Pituitary gland

The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in the small, bony cavity (sella turcica) at the base of the brain. Its posterior lobe is connected to a part of the brain called the hypothalamus via the infundibulum (or stalk), giving rise to the tuberoinfundibular pathway. The posterior lobe is thus derived from neural ectoderm while the anterior lobe is derived from oral ectoderm. The anterior pituitary lobe receives releasing hormones from the hypothalamus via a portal vein system. The pituitary gland secretes hormones regulating a wide variety of bodily activities, including trophic hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands. For a while, this led scientists to call it the master gland, but now we know that it is in fact regulated by releasing hormones from the hypothalamus. It is physically attached to the brain by the pituitary, or hypophyseal stalk connected with the median eminence.

Mystic view

According to esoteric knowledge, the pituitary gland and the pineal gland at the present time are neither evolving nor degenerating, but are dormant. Both are responsible for the latent faculty, possessed by every human being, called "clairvoyance". To regain contact with the inner worlds, it is necessary, according to the refered knowledge, to establish the connection of the pineal gland and the pituitary body with the cerebrospinal nervous system, reawakening both through this process.

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Esoteric knowledge - Pituitary gland - Pineal gland - Clairvoyance - Inner worlds

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