Greetings All,
I would like to know what developments, if any, have been achieved in scientifically exploring the correlations between a phenomenon like the "third eye" and the physiological counterparts in the human brain, such as the pineal gland? There must be some advancement since the days John C. Lilly (and others) began with such fascinating research on clairvoyance and states of enlightenment, as it relates to imbibing psychoactive chemicals. Who has achieved any success delineating any significance of the pineal gland, as being counterpart to the third eye, or perhaps, singular eye? As well as the other primary psychic centers listed in the whole chakra ideology. By this, I question the greater Nexian community, who I think of as family, if they have any data about these equations.
What have we recently learned about the chakras, if anything, which are located in a superimposed manner, centrally within the human organism? How do these specific locations operate within the nature of our consciousness, as it interrelates with these psychic energy centers along the axis of the material spinal column (and deep into the complex glandular regions within the human brain)... or not? :?:
From a metaphysical standpoint, there is a palpable connection between such energy centers and vital human organs and glands within the human brain. Obviously, I am suggesting the well known Indian Yogic system, which teaches us about ideology of these 7 chakras. Are these manifestations still a burgeoning science, partially shrouded in mystery? That being said, we all know what the expression, "He's got a lot of heart" means. We don't refer to the size of the heart organ, rather, the state of mind in which a person is loving and compassionate. Likewise, the common concept of "a feeling in my gut" or "seeing through the mind's eye", is easily understood as having meaning by most people.
We all can easily comprehend the implications of these colloquialisms but how do we study their physiological interrelation? Everyone can deduce that these interior centers of energy are not the same as the physical organs and glands but how do we measure the interrelationship between the physical and the metaphysical? Has anyone spent time investigating this subject (either metaphysically or physically). I would expect that there has been considerable research into brain waves, respiration rates, blood pressure and the like, in conjunction with altered states of consciousness (with and without the integration of a psychedelic substance)?
Without any direct experience of these energy centers, it would be meaningless to further explore their validity. So too, without our personal impressions of these regions of conjunction, that being physiology and consciousness, it's all hypothetical and essentially, hearsay. Of course, the same can be said of the bulk of modern science, in terms of it's assumptions and calculations about the nature of reality. However, at least with scientific pursuits, methods of testing these realms are accessible through experiment and can be tested. Many people do have mystical or spiritual experiences, especially when engaging in use of psychedelic substances, so there this implies something universal is happening to these individuals. To qualify my use of the word universal, since the universe is quite a vast place (the little of it we can perceive), I suggest an interconnectedness which transcends the individual perspective and becomes immersed in a view of reality which is far different than that of "normal" consciousness.
As for myself, I can only speak from my own history, experience and perspective, so I would like to initiate within this fine community, a discussion along the lines of research spent uniting the religious with the scientific. Has any progress bean make in this region of study? If not, can such progress be made at all, rationally? How are we to proceed to understand what these phenomena are and how we can map them out for our mutual benefit, through closer examination?
Thank you in advance for your kind consideration and participation. Let's place nice, shall we?
Peace, love & light
I would like to know what developments, if any, have been achieved in scientifically exploring the correlations between a phenomenon like the "third eye" and the physiological counterparts in the human brain, such as the pineal gland? There must be some advancement since the days John C. Lilly (and others) began with such fascinating research on clairvoyance and states of enlightenment, as it relates to imbibing psychoactive chemicals. Who has achieved any success delineating any significance of the pineal gland, as being counterpart to the third eye, or perhaps, singular eye? As well as the other primary psychic centers listed in the whole chakra ideology. By this, I question the greater Nexian community, who I think of as family, if they have any data about these equations.
What have we recently learned about the chakras, if anything, which are located in a superimposed manner, centrally within the human organism? How do these specific locations operate within the nature of our consciousness, as it interrelates with these psychic energy centers along the axis of the material spinal column (and deep into the complex glandular regions within the human brain)... or not? :?:
From a metaphysical standpoint, there is a palpable connection between such energy centers and vital human organs and glands within the human brain. Obviously, I am suggesting the well known Indian Yogic system, which teaches us about ideology of these 7 chakras. Are these manifestations still a burgeoning science, partially shrouded in mystery? That being said, we all know what the expression, "He's got a lot of heart" means. We don't refer to the size of the heart organ, rather, the state of mind in which a person is loving and compassionate. Likewise, the common concept of "a feeling in my gut" or "seeing through the mind's eye", is easily understood as having meaning by most people.
We all can easily comprehend the implications of these colloquialisms but how do we study their physiological interrelation? Everyone can deduce that these interior centers of energy are not the same as the physical organs and glands but how do we measure the interrelationship between the physical and the metaphysical? Has anyone spent time investigating this subject (either metaphysically or physically). I would expect that there has been considerable research into brain waves, respiration rates, blood pressure and the like, in conjunction with altered states of consciousness (with and without the integration of a psychedelic substance)?
Without any direct experience of these energy centers, it would be meaningless to further explore their validity. So too, without our personal impressions of these regions of conjunction, that being physiology and consciousness, it's all hypothetical and essentially, hearsay. Of course, the same can be said of the bulk of modern science, in terms of it's assumptions and calculations about the nature of reality. However, at least with scientific pursuits, methods of testing these realms are accessible through experiment and can be tested. Many people do have mystical or spiritual experiences, especially when engaging in use of psychedelic substances, so there this implies something universal is happening to these individuals. To qualify my use of the word universal, since the universe is quite a vast place (the little of it we can perceive), I suggest an interconnectedness which transcends the individual perspective and becomes immersed in a view of reality which is far different than that of "normal" consciousness.
As for myself, I can only speak from my own history, experience and perspective, so I would like to initiate within this fine community, a discussion along the lines of research spent uniting the religious with the scientific. Has any progress bean make in this region of study? If not, can such progress be made at all, rationally? How are we to proceed to understand what these phenomena are and how we can map them out for our mutual benefit, through closer examination?
Thank you in advance for your kind consideration and participation. Let's place nice, shall we?
Peace, love & light
