Pinael gland (Pijnappelklier/epifyse)

Pineal gland/Pijnappelklier/epifyse


    Updated July 2003 (new information on possible development of pineal gland)

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In this article I want to present some basic (non-channeled) information on the pineal gland together with channeled information on this gland. The pineal gland is situated in the brain and is part of the hormone-system (the endocrine system) and produces the hormone 'Melatonin'. At the bottom of the text you can find the references used. The reason for working on this subject is that there is word that something truly interesting might happen to this still rather mysterious pineal gland.

History of changes since July 2003:

Let's first have a look at the place where the pineal gland is situated. In the following excerpt taken from Kolb & Whishaw (1990, p.207) I've pointed at the place of the gland:

The interesting thing is that the pineal gland is part of the visual pathways. In Keeton & McFadden (1983) the following can be read (p.263):

"Evidence accumulated in the last few years suggests that the pineal may function in converting neural information about light conditions into hormonal output. The conversion would take place as follows: Information about the light-dark cycle received by the eyes goes first (via the brain) to nervous tissue in the neck and is then conveyed by nervous pathways to the pineal; the pineal responds by secreting melatonin in inverse proportion to the amount of light- the more light there is, the smaller the amount of melatonin secreted...the usual effect of melatonin is inhibitory; in autumn, for example, as the days get shorter, increased production of melatonin tends to turn off gonadotropic secretion, with the result that the gonads regress and the animal enters a nonreproductive phase...But until more research is done, all proposals concerning the functioning and effect of the pineal and its hormone remain highly speculative"

Here's another drawing of the brain, together with a seperate drawing of the brainstem, where the pineal can easily be identified. The drawings are taken from Kalat (1992), p.109:

figure 4.12 Kalat (1992), p.109

In the Encyclopedia Brittanica I found the following intriguing characteristics of the pineal gland:

" In some lower vertebrates the EPIPHYSIS CEREBRI (=pineal gland) has a well-developed eye-like structure; in others though not organized as an eye, if functions as a light receptor. Studies carried out in the 1980s suggested that the pineal gland was the evolutionary forerunner of the modern eye"

"The gland weighs little more than 0.1 gram. The gland is large in children and begins to shrink with the onset of puberty."

figure 4.12 Kalat (1992), p.109

"In humans, however the actual function is not understood very well, though humans have not responded as predictably to experimentation as have the lower vertebrates, evidence has suggested that the pineal gland plays a significant role in sexual maturation (the abundant production of melatonin in young children is believed to inhibit sexual development), circadian rhythm and sleep induction (secretion of melatonin is increased at night), and so-called seasonal affective disease and depression (decreased daylight makes for longer periods of melatonin production)"

René Descartes (1596-1650), the French philospher and mathematician thought that in humans, the pineal gland is the place where the interaction between the psychic and physical processes takes place.

What follows are two pieces of information which were given through Karen Danrich, also known as 'Mila' by her sources. In the extensive material she has channeled the idea is presented that beings can raise the vibrations of their physical body by inviting more and more aspects of their soul. This is what is called ascension and it is a layered activity with different levels of initiation. When you attain a certain level the pineal gland would become more active. This 'level' of ascension is measured in activated strands of DNA. They use the term strands, but mention the idea that 6000 strands are equal to 2 (of 12) activated tubes or bigger strands of DNA. In this system we would have lived most of our lives with only 2 of 36,000 minor strands or segments activated. There will be more of this at the DNA-site in the future.

In the first excerpt you can read about a new chakra system that might evolve at a certain ascension stage. In the second article by the Tao and the Earth Mother

"8th Chakra - Pineal Gland

This chakra collects chi from the sun and light and transcribes it into the necessary vibrations to sustain one's form and energize the grid work adequately. Taking the time each day with eyes closed and facing the sun while intending to absorb the energy into the grid work will consciously activate the 8th chakra to gather chi and transfer it to the 4th chakra region to be distributed throughout the form. If one feels excessively tired, going into the sun is a good practice and shall help to re-energize the entire field and etheric body. It only requires generally 20 minutes of direct exposure of sunlight to fulfill upon the chi requirements of a form at 6000 strands of DNA.

In ancient times, eating was less necessary. Humans gathered their chi from the sun through such practices. In ascension temples, such temples were often in places of ongoing sunlight for such purposes of adding more chi to fuel one's expansion. One may find it less necessary to eat as much or as often through this practice, however one's cravings for certain food substances will still follow the biological needs for transmutative purposes of ascension."
http://www.ascendpress.org/articles/great-cen-sun/Sun9.html

"PINEAL GLAND

For those ascending beyond 3000, the pineal gland is altered to attune to more frequencies emanating from the sun. Such frequencies are utilized to transmute etheric blockages and allow for greater freedom of rotation of an ascending chakra system and subtle body system. Such frequencies also energize the grid work to sustain the overall vibration of the form.

There are two modalities of energizing the form. One is through the breath and collection of oxygen, and the other is through the collection of light. Light is collecting through the eyes by the pineal gland and then distributed to the brain and grid work of the form. Light and photon energy are one and the same. However for a long time, your sun failed to produce photon energy, and instead produced a form of radiation. This was the result of manipulations over your solar system that also originated through Pleiadian intervention that was 5th dimensional, and long before the Annanuki arrived upon earth.

Now through solar ascension, the sun is beginning to produce photon energy of it's own and is detoxifying the radiation much as earth is detoxifying electricity at this time. This is above and beyond the photon energy that is increasing due to the latest entry point in the aura of the great central sun that your solar system is traversing.

Over time, the sun and earth are choosing to become self-sustaining. What this entails is the ongoing production of all photon energy necessary to sustain the increasing vibration of an ascending form and consensus reality. This is how the earth and your solar system shall ascend back to the Tao; they shall increase and increase in vibration until form and soul become one, stepping out of the illusion of your creation in full. This is many thousands of years into the future, however it is the spiritual goal of your solar system and planet beloved. Each form will become self-sustaining in biology, producing all of what is required in order to ascend including one's own photonic energy." Ascending Into a Regenerative Biological System

Sources used:
  1. Kalat, J.W. (1992) Biological Psychology. California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
  2. Keeton, W.T. & McFadden, C.H. (1983) Elements of Biological Science. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
  3. Kolb, B. & Whishaw, I.Q. (1990) Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company.

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