Spiritual Instruction Module: Cynthia Winton-Henry

Pinecone Magic!
Activating the Playful Legacy of the Pine-al Gland
What if every time you saw a pinecone you could stop, engage your
inner domain, and purposefully widen your vision?

The Tree of Life has long offered spiritual intelligence to mystics and their
communities. See my Spiritual Instruction Modules, on how Tree and Serpentine
consciousness serve as a roadmap and initiation tool for the wisdom embedded in
our DNA.

Apparently the humble pinecone, emblematic of the Pineal Gland, is also historically
recognized as part of the technology of Higher Vision.

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye be single, your whole body shall
be full of light. Matthew 6:22

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: For I have seen God face to face, and my
life is preserved. And as he passed over Peniel the sun rose upon him. Genesis 32:30-
31 (Literal translation of PenielFace of God).

I happily acknowledge April~Lady Kiras blog for the research presented here.

The playful mystic thinks perhaps it is time to raise the pinecone!!!

What do you think?
Relating the pinecone to the Third Eye

Modern seers, poets, artists, and writers know they play with ways of
seeing. Mark Twain said, The common eye sees only the outside of
things, and judges by that, but the all seeing eye pierces through, and
reads the heart and the soul, finding there capacities which the outside
didnt indicate or promise, and which the other kind couldnt detect.

The Conifer Pine Tree is an ancient plant that has existed nearly three
times longer than all flowering plant species and is an evolutionary
precursor to the flower. Its spines spiral in a perfect Fibonacci sequence
in either direction, much like
the Sacred Geometry of a rose
or a sunflower.

As pinecones require fire to

release their nuts they
symbolize the element of fire,
seed and the protruding fertility
of the phallus.

The ancients naturally activated

the pineal through direct
experience, ecstatic dance and
song, and dreams. Some began
to regularly access the flowering
of consciousness of which Plato
spoke. "There is an Eye of the
soul which is far more precious
than ten thousand bodily eyes,
for by it alone is truth seen."

Somehow they came upon the seat of

insight, the tiny pinecone tucked away at
the very center of the brain, THE HIDDEN
MONASTERY ITSELF.

Scientists confirm that the Pineal Gland

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modulates wake-sleep patterns
and circadian rhythms through
the release of melatonin, the
most fundamental and universal
hormone in the evolution of
cellular life. Sensitive to light the
pineal mirrors a pinecone
ripening slowly to release
mature seeds .

Uniquely isolated from the

blood-brain barrier system in
the very center of the brain it receives a higher percentage of blood flow
than any other area of the body save the kidneys.

The Pineal also secretes DMT a powerful agent of consciousness.

https://www.cottonwoodresearch.org/dmt-pineal-2013/

If the Pineal gland is key to the third eye how do we get there?
Mystics have been pointing the way for ages.

The caduceus staff of

healers carried by Hermes
in Greek mythology shows
the route as does this
visual representation of
the Kundalini yoga
practice, the ultimate goal
of which is to awaken the
Third Eye hidden in the
human forehead.

Yoga followers awaken the Third Eye by activating the seven chakras.
Once awakened, the Kundalini life force coiled three and half times like a
serpent at the base of the spine will move upward to open the door of
consciousness. A child may come by this naturally, but most humans
experience resistance and blockages. So we call on teachers, healers, and
companions and enjoy sex as an important pleasurable form of releasing
and engaging our full energies.

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 C.W. Leadbeater wrote in Freemasonry and its Ancient Mystic Rites
The caduceus, the rod of powerIn India.a stick of bamboo with seven
knots represents the spinal column with its seven centers or chakras
indicated the spinal cordwhile the serpents were symbolical of the two
channels called in Eastern terminology Ida and Pinagala; and the fire
enclosed within it was the serpent-fire which in Sanskrit is called
kundalini.

Those in artful, affirming systems like InterPlay can playfully awaken

these energy centers by engaging the creative energies through
movement, voice, story, stillness and interconnection. Supported by a
groups body-to-body wisdom one senses a form of belonging to
something greater like a tree, river, or ocean. The experience of oneness
physically amplifies and supports each persons embodied, light hearted,
and profound development. With the ability to reflect and notice, all
players can find their way to wholeness again and again no matter what
difficulty arises.

It has probably been this way for eons. Meditators, dancers, and
dreamers get a flash of
enlightenment. Once alert to such
possibility they begin to cultivate
the flower of wisdom. Third eye
openings can arise through
predisposition (the Dalai Lama)
intense practice (Ram Dass)
genetic propensity (the tribes of
Israel) and even trauma (the
Saints). Many of us prayerfully
attune to the enlightened wisdom of
our teachers so that we might
learn how to ride the agony,
ecstasy, and everyday energies of life.

Legacy of the Pinecone

In ancient Greece, the god of wine Dionysus carried a pine cone-tipped

wand or thyrsus, often described as dripping with honey. His followers,
female dancing Maenads and male Satyrs carried these wands as well in
rites and festivals to stimulate prosperity, fertility, and pleasure.

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 The Egyptian staff of Osiris (1224 BC) has
cobras rising up to a
pinecone.

Siva too offers the

pinecone as one of
the great gifts.

In Ancient Assyria a
palace carving from
716 BC of a
four-winged
God-like
figures using a pinecone to pollinate the
Tree of Life.

Signifying
spiritual
ascension
and
immortality
the Mexican
Chicomecoatl (Seven Snakes) offers
Pinecones in one hand, and an evergreen tree in
the other.

In Ancient Rome a pinecone fountain once

overflowed with water next to the Temple
of Isis. Today it stands in Vatican City's
Court of the Pine Cone as one of the largest
pinecone statues in the world.

Romans also built a bronze sculpture, the

Pigna, three stories tall that according to
medieval legend stood on top of the
Pantheon, as a lid for the round opening
in the center of the buildings vault.

Pinecone imagery features prominently atop the sacred staff carried by

the Pope and on the Coat of Arms of the Holy See on the Vatican flag.

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Modern Gods too are interested in accessing the power of the pine seed
Capitalism invokes the pinecone on the Whitehall Building in the New
York Financial District with two enormous intertwining snakes spiraling
up to a pinecone similar to the Staff of Osiris.

In London the bullet pinecone is seen in St. Marys Axe, the Financial
District Building that replaced the Baltic Exchange extensively damaged
in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb
placed by the Provisional IRA. St
Marys Axe was built by the
Swedish Skanska, the No. 1 Green
Builder in the United States in
2007, No. 3 "Green Contractor" in
the United States 2008.[15] In 2011,
the greenest company in the United
Kingdom, and winner of the
Financial Times Boldness in
Business Award for corporate
responsibility and environment.
Skanska founded the Supply Chain
Sustainability School, an e-learning
initiative managed with
competitors to educate
construction suppliers on
sustainability.

The Pinecone stands proud.

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On the other hand.Hitler was fascinated by the history of the pinecone
and included it as part of his
psychic arsenal. See his desk.

The art and technologies

of body wisdom are
morally neutral. Its we
who choose how to play
with them!!

Pinecone Magic
Pine corresponds to the Elements
of Air and Fire and is used to
purify the home and the person.

Pine needles and boughs are also

thought to bring prosperity and
luck, and as such are often hung
above the doorway or mantel of
the house.

Traditionally associated with

winter, the dying of the old year,
consider a winter bath with a few
drops of pine-needle oil and
crushed needles in a muslin bag to cleanse a body of negativity and ward
off illness.

Along with Eucalyptus, burn pine incense or oil in a sickroom to

strengthen and aid one who is ailing or for those with breathing
disorders. The oil is antiseptic and anti-viral, while the needles are rich
in Vitamin C and A.

Pine needle tea, though bitter in taste, is wonderful for healing lower
abdominal problems such as bladder or urinary tract infections.

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Pinecone Meditations

There are many ways to greet and welcome the power of the inner eye.
A lot of people are looking at this wisdom. It you forage YouTube and the
Internet youll find waaaay more than you want.

Here are some suggestions if the pinecone pineal gland is interesting to

you.

Simply welcome pinecones into your life, celebrating their ancient

beauty.

Make art with them as a form of meditation. See my pinterest page

for ideas at http://www.pinterest.com/cwintonhenry/pinecone/

No pinecones around? Check out YouTube pinecones in the

fireplace. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?
q=pinecone+meditation&qpvt=pinecone+meditaiton&FORM=VDR
E#view=detail&mid=D2588F344DD8EFB3E7C4D2588F344DD8E
FB3E7C4

Meditating on pinecones has been powerful for some. Aviva offers

this meditation at http://www.whats-your-sign.com/

Find a pinecone and place it before you in preparation

Light a candle while setting your focus upon expanding your
consciousness
Cast your physical and spiritual eyes upon the pinecone in
candlelight
Envision the pinecone opening itself to the Light and
warmth
As you continue begin to see that pinecone within your
mind
Nestled between the two halves of your brain, get a clear
visual in your minds eye
Now visualize your inner pinecone opening gently to take in
nourishment from Divine Light.
See your pineal gland (pinecone) radiating with the calming
light of the cosmos
Continue this meditation according to your impulses and

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 requirements.
When ready, conclude by centering in the present.
Reaffirming your bodily presence.

At Fragrant Heart Blog Elisabeth, a meditation teacher leads you

in a guided meditation on the Golden Cone of Light
http://www.fragrantheart.com/cms/free-
audiomeditations/relaxation/golden-cone-of-light.

Once youve listened to it you will be able to do it anywhere. If

you find yourself becoming stressed at home, or at work and
thinking a lot of negative thoughts take a few minutes to
recentre and energize yourself, by breathing, and visualizing the
healing and rejuvenating Golden Cone of Light.

The website Detoxify the Pineal Gland offers practical and

esoteric wisdom http://decalcifypinealgland.com/how-to-
activate-the-pineal-gland/

Any time you dance, drum, or play with effortless concentration and lose
your sense of time, you are probably in the zone of your third eye.

I learned a great trick from Berkeley Psychic Institute to Develop my 6 th

chakra
, or the center of my head. Here is a little video to explain.

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