next week will be somewhat of a spiritual healing for some, and a final warning for others.

      We are truly living in the most cataclysmic days of mankind. The party is over, and it frieghtens the hell out of me that some people still do not believe. The earth has been sending out distress signals to the universe for quite some time now, and her cry has been heard. Help is on the way. It is no different than one of us going to the doctor to rid ourselves of disease and pain. How long did man believe that he could continue to pollute the air, destroy the ozone, dump toxic waste into the oceans, and enslave the poor, and not expect reprisal from the gaurdians of the universe ?

      I rejoice and quiver at the same time. I just hope that they find my heart be in the right place upon their arrival. This is the sole purpose for the opening and the activating of our pineal gland. THE PINEAL GLAND IS OUR CONNECTION TO THE UNIVERSE.

      Eli Is Coming.

    • 3 years ago
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  
    • Image

    • More on Jeremy Narby's book (click on the link).

      Excerpt:

      The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby takes a serious look at how neurogenetic consciousness informs awareness, knowledge, symbolism and culture. His comparison of the ancient cosmic serpent myths to the genetic situation in every living cell reveals the immortal biomolecular wizard behind the curtain of everyday life. His anthropological study, ayahuasca experience and scientific speculations weave a tale of shamans who bring their consciousness down to molecular levels with sophisticated neurotransmitter potions in order to perceive information contained in the coherent visible light emitted by DNA.

    • 3 years ago
  • GatorMonkey
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      GatorMonkey  

    • I felt my first spiritual experience during mediation. I dont necessarily mean a god overtook me. I just felt one with myself and what was around me. I lost myself in the few minutes that I could hold onto it I guess.

      We had just finished a long yoga practice and we would lay in savasana for a while afterward - "the counter pose of every pose" and I looked for my "place" and I found it.

      I dont really know how to describe it but I know it was amazing and the next thing I know was my instructor was brushing at various chakras when i woke up.

    • 3 years ago
  • rightbrain
  • JadeGhostWriter
  • huntre
    • +1
      huntre  

    • Everyone can benefit from a spiritual fine tuning.
      The mind is a barely explored playground.
      (insert sitar music here)

    • 3 years ago
  • WorldPeaceTV
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  
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    • twodee - you ought to read Jeremy Narby's The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge

      Jeremy is an anthropologist who spent time in the Amazon jungle and took ayahuasca under the supervision of a chaman. His visions revealed a most fascinating aspect about ayahuasca. Click on the link to learn more. The book is available on Amazon.com.

    • 3 years ago
  • twodee
  • ciregg222
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      ciregg222  

    • I wonder if the active ingredient in Salvia is DMT. I hear you are freakin gone for like 10 min and it the most intense trip .. and its legal (for now)

    • 3 years ago
  • Vierotchka
  • khromadjo
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      khromadjo  
    • ciregg222:

      The active chemical of Salvia is salvinorin-A. It actually affects a different section of opioid receptors in the brain. I will admit that I have tried it, and it was the scariest, most beautiful experience in my 31 years on this Earth.

    • 3 years ago
  • vixen0078
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      vixen0078  
    • ciregg222:

      I thought that Salvia Divinorum (salvorin-A) was an extract from a plant grown in Mexico. It is a SUPER strong hallucinogenic plant that has been used for divination for centuries.

      I could be wrong but I think you may be confusing salvia (the plant) for saliva (spit).

      I'm not picking, I'm just confused. :)

    • 3 years ago
  • ras_menelik
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      ras_menelik  
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    • ciregg222:

      Is Salvia a Miracle Drug?
      Some researchers argue against criminalizing the psychedelic, saying that it could help treat various ailments, including cancer, HIV, and addiction.

      Many parents and legislators view the popular psychedelic Salvia divinorum as a public health menace. But the drug has an unlikely set of supporters: scientists. Many medical researchers view the plant as a potential medical marvel. They believe that rigorous scientific study of salvia could lead to medical breakthroughs yielding new treatments for addiction, depression, cancer, and even HIV.

      If lawmakers criminalize salvia at the state or federal level, the ban could cripple salvia research in this country before it has a chance to make any headway, says Dr. John Mendelson, a pharmacologist. With federal financing, Mendelson is studying the impact of salvia on humans at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute.

      Packaging label for commercially available Salvia divinorum.At this writing, salvia is legal to buy, sell, and use in most parts of the United States. However, 13 states have adopted legislation banning or otherwise regulating its use; and legislators in a number of other states, as well as federal officials, are considering regulating the drug.

      "Salvia is a totally unique compound, unlike opioids and other hallucinogens," Mendelson says. "We've never seen anything like it before."

    • 3 years ago
  • Mobius2012
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      Mobius2012  

    • Meditation is the key to opening the Third eye... Active meditation such as employing vibratory mantras and visualization techniques.... Sound, Vibration at certain Frequencies combined with visualized colors and geometric patterns will stimulate the third eye..... I can testify to this I have experienced results..... Look up Kundalini and Pranayama meditation..... This is knowledge that the ''Elite'' don't want us to have, because it will lead us to our liberation....

    • 3 years ago
  • GatorMonkey
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  
    • Mobius2012:

      You shouldn't play with the Kundalini without the supervision of an authentic master or guru who is specialized in Kundalini yoga or Tapas Yoga - it can be very dangerous. Psychiatric hospitals all over the world are full of people whose Kundalini awoke spontaneously or without this kind of supervision.

    • 3 years ago
  • twodee
  • Mobius2012
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      Mobius2012  
    • Mobius2012:

      well, yes vierotchka the kundalini if awakened in an unprepared novitiate can have negative consequences, but it isn't as dangerous as you say it is. Such a spiritual venture should be overseen by an experienced individual , but I assure you, it is not necessary, I can testify to that. Their is no guaranteed method to activate it, it is a spontaneous awakening in and of itself. Although there are spiritual prerequisite requirements so to speak. The activation of all the chakras is essential among other requirements. Overall, one should have a healthy and consistent meditation history and habit. The spirit body and mind must be functioning harmoniously, and if this is so, the n anyone attempting this undertaking should have no worries. :) Oh good intentions are very important too :)

    • 3 years ago
  • twodee
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      twodee  

    • This is what I was reading just the other night in Daniel Pinchbeck's "Breaking Open the Head" -from page 242 ,

      "For many people, ayahuasca - a slowed-down low-res interface of the DMT flash - seems to convey strong messages from the natural world, of nature as sentient energy and spirit matter, of the need protect the planet we have been given"

      The book is a very interesting and fun romp through psychedelics.

    • 3 years ago
  • regina
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  
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    • Third Eye Chakra
      Ajna

      Ajna (along with Bindu, either or both are considered to correspond to the third eye)
      is linked to the pineal gland which may inform a model of its envisioning. Ajna is held as the chakra of time, awareness and of light. The pineal gland is a light sensitive gland that produces the hormone melatonin which regulates sleep and awakening. Symbolised by a lotus with two petals. (Note: some opine that the pineal and pituitary glands should be exchanged in their relationship to the Crown and Brow chakras, based on the description in Arthur Avalon's book on kundalini called Serpent Power or empirical research.)

      More at link.

    • 3 years ago
  • GatorMonkey
  • huntre
  • Vierotchka
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  

    • The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain. It is located near the center of the brain, between the two hemispheres, close to the emotional centers.

      # René Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics and Science," called it the seat of the soul.
      # It is associated with the sixth chakra, the Ajna chakra or third eye. It is believed by some to be a dormant organ that can be awakened to enable "telepathic" communication.
      # The Pineal Gland produces a chemical called DMT, N,N-dimethyltryptamine an extremely short-acting but very powerful psychedelic.
      # Dr Rick Strassman, who in his research gave sixty volunteers nearly 400 doses of DMT, speculated about endogenous DMT's role in dreams, meditation & spiritual experiences, birth, alien entity contact, near-death & death experiences in his book DMT: The Spirit Molecule.
      # The research by dr Rick Strassman showed it could very well be the entry and exit to this and other worlds, aswell as the collective unconscious.

      (more at link)

    • 3 years ago
  • onechance
  • busboydanny
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      busboydanny  
    • Vierotchka:

      DMT is quite a trip! Imagine the whole of your life (past, present and future) smashed together into the span of a few minutes, superimposed over a psychedelic orgasm of colors, sounds, sensations, and memories.

      At least, that was MY take on it :)

    • 3 years ago
  • stephenthomson
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  

    • This was known in India centuries and even millenia ago. They call it the Third Eye, the Agni Chakra or Ajna Chakra, and located it in the pineal gland.

    • 3 years ago
  • huntre
  • Mobius2012
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