09-01-2024, 02:00 PM
Some(including myself) do sometimes form connections between the soul and light(or "photons"), but I'll probably get to more on that later.
Descartes spoke of the pineal gland as being the "seat of the soul"(or consciousness). Consciousness does appear to have a constant centralized location(even if only illusory) that appears to be pretty much in line with the line of sight of the visual mechanism(the windows of the soul). The pineal gland on the other hand appears more in line with the third eye, i.e. in a straight line back through the skull from that red dot that the Hindu practitioners(or yogis) are known for.
And even though consciousness does appear to be centralized spatially, there's likely not going to be anything there that is observable. There may be a couple reasons for this:
1. Like quantum phenomena, it's just to small to be observed – the veil of scale.
2. It's incorporeal; there's nothing there to be observed. Consciousness does not occupy physical space...
It's there, but it isn't there.
Some might say chemical processes are responsible. It's true and somewhat fascination that some chemicals can affect the 'feeling' of consciousness e.g. the various modes, but I would disagree with it being 'the reason' for consciousness.
Descartes spoke of the pineal gland as being the "seat of the soul"(or consciousness). Consciousness does appear to have a constant centralized location(even if only illusory) that appears to be pretty much in line with the line of sight of the visual mechanism(the windows of the soul). The pineal gland on the other hand appears more in line with the third eye, i.e. in a straight line back through the skull from that red dot that the Hindu practitioners(or yogis) are known for.
And even though consciousness does appear to be centralized spatially, there's likely not going to be anything there that is observable. There may be a couple reasons for this:
1. Like quantum phenomena, it's just to small to be observed – the veil of scale.
2. It's incorporeal; there's nothing there to be observed. Consciousness does not occupy physical space...
It's there, but it isn't there.
Some might say chemical processes are responsible. It's true and somewhat fascination that some chemicals can affect the 'feeling' of consciousness e.g. the various modes, but I would disagree with it being 'the reason' for consciousness.
