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Hi newbie seeking knowledge Welcome to the Bums! You don't need to worry so much about being offensive... you are a loooonnnng way from having problem with that. Maybe if you talk more about why you are interested in meditation, what you are looking for, it will be easier for you to get responses to your request for guidance...

Welcome Jesse... Jump into some of the conversations that bought you here... and feel free to start some of your own to let people know how they might be of help...

Welcome Chrissy This forum is a great vehicle for expanding the conversation about almost any even vaguely related subject... which can be a real boon when you haven't found too many people into this stuff locally. Very glad you found us...

Welcome Sea Turtle This is generally a pretty friendly place, and I, for one, am very happy to see you here, and hope you will soon feel comfortable joining the conversations that drew you here. And hopefully some of the conversations that drew me here as well

Thanks to lifeforce, I have gotten intrigued with Bill Donahue's stuff, especially on the pineal gland. His vids are kind of long, but I did like this one: It's not specifically on rejuvenation of the pineal, but an understanding of what the pineal does, and how ancient scriptures seem to be telling us about it in very coded language... which Donahue claims to be deciphering. He actually makes a pretty good (loose, lol) case for his interpretation, and ties it all together nicely, if, again, loosely. What interests me even more than his theories is that, since I started listening to his pineal lectures, I'm getting lots more pineal activation myself! (Of course lots of other stuff is going on now too, but it does seem to coincide with listening to this guy's theories. Energy follows focus, after all. Curious if any other DBs are interested in this stuff, especially from Donahue's perspective...or anybody else's

Welcome Ekstasis! This is my favorite virtual place too... glad you found us!

Yep, that's the guy... I could immediately feel the energetics of what he recommends, but can't say it fixed my life But, like I said, it's fun.

What I think I understood from the article –correct me if you find otherwise – is that the more brain sand/calcification, the less melatonin is produced. And melatonin is profoundly protective of the brain. Also, the composition of the brain sand may alter its effects... These days there's a lot of unnatural fluoride (meaning not what plants would pick up from healthy soil)... this and other toxins were probably not a major component before modern times. Because the pineal lies outside the blood-brain barrier, all these toxins have access.

Those who aren't convinced that pineal calcification is something to be avoided probably didn't read Bindi's original post here. It's pretty long and technical, so I understand, but maybe at least check out this section: 3. Pineal Gland Calcification (PGC), Melatonin Production, Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging. "Large amounts of evidence, however, also suggest that the pineal calcification was indeed associated with human pathological disorders and aging. Decades ago several studies pointed out the relationship between the pineal calcification and schizophrenia [73,166,167,168]. The highest pineal calcium content was detected in the pineal gland of patients who died of renal disease associated with hypertension among other diseases [169]. Currently, additional studies have reported the strong association of PGC and neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s disease [170]. This association is connected with the melatonin levels synthesized by this gland. It is well established that melatonin is a neuroprotector with its potent antioxidant function and anti-inflammatory activity" It goes on.

That's quite a resource! Thank you Drew!

I think Drew is referring to that vid lifeforce posted above, https://youtu.be/LuxntX7Emzk The fellow had a stroke and lost the ability to speak... but then retrained himself through force of will... commanding his brain...and now speaks well... truly inspiring And I enjoyed the bit in the beginning about the pineal gland and religions... I loved Bill Donahue's quote: "I had to abandon religions to find God..."

This is VERY interesting (and I very nearly skipped over it ) Thank you, lifeforce!

Hopefully, I won't ever have to have a brain x-ray, no matter how "interesting" that might be! But people are often surprised at how much younger I look than my actual age... so maybe my pineal is doing well... I've also religiously avoided fluoride for many, many years... that's bound to help too...

I've been supplementing with iodine, boron, K2 and turmeric – and melatonin– for some time now for various reasons. Used to do shilajit too... and intend to try chaga at some point. My pineal should be in veery good shape... but I have no idea how to evaluate that... . I also like the energy exercises of niwan and "clicking the amygdala forward" Fun stuff! And I see Drew has found the topic!

I found this article on supplements for pineal detox very interesting... but then I'm kind of a nut about this stuff https://scottjeffrey.com/pineal-gland-detox-supplements/

Welcome Muhammad Not so much focus on Sufism here... I hope your input can help to change that! Looking forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to you, InnerOuterBalance... Curious for you to say more about how you see the connection between physical healing tools and self-realization... not disagreeing at all, just curious for you to expand on that...

Welcome Deya! That's an intriguing intro... looking forward to hearing more...

Welcome geniii Thank you for giving us such a fun introduction! Very glad you found us.

Yes! Thanks to Sean for keeping the DB Banner current with the New Year!

Welcome, Lazgrane Along with Fa Xin, also interested in your "home brew" recipe...ingredients.... and what you've noticed so far from your practice... And you answered those questions while I was typing this! Good that your friends find you "fatter".... you have energetically perceptive friends...

I did that practice for awhile when I started energy work and got interested in JAJ's healing training. A group of us would get together to practice the tape (back when these were tapes and not DVDs, lol). It was very energizing. Curious what benefits you're noticing...

Welcome, Jo9 ... It'd be fun to hear a little more about you... should you feel like sharing...

Hello, HuangDiNeiJing, Welcome! First article in your blog is fascinating... although going from high range for me to over my head, lol I look forward to reading more, both there, and here, where I think you will have a lot to offer. Very glad you joined!

Welcome, chunkstyle! Hopefully someone here can step in and offer advice on this for you. Michael Lomax, aka Yamu, is a member here, and talks about this. You can probably also find advice on this on the Facebook group "Clinical Medical Qigong"... a great bunch of practitioners, and very generous with their experience and advice. Glad you decided to join us Bums!