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Saturday, 26 October 2013

Sol Update, and why I'm blabbering on about the Sun

Ok I know you're all getting bored with my constant Solar updates..... But I've got one more (for today, lol), and then I would like to discuss WHY I'm posting them.

After reporting on the X Class flare in yesterday mornings update, yesterday afternoon and evening we had another X Class flare, 2.1,  and M Class 1.9, and a M 2.3.  And this morning so far we've had another M1.9  All four were from spot 1882 (which I mistakenly called 1862 yesterday- my bad).  When 1882 started to swing in around the western limb of Sol, it was a smallish, simple Beta class spot.  After reviewing all the charts last night I pointed out to my captive audience (Heather, Caleb and Nick- who were held captive around the dinner table, lol) (who, by the way, are also probably sick of my constant solar updates)(at least you can choose not to read them, they're stuck with me, hahahah), that spot 1882, while being classified as a simple Beta, was definitely on the verge of getting broody.... I awoke this morning to see that they had upgraded the classification to Beta Gamma Delta.

I strongly suspect that we'll continue to see action from 1882 and 1877.  1875 has had a couple of C  and M class flares in the last 48 hours, but has quieted down and is now beginning to rotate away from direct Earth view.

We are currently experiencing the reflections of 4 separate CMEs that have hit in the past 24 hours.

Oh and after 12 Mclass and 2 X class flares in the last 72 hours, they upgraded the risks to M 65% and X 35%.  Thanx for finally waking up guys.

Down below I'll post a copy of SolarHams excellent review of the last 10 Flares and the current active Sun spots.   *note there is one discrepancy: in the top 10 flares list, it states that the X 2.1 is attributed to 1877- this is a mistake and was corrected by NOAA to be 1882, which they DO list further down in the summary.  I've tried to resize the page view to no avail, so I'm sorry if there are issues reading it accurately- you can go the original link HERE.

If you like looking at all the pictures and graphs from Solarham, you can also visit this nifty link from the NASA site: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/     some of the filter shots of SOL are quite beautiful.  Unfortunately NASA sucks at keeping it up to date. One would almost think they are hiding something...... lol.

Now to the "WHY".

Back in November 2012 I posted THIS ARTICLE which gives a good basis for my thoughts on the importance of our Sun's energetic activity:


I have always thought that solar energy is one of the greatest factors in our evolution of consciousness- hence my intense interest in Sol's endless dance of light.  Reading Daniel's paper on "Geoengineering, Chemtrails, HAARP, World Orders, Time Lines & Ascension"  really gave me a boost of "Eureka!!" as he directly linked the activity on and in our sun to the energetic changes happening to us, our planet, and our solar system.

This article also gives a simple explanation (although not quite accurate) of these effects:

A Renaissance in Consciousness


Solar cycles and their activity play an intimate part in the unfoldment of human consciousness. Solar flares affect the Central Nervous System (stomach lining), all brain activity (including equilibrium), all human and animal behavior and all psychophysiological (mental-emotional-physical) response.

Solar flares can cause some people to be nervous, anxious, worrisome, jittery, irritable, lethargic, to have short term memory loss, to feel nauseous, queasy, and have prolonged head pressure or head aches. They can also cause trouble with the radio, phone, Internet, computers, and all forms of communication--both human and technological.

Solar activity can also be stimulating, invigorating, illuminating, and create a heightened sense of awareness, and it can enhance vision and creativity tremendously. It especially stimulates the pineal gland in the brain, which is our center of vision and creativity. The pineal gland is a "neuroendocrine transducer" that converts gravitational-magnetic signals into chemical hormonal responses that control, via the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland. The pituitary is the master control center of the brain that governs the rest of the neurological system. This information expresses into the cellular structure of the individual--essentially into the molecular matrix of the cell in a "DNA Illumination Sequence" that is responsible for our evolutionary awakening. The pituitary is the administrative seat controlling cellular memory, and hence, the remembrance / emergence of our true selves.

How a person experiences enhanced solar activity is a function of the resonance of their physical neurology. If a person is crystalized with mental, emotional and physical blockages, then increase solar activity may seem uncomfortable. It is like trying to get something to improve in vibrational resonance that has resistance to do so. It a person has a more refined neurological resonance, that is for people that have done the inner work to clear mental, emotional and physical crystallizations, then enhanced solar activity is enlivening, and gives one a heightened perceptual awareness. In addition, if a person's pineal gland is severely calcified, which is common amongst most humans and generally occurs at age six, partly due to the stifling of extra-sensory awareness and creativity when very young, then the pineal is not able to respond (vibrate) to increase "light" solar activity as it should.

Solar activity, although dramatic, catalyzes, and is essential for our evolutionary process by stimulating radical change and transformation in the organizational foundation of matter, energy and consciousness. Solar activity plays an intimate role along with the dynamic transition in Earth's precessional cycle, and the erect precessional cross which occurred around 1998-2000 A.D. and which began the "time of change" in Earth's ~25,000-year "Evolutionary Cycle of the Soul." Solar flare activity and other stellar explosions (supernovas) are the primary catalysts that stimulate a renaissance in consciousness. They provide cosmic impulses that supports the evolutionary maturation of the incarnate soul--the illumination of consciousness that we all seek.

Remember, solar activity illuminates consciousness, dissolving duality's paradox - the fear and judgment based monsters within are consumed in Light - old patterns of behavior vanish, while true elegance and majesty of self emerges.


Unconditional Love banishes Fear - a choice.
Choose a new octave of participation in harmony and beauty,
above the raging tempest of the old world.




So as I've said before, if you're feeling the physical effects of  all this amazing solar energy, slow down, take it easy and rest as much as possible.  One of my favourite things to do is to go outside and sit back and close my eyes and feel the sun on my face. Imagining it bathing me in positive energy, feeling it flow into me, energizing me. 


..... and a little Vitamin D never hurts either!

Since writing this article, almost a year ago, I've sent quite a bit of time studying our Sun, and tying together the dots of information here and there that have further solidified my opinion that SOL is definitely triggering changes in us and our planet and is/will be one of the prime catalysts in awakening our latent DNA and re-opening that 90% of our brain that is currently pretending to be nothing more than grey squishy stuff.  I'm not going to get into all the details that I've been studying and researching- that would make this article at least 50 pages long and would take probably well over a week just to organize it all.  But I will outline some of the various aspects to the research that I've done that has been literally mind blowing when you start to connect the dots.

One of the very blatant dots that has been reinforced over and over is that the world "Governments" are completely aware of ALL of this and doing everything in their power to Stop or at least slow down what is happening.  Their biggest weapons in their arsenal:  Chemtrails and Vaccines.  Followed by Fuoride and the usage of mind numbing medications to dumb down the population and make them more complacent, and of course the Main Stream Media and their mega team of paid shills. Oh and the skin cancer scare and sun screen..... you'll understand that last one in a minute.

Years ago I watched a video by David Wilcock talking about the effects of solar radiation/particles/waves on seeds that had been sent into space. (sorry I can't remember which one it was).  David outlined that the difference between the NASA experiment and the one done by the Chinese was that the US based NASA space vehicles are heavily insulated with Aluminum - and their seeds showed no effect from their trip into space.  The Chinese space vehicles on the other hand are NOT heavily insulated with Aluminum and their seeds produced incredible results when planted back on Earth after spending time in space.  The contrast of the outcome was night and day.

....there have also been many articles that talk about the "space euphoria" that astronauts experience while outside of the planet's atmosphere.... hence the reason they so heavily insulate the ships with Aluminum.

When I listened to this the very first thing that hit me was usage of Aluminum in Vaccines- what better way to "insulate" humans from solar particles/rays than to flood their systems with particulate Aluminum?  Many people who have discovered the toxicity of vaccines get side tracked by the "Mercury" debate, and over look the Aluminum factor.  I had a conversation with Dr. William Sears (a leading pediatrician in the US and outspoken about vaccines and their questionability) about Aluminum, and he outlined that many babies receive several HUNDRED times the recommended daily amount of Aluminum for ADULTS in a single batch of regularly scheduled vaccines!  Just think about that for a moment.

Next we have Chemtrails. One of the main ingredients in chemtrails is .... Aluminum!  Why?  Well, it's nice and shiny so it bounces back the sun's light before it reaches Earth, it also forms a physical barrier for light to get through, AND..... it's a natural insulation that they KNOW blocks the Solar rays.

Handy eh?

Scientist have knows for a long while that the Suns "radiation" can cause "mutations" and physical changes to living organisms, but recently, in the stream of transparency that is flooding across our planet (and universe), there have been several articles that prove not only that we really ARE Beacons of Light, but that light is also a vital component to communication- on the macro and microcosmic levels- healing our bodies and "upgrading" ourselves.

This article "Is DNA the next internet?" is one that every person should read at least once.  It touches on a vast assortment of amazing discoveries on the topics of Cels, DNA, cellular communication, light, frequencies- everyone will find something that resonates intensely  in this article, trust me!

"There are about 100,000 chemical reactions happening in every cell each second. The chemical reaction can only happen if the molecule which is reacting is excited by a photon... Once the photon has excited a reaction it returns to the field and is available for more reactions... We are swimming in an ocean of light."
and:
"Traditionally viewed as the cell's 'bone-like' scaffolding, microtubules and other cytoskeletal structures now appear to fill communicative and information processing roles. Theoretical models suggest how conformational states of tubulins within microtubule lattices can interact with neighboring tubulins to represent, propagate and process information as in molecular-level 'cellular automata' computing systems." -- Hameroff and Watt, 1982; Rasmussen et al, 1990; Hameroff et al, 1992
In their paper, Hameroff and Penrose present a model linking microtubules to consciousness using quantum theory. In their model, quantum coherence emerges, and is isolated in brain microtubules until a threshold related to quantum gravity is reached. The resultant self-collapse creates an instantaneous "now" event. Sequences of such events create a flow of time, and consciousness.
Don't worry if you can't understand this. It's heavy reading but it does show that the existence of internal photons -- inner light -- is very real and is the basis of virtually all human cellular and systemic function.
VERY Interesting!!!


When we look at sunlight and the body's functions that are directly influenced by that light, I can see the dots that tie together so many aspects of our body's functions in healing and protection and the direct lines to what has been done by those who've tried to interfere with  these processes.

As I said, I cannot possibly go into all the detailed research here, but a few pieces that I'll put out for you to look at at your leisure are:

Melanin:  We all know that this is the stuff that gives us a golden tan in the sun, but it's not just a pretty colourant that gives us a healthy glow.

For many dominant animals, melanin pigments are derivatives of the amino acid tyrosine. There are three basic types, namely eumelanin, pheomelanin, and neuromelanin. ...
... Neuromelanin is present in the brain, but its function remains obscure. The production of melanin in human skin is called melanogenesis. This occurs by means of a process called "ultrafast internal conversion", which enables melanin to dissipate more than 99.9% of the absorbed UV radiation as heat[

Neuromelanin

Neuromelanin (NM) is a dark polymer pigment produced in specific populations of catecholaminergic neurons in the brain. Humans have the most number of NM, while they are in lesser amount in other non-human primates, and totally absent in lower species.[7] However, the biological function remains unknown, although human NM has been shown to efficiently bind transition metals such as iron, as well as other potentially toxic molecules.
Source

Neuromelanin also binds to Aluminum.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1450944    ....also damn interesting eh?


Although the functional nature of neuromelanin is unknown in the brain, the pigment is made from oxyradical metabolites of monoamine neurotransmitters including dopamine and norepinephrine.


Dopamine: In the brain, dopamine functions as a neurotransmitter—a chemical released by nerve cells to send signals to other nerve cells..

Neurotransmitters..... kinda like "scaffolding, microtubules and other cytoskeletal structures now appear to fill communicative and information processing roles."....as in the super highway of the brain and nervous system.

So we have Neuromelanin, which is a sub group of Melanin, which is triggered by sunlight, that binds Aluminum (among other things) and works with dopamine- which is a neurotransmitter and plays a vital role in several aspects of health- physical and mental (and spiritual?) - I highly recommend looking at the further information on dopamine as it's a very very interesting subject- you can start HERE.

The Pineal gland secretes melatonin which activates the pituitary gland to release MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) it is in the melanocytes that melanin is produced.  The Pineal gland is directly linked to the pituitary gland and the hypothalmus, which are all inter-connected to the photosensitive cells of the human eye, which relay "sunlight" to the deepest inner parts of the brain, ie: to the pineal, pituitary and hypothalamus.

That is a lot to take in, I know, and it goes a hell of a lot deeper than all that.  Now..... let's get back to where we started with all of this:  The effects of the Sun on humans.  and of course, what the PTW are trying to do to stop those effects. The Powers That Were have spent ginormous amounts of money, time and effort to not only get us out of the sun (think: spf sunblock in everything and the skin cancer fear porn, sunglasses that block the rays from the brain centers, etc..), to physically blocking that sun light through the use of chemtrails,  to "insulating" our bodies with vaccines containing aluminum.....

My opinion- based on what research I can do (without being a neuroscientist or astrophysicist) and what resonates with me- is that our Sun's rays are an integral part of our human health- mental, physical and on a deeper level, spiritual (for lack of a better term).  I believe that the sun is/will play a very active role in our "waking up", turning on the rest of our "useless" DNA strands, and activating the sleeping part of our brains that have been dormant for so so long. 

Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar winds and tsunamis and storms, all effect humans (and all biological systems) on all levels - this is scientific fact.   I truly believe there is no such thing as coincidence with what is happening with Sol, the solar maxim and it's very strange behavior this cycle.

And so....I write these articles to let people know what's happening around us and the physical effects of the incoming flares and CMEs and geomagnetic storms. I tried to not write a book, but it's turned into a bit of an epic article after all, lol. 

Pay attention to the sky my friends..... what we have been taught about our Sun in school and through the media, isn't the truth.  Our Sun is expanding and we are growing with it.

ps: there was another M Class 1.8  while I was writing this.




Homework link:

"Magicial" DNA: Quantum Fields and Communications
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.ca/2013/08/magical-dna-quantum-fields-and.html




Data is valid for October 25, 2013
Intensity Colored (Open Map)
Magnetogram
AIA 094
Intensity Enhanced (2.5mb)

Solar Flux (-)
Sunspot # (-)
Area (60)

SWPC Synomptic Map

Last 10 Solar Flares above C5.0
  M1.9    10/25/2013   20:58 UTC    Sunspot 1882
  M2.3    10/25/2013   19:21 UTC    Sunspot 1882
  M1.3    10/25/2013   17:08 UTC    Sunspot 1882
  X2.1    10/25/2013   15:03 UTC    Sunspot 1877
  C7.9    10/25/2013   14:38 UTC    Sunspot 1882
  M1.0    10/25/2013   10:12 UTC    Sunspot 1882
  X1.7    10/25/2013   08:01 UTC    Sunspot 1882
  M2.9    10/25/2013   03:02 UTC    Sunspot 1882
  C5.7    10/24/2013   21:10 UTC    Sunspot 1875
  M3.5    10/24/2013   10:33 UTC    Sunspot 1875
Magnetic Class: See bottom of page for more information.
Up / Down: / arrows in brackets indicate the change from previous day.
Area Size: Refers to Sunspot Area measured in Millionths to the Sun's visible hemisphere.
"New" Icon: The Icon displays for 48 hours after a Sunspot being numbered.


Sunspot Region: 1882
(AR11882)
Magnetic Class: Beta-Gamma-Delta

Noteworthy Events:
M1.9 (10/25/2013) @ 20:58 UTC: Watch
M2.3 (10/25/2013) @ 19:21 UTC: Watch
X2.1 (10/25/2013) @ 15:03 UTC: Watch
X1.7 (10/25/2013) @ 08:01 UTC: Watch
M2.9 (10/25/2013) @ 03:02 UTC: Watch
Location: S08E59 Spot Count: 5 (3)
Area Size: 280 (180)

Sunspot Region: 1881
(AR11881)
Magnetic Class: Beta

Noteworthy Events:
none
Location: S22E21 Spot Count: 2 (2)
Area Size: 10 (10)

Sunspot Region: 1879
(AR11879)
Magnetic Class: Beta

Noteworthy Events:
none
Location: S13W03 Spot Count: 11 (-)
Area Size: 110 (10)

Sunspot Region: 1877
(AR11877)
Magnetic Class: Beta-Gamma

Noteworthy Events:
M9.3 (10/24/2013) @ 00:30 UTC: Watch
Location: S12W16 Spot Count: 16 (3)
Area Size: 390 (50)

Sunspot Region: 1875
(AR11875)
Magnetic Class: Beta-Gamma-Delta

Noteworthy Events:
M3.5 (10/24/2013) @ 10:33 UTC: Watch
M2.5 (10/24/2013) @ 10:09 UTC: Watch
M3.1 (10/24/2013) @ 00:08 UTC: Watch
M2.7 (10/23/2013) @ 20:53 UTC: Watch
M4.2 (10/22/2013) @ 21:20 UTC: Watch
Location: N07W36 Spot Count: 39 (11)
Area Size: 660 (60)

Sunspot Region: 1872
(AR11872)
Magnetic Class: Beta

Noteworthy Events:
none
Location: S18W67 Spot Count: 4 (2)
Area Size: 50 (20)

Sunspot Magnetic Class : The magnetic class of sunspots is important in determining how potentially volatile particular active regions may be. Sunspots are regularly observed using instruments capable of determining the magnetic polarity of sunspots and active regions. By also applying laws which have been formulated over the years, visual observations can also be used to establish the magnetic polarity and complexity of spot groups. There are basically 7 magnetic types of sunspots that are classified. They are described as follows:
Type
A - Alpha (single polarity spot).
B - Beta (bipolar spot configuration).
G - Gamma (atypical mixture of polarities).
BG - Beta-Gamma (mixture of polarities in a dominantly bipolar configuration).
D - Delta (opposite polarity umbrae within single penumbra).
BD - Beta with a Delta configuration.
BGD - Beta-Gamma with a Delta configuration.

Example: A region labelled as having a magnetic classification of BG indicates that the sunspot region contains a mixture of magnetic polarities, but the dominant polarity of the group is bipolar. Potentially very powerful and potent regions are those which have classifications of BG, BD and BGD. As magnetic complexity increases, the ability of an active region to spawn major energetic events likewise increases.

Sunday, 10 February 2013

Melatonin & the Pineal Gland: young and healthy







Amazing antioxidant and disease fighting properties of melatonin

Monday, February 04, 2013 by: Mike Bundrant


 http://www.naturalnews.com/038942_antioxidants_melatonin_disease_prevention.html#ixzz2KUrVJsoc


Melatonin is a naturally occurring compound found in mammals, plants and microbes that in animals fluctuates on a daily cycle. In mammals melatonin is secreted into the blood stream by the pineal gland in the brain and is known as the "hormone of darkness."

That is, melatonin is secreted in the middle of the night in both day-active (diurnal) and night-active (nocturnal) animals, including humans.Endogenous peak melatonin production occurs at 2 AMand ceases when the sun rises, making measurements of melatonin problematic. There are no foods that one can eat to raise melatonin levels, although it is synthesized in the brain from the essential amino acid L-Tryptophan.

Melatonin is available as an over-the-counter supplement and has been studied for the treatment of cancer, immune disorders, cardiovascular disease, depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), circadian rhythm and sleep disorders as well as sexual dysfunction and many other diseases and conditions. This is obviously a very large topic, so we will limit this discussion to melatonin's antioxidant and sleep inducing effects, as well as how it prevents and may even help cure cancer.

Many years ago I was attending a bioidentical hormone conference where the speaker presented the case of a 20 y/o woman who had developed bilateral breast cancer. That is very unusual of course, and in the process of a complete diagnostic work-up, it was found that her pineal gland was completely calcified, essentially a piece of stone in the middle of her brain. Since the pineal gland is wheremelatonin is produced, this meant she had no melatonin whatsoever.

This indicates melatonin has very potent anti-cancer effects and when absent markedly increases cancer risk, especially breast cancer.

The World Health Organization has named late night shift work as a probable cancer provoking activity. Reduced melatonin production has been proposed as a likely factor in the significantly higher cancer rates observed in night workers.

Melatonin is a very powerful antioxidant that can easily cross the cell membrane and blood brain barrier. It is a direct free radical scavenger of hydroxide, oxygen and nitrous oxide free radicals. Unlike vitamin C that can be "recycled" which allows it to also be a pro-oxidant, melatonin is reduced to several stable endpoints upon reacting with free radicals, meaning it is a terminal (or suicidal) antioxidant.

Recent studies of melatonin metabolites show it can neutralize up to 10 reactive oxygen or nitrogen species. This makes melatonin capable of creating a "free radical scavenging cascade" that is not possible with other antioxidants. In animal models this superior antioxidant ability can prevent damage to DNA by some carcinogens.

Melatonin's antioxidant activity may reduce cellular damage such as in Parkinson's, as well as prevent cardiac arrhythmia and possibly increase longevity.

The average life span of mice has been increased by 20% with melatonin. Another way in which melatonin may prevent cancer is its radiation protecting effects. Melatonin protects against ionizing radiation via free radical scavenging of the hydroxyl free radical that attacks DNA, proteins and cellular membranes. A systematic review of unblinded clinical studies involving a total of 643 cancer patients using melatonin documented a reduced incidence of death.

Melatonin may have exceptional anti-aging effects as well. Young children hit their peak melatonin production at night. As we age, the peak melatonin production occurs earlier at night, which may explain why adults go to bed earlier, wake up earlier and have more sleep difficulties.

Another study has found melatonin is crucial to slowing the aging process via its effects on specific genes. The administration of melatonin may reverse the gene expression of over 100 genes, making the genes of elderly people similar to those of younger people. Thus, using melatonin supplements may assist in reversing some signs and symptoms of aging by working at a genetic level, influencing the aging process favorably.

Poor sleep is a symptom that plagues millions of men and women. The melatonin signal forms part of the system that regulates the wake-sleep cycle by chemically causing drowsiness and lowering body temperature. Human melatonin production decreases as a person ages. In humans, 90% of melatonin is cleared in a single pass through the liver. This is why those who use melatonin supplements to improve the length and depth of sleep may not find success, as over-the-counter melatonin supplements create a rapid blood spike that is rapidly washed out.

Using a compounded, slow release version with a higher dose (3 - 20 mg) may be a better option that will create a more sustained blood melatonin level. A prolonged release prescription version of melatonin called "Circadin" has been approved in Europe for patients over age 55 for the treatment of insomnia.

Melatonin is remarkably safe with few side effects.

Next day grogginess, irritability, vivid dreams and/or nightmares and hypothermia have occurred in some people with doses over 3 mg taken at bedtime. Toxicity has not been seen in doses as high as 200 mg/kg bodyweight in mice.

In summary, melatonin is a very safe and potentially very effective hormone treatment for improving sleep, treating jet lag and insomnia that has minimal downside. It may help prevent a number of cancers as well as slow down the aging process.

Even children with autism have been documented to fall asleep faster and longer with nightly doses of 2-10 mg of melatonin.

Other studies have found melatonin may relieve headaches, reduce delirium, and improve mood disorders such as SAD, bipolar disorder and some forms of depression. Vivid dreaming indicates melatonin is increasing REM restorative sleep.

Randy Ice and David Mitzner are with Vintage Medical Group.

 http://www.naturalnews.com/038942_antioxidants_melatonin_disease_prevention.html#ixzz2KUqYbBWT


This article from last January gives some excellent information on the importance of the Pineal Gland

Why pineal gland and mental health are most important in these times

Clean pineal gland and strong mental health are most important to tell the truth from the lies and take control of your life back to your own hands. While we spend our days being manipulated slaves, science and spirituality are joining up and offering us clues. Today we can say that many of the secrets are right out in the open and that truth and knowledge can come to those that seek them and are able to recognize them. Though this process is individual there are common things that all of us feel when our dormant knowledge bursts into our...



Clean pineal gland and strong mental health are most important to tell the truth from the lies and take control of your life back to your own hands. While we spend our days being manipulated slaves, science and spirituality are joining up and offering us clues. Today we can say that many of the secrets are right out in the open and that truth and knowledge can come to those that seek them and are able to recognize them. Though this process is individual there are common things that all of us feel when our dormant knowledge bursts into our consciousness.

The pineal gland and mental health

The pineal gland, or third eye, is located in the geometric center of the brain. This correlates to the location of the Great Pyramid in the center of the physical planet.

The pineal gland was called the “third eye” by ancient people. It was thought to have mystical powers. This may be why the French philosopher Descartes decided that the pineal gland was the seat of the human soul, the location of what we call the mind. The pineal does contain a complete map of the visual field of the eyes, and it plays several significant roles in human functioning.

It is the center for the production of the hormone melatonin. Melatonin is implicated in a wide range of human activities. It regulates daily body rhythms, most notably the day/night cycle (circadian rhythms). Melatonin is released in the dark, during sleep.

The pineal gland has been implicated in a number of disorders including cancer, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, epilepsy, Paget’s disease… The pineal gland calcifies with age and melatonin production correspondingly decreases. This decline in melatonin has been suggested to be a trigger for the aging process.

Environmental stresses affect pineal function, impacting overall body alertness, temperature levels, and hormone operation. Stresses that affect pineal function include unusual light and dark rhythms, radiation, magnetic fields, nutritional imbalances, temperature swings, high altitude, and overall daily stress patterns.

Pineal gland contains magnetic material in birds and other animals. It is a center for navigation. This, of course, is important for blind individuals. If the pineal gland turns out to contain magnetic material in humans (researchers are looking), then it may be involved in navigational processing. Magnetic processing is subtle and may be part of the bodies unconscious navigational system. Mobility specialists are aware of this possibility, but we have yet to use it to train students.

Studies done mostly with birds strongly suggest that the pineal gland is a center for navigation. Scientists believe that the pineal body is a magnetoreceptor, capable of monitoring magnetic fields, and helping to align the body in space. Changing the direction of magnetic fields around the heads of birds alters their ability to orient.



Electromagnetic fields (EMF) suppress the activity of the pineal gland and reduce melatonin production. EMF activity therefore disrupts the bodies circadian rhythms.

A recent study published some years ago in the NewScientist, indicates a direct connection between the Sun’s solar storms and human biological effect. The conduit which facilitates the charged particles from the Sun to human disturbance — is the very same conduit which steers Earth’s weather —– The Magnetic Field. Yes, animals and humans have a magnetic field which surrounds them — in the very same way the magnetic field surrounds the Earth as a protector.

The NewScientist study states: “The most plausible explanation for the association between geomagnetic activity and depression and suicide is that geomagnetic storms can desynchronize circadian rhythms and melatonin production,” says Kelly Posner, a psychiatrist at Columbia University in the US. The pineal gland, which regulates circadian rhythm and melatonin production, is sensitive to magnetic fields. “The circadian regulatory system depends upon repeated environmental cues to [synchronize] internal clocks,” says Posner. “Magnetic fields may be one of these environmental cues.”

Function and official research on pineal gland

This gland is activated by Light, and it controls the various biorhythms 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.

The pineal gland was originally believed to be a “vestigial remnant” of a larger organ.  Dermatology professor Aaron B. Lerner and colleagues at Yale University, hoping that a substance from the pineal might be useful in treating skin diseases, isolated and named the hormone melatonin in 1958.

Melatonin

Melatonin is N-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine, a derivative of the amino acid tryptophan, which also has other functions in the central nervous system. The production of melatonin by the pineal gland is stimulated by darkness and inhibited by light. Photosensitive cells in the retina detect light and directly signal the SCN, entraining its rhythm to the 24-hour cycle in nature. Fibers project from the SCN to the paraventricular nuclei (PVN), which relay the circadian signals to the spinal cord and out via the sympathetic system to superior cervical ganglia (SCG), and from there into the pineal gland.

Melatonin is a very ancient hormone that is found throughout the animal kingdom. In reptiles and birds the pineal is close to the skin and needs no interaction with the eye to register day/night cycles (this is where the notion of the ‘third eye” comes from). In these animals, the pineal gland is the master clock. In mammals, however, the pineal gland is subordinate to the eye/SCN system. Light severely curtails the production of melatonin.

Melatonin has been shown to inhibit the growth and metastasis of some tumors in experimental animals, and may therefore play a role in cancer inhibition. Removal of the pineal gland and/or reduction in melatonin output have been implicated in the increased incidence of breast cancer in laboratory animals. Patients who have breast cancer have lower levels of melatonin in the blood. The hormone has also been shown to be protective against genetic damage, and it has a stimulatory effect on the immune system.

The anticancer role of melatonin in humans is not established yet, but in a study involving blind women, melatonin production was found to be higher at all times. This finding was associated with the finding that breast cancer in this study was correspondingly lower for these blind women compared to the general population.

The abundant melatonin levels in children are believed to inhibit sexual development, and pineal tumors have been linked with precocious puberty. When puberty arrives, melatonin production is reduced. Calcification of the pineal gland is typical in adults.

Apparently the internal secretions of the pineal gland inhibit the development of the reproductive glands, because in cases where it is severely damaged in children, the result is accelerated development of the sexual organs and the skeleton. In animals, the pineal gland appears to play a major role in sexual development, hibernation, metabolism, and seasonal breeding.

Pineal cytostructure seems to have evolutionary similarities to the retinal cells of chordates. Modern birds and reptiles have been found to express the phototransducing pigment melanopsin in the pineal gland. Avian pineal glands are believed to act like the SCN in mammals.

Studies on rodents suggest that the pineal gland may influence the actions of recreational drugs, such as cocaine, and antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac), and its hormone melatonin can protect against neurodegeneration

Cleaning the pineal gland

Cleaning up the pineal gland is useful for those wishing to develop their multidimensional perception. The Pineal gland will naturally make its own DMT when fully operational and we will be able to remain in a visionary state most of the time. An awakened pineal gland brings the ability to consciously astral travel, explore other dimensions, foresee the future…

It is said that when the pineal gland or ‘third eye’ is awakened, one is able to see beyond space time into time space. It raises the frequency on which one operates and moves one into a higher consciousness.

When the pineal gland awakens, one feels a pressure at the base of the brain. This pressure will often be experienced, when connecting to higher frequency. A head injury, can also activate the Third Eye – Pineal Gland.

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.


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Further articles:


The pineal gland and melatonin in relation to aging: a summary of the theories and of the data.