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About the pineal gland

Nature reveals nature

And then so much more becomes possible...

Back at the juniper bushes

Recently, I had once again walked the Velhorst Crystalline Nature Walk, when, at the end, I paused with the person who was with me by the juniper bushes at the final spot of the walk, near the large beech tree. These are not the juniper bushes that play a role in the Crystalline Nature Walk. We weren’t standing directly by the beech tree, which lies just off the path, nor by the large oak tree opposite it, which is also a little further from the path. We were standing by the juniper bushes that border the path and surround the large oak tree. I had stood at this spot before, and at the time I had sensed that these bushes wanted me to come back for them at some point because they had something to tell me. I told this to the person who was with me. I added that I didn’t want to do that now because it was all becoming too much for me after the Crystalline Nature Walk. But this was the reason I focused on these bushes for a moment. Immediately, the words ‘pineal gland’ and ‘eyes’ were presented to me in German. I wrote them down because I know myself; I tend to forget things like that. I told the bushes that I would return soon to hear what they wanted to say, and we moved on.

Complete acceptance

A week later I was back, this time especially for these juniper bushes. I sat down in a spot next to them in the sun. Lovely. I have a thing for juniper bushes. I don’t know what it is, but we feel good together. Pen and paper at the ready. All set to go. I read out the words I’d jotted down beforehand: pineal gland and eyes. The pineal gland and the eyes form a single organ, I was immediately told. And: accept everything completely. I paused for a moment to consider what that last remark meant. Is that the start of the information I’m receiving? Is what they want to say about acceptance? Ah no, that’s not what they mean. It’s about this moment: here and now taking in what the bushes have to say, I must accept everything completely. That’s fine, I decided. I therefore resolved not to ask any questions or make any comments, but to let everything unfold as it would and simply take notes.

The third eye*

The third eye has withdrawn inwards and become part of the brain. It has given the brain a certain ability to restructure perceived facts. And then it seems as if it resembles clairvoyance, but it is a restructuring of perceived facts and not so much new facts. Because the eye was originally turned outwards.** It gives the brain a new ability.

* The pineal gland has traditionally been referred to as the ‘third eye’, a name that was originally accurate from a physical perspective, as the explanation makes clear.

** Because the eye was originally turned outwards, “it has this ability because eyes see everything in relation to one another.” I am adding that last bit afterwards because I remember that was the intention.

Current lack of understanding

The lack of understanding of the observed facts is indeed striking. People used to be more sensitive in the third eye. They understood the facts better. Consequently, they did not think about them so much. And thinking has, in a certain way, taken over that function in a highly manipulative manner. Because you can invent and conceive of all sorts of things and relations.

In other words, because we no longer see the natural connections, we are offered connections through all sorts of channels that are not genuine, but which are intended to make us believe in them. Because this happens on such a large scale, it works. It does, however, leave us feeling empty, because these inauthentic, artificially created connections have no link to our own deeper being and knowing. As my guides pointed out in a trance experience: “People do not know what is real.”

Original connections

The eye, and especially the third eye, are about the original connections. The juniper bushes are connected to these connections. You could say that they ‘make’ connections. For us, that is the case. But they illuminate connections so that they enter our existence. So they link existing connections to our existence, so that we see them and are connected to them. That connection was already there but lay outside our consciousness.

But something must also have its own independence, and that is partly determined by the kind of connections it has. And it is attuned to that. But there are often many more possibilities. Consider the connection between human talents and abilities on the one hand and animals on the other.*

* This is discussed in a footnote on the webpage ‘Who is Olly?’ I repeat: “In a trance session I saw that Gemma's cat is one of the carriers of responsibilities and tasks and also of the instruments needed for that, and that he, as it were, helps carry humanity, in his case Gemma. Such animals are co-bearers of humanity. They help people who have tasks and responsibilities to carry them.”

What is meant here is that everything is connected, which is not the same as saying that everything is connected to everything else in exactly the same way. Everything also has its own unique place within the whole, its own unique connections and gifts. Ultimately, everything is one; that goes one step further. Something possesses its unique qualities partly because of the way it is connected to other things and its place.

It also means that when something or someone becomes more aware of its or her original connections, this leads to growth, development and expansion.

Many possibilities

So what connections do the juniper bushes make?

These are also presented to them, for example through the Velhorst Crystalline Nature Walk and through experiences. The juniper bushes activate connections within us; the eyes make them visible to ourselves.

The juniper bushes help shape reality, including that of nature, by weaving connections into it. Then things begin to ‘light up’ for that consciousness, or it acquires talents.

One such connection that came to light recently was that between the beech tree and our meridian system. The beech tree is a master of the meridians. It can support your meridian system, just as juniper bushes can support the pineal gland. To do this, you can open yourself up by sitting against a beech tree and making a conscious connection with it. You ask the beech tree to do this. A beech tree needs about fifteen minutes for this. You can do this every day. We brush our teeth and look after ourselves every day too. You can also make juniper bushes accessible to yourself in this way. The juniper bush covers a smaller area and takes slightly less time, about five to ten minutes. This supports the functioning of the third eye.

Case: And a poem

A while ago, I used to love going to concerts by the Gelders Orchestra. I usually went on my own, made sure I got a seat at the front, and entered a kind of light trance. When the performance began, I let myself be carried away. It was wonderful. I wrote a poem about it.

The concert

Unannounced,

the first sounds

break through the silence.

Instantly, they reach

into a depth within me

that is defenceless.

As if stolen away,

I disappear

into their existence.

Their absolute fidelity

and my surrender

merge into one.

Sounds, tones,

all come

from everywhere.

Floating freely,

I hear their story

and understand.

No force of nature

can enthral me

so completely.

No sun, no sea,

no forest, no beast,

no bird, none.

Only the sounds

of the masters

played in the flesh

lift me up to

themselves, where I too

briefly exist.

(inspired by Mahler’s 1st Symphony at Musis, performed by

the Gelders Orchestra conducted by Antonello Manacorda)

18 October 2014

Once, when I went to hear a well-known classical piece performed elsewhere—also by the Gelders Orchestra but conducted by a different conductor—I just couldn’t get into it at all. It felt like a paddling pool compared to the ocean into which the conductor Manacorda always transported me. This other conductor conducted beautifully too, and received a standing ovation from the audience, but as far as I’m concerned, he didn’t come close to the work that Manacorda delivered. It lacked any depth. Manacorda has that within him. That means connection. You can practise it and strengthen it, but if it isn’t there, practising is of little use. What we see and hear through our physical senses comes from much deeper layers. If something does not reach us from those deeper layers, it is, in itself, much emptier. Everyone knows that the words ‘I love you’ mean exactly as much as there is reality behind them. The same applies to other matters. The great classical works come from higher realms. If a conductor does not have that inner connection with them, they cannot connect the listener to them. They will not be able to ‘bring it out’. Nowadays, many people are not bothered by this, or are less so, because they do not notice the difference. If you’re a connoisseur, you can certainly tell the difference. There’s a reason why great pianists command such high fees. Kissin does indeed play divinely.

Here’s another small example concerning classical music. I once watched a documentary interspersed with some beautiful music. Afterwards, I kept an eye out to see what the music was, and the name Rachmaninoff appeared on the screen: his Third Concerto. I bought a CD of this concerto. To my disappointment, I couldn’t get into the whole concerto at home, apart from the opening minute, which had featured regularly in the film. I kept trying several times, because surely I had a connection with classical music? But I gave up; it just didn’t work for me.

A few years later, a classical radio station came on and I suddenly heard the opening notes of this concert. I listened, spellbound. The whole concert was played; it remained captivating, and I was completely taken aback by the power and beauty, the clarity and the completeness of the performance. Time flew by. It was wonderful. “How is that possible?” I wondered. Afterwards, the commentary mentioned that it was a performance by Rachmaninoff himself. Ah, that was the clue! I knew what I had to do: buy another CD with him as the pianist. Since that experience, I have been better prepared,

My guides have also indicated that, in the future, classical music pieces will once again be performed as they were originally intended, because the great composers themselves will intervene and ensure that this happens. This will return because we will once again be open to it.

The deeper connections a person has with reality are also reflected in the things they do or do not worry about in comparison with their fellow human beings, both on a large and small scale. Everyone can work that out for themselves. One small example: I was once completely taken aback when I didn’t know who a famous Dutch person was, and was told that I was out of touch with reality. That’s turning things on their head. But I got the message: “… and this is what we call reality.” 😉