karaka for pineal

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Dear Ann

The pituitary is indeed in the midline but is further back than "between the

brows". It is more or less in the middle of the skull in both directions.

You can locate it by imagining a line between the outer canthus (outer edge

of the eye ) and the external auditory meatus (the entrance to the ear

passsage). The pituitary is about an inch above this line. The pineal gland

is about 2 inches behind this at the back of the third ventricle. The pineal

is truly a third eye, as in some lower vertebrates it develops a rudimentary

lens and retina. Its hormone melatonin affects us in many ways and it is

not unlikely that in the past had a function of '6th sense' that we have

lost today It controls the sleep/wake cycles and circadian rhythms and some

thermal and immunological regulation. It has been suggested that it plays a

part in tumour regulation. It plays a role in sleep, menstrual, and some

psychological disorders especially those related to light and day length.

Does this help in finding its karaka?

Love,

Gili

>Dear Ramadas,

> Thankyou for your many informative posts, I always

>look forward to them.

> In your post below you have confused the glands; it is the Pituitary

>Gland which sits between and a little above the brow, 'the third eye'. The

>Pineal Gland is at the back of the head towards the top and is refferred to

>as the Crown chakra, mostly responsible for the Central Nervous system,

>which I have been told is lorded by Saturn.

> Taking a wild guess, I imagine the Pituitary gland may be ruled by

>Jupiter. Then again it could be Venus as this gland controls balance, the

>senses etc. ( My mother died from a tumour on the Pituitary gland and it

>affected her entire functioning. It seems to play a huge role in the

>healthy interaction of the entire glandular system.She had Venus with

>Retrograde Jupiter in Lagna; Lagna Lord Saturn with badaka Mars in 11th

>hse. Passed away during Jupiter Maha after many years of suffering. It was

>most unpleasant.)

> Anyway, I am not sure about lordships, but am sure of the anatomy.

>With Love and Best Wishes,

>Ann.

 

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