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Pineal Gland is primarily responsible for Melatonin production, helping us get to sleep and dream, which might be why some people lean towards that as a possible "Third Eye".. If that's the case, I believe it's largely regulated by the amount of light in your environment. Turn off the lights, Activate your Pineal gland.. ?
I think a more likely culprit might be the Amygdala? But realistically I would lean towards a more complex system of inter-working parts that produce the typical 'third eye' results..
As for using Lucid Dreams to "Awaken" the Third Eye, I think that's a wonderful Idea. With neither the external distractions, and the more fluid states/frames of mind, you'll already be in a position that others might need deep meditation or other ritual or mind-altering conditions to achieve.
Once you're Lucid, you can trust that whichever brain parts might be responsible, you're personal image of what the Third Eye is, and what you might wish to accomplish by Activating it, is already some form of mental structure, and you can creatively script a scenario or event to do so.
I think I may try this myself by adding it into the Find your Symbol quest, such that when I find my symbol, part of that finding will be to activate or 'increase ability' to the 'third eye'; Then when I'm awake, I can focus on that dream and symbol, or maybe turning it special direction, to help tune in or out any third eye activites or messages
Occultists believe that the third eye is a vortex of power located in the middle of the forehead. They say it gives people the ability to see the future, or ghosts. Or even that daydreaming and imagination use the third eye, too, which sounds to me kind of like stretching the definition, but if so then yeah it can also refer to things you are seeing in a dream.
For people like me who aren't natural lucid dreamers, though, it helps to focus my thinking on one thing as I fall asleep. Supposedly, if you think of something over and over again as you sleep like "baseball, baseball, baseball" then you'll dream of playing baseball. Or, you'll dream of being at a fancy party full of werewolves, and think "...ball, baseball, baseball, what. am I doing here? I was just lying in my bed a minute ago thinking about baseball. How did I get to this party? Why are there werewolves? This is making no sense, it must be a dream!" Then it becomes a lucid dream.
My story starts with me smoking a pretty big amount of marijuana. While high, I learned how to flex an inner "muscle" inside myself, running from my forehead all the way down my spine. If I kept flexing it, I would induce this chill that would build up, until i decided to tense this "muscle" in a different way, sending the chill all down my spine. The next morning, I could still do it, even while sober. To this day I can induce this chill at will. This happened about a year ago.
Recently, I decided to do some research, and discovered it might be my pineal gland when other people had said they could do the same thing. A couple of them said to lay down, induce the chill, and hold it. You will feel a vibration build up, and after about 8-10 minutes you can build a universe to LD in.
Last night, I tried it(after smoking a bit of marijuana, which they said would help because of melatonin), and it was amazing. The muscle acts like an actual muscle, I get drained if I do it to much. I kept inducing this chill with my eyes closed, and every time i did, the blackness would gain a dimension. I know this sounds odd, but it looked like the blackness was 1d, then 2d, then 3d, and so on. After five minutes i started seeing color, and hypnagogic imagery was being created. I could feel sleep paralysis going through my body, and it felt good. I told myself i wanted to create a forest to train my LD'ing skills in. The trees started forming, and then I created the blue sky. The vivid color and the ability to create was so startling that i woke myself up :( nevertheless, it was an amazing experience. Has anyone else ever been able to do anything like this?
This is quite an interesting concept, as the main method I use to induce a WILD is to trigger a strange feeling inside my forehead which I can only describe as feeling like a black hole sensation. Like it is sucking inwards to the centre of it if that makes sense. As I fall asleep I'm still aware of this strange sensation as the other sensations then take over me that arn't intentional such as that fuzzy feeling, a vibration like buzzing inside my headand eventually the feeling of being disconnected from my body. Now I know this isn't OBE because every time I accomplish this, (which usually takes a little while to get my vision and motion back) I do not see my own body. So I can only assume I've drifted straight into a lucid dream. This happens almost instantly when I trigger this feeling in my forehead when I'm in the right state of mind to sleep. The best time for this is usually after waking up.
Now I don't know much about a third eye and I'd say I was a little more skeptic than superstitious, but your topic here seems to draw some kind of shared connection with the method I've always used to WILD. I'm sure some of you out there may have experienced something similar or use the same technique as I do. I'd be curious to know if anyone else can relate to an experience that may link to this topic somehow.
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Here I am hanging out in my lil art corner. I finished my Mushroom Goddess painting last-night and today I am going to do some more work on my Kali inspired painting.
Blogged here:
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Took this in the wooded area near my house (KC, MO area). I adjusted the contrast to bring out the color but the colors are not altered. DSC06889 Thanks pbelardo for the ID!
Quan Yin... the Goddess of Compassion and Mercy
Quan Yin is one of the most universally beloved of deities in the Buddhist tradition. Also known as Kuan Yin, Quan'Am (Vietnam), Kannon (Japan), and Kanin (Bali), She is the embodiment of compassionate loving kindness. As the Bodhisattva of Compassion, She hears the cries of all beings. Quan Yin enjoys a strong resonance with the Christian Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and the Tibetan goddess Tara.
In many images she is shown carrying the pearls of illumination. Often Quan Yin is shown pouring a stream of healing water, the "Water of Life," from a small vase. With this water devotees and all living things are blessed with physical and spiritual peace. She holds a sheaf of ripe rice or a bowl of rice seed as a metaphor for fertility and sustenance. The dragon, an ancient symbol for high spirituality, wisdom, strength, and divine powers of transformation, is a common motif found in combination with the Goddess of Mercy.
Sometimes Kuan Yin is represented as a many armed figure, with each hand either containing a different cosmic symbol or expressing a specific ritual position, or mudra. This characterizes the Goddess as the source and sustenance of all things. Her cupped hands often form the Yoni Mudra, symbolizing the womb as the door for entry to this world through the universal female principle.
Quan Yin, as a true Enlightened One, or Bodhisattva, vowed to remain in the earthly realms and not enter the heavenly worlds until all other living things have completed their own enlightenment and thus become liberated from the pain-filled cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
There are numerous legends that recount the miracles which Quan Yin performs to help those who call on Her. Like Artemis, She is a virgin Goddess who protects women, offers them a religious life as an alternative to marriage, and grants children to those who desire them.
The Goddess of Mercy is unique among the heavenly hierarchy in that She is so utterly free from pride or vengefulness that She remains reluctant to punish even those to whom a severe lesson might be appropriate. Individuals who could be sentenced to dreadful penance in other systems can attain rebirth and renewal by simply calling upon Her graces with utter and absolute sincerity. It is said that, even for one kneeling beneath the executioner's sword already raised to strike, a single heartfelt cry to Bodhisattva Quan Yin will cause the blade to fall shattered to the ground.
The many stories and anecdotes featuring this Goddess serve to convey the idea of an enlightened being who embodies the attributes of an all pervasive, all consuming, unwavering loving compassion and who is accessible to everyone. Quan Yin counsels us by Her actions to cultivate within ourselves those particular refined qualities that all beings are said to naturally possess in some vestigial form.
Contemplating the Goddess of Mercy involves little dogma or ritual. The simplicity of this gentle being and Her standards tends to lead Her devotees towards becoming more compassionate and loving themselves. A deep sense of service to all fellow beings naturally follows any devotion to the Goddess.
Guanyin (Chinese: 觀音; pinyin: Guānyīn; Wade-Giles: kuan-yin, Japanese: Kannon, Korean: Gwan-eum, Vietnamese: Quan Âm) is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin (觀世音, pinyin: Guānshìyīn, Wade-Giles: kuan-shih yin) which means (hola estudiantes de la oxford)buddha god of mercy (not the game) "Observing the Sounds (or Cries) of the World". Source: Bethleen Cole
It is generally accepted (in the Chinese community) that Guanyin originated as the Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर), which is her male form. Commonly known in English as the Goddess of Mercy. Guanyin is also revered by Chinese Daoists (Taoists) as an Immortal.
More in my sets... Buddhas and Gods and Living in a Jungle.
"Many teachers will tell you to believe; then they put out your eyes of reason and instruct you to follow only their logic. But I want you to keep your eyes of reason open; in addition, I will open in you another eye, the eye of wisdom."
~Sri Yukteswar to his disciple Paramahansa Yogananda
one of my favorite reads and sources of wisdom and inspiration
and because i desire to develop my own 'third eye'
just hope this doesn't freak y'all out.. :)
special thanks to norma frances
for the texture
peace
Happy new year! Lots of awesomeness happened in 2015 and here are several highlights in no particular order:
I attended my first comic-con, I made improvements in my spray painting techniques, treated myself to a tattoo, painted a big commissioned interior mural, painted two public bench murals, discovered my love for painting tea, participated in several wonderful group art art shows around town, began producing my own coloring pages, completed over 31 new illustrations for the Drawlloween challenge.
2015 was full of the above mentioned and more including moments of loss, moments of oopsies, moments of WTF , but adversity makes us stronger. Its a delicate balance!
I am excited to see what opportunities, challenges and new understandings await us all in 2016.
Signal Fire
12"16"
original acrylic painting by Chelsea Rose
Blogged here: lucidrose.blogspot.com/2015/03/sasquatch-and-zodiac-art-s...
...Rimmel is one of the girl's best friend.
:)
I know, it's not perfect!
But I'm learning more about Photoshop...in the meantime...I hope you will like it!
I had a wonderful day spray painting on Alberta St. Do you like my wormy ladies?Winking hearts are courtesy of Dr.Roxo. This is a new "free wall" of sorts, where artists are encouraged to do repeating designs, patterns or characters that overlap, work with or around the already existing spray art. When the wall gets filled up, the repeating patterns and characters can begin anew. Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.
At the Seattle Asian Art Museum, in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill.
Buddha, late Heian (Fujiwara) period, ca. 1130, Japanese, wood with gold lacquer, 37 1/4 x 27 x 17 in., Seattle Asian Art Museum, Gift of the Monsen Family, 2011.39.
My first spray painting on a wall, had lots of fun and learned at lot. Can't wait to practice more. Read my blog about it: lucidrose.blogspot.com/2014/06/spray-paint-mural-experime...