Post by Blu on Nov 21, 2004 23:11:31 GMT -5
The article I have posted below is an in depth look at the Pineal gland, including it's function in the body as well as the historical view of it's function. The full context of the article is fascinating and goes beyond the ordinary explanation of the Pineal Gland. If you miss this article, you miss a some of the best information I have ever read on the subject! The small part I posted here is just the tip of the ice berg!
Cayce’s Perspective of the Pineal
The relatively frequent references to the pineal in the Cayce readings reflect the importance which the readings attached to this gland. As previously mentioned, during the early decades of this century, the pineal was widely regarded as a vestigial organ of little physiological significance. The readings acknowledged the prevailing view of medical science by describing the pineal as a “mass without apparent functioning” (294-141). However, the readings continued to insist upon the preeminent role of the pineal as a major mediator of physiospiritual processes. The research literature just cited in this Appendix suggests that contemporary views regarding the pineal are rather expansive and tend to support the readings’ insistence that the pineal is much more than a dormant, vestigial organ.
To fully appreciate Cayce’s perspective of the pineal, it is necessary to discuss the various ways in which the term pineal was used in the readings. Although pineal was often used to designate a discrete, glandular entity in the center of the brain (a notion consonant with contemporary views of the pineal), the readings also occasionally spoke of the pineal as if it were a system. This is more than just a problem of semantics, for in the readings the “pineal system” represents the interface of mental and spiritual dimensions within the body—it was described as the body/mind/spirit connection.
When viewed as a system, other terms were often associated with the pineal, such as the “cord of life,” the “silver cord,” the “Appian Way,” and the “imaginative system.” In this context, the pineal seemed to be regarded as a life energy system as well as a glandular entity. This perspective is congruent with certain Eastern religions and occult traditions which emphasize the paranormal aspects of pineal activity by labeling it a major “chakra,” or energy center in the body (e.g., Bailey, 1932; Besant, 1959). In the Cayce readings, the energies associated with the pineal system carry several designations including: “kundalini,” “kundaline,” “life force,” “psychic force,” “aerial activity,” and “creative energy.”
for the complete article go to:
www.edgarcayce.org/th/tharchiv/research/pineal.html