Our heads have a small endocrine gland which produces hormones responsible for modulating our sleep patterns. The gland is right at the center of the brain, between the two halves of the brain, at the thalamus joint. The gland is shaped like a cone and hence, called the pineal gland. Believers say that the pineal gland, once activated to its full potential can let us travel through dimensions, look through the future and have the supreme knowledge of every unknown mystery of the universe. Let’s find out a bit more about this controversial “Third Eye” which may or may not be the gateway to Enlightenment.

The significance of pine cone

The staff of Osiris, the Egyptian God depicts two serpents, intertwined with each other rises up and meets at a pine cone. It is quite similar to the representation of “Kundalini” awakening, a state of enlightenment in Hinduism, where two serpents rise spirally up to the pineal gland.

The magnificent pine cone at the Vatican, the pine cone in the hands of the Greek God Dionysus, in the hands of the Roman Gods, Bacchus, the pine cones in Free Masonic designs and Buddha with a pineal cone at the top of his head – they all have something to say.

The significance of the gland in the Vedas

The Vedic energy system, often called the Chakra or the wheel of life, states that the pineal gland is directly linked to the Ajna or the third eye. The Ajna signifies the conscience in Hinduism and and it is that part of the brain which, when stimulated, can be used to achieve powerful feats.

Not only is Ajna the gland that makes the brain sensitive to light and determines our sleep cycle, but it also produces dimethyltryptamine, a psychedelic hormone, symbolized by two lotus petals.