Liber VIII · Eastern Mysticism
Liber VIII · Eastern Mysticism
Chapter X
The Third Eye
8 min readAjna and the Third Eye in Yoga and Tantra: The Brow CentreAjna and the third eye in yoga and tantra: the point between the brows in the Gita, the Ṣaṭ-cakra-nirūpaṇa, hatha yoga gazes and the meeting of the channels.8 min readShiva's Third Eye, the Bindi and the Tilaka: Signs on the BrowShiva's third eye in Hindu myth, the burning of Kama, three-eyed goddesses, and the history and meaning of the tilaka and bindi worn on the forehead today.8 min readThe Pineal Gland: From Descartes to Modern ScienceThe pineal gland from Galen and Descartes' seat of the soul to melatonin and the body clock, and what science says about calcification, DMT and the third eye.8 min readThe Third Eye: History and Meaning Across TraditionsThe third eye across traditions: Shiva's eye of fire, the ajna centre, the Buddha's urna, Daoist inner sight, the pineal gland and the Western occult revival.8 min readThe Urna and Inner Sight in Buddhism: The Brow and the Divine EyeThe urna between the Buddha's brows, its light in Mahayana sutras and art, the five eyes and the divine eye, and three-eyed deities of Vajrayana Buddhism.8 min readTheosophy, Lobsang Rampa and the Western Third EyeHow the West invented its third eye: Blavatsky's pineal eye, Leadbeater's clairvoyant chakras, Steiner and Bailey, and Cyril Hoskin's 1956 hoax The Third Eye.8 min readThird Eye Meditation: Trataka, Brow Focus and Their HistoryThird eye meditation explained: the history of trataka and brow focus in yoga and Buddhism, a simple and safe candle-gazing practice, and sensible cautions.