Kundalini and the Brain

We know already the importance of the pineal gland and it’s role in higher consciousness. I want to address important dynamics of the surrounding areas of the brain and how they are important in meditation.

     The pineal gland (unlabelled in this picture) is the pea sized organ in the direct center of the brain. I want you to notice what’s directly above the pineal gland; the motor cortex. This area is primarily concerned with movement. The area just below it, the amygdala, has to do a lot with basic emotions and especially a lot on our fear response. The hippocampus has a lot to do with appetite regulation and our physical and emotional cravings. The brain stem even further below that has to do a lot with our core survival needs.

     Now let’s observe the torodial magnetic field of the brain. (excuse the sloppy photoshop as I couldn’t find any good images on the internet displaying this.)

     Notice for there to be a clear channel from the bottom of the brain, past the pineal, and through the crown, energy must pass through these points. The odd coincidence is that meditation demonstrates the importance of stillness of the body. Spiritual practice also teaches removing fear from your consciousness. Steady and calm emotions are also integral to meditation, as is removal of primal urges. Do you see what is being drawn here? Mastery over these things literally creates a cleared electromagnetic channel going straight up and out of the brain. This is the Shushuma channel in kundalini.

     Ida and Pingala are also important aspects of kundalini. Pingala being the active,  physical, masculine sun channel and Ida being the passive, emotional, feminine moon channel. Pingala is associated with physical activity, the muscular system of the body, and the sympathetic nervous system. Ida is associated with rest, digestion, the internal organs, and the parasympathetic nervous system. It appears that Pingala activates the area above the pineal and Ida activates the area below the pineal. One of the core preliminary practices to doing kundalini involves balancing Ida and Pingala so that energy may rise in Sushuma.

     Another correlation here is that the “marriage of Ida and Pingala” takes place in the third eye. The pituitary is known to be a gland that control’s the balancing of the rest of the endocrine system. It’s no coincidence that Ajna literally translates to “Overseer.” Once Ida and Pingala come into balance, the toroid field awakens and circulates through the pineal gland. The pineal, which is associated with the crown chakra, bears an uncanny resemblance to the view of a torus from the top.

     It's interesting because you can literally see the life fractal of phi ratio in action here. The heart is the singularity of our aura which surrounds our whole body. The pineal is the singularity of the mind-field which surrounds the brain. Electromagnetically it is much more subtle than the field emitted from the heart and thus requires finer tuning and is more subjective to quantum shifts than the heart's torus.

     I'm still endlessly amazed how well our ancient ancestors knew our biology and how well it is displayed in yoga. There are many truths in yoga that have solid grounds for experimentation in science. Science will find some interesting discoveries by investigating this further. I'm sure our MRI equipment could handle experiments in this area correlating to people doing meditation and yoga versus those who don't as a control group. Until then, continue walking on your spiritual path. ~Namaste ~