Is the Pineal Gland the Seat of the Soul?

Summary

August 14, 2020, 14 min

The pineal gland's secretion of melatonin and natural DMT, 'phase changers' that set how profound a meditative experience feels, and why darkness, silence and fasting matter. Drawing on Persinger and Murphy's research, the video argues the right hippocampus, holder of meaning and light, is the seat of the soul rather than the pineal.

In this video

Teaches

Pineal glandMelatoninRight hippocampus

Discusses

Spiritual eyeLeft amygdala

Mentions

Pituitary glandCarl JungHacking the UniverseStages of sense reversalFive Breath StatesHRV ResonanceFreeze ResponseTranquil BreathRoll-Up of ConsciousnessLahiri MahasayaKrishnaMichael PersingerTodd MurphyLeft hippocampus

Key moments

00:00What does the pineal gland actually do?00:36Descartes and Jung on the pineal as seat of the soul 01:59Melatonin, the phase changer 03:10Natural DMT and why not to ingest it 03:56Silent, pitch-dark rooms produce more melatonin 04:30Hacking the Universe and a profound experience of light 06:45Melatonin makes meditation like a good movie 07:26The Krishna state: roll-up into the brain and the spiritual eye 08:50Why the same experience varies in profoundness 10:10Persinger and Murphy: left amygdala and right hippocampus 11:14The right hippocampus holds meaning and light 12:11The right hippocampus as the seat of the soul