Third Eye Meditation
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There are many techniques to practice meditation and this is yet another of them. The third eye is your gateway or door to your inner world, your Self, and being more in yourself is a sure way of being centered and focused in your day to day activities.
Meditation and Relaxation
Meditation takes many forms to different people. Relaxation to some is their form of meditation, walking in a forest, along a beach, sunbathing by the pool is to some a form of meditation. Anything that allows a person to be with themselves and out of their normal world.
Though to some relaxation methods are not enough, there is still the senses to deal with. Sounds and smells pull you out of your relaxation very easily. High levels of meditation take you out of your senses and hopefully out of your mind, at least your ordinary level of thinking. That incessant blah blah blah that goes around in your head - it's such a drain to hear this over and over and over. Meditation using the Third Eye is a way to go beyond that level of the ordinary mind into deeper states of consciousness.
Out of the Mind out of the Turmoil
It is the way of a Master to be out of his mind completely, total bliss, total space of centredness and nothingness. Why would a person want a state of nothingness? Once you've experienced this peaceful space void of any grossness that years and years of anxiety or burdens have given you, you will feel great relief. You realise your world is so heavy in comparison to deep states of meditation. Relaxation does not go deep enough for many.
Peace and the Mind
Getting out of your mind is no simple task. It takes practice. Going deeper into the Third Eye space you get a sense of going outward. At the same time the world you left behind gets smaller, you no longer hear distracting sounds. This outward space comes from your inner space which becomes void of the senses the deeper you go. Practising resting on and in this space helps to quieten the ordinary mind. It is in this space that you can begin to watch thoughts. Focus on the space which presents lights, colors, blackness, purple space, a sense of peacefulness. You realise you are not in your ordinary mind. Though as soon as you realise this you are back in the ordinary mind! But the more you practice resting in the Third Eye space the easier it is to rest yourself on something far superior than the couch with the TV on. These are some of the third eye meditation benefits and as you push your meditation practices you will be able to push the experiences further and retain consciousness of these experiences.
How do you know your Third Eye is 'working?'
At the centre of the forehead between the eyebrows you may get a sense of pressure, pulsing. At first you may feel absolutely nothing. You may start to see (with your eyes closed) lights and colors, flashes or light, tunnels, vortexes. In the beginning it can be quite strange, a bit scary. With practice and use it will become more and more apparent that you are using your Third Eye.
How does your Third Eye help in daily life?
The Third Eye is not just for meditation. It brings awakening. In daily life to be centered in your Third Eye helps you keep focused during the day, at work, in the supermarket, even in the home. When you start to feel scattered by everything external, the radio, TV, kids screaming, traffic, rushing around, centre yourself in the Third Eye.
If you have an important meeting with the boss or new clients, use the Third Eye to gear into the person you are addressing. It is clearly marked that the person you are talking to knows you are focused on them and not the clock on the wall. With this focus you will take in more, remember more details. You may actually enjoy your day more.
You may have heard that the third eye is dangerous. This statement is perplexing to me. Perhaps because in the 10+ years I have been aware of using my third eye I have found the third eye to be a stabilizing influence in my life. I have never had experiences that were detrimental in fact the opposite is true. The ability to remain centered and in a state of stillness while chaos reigns is a big plus in my book.
Third Eye and Vision - Heightened Awareness
The Third Eye helps you become more aware. You see things around you more sharply. Colors may seem brighter, smells more pungent. Effectively you are more present in the world. Your ordinary mind has been sidestepped and a high state of consciousness has come into your normal world.
Use your Third Eye as your first line of vision, use the eyes as the second level of vision. Vision in this sense becomes more than what you normally see with the physical eyes. Vision covers more than what you see. It lifts your senses. Vision is not just what you see, it is what you hear, smell, touch, sense and what you come to know beyond the physical facade of our normal daily life. When you look at someone you see into them, you notice them the person. It's not something spooky like they become like an ethereal figure in front of you, though you may see their aura - that's a common effect of a Third Eye awakening.
Third Eye is Universal
It is more commonly known that the third eye is part of the Hindu or Buddhist tradition of spiritual practices. In Hindu it is known as the 'eye of knowledge' or the 'teacher inside'. In Buddhist art it is shown as a gem on the forehead. You often see the Bindi worn with the Indian dress. But did you know it is also covered in Christian teachings? In the words of the Gospels,
"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." (Matthew 6:22)
Vision is a word often touted in spiritual circles. It does not refer solely to the external sense of sight. You actually start to SEE.
Awakening the Third Eye Workshops are conducted on a regular basis in many countries. If you get a chance to participate I highly recommend it.
I hope you get as much benefit out of using your Third Eye as I have.
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Hi Annie, Your Mars/Moon, Mars/Uranus, and Uranus aspects give you a predisposition to nervous energy. It's a paradox really and not as it seems. The other side of nerves, or fear is excitement. This energy can give the feeling of fear when it is actually not fear at all. It's an awakening spark that you can ride on. It's all a matter of standpoint this one. I have similar and it has taken allot of work to not feel the anxiety that comes with it. In later years (as we are experiencing now) the feelings are welcome as a way of not falling into the pit of middle age. Who wants boring when you can have a Mars/Uranus/Moon combination! So when you feel the anxiety/nerves/excitement, breath into it and through it and keep moving forward. It will get easier and easier.
And it takes allot of work to empty the mind of thoughts. So much so that it is at times a fruitless exercise. Even long term meditators have trouble. Anyone who at least has a go at meditating is doing themselves a great service. Anything that takes you from external mahem to being with your own self is a positive.
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I fiñd this very intresting. u are on the right path i can tell u ar third eye open i am actually writing about the same elements of life myself and no one understands it unfortunately but thats what makes it so special if we were all enlightintened the world would be a much beter place its a blessing to see it for what it is because everyting falls into place and the world is not a big puzzle anymore its like its simplified down so u can digest it. consciosness is the key remember sleep is the cousin of death u do not crave anyting when u are in the middle of ur sleep food alchol sex u are free, almost a natural numbed out happiness, and thats what it is when u die u shape shift u dont have a physical body but ur energy ur life force wich is here with u now and will be still ther even when ur body rots away like a piece of fruit, remember clearity ur mind should be like a crystal clear and reflecting the envoirment which it is in
A great hub! I particularly appreciated your open-minded approach regarding the various types of meditation employed by people. Not everybody is suited to setting time aside each day to sit and meditate and can gain as much benefit from a walk in nature, as you've mentioned. Any work that I do with my own guides begins with 3 cycles of rhythmic breathing through my third eye (and a dumo visualization) and picture and feel the indigo energy as it infuses my entire body. Your point about heightened awareness is well made... it has added an incredible new dimension to my own journey. This is the first hub of yours that I've read but it certainly won't be the last! Thanks and Blessings.
I appreciate your comments bright_socerer. Thank you.
Thanks for this beautiful post, Jewels! Your eloquent and wise descriptions of the benefits of meditation have filled me with a renewed desire to strengthen my practice. I wish you the best on your journey inward.
Great advice! I do this type of meditation myself all the time...it really is effective.
hi, i m relatively new to thrid eye meditation. i have been seeing purple lights in between my eyebrows for many months but recently(today morning) when i was in deep thinking, i saw similar lights with my eyes open, also entering the space between my eyebrows. what do you think is happening?
Thanks for your comment vishali. I also have had this experience, the purple space with my eyes open. Understand that it is not your two eyes that are having this experience though you think it is. You are in an involuted state, your consciousness is deeper than it would normally be in a waking state. There are some who can meditate with eyes open and so this would be one space that is experienced.
Hi, Jewels,
Great hub! I need to look into meditation. I've never done it although I used to practice "self-hypnosis." In this crazy world, making a quiet space for ourselves sounds really good.
Fascinating!
Madison
Madison you could not have said more profound words. So important to find a space for ourselves and if you don't get some for yourself, others will gladly take up what was allotted to you!
Excellent subject of discussion! Keep it up! I don't see a PDF download link though. Please provide.
Excellent subject of discussion! Keep it up!
It is a complicated thing to teach in a short writing, but you have done a remarkable job! I found myself contrasting what you were saying with ways I have meditated in the past, which might more aptly be called relaxation excercises. Well, it worked for me, though I seldon engage in it any more.
Thanks for a good hub and for the peek into your world!
I am definitely going to check out the book, as I know that is what I use when I am on here, is the third eye, so that I can focus. More knowledge for me....:)
Totally AE, you'll have the edge and I'll have someone to talk experiences with on HP!
I recently had an activity in speech class to help calm the nerves and it was just a relaxation technique. I have always heard stuff about this technique that you have mentioned and appreciate the information that you have shared, jewels. Thank you for expounding and sharing your knowledge with us.
You're most welcome, glad you stopped by.
Jewels,
Another good and interesting Hub. =) I'm gonna go try and find that e-book. Maybe you could link it here easily? Just a thought. ;)
Speaking of links, I think you'll be reeeeeal interested in this guy:
http://www.drbrucegoldberg.com/
Lots of cool stuff and info. I'm going to be purchasing a couple of his audio CDs, I'll tell you how it goes. =P He's a very spiritual hypnotherapist. And he was the first to do future progression, and now he's on to parellel progressions! Crazy stuff.
G|M
GeneriqueMedia, here's the link to that free ebook. http://www.clairvision.org/ckb/ckbe/ckbc/fol_0000_
I learned a process called ISIS (Inner Space Interactive Sourcing) which is very thorough and beats hypnotherapy.
Meditation, Portal to Inner Worlds by Samuel Sagan A 'talking book' made of four CDs (or two cassettes). Two talks give you all the practical information you need to get started to meditate and awaken your third eye. Two guided meditations feature Samuel Sagan's extraordinary music, designed to engage clear and tangible sensations in the third eye and enable you to experience high states of consciousness.ISBN 9 780957 711921# Purchase the bookhttp://www.clairvision.org/ckb/ckbe/ckbc/fol_0000_
I have looked at many different meditation techniques. I really appreciate the e-book. I am going to practice and see where I can get with this. Any other tips are much appreciated. I certainly enjoy this hub and many of your others.
Fantastic tdarby, I hope you get something from this. Thanks from coming by.
Excellent hub that strips away the veneer of pretense to show the practicality of spirituality! Already downloaded this comprehensive book and am going to enjoy the read, thanks! Blogging this hub on over to my healing blog for others to enjoy this week too!
Practicalities of spirituality - YES! Enjoy the read and thanks for the blog referral.
Thanks to MIsha for the reference.... I saved this link and wanted to read this in leisure....Are these steps right?.... Should I sit quietly and concentrate between my eye brows without any thoughts for third eye meditation.
Jon I'll send you a pm, it may be easier to download the free book and learn from that
Hi Jewels--Working my way through the ebook and I'm up to the throat exercises and humming and so forth. So strange but after a bit you really can feel the connection and it also feels kind of good all by itself. I looked around for any other references on Samuel Sagan on the web and he's one mysterious dude--nuthin' but stuff that goes right back to the Isis web site. Great hub, thanks!
Is great when something works experientially - that throat friction is a major element in the whole process. It's used with the ISIS as well as meditation and energy management.
Hey how are you. If i knew that you wrote something outon the third eye. I most likely would of not. Still, I liked it. Our methods are different and I could not agree more that there are many different ways on how to do this. If you get a choice take a look at mine. If you do not want to then that it fine to. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Nice to see you here draconis7
Very cool this is actually what I have been experimenting with as far as meditation goes just didn't know what it was called. Going to have to download the book. Thanks for the direction to your hub.
Wonderful Lynnechandler. Yell if I can help with the breathing technique.
I've always known that feeling while meditating, but never actively attempted to use it throughout the day. Maybe I'll give that a go.
What do you think about other forms of meditation, used to put one into the present moment (surfing, rock climbing, other forms that keep one in the moment). I know you touched on it, but I wonder if you think the third eye comes into play here.
The third eye is used for vision and focus and centredness. So with all tasks the third eye is the best tool to engage. It gives you an heightened awareness in your outer as well as inner world.
I have a question. I have heard that some people are more synchronized with one of the other chakras. Is it necessary for every one to focus on the third eye chakra?
Third eye center is the one through which all other chakras can be seen, it's the device for inner vision. If someone is aware that their sacral or crown or whatever chakra is active, how is it they see this? Whether you're aware of it or not, it's through the third eye that inner vision is possible. My third eye is always being used and is very tangible physically. For those not aware they are using their third eye it would pay to become more conscious of it.
hello...I have been practising reiki for some time and started feeling intense pressure in the middle of my forehead..my intuition has increased but other than that, there is not much change in my life.
Hello Nia L, sounds like your eye is active. It is a muscle and will want to be flexed. If you can push further with what you see it will help. I have allot of friends who started with reiki.
I have a question about this third eye concept. I 've heard that people can actually see the future through visions and stuff..is this all true? And is it dangerous in any way? I did not do any excercise relating to third eye. In fact, I did not even know much about it until I started feeling this pressure. It just became active itself or because of reiki I gues.
Nia, What I find dangerous is when people completely believe all they are told, and that includes psychics. Even if a reputable psychic foretells your future, remember your future can change regardless of what that person told you. That's what choice is all about. You turn left instead of right and your time line can change. Be discerning and not gullible. I have known of people playing with energies they know nothing about and in doing this end up quite sick themselves. You can learn to stay centered and go for the highest you can. If your intuition is becoming more active, you are likely to get a hunch when something is 'just not right.' Learning how to see and what it is you are seeing is important when you use energy, such as reiki for example. The main reason I do the spiritual work I do is because when I was having reiki sessions I was not satisfied being told what was happening. I wanted to see for myself, I mean really see - that's physically and metaphysically.
For some the third eye experience can be spontaneous, for others who want to have it open, it can be done easily. And for others it will remain closed and unused.
The Meditation Portal to Inner Worlds will help strengthen the opening of your third eye. Alternatively there is currently available a free download of the Awakening the Third Eye Book. You can find that via the Meditation link. Look for Free Stuff.
Thank you for the information.
After a shocking experience, I started to have dreams, nightmares and visions about answers that I couldn't get from people that were lying to me.
As an Engineer it was hard to me to accept, but I had to research so many information to prove indeed, It can be done.
And control that is another part. =)
Believe it or not, it's often after life changing or shocking incidences that we have experiences that are 'out of the box'! I know of doctors and professional people who can't deny their inner experiences and do third eye meditation as a daily discipline to help manage what they 'see'. Thanks for dropping in motricio.
mine opened in 2000 when I thought that I was being fearless one evening , my friends said there were ghostly activity happening in the house, and well "I'm not afraid" LOL, so I went upstairs sat down in the dark by myself and said out loud "ok, its ok come on " .I somehow fooled myself into thinking I might be commuincating with the Ghosts!, especially when the tingle in my right side of my forehead started to feel like a catapillar trying to cross to the middle of my forehead. I actually thought the ghost was touching my right temple doing this, then when i crack my eyes open I saw reversal of lite, everything dark light and visa versa, I forgot about it until a year later at a large spiritual meeting it starting again, now I had been scared thinking I had a brain tumor, so off the med libary I went to get the bad news. But instead the libarian noticed I'm still freaking out after a week came over to me and asked , What is wrong? I told her about the tingle and being now to will it to come to me and tingle, the headachesand the plain old white lite around eveything. She smiled and said ahh you opened your third eye, and walked away!!!!, until recently none knew what I had been talking about, my dad said it was evil, my mom thought I was nuts, and even a wiccan female did not know what I was going through. But recently Ive noticed more people with the tingles, mine is now firmly in the middle and going off right now. So I'm going to try the meditation a see where I can go. By the way I do not think that alot of people are going through this awakening for nothing,somehow we are being prepard for something, so I better get crackin.
Thank You
Hey Blue, fantastic you shared your experiences. I remember being worried about the brain tumor thing myself at one stage! And I agree, there are allot going through this spontaneous third eye awakening so it's great to pass on your experiences so more people understand what's happening to them.
I want to open my third eye!! Since my mom talked to me about it I've been SOOOOO interested. And now I read this and I'm crazy about it!
Go for it Marlene and if I can help let me know.
these are good meditations and help us to improved lifestyle and spirituality as well
Thanks for sharing peter616. I agree, anything that takes you inward is a form of being in touch with your spirit and meditation certainly helps maintain a calmer lifestyle.
Thanks Jewels I really liked this hub - I have read about the third eye but can't seem to get with it. You mentioned about seeing colours and flashs of colour - I get those when
Iam lying down have what you call a Nanny Nap but I put that down to nothing at all '''don'tget me wrong, I am not skeptical - I really believe in this sort of thing - its just that I find it hard to convince myself - ifthat makes sense - anyway this isa really good hub
Lights and colors is an experience, for some it's a sensation, a feeling. I personally don't get much color, but allot of sensation. If you become conscious of the color try to focus on it and go inward more. See what happens. Thanks for dropping in bonny.
I have been meditating for around 3 months now. Today for the first time I believe I meditated through my Third Eye. I experienced a moving mist of purple. In this mist I could see movement as though something shadowy was on the other side of the mist. Try as I might I couldn't see through it, but felt both a buzzing in my hands and feet like electrical pulses. I felt a whooshing in my head when I tried to move into the mist. I believe I am progressing in my meditation to a spiritual level and am enjoying the experience. I eventually came out of my meditation feeling somewhat on a high, but quite lightheaded. I am using binaural beats to reach this level as I find without them I am distracted by noises around me. Although in saying that this afternoon I meditated with music in the room and was able to almost reach the purple, but not quite. I've always managed yellow/orange in the past, so seeing purple is a bonus. Have enjoyed reading in this hub.
Ahhhh the Purple Space, the space of intermediary worlds. I remember when I first started involution practices with my yoga teacher a long time ago and I complained that all I ever see is the purple space. I didn't see any other color except black and purple. He laughed saying this is the space you want to see. Glad you enjoyed this hub DiamondSu.
Well,i was trying to open my third eyes through meditation.Couple of days before i felt headache after my meditation.After it as soon as i concentrate in my
third eyes i can see indigo color with golden aura.One day i seen i am travelling in a very dark tunnel for a couple of second.The strange thing is as soon as i started to see the various colour and tunnel i feel heat all over my body specially very intense in my face and ear.How does all of things related with third eyes?
I really wanted to experience third eye as i know it will give myself different understanding and dimension in my life.Anybody could help me out to develop my third eye concept.
Cheers,
Ray
Hello Ray. You are not alone in your experiences. The feeling of heat is not uncommon and is the awakening of your body of energy; your life force is also effected by activation of your third eye. Also the experiences of a tunnel, like travelling forward and back through the tunnel. Keep experimenting by having the experience. Be persistent. And just because the tunnel is dark doesn't mean you are in the 'wrong' place. You can have amazing experiences in the black, and you see that black is not just black!
I highly recommend Meditation Portal to Inner Worlds which is just above the comments box. It's not expensive and gives a very good foundation and practical method of using the third eye. Let me know if you have any other questions with your third eye experiences.
Dear Jewels,glad to know that my body has started to awaken.
Can you make sure the heat is not the indication of any danger which could hurt me or it is not like my body is taking too much energy at that moment which it not used to be before?
Another strange thing is i am experiencing the etching sensation in my right feet one particular finger after my meditation.I had a little pain before due to some reason in my particular this finger.As i know when we meditate deeply , the cosmic energy flow through our all body and it heal every problem related to our body.Is the etching sensation for that particular reason? I don't
know just trying to guess :)
Also the color which i see ( indigo and golden) became crystal clear now and i feel it dispersing around myself,suddenly it is changing to black as well.
Thank you very much for your recommendation as well.I will have a look those things as well as soon as i will manage to get some extra time to explore.
Ahhhh - niggling pain. Because meditation creates a superior sense of relaxation, you find that you start to let go of tension you didn't realize you were holding. Heat is a common experience in spiritual practices within the body.
The Awakening the Third Eye book (above) is currently a free download via www.clairvision.org, but not for long as it's going into a reprint. It's full of practical information you'll find useful.
Thank you so much Jewels for your great advise which i always appreciate.I have already downloaded the free copy :) so can't
wait to read to find out more about the third eye concept.Thanks again my friend for your kind help.I will let you know my ongoing experience with third eye as soon as i will find something new for you :)
My pleasure raysen
Dear Jewels,
I am enjoying seeing color now and it is very dense ,radiant and glowing.I see purple,golden and black color.Nowadays i am experiencing vibration as soon as i see the color,its seems to me something is rotating and making the noise or vibration.I only feel it as soon as i started to see very dense color.Do u know anything about this vibration?
Another thing,i can see a couple of minutes those very dense color during my meditation and then it left.How could i see all the time those deep color during my meditation.
Hope you are well.
With love,
Ray
The vibration is your life force awakening. The sensations are feelings and can become more heightened because of the practice. Your experiences will come and go so the colors are often not constant but change the deeper you go. The purple space is one of many that you can experience. Often if you force an experience it won't happen, so wanting to go back to the purple space can make your practice more difficult and the mind gets active which is not what you want to happen. Observe by all means but forcing your third eye experiences is defeating the purpose of letting go.
Dear Jewels,
Recently i am seeing some very tiny purple particles as well as some white sort of bubble like particles with purple color in outside ,in both my eye open and close condition.They are moving like a little insects around me.As i can see the same thing in my open as well as with close eye,it means those perception is not related to my physical eyes.
Do,u have any idea what kind of subtle things those are and why am i seeing them?
I hope my teacher is doing well and enjoying her life.
With love,
Ray
Hi Ray, You are going well I see. Speaking of seeing - I remember clearly when I started to see 'non physical' images with the physical eyes. My mind was confused wondering which eye was doing the seeing as it felt like it was the physical eyes. It's not the physical eyes as you have discovered. Nonetheless it's allot of fun. You are seeing into different layers of perception. It's wonderful you are expanding your awareness.
Also one day i have seen a red/pink thick color band moving and i can see it ,i wondered what was that color band? I am seeing more and more particles everyday as i think something
is progressing rapidly everyday around me.
What would be next Jewels,can i able to see non physical bodies around me soon if it continues to develop? I am really very excited about it.
Keep going with stillness and silence of the mind. Be aware of experiences and keep a level of centeredness also.
Hi i am used to seeing purple colours when meditaitng but lately it has changed to blue? any ideas why.
this happened the day i had a shock, we were on holiday in the pool and there was a storm, lightening hit the tree and went through the pool giving everyone a shock, not a coincdence i think.
Hi Clare. Glad you survived the lightening strike. With the colors, perhaps don't get too caught up in the color, but feel the presence(s) in the space as well as you in the space. Keep exploring, but be careful not to get too 'in the mind' with the experiences. The purple space can change to black, blue, and blue/black/purple. Get the sense of the depth, stillness. Note the qualities.
Some fifteen years ago I was asked by a lady to close my eyes and to look. "What do you see?" My answer: "Nothing." From her: "What are you?" "Eh?" From her again: "Keep looking...now what are you?" I could not fathom the question. From her: "You are the Observer. You are that which experiences. You are the Witness...all the rest is illusion."
It's hard to take that in. But as the years progress and the meditation continues I know it is true.
Hi Jewels, long time no see! There's no such thing as coincidence, right? I've recently been trying to do third eye meditation...and I stumbled on your hub! :)
Hello there friend. We must skype then and I can give you a hand.
during meditation I saw and eye looking at me. then it start to swirl and I got startled. what did I see?
It could have been the opening of a tunnel, particularly as it started to swirl. Often these are spaces to move through. Stay centered with your vision, your experiences. Let them come, let them go. It's more about observing and experiencing. The mind will grasp onto images and try to put names to them - this is not what you want to do. Be fluid and be as peripheral as you can. By the way, it is the little mind that became startled. When you become more adept with your third eye vision the more your consciousness will expand, the more out of your mind you will become. Well done Jade.
i see bright colours .people,buildings in my third eye.. sumtimes i hve to ask myself if i hve my eyes opened, as it is that clear when i see with my third eye. just started to see things, what will happen nxt , and do you know ifi will see peoples auras. thanx?
There is much to see using the third eye. Whether your physical eyes are open or closed, the vision is markedly different. With the physical eyes open and with a dynamic awareness what you see physically is sharper, more bright. Not only is there a change to what you see, but the ability to hold the attention of the person you are with, you see into them in a much clearer way. Your own attention is keener, more astute. Often the sense of taste and smell is heightened. Be careful not to get too caught up in 'sight' as vision encompasses many facets. Seeing peoples auras is not a guarantee with an activated third eye but is certainly possible. Often you see the hue and you push straight past it to another level of vision.
Hi Jewels, Great hub! Does the purple space hold any meeting? Or is it related to the chakra location of the 3rd Eye? And what are the next steps after our 3rd Eye is active? Thanks!
I'm forty eight a mother of five and I've recently I think, Opened my third eye. I was meditating and saw a man's face it looked three-D it turn from side to side and back to the front and then when it turned to the other side I saw my own face connected to the back of his head and I was speaking something.
I've seen people and homes.Once I saw soldiers talking to one other. But I have not seen this dark sky with stars am I on a lower vibration?
Once I saw some sort of being and he was speaking but when he spoke symbols came out of his mouth floating toward me.
Sandy, I saw dark sky and stars once, and I've not been able to 'find it' again! Faces are interesting. The key is to go peripheral with them and also the meaning. Sometimes it's a reflection of yourself, some aspect at least. It's common to want to put our experiences into the 'right and wrong' box, this doesn't help. Fact is you are having experiences within your inner landscape. Go peripheral with the meanings also. How does it relate to 'me?' is a good question. 'What is this showing me?' And be aware of the space itself. Feel for flavors within the landscape. Persist and explore within the space of the third eye vision. Sounds wonderful what is happening for you.
Beginners Meditation - please define what you mean by 'meeting.'
The 'purple space' is a deeper level of consciousness than the ordinary mental level, within the astral space. It is through the device of the third eye that you can experience the purple space. Going deeper from here, the sojourn of consciousness takes you to Darkness Visible, the first of the intermediary worlds closest to the physical.
Once the third eye is open keep on practicing. The mantra of the meditator - Practice practice practice. though the third eye does not have to be only for meditation practices. It's called a 'device' because it's a tool used for vision; vision in it's widest meaning. Your third eye is the gate to inner worlds, and also useful for everyday activities giving heightened awareness. So lets say it's not just for the blissful meditator but for practical every day uses.
Jewels
This is impressive a three year thread for this hub.
Just a thought, but is there a relation or some type of connection between the third eye and dreams. I understand you control one, while the other is sort of involuntary.
Thanks
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Good question. I'm not sure I have the complete answer to it. You can have dreams without the conscious use of the third eye. Vision in dreams is not the same type of vision I experience using the third eye, but I do remember some that had similar flavors. You've made me back track over some experiences here, so thank you. As you indicated, you can control the vision experienced via the third eye for sure. Dreams are not so simple, unless you are astral traveling (conscious during sleep); It is known that people adept at astral traveling can control their dreams, ie chose to alter their state of consciousness to move away from the dream.
Another part of the question to explore is whether the third eye is active while astral traveling. If you were conscious during the sleep phase - yes it would be active. The third eye is to inner vision, what the physical eyes are to the outer world.
hi jewels,
great post. im glad there are people who write things like this because it's hard to talk to anyone about it in my daily life. well, i opened my third eye last year i think, but i neglected it then. i've had some tough things happen over the last few weeks and it seemed to open me up a little more. it was an emotional time for my family. i am the type who really holds my feelings in, so i think i was guided to look within myself for help. i started meditating again, seeing purple, green, and gold. i keep seeing eyes, sometimes one eye, sometimes wolf eyes(i think)in the purple color. i get intense heat in my hands a lot of the time now. i can see the aura. it started out just white light around an individual or an object. now i can see faint colors around. my dreams have been very clear and i remember all details(colors, feeling, individuals etc). 5 days ago i was a nervous wreck. for no apparent reason though. i meditated for a good 1/2 hour and i felt like i had an overload of energy. not that excited happy energy, but like too much flowing energy. i couldn't control it all, but it subsided after a few days. last month also, while in bed, i had an extreme heat at the base of my spine. the next day i ended up in the hospital with terrible cramps and bloody stool. (sorry its kind of gross) i was tested for different things and nothing came up. the pain was in between the navel and pubic bone. it went away after a few days thankfully. i had that intense heat again yesterday and i had no digestive issues thank God. is this heat at the spinal base common??
im just rambling now and i think im confusing myself lol. i think i've been awakened and it seems everything is moving very fast right now and i don't really know what to do
Hi Philly, wow! So much is happening for you all at once. It feels like an awakening, like a flaring of your 'subtle bodies' Often when the third eye awakens spontaneously, there can be an awakening of energy centres, a more vibrant effect in the etheric (life force). I'm glad you went to a medical practitioner about your physical experiences, it's always wise to rule out these things. Impactions and counter-impactions are experiences people do have. It's common that a womans menstrual cycle is effected by doing 'inner work', to what degree depends on the person. And it is certainly common to become more emotional. It's important to stabilize this and then begin a structured routine of managing your energy.
I'd be happy to talk to you one on one if you like on your experiences. Send me a message via hubpages and we can go from there. Feels exciting!
sounds like a plan jewels, thank you
Wonderful information. I'd love to experience nothingness! Sometimes my baggage gets a a little heavy! I am going to be reading more of your blogs and practicing!
Hello Jewels,
This is such an interesting and well researched hub. I have been meditating, and get tremors or little shaking sensations in my upper back. I have scoliosis, so does that mean I have a blockage of energy? It's not scary or painful, just something I never felt, and I'm been meditating more now. I do see a chiropractor. Also, I wrote a hub about Indigo Children, and one man was so excited. Apparently he saw auras around everyone as a child, and his Mom told him not to tell people, they would think he was nuts! I recommended that he read your hubs, since I recalled you knew so much about meditation. I hope that's OK! Take care.
Virtual Treasurers - nothingness is worth pursuing, an amazing space of totally letting go of the mind. Paradoxical that we have a fullness of being when we are in this space of nothingness!
Jean, it's a common experience when you do serious meditation practices that pain will emerge from the body. What's interesting is that in many cases the pain stops after meditating. This 'metaphysical' pain is something to source and can lead to uncovering deeply embedded 'scars of the mind' (samskaras), traumas from the past. There is physical discomfort also and both need to be dealt with. The scoliosis may be creating blockages or hindering a flow of sorts, hence the shaking sensations. What's interesting is the condition itself.
I am an IST Practitioner, which is a modality that deals with sourcing these traumas and resolving the blockages.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. After I feel those sensations, I do feel better, and usually calmer as well. When I had the surgeries I was only a young child, so it was traumatic, I did not really understand what the doctors where doing to me, only that it was unpleasant and it hurt. My parents thought it better not to discuss it all, that it would make me nervous. But I think children should be told as much of the truth as they can understand. I know they had good intentions though. Thanks again.
Hi I just came across your hub as lately I have been "playing" with my third eye and tonight I have gotten significantly sick, with my body, neck, and forehead heating up. I am wondering if it is just a sickness, although I do feel a third eye sensation and I feel much more easy to connect to its energy. So I'm wondering if it is a result of my third eye "awakening"... just wanted to share.
Hi John, without seeing you and asking more questions about your experience I can't really say whether these sensations are a result of using your third eye muscle. With some people there is a heightened sensitivity in the life force which can highlight blockages. Also sensations of nausea can occur because of the presencing and subsequent movement or stirring of these blockages.
Send me an email via hubpages if you like if you want more clarity with your experiences.
I don't even know where to start! I have a ton to say but I'll try to cut it short. I have been lucid dreaming every night like 3 dreams a night for like one month straight. I remember them and find it unsual that things in my dream have been happening in real life, or seem to have a connection. Like in one of my dreams a house was being hit by ocean water waves as if the house was built on the sea, then exactly two weeks later there was that Tsunami in Japan. And so many other dreams that were starting to relate to my real life. Anyway, have been working on meditations and awakening the pineal gland ever since I found out about not too long ago, and I had the most crazy dream of a ghost coming into my body and in my dream I felt sooooooo sooo different, I felt this spirit shaking my core, my heart section. It was all too fightening and I asked my sister in the dream to turn on the light because I was getting scared.. and she wasn't moving fast enough, so I told myself, "you need to wake up NOW" and I opened my eyes in real life and I saw these white lights creating a pulsating moving tunnel and in the center I could see the corner of my desk in my room with all the junk on it very very clearly as if I was awake looking at it. But I was actually under my covers in pitch blackness. I freaked out and whipped the covers off of me and thought the it was the "ghost" in my dream. I didn't want to go back to sleep anymore I was so dumbfounded. In that dream there were two white owls by the way... and when I told my sister the dream (that she happened to be in with me) she later told me she had been watching a movie with two white owls and this evil vibrating light spirit trying to destroy one of them-haven't caught the name of the movie yet, but I would like to see it! I'm in shock that my dreams are so clear and so close to my real life.... and welll anyway... I kind of stopped trying to awaken my pineal gland because of that last dream that scared me. But not too long ago I was laying on the bed with my small son in the dark ready to go to sleep and there it was again! The same exact white lights creating this tunnel like the hypnotizing video's on youtube, and then all of a sudden I see these eyes! Just like "Philly" wrote above 5 months ago! Anyway, I was seeing the part of the eyes, eyebrows and skin around this area, but no nose, no mouth... they were images in black and white and they seemed to be of indian descent. But the eyes keep changing, like what seemed every millisecond, and sometimes the eyes where mismatched, the eyebrows would change as well. And I was trying to soak it all in... just let it happen, and then started focusing my attention on this light and as I did it got so much brighter and brighter, and in one instant it was as if someone lit some real light on infront of me, it flashed so brightly and had a hint of light green... and BAM, it was all gone. Amazing.
I couldn't figure out why indians... but I do know that my mom is from Bolivia and her people are Inkas. They did look a lot like her family, a bit of flat faced around the eyes... that's exactly how I saw the people... they seemed to be men.. but not certain of it.
Anyhow, I've been busy with my son, we are both sick and between work and my son, I don't have enough time to mediate, although I still lucid dream every night. I am interested in what suggestions you would have for me!! I'm a pisces and I can't help but want to dig deep into what life really is... it facinates me, what we really are. So if you can please guide me into something that will help me go deeper into my enlightened journey I would truly appreciate it Jewels!! Thank you!! :) dantelissgiobee@yahoo.com
It feels like you are having flarings which can happen when the third eye is activated. The focus on the lights is often intense and can get more intense the more you open. This should stabilize, or you will learn to stabilize it. A treasure of wisdom given to me was "it's not what you see, but the fact of seeing." The mind wants to grasp for meaning of everything you are experiencing which can go counter to what is required. Flowing with the experiences is important. Stabilizing yourself, especially in the case of having fear in the experiences. Let them come, let them go. How you are feeling is something to tune into. What is this experience doing for me? Always go for the highest and most pristine of spaces, but of course that's not always easy in the beginning. I have sent you a personal note.
Hi Jewels, I enjoyed reading your post. Connecting the vibration of the throat to the third eye is a good way to start with. There are also other ways like meditating on the divine sound or the divine light, whichever is easier to perceive. Another effective practice is to get the attention to the energy body (as told by Eckhart Tolle) or as mentioned in Vipassana.
Interesting you mention the throat Jeyaprakash, as part of this Third Eye meditation practice there is the technique of throat friction, using the larynx. Covered comprehensively in the Awakening the Third Eye text, it's a powerful technique to aid in centredness as well as awakening the body of energy - life force.
Thankyou for visiting.
Hello,
Tonight I meditated for the first time in my life. After a few minutes of total relaxation, I saw this beautiful darkblue ball together with a kind of like white lines (that seemed almost like lightning flashes) on the left and right side of my eyes. I was really amazed and after some googling I found out it's the Third Eye. After this experience I'm definitely going to continue meditating!
I just felt like dropping a comment after this amazing experience! :)
Brilliant Mykel. A good incentive there to keep going. Experiences when inner vision opens can be amazing. Enjoy yourself! :)
In Hindu philosophy the third eye of Lord Shiva is the eye that sees neutrally without any biases.
The awakening means that the awakened one is able to see the world dispassionately and hence with clarity. One of the simpler ways of opening it is the "urdhva netra" position meaning a position in which you close your eyes and roll them upward so that you seem to be looking at the position of the third eye between the eyebrows. Breathing deeply while holding this position enables one with some practice to sink deep within oneself. This is preferably done after some warm up exercises since the body is then tuned to concentrate upon the eye.i often fall asleep in this position and wake up in a few moments totally refreshed.
Just adding a bit to your vast knowledge store jewel. Keep up the good work
neeleshkulkarni, thank you for visiting and sharing your knowledge also.
Good morning to everyone here on hubs, I love this page! I myself have been meditating for a couple of months now and I've been seeing like a mist of purple reddish and sometimes like an electric blue! Is this normal? Sometimes I get strong heart palpatations and sometimes a light headache. When I'm meditating is this normal? When I'm done with the meditating sometimes I can see like the energy of materialistic things like a chair a frame and sometimes its like I see a person with like a golden or white lining of the outside of their body! Is this normal! I'm sorry for all these questions but I'm a newbie and hopefully you can give me some pointers or advice! God bless everyone on here!
Hello Elizabeth. Yes you are "normal" (whatever that means) :D One of the experiences people have when they begin to meditate is an opening of the body of energy. This is known as the etheric, qi, or life force. It's part of the letting go process of the mind from the day to day grind your body endures. Releases will happen and this could also account for your heart palpitations. However if it continues don't be a martyr.
It is also common for people to have openings of vision both inner and what appears to be external vision like you are having with objects. This also is inner vision even though it's of external objects. It's an indicator that your third eye is being used.
Headaches are also an experience. This occurs by a natural release; You are undoing a certain level of grasping around the cranial area just by meditating. Afterall meditation is about letting go and just being. There is a practice in the Awakening the Third Eye book known as uplifting. These exercises can help with alleviating headaches. Have a go. If your headaches persist then it may be something deeper to look at.
You will experience lights and colors, as you have already. Try not to grasp onto these, they are wonderful nonetheless. Keep moving through, let these experiences come and go. And enjoy them, they are normal!
Good morning Jewels and to everyone on hub. First I like to say I enjoy reading the positive messages from everyone on here. Thank you for this page! I try meditating and its great but I have 2 questions for you. My first question is after I meditate for a little while when I open my eyes I start to see like some kind of bright colors like pink, green, kind of gold colors but its like the colors reflect off of me. Like if I'm siting and the colors kind of come off of me, then I feel like a strong kind of pressure on my head no headache just pressure? My second question is when I stay staring at myself in the mirror for a few minutes its like I become someone else I can see a man figure like on my face and around me I can't quite see the face clear but I know its a man an older much older man. I don't understand what this means or is this a spirit guide of mine? Can you please help me to try to understand this I'm confused. Thank you. Blessings to you always.
Hi Amy, to answer the first part - the experience you are having of the colors 'reflecting off you' feels like you are quite involuted, as if you are in a state where you become the colors, or you become the light. If you are a 'feeling' type of person and quite sensitive the ability to be in this space may come naturally to you. See if it is something that is repeated in your practices. Nothing to worry about, go with the experience.
With regard to the strong pressure - when you awaken subtle bodies like the third eye it's not uncommon to feel sensations around the cranial area, this includes pressure, vibrations etc. In the Awakening the Third Eye book (a free download above) there is a section on uplifting which can help with this pressure.
Thirdly, in regard to the images - this experience is quite common believe it or not! When doing a practice known as vision spaces where two people work together instead of one using a mirror, it's often an experience for someone to see the person in front of them change appearance. Sometimes this appearance is beautiful, sometimes quite gross. It's not totally clear whether it is some part of the person's personality trait coming through in them, or in the person perceiving it. We have many facets to us, some lovely, some not so good, some wise, some naive, some innocent, aggressive etc. Not everything is black and white with these experiences, in fact it's more grey and unfathomable. So it's good to use the inner senses and ask questions like "how does this feel to me?" "What is this showing me?" "How can I apply what I am seeing to myself?" If the answers don't come easily, let them pass.
Great experiences and thanks for sharing your questions.
Hi, I'm so glad I have found and read your post, as it has answered something that's been happening to me recently!
The last few times I have been making love with my husband, I have seen a circular light (mostly purple sometimes a dark emerald green)and I feel like im in a vortex with everything rushing into the colour (black vortex on the outside of the colour)hope that makes sense. It has been a blissful and beautiful experience but I had no idea what happening , until Ive just done a search now on google!
Whats caused this do you think, and how can I develop it further than just having sex with my husband haha!
Wow Dawn, fantastic. You are an example of when people become envious and say "I want what she's having!"
It's a vast topic discussing sexual experiences and meditative spaces; or involuted spaces while having sex. And can I say that for you to be having these experiences shows how safe and held you feel with your husband. Your ability to let go and dive into a more involuted inner space is primarily what's happening here. Your third eye is open and you are experiencing a landscape that for some is attained via a meditative state.
To push the practice have a go at meditation. Either try the Portal to Inner Worlds which will guide you into a very effective third eye meditation practice. Or grab the free download Awakening the Third Eye.
Feel free to send a personal email if you want to discuss things further. And again, there are many women and men out there that would love to be having these experiences - it's what sex is meant to be like.
Hi Jewels :-)
I will do both the download and I will also take up your kind offer of sending you my email - Thanks!
I thought it to be more than just happiness... I have had it happen now about 5 times over the past couple of weeks.
Meditation is not something I have really done before, although I am quite a spiritual person in outlook, and I do study esoteric astrology.
Thanks again, for answering my 'wonder' :-)
Hi! i just wondered if seeing beautiful vivid starlike rainbows around white lights and even in the reflections of light at night is my third eye? the happier i am the larger the rainbows. i sometimes feel europhic & it feels like an amazing gift from the universe. at the same time my vision (and other senses) gets much sharper and clearer. i have had my eyes checked many times - no problems. the eye doctor just says it must be your brain doing that. is that my third eye?
Provided you are not taking mind altering substances, it does sound like you are having experiences because of third eye vision. I'm being flippant there, but there is an interesting saying when doing meditation practices and going deeper and deeper into third eye spaces, which is "who needs drugs when you can do this."
The next frontier of science is going to be putting more and more attention on consciousness and it's effects on the brain. So it's easy at the moment for medical practitioners to say "it must be your brain" when in meditation practices you can take your consciousness outside the organic structures of the body, ie the brain and senses.
It's common when using the third eye consciously that external vision is much sharper, but it's not because of the physical eyes, it's the eye in the middle!
Many thanks for this, this is just excellent.
A quick question if I may.
I have only done this once, and when I did, I felt a pressure in the middle off my forehead. Kinda in between the two eyes.
It felt very very strange, not scary, but strange. I guess that I was not expecting it, and was wondering if you could tell me what this means?
Also, when doing this, I was in some sort off bottle with my "mind" if you like. Almost as though my mind was scared off this. Would that be normal?
Hi Conor, the pressure is caused by the physical sensation of an opening of the third eye centre (between the eyebrows). Pressure, tingling, buzzing, denseness are common sensations. Even though the third eye is a metaphysical point for inner vision and sharpness of vision, the physical sensations are very tangible when you first begin practices on the third eye. Strange is a good term - anything unknown or new is strange!
Secondly, anything the mind does not understand in a logical fashion causes a fear or doubt or caution of the experience. This is also common. Go gently with the practice to ensure your mind does not prevent further opening.
Glad you found the information Conor and enjoy your third eye experiences.
hi!
when i m in meditating, automatically my fingers goes on my forehead and friction from between two eyes that is third eye to crown/sahasrara chakra their skin is sleeved. Please explain
meditateproperly: It's wonderful that science is catching on and doing tests that prove the benefits of meditation. The positive physical implications of meditation are vast. Of course as your name suggests, meditating properly also helps. Sorry to have taken so long to answer, I've been in a meditation intensive.
Lakshminarayana Arikeri: I'm not sure what needs to be explained. There is no need to place the hand anywhere near the forehead when meditating. This could be a reflex perhaps, a habit which can be undone. Or is this part of your training? A side note is to keep the third eye pure and free of grime, so make sure your hands are clean.
Absolute stillness is of course a major key to successful meditation. Friction between the eyebrows is common however you want to aspire for refined sensations in these structures. If the sensation is like a buzz for example, it is a sign of a more exvoluted standpoint. A pathway is created between the 'chakras' within, above and below the body. Though within a serious involuted state this pathway becomes a blur as if all are one and the same. To see this requires an expansion of consciousness - to understand or see the blur is to first see/experience them separately.
Hello to you. I wonder if you could help me on something. Back in the mid-nineties, I was at work and suddenly came to the realisation that I was "seeing" a pulsating energy or light force. I have to say "seeing" as I don't know if I did. When I closed my eyes, it was still there. It was generally red, orange, white in colour and initially looked like lots of triangles (but without the bottom side) joined together. It was so prominent, I thought I was going blind. It happened several times over a period of about two months. Then disappeared, occasionally re-appearing up until early 2000. I have tonight, however, witnessed it again. This time, the colour was a wonderful bright blue, getting lighter and lighter until it blended into a bright white light. The same shape was there, as were the semi-triangles and the pulsing, energetic nature of it. It occurred whilst I was sat on the sofa with my little boy with him practising his writing. I would welcome any thoughts.
Hi Rob, Sounds like great experiences, on both occasions.
It's not uncommon to get freaked out when things like this first start happening - obviously there is no reference for the experience.
It sounds like you are having third eye flarings, and of course third eye experiences. Interestingly it's like they are non-physical experiences that you are having physically. Other people are not seeing what you are! On numerous occasions I've had lights and colors appear with my eyes open, these experiences are usually with the eyes closed. They are the result of the third eye itself - the structure for inner vision.
This is fascinating. I have always been interested in Third Eye meditation and you explain it all so clearly here. Well done
Thanks for dropping by Robie2.
Hi, Jew!Lately i have been playing with meditation techniques and i started seeing more detail on all objects and people around me for example details that i previously missed like patterns on painted walls or the number of pimples on someone's face.I also have the strange feeling everyone around me is asleep like i am looking at everyone outside of the box if that makes sense... sry for the bad english i am from Bulgaria
Glad you dropped in Atanas. Heightened awareness is a side effect of using your third eye. Vision becomes more acute and you notice things you never did before. I hope your experiences continue to amaze you.
i used to be a person that dident beileve in alot but i started to meditate it has mad me such a better peronin manyways i know i have a strong spirit but i do wanna know one thing i can see the brightest neon purple puls when i consitrate on a wall i also feel my puples dialate big the small wile this is happing can you help me by tellin me what this is?
Hi Gimini, I've not seen whether pupils dilate when doing this practice. Usually the eyes are closed. However, I am aware and have experienced the purple space with my eyes open. Nothing to be concerned about so keep on with your practice.
Hi Jewels and everyone on here,thanks for your help! Jewels i've been meditating for a little while now and i'm experiencing some really strange things. One day at work i was meditating and all of a sudden it was like i got a sort of a strange kind of shock right in the middle of my forehead! I can't even explain it, it was very vivid and it kind of took me to a dark space and it was like i was all alone and out of nowhere it's like these bright colors started shining from very far then i was in awe because these colors were so beautiful. to make a long story short after i meditated i felt very relaxed and peaceful.Now here is the interesting part of all this, as I left from work i started to look at the clouds in the sky and i saw what looked like tiny microscopic atoms in the air floating but they were full of radiant bright kind of clear white lights almost to say dancing and having a joyous time on earth. It's unexplainable but these little lights put such a smile on my face that i was feeling full of joy and happiness it was amazing! a beautiful experience but the strange thing is i only see this in the day time not at night. When i go outside my husband looks at me as if something is wrong! Lol! I know there is nothing wrong with this because it makes me feel happy and joyous every time i see this. I'm not going crazy right? Lol! thanks in advance Jewels for your help. is there any explanation for what i'm seeing? with love Elizabeth. :)
Hi Jewels :), reading this page has helped me so much and would like to thank you. I, like many have wondered countless times what the sensation between my eyes was, I have also though it may have been a tumour or something along those lines, but I now know its my 'third eye' :D. I get it now and then but am yet to be able to control the sensation, it just happens at random. Would you recommend anything to help my be able to control it?
On another note today whilst in the bath I was listening to some music whilst concentrating on a tile on the wall when out of nowhere my vision started flushing yellow (it started from my peripheral and worked its was to the centre of where I was staring), it would last a few seconds and everything would be back to normal, but if I kept concentrating the 'yellow' would be slower and last a little longer than the previous. Whatever it was I feel so relaxed now and feel amazing :).
Hi Elizabeth - no your not mad! lol! It's actually a common experience - ie to see colors through your 'non-physical eye' as more vibrant than physical colors. The dark space - it's not really dark - it has a texture and has flavors. The use of the word flavors is good when mapping alternate states of consciousness. In the school of meditation I am in, we have extensive experience in mapping meditative states. The black is not a 'dark' place or space, and nor is it boring compared to lights and colors. Out of the black comes something - as you've experienced. And not all black is the same. Paradoxes occur in these states often!
I do recommend however, that you be careful when out and about in traffic etc. You want to keep your wits about you otherwise you may permanently end up in another world! Also in public places opening yourself (which is what happens in meditative states) can leave you open to perverse energies, ie in train stations - that sort of thing. It would be good to have a designated spot in your home, clean and clear and conducive to 'angels landing.'
You are having wonderful experiences. Use them, keep moving through and expand yourself. The more you use your third eye the more experiences you will have. Now is the time to keep your ordinary mind out of your meditation experiences (good luck with that). Bliss will be easy if you can do that.
It's very likely also that you will have experiences of heightened awareness. This is also a factor in an awakened third eye. But like any muscle you have to use it or it will not function as it could.
I'm thrilled to hear of wonderful experiences such as you are having. Thank you for your post.
Hi Martyn,
As I read through the above comments there are so many people who have had spontaneous openings, and this page has become a place for sharing experiences - yours included.
I asked the same question you did - ie re the brain tumor as I had pulsing in the center of my head. Once I continued to use my third eye it stabilized and was not so strange. I also get high pitched sounds which I can use in meditation - it has a strong involuting effect. By the way, it's not tinnitus, it's a non-physical sound that when experienced feels very physical.
I recommend the Awakening the Third Eye book which has practical and methodical exercises for the third eye. If you can get to a workshop that would help, they are posted on the site where the book is. If not the Meditation Portal to Inner Worlds may be useful as a guide to hone your third eye and make it less gross.
In the beginning there can be many sensations that are quite physical. Buzzing sounds which are more to do with your life force (etheric body), and vibrations. When you use your third eye an awakening occurs in your body of energy. If you can foster it then your experiences of vision - inner and outer can become more acute.
I hope you continue to have amazing experiences Martyn. Thank you again for your post.
Hi jewels, Thanks for letting us express ourselves here with you! I've experienced trying to talk to people about my experiences and they look at me like i'm crazy. Lol! I chose to keep my experiences to myself and talk about it here with you an experience person. I know i've told you about the strange things that I have seen like the tiny atoms that look like shiny dancing joyous little lites that seem to twinkle in the sky. Among that I'm a little curious, cause sometimes when i'm not meditating I see these colors Indigo blue, yellow, and green and i see alot the letter E does this mean anything? Even sometimes when i'm outside i have a habbit of looking at the clouds, I absolutely love to look at the clouds, Its like I can watch them all day long,but at times I can see the letter in the form of a cloud, like you can actually see the letter E. also when I'm in the shower i can see different colors on my bathroom tiles, the reason I ask is because my son and me both of our names begins with E is that anything that I should be concerned or just let it ride. Last and not least, I like to speak to my Guardian Angel and I always ask for a sign of his or her name, do you suppose that is my cue for i guess knowing his or her first initial of my Guardian Angels name? sorry for so many burdens of these questions. Thank you in advance blessings to you always. with Love Elizabeth.
Firstly Elizabeth, those tiny atom-like lights sound like what we call pixels which students have mapped/experienced; And these experiences are both in and out of the meditative state. I personally have experienced blue and red.
You're also not alone with the clouds. They bring a feeling of wonder with their shapes. As a young girl I cloud-gazed a lot which I replaced with star gazing in time. Star gazing by the way is very good for your third eye so I hope you get a chance to do it. Think of it as a cleanser whereby vision and experiences can be sharpened.
The E I'm not aware of. It sounds like something personal to you and perhaps the meaning will become clearer in time. I don't see it as a concern or problem, just something to figure out! I find with these things - drop it and when you least expect it the answer appears.
There is a beautiful poem in the Atlantean Secrets series (a mythological spiritual teaching) where the White Eagle's hymn to his children speaks about how clouds were meant to be looked at from above. It eludes to how we humans are spiritual beings. Your experience of clouds made me think of it.
Hi
I don't know how to meditate, but
I have been externally massaging my third eye for several days as I find it relaxes me and have started experiencing a pressure that sort of pulses, when I close my eyes I see black, white and grey shapes and if I look to my third eye it appears as a black line in that area, have opened it? I Have always been very aware of my senses and often have vivid dreams that are true, and can see people or sense knowing them from different times....
Sounds like you've stimulated it which has created an activation. If you were to now go further into the shapes and color (even if it is black), meaning focus on that, you may have further experiences.
Hi Jewel!
Is opening the third eye dangerous? I have read many articles stating that opening the third eye is dangerous so it needs some protection (grounding/white light??).
Actually, I am very interested about it and I wish to open it. But I am scared of what the consequences would be and by the way, opening the third eye is something like ghosts?? Just really curious..
Hope for a response from you. Thank you! :)
Hi Jewel!
I also heard about KUNDALINI. What is it all about?? Is that an effect of opening the third eye??
Hi Laurel, there is nothing dangerous about opening your third eye. Experiences vary and it's often because of lack of awareness that people become frightened. And moreso it's often what people say that becomes the problem, and not your experiences at all. Staying centered is important, but that's important in any day to day activity. It also applies when using your third eye.
You are likely to have a more heightened sense of awareness when you use your third eye. As with any inner work, it pays to be discerning with your vision. In the Awakening the Third Eye book there are extensive practical exercises for energy protection, grounding techniques and cleansing methods also. Additionally, how to prepare your meditation space, taking into account cleanliness etc. The book also speaks about clear vision as opposed to clairvoyant type vision, the later can be applied to those who have no awareness of what they are 'mingling' with. Personally I have been using my third eye for over 12 years and have not had a 'spooky' experience.
If you are unable to get to a workshop, they are by the way held in many countries throughout the world, then I suggest trying the Meditation Portal to Inner Worlds as a good place to begin.
From the Hindu Tantric model, the kundalini is an accumulation of forces in the root-chakra. It is spoken of as a dormant potential life force. Once awakened it is said to give new abilities in the body of energy. Of course these abilities require the knowledge to use them - you need to know how to use the forces. It is the sheer power of the forces of nature, and is related to the lower chakras.
To tap into and use this kundalini force can enable powerful healing in the body. This natural force is like a major spring of well-being. When you feel this nectar the feeling is unmistakable.
Having an active third eye does not however guarantee a kundalini awakening. Some people have spontaneous kundalini experiences but often they are fleeting and not easy to hold or maintain. It is through practice that you learn to use this force to the potential that it has. And it has major potential.
Whilst it is often spoken about in regard to sexual experiences - this is definitely true, there is a sublimation of the sexual energy that is required in order to not be devoured by it. That may sound ominous and to many it is. The intensity can be great, the power that it brings you is even greater. And that needs to be matched by a high level of integrity.
It is something to be welcomed and not suppressed. Don't fear it, find someone who has knowledge and can help you when it does happen.
I have been practicing 3rs eye meditation for some time now. At the beginning the effects scared me that I almost gave up.
Inner vision can be scary at first. But it's mainly a fear of the unknown. Glad you persisted Anamika S.
Fantastic hub. I really, really want to try this out. I have tried meditation many, many times. When I get into it, I feel my instincts, awareness and perceptions skyrocket. My stress plummets. I've been trying to quit my job and get into other things, and it's left with me with little time to meditate - right when I need it most, I'm afraid. So, this is a gentle reminder to get back into it. Thank you for sharing.
I don't know the science behind this meditation technique, but I have practiced this and the routine is so wonderful.
cc, thanks for your comments and I hope trying other things is fulfilling. I know of people in your area doing this meditation, let me know if you want to connect.
Hi Vinaya, Practice and experience become the science. Interestingly there is a mapping of consciousness done using this technique of meditation. Pleased to hear of your routine, keep on!
While exploring my inner world, opening doors to emotions along the way, and being blessed with each one, one by one, i came to a door with my inner child in it. Behind that door and to the right stood a temple. Bright. Lit up. As I admired the temple, my son asked me a question. He needed me to look at something, and didn't realize i was in Heaven. I opened my eyes and looked at the map he held to my face. The map was reversed. I closed my eyes again and looked at the temple. I did not open the door to my inner child and I did not look for a door to the temple. I came back to the outer world, feeling drained. Emotionally. Thoughts?
We expend more energy in being closed. At first glance from what you shared, you had everything in front of you, you only had to open to it. Yet for many, this is the hardest thing to do. The biggest or most painful wounds can be held within the vulnerability of the 'child'. Let the experience unfold for you and you are likely to get more and more clarity on what you were seeing and feeling.
I want to open my third eye how can I do that . Any Mantras/ techniques to do so?
No Mantras necessary Vasudevan, just practice the technique. Unfortunately the Third Eye book is out of stock, or available via Amazon for over $50. I suggest the 4 CD pack: Meditation Portal to Inner Worlds. It includes lectures and guided meditations. And is more affordable. The technique is specific and it works. I hope you enjoy it.
Hi, my third eye started opening after only 3 sessions of meditation. I do silent meditation by myself at hme as there are no groups or classes near me. The past few days I have had the strangest experiences as I start to get into a deep state I all of a sudden feel a tingly sensation,feel like my body is numb and my heart starts to race and I feel anxious. I have never experienced this before and am usually a calm person. Also when I get like this i feel as though my body is asleep but my mind is quite alert. Do you have any idea what could be happening? I have come to really love meditating but this feels so weird and has freaked me out.
Hi Tracy, it could be a few things. What comes to mind is that you are going into a space of stillness and any surface emotions that you have been suppressing, and these are likely to be unconscious, will start coming out. This could explain the anxiety. There is also a fear of the unknown. Do you know how many people have no idea what it is like to be still and actually take note of themselves instead of everything external? These still spaces can be so foreign. But they are foreign until we see them, and feel them and move through them. What also happens in meditation is you start to Open. This is a common experience in meditation - you start to let go. Stresses start to go and this can be scary. You are starting to relax, and again there can be anxiety. Stay as centered as you can while these experiences are happening. Keep breathing normally and just keep going.
There is a model of subtle bodies that I like to use, which splits you up into four pieces - the physical body, the etheric body, the Astral body and the higher Ego (not the little one). When you meditate there is a separation of the Etheric from the Astral - a loosening up This Etheric/Astral interface is where thoughts and emotions hit the life force - our front line to the physical body. It is also where we grasp - grasp emotions and feelings. Letting this layer separate can cause a fear of opening. Try and let it happen. Let me know how you go with this.
Hi Jewels,
im no expert on any of this stuff,and was seeking advice,i lived a very short sighted life,full of the insecurity's,and worries that people have,i got into writing poetry,and during this period 2 yrs ago,(i was 38),i heard a voice in my head tell me to sit down,i was alarmed,but many incidents objects moving rooms,heard giggeling out loud at one point,electronic toys going off,then came the voice,it told me to sit in a chair and close my eyes,isaid in my head iwas scared,the voice said dont be afraid,you will be ok,you have nothing to fear,soi sat,the crown of my head was tingeling,like fingers pressing from the front to the back of my head,on the top,the voice told me to keep my eyes closed,i didnt i opened one out of curiosity,but the vibration was so strong my eye was flickering,so i closed them,my eye ticked for 2 days or so after,after the tingle stopped i went to the window,looked outside and felt at one with the air,the rocks,the trees,the majesty of even the pigeons flying overhead,then they guided me to research,from paganism i started to satanism to luciferinism,to,freemason,to illuminati to,father creators,to the prime creator,capacity of understanding expanded,along the way i had emotional inbalances,and lessons to learn upto recently,with regard to self,as is the universe ona discovery of self,they have taught me to see dimensionaly,this is why im writing to you,about a yr ago i was laughin watchin a movie talkin to them,it,i could feel but not see,as i looked toward mykitchen in the shadow was a 6ft hooded dense black matter being,i sawit,itwas like chillin so relaxed in my company,that it forgot to hide,i saw it and it jipped back into the darkness,they orit has taught me to see dimensionaly,i breathe deep breaaths,with eyes closed then pick a point unfocus my eyes if i see nothing i change point of visual,then stare,ive been seeing whitemisty ether,outside i see little sparks of light jumping liketiny omebas,inside at night i see white ether,then i saw the faces like mini shrunken heads ,like mini skulls but not,the eyes are different,not empty,just very deep set dark eyes,i saw 1 then many poppin like fireworks,then a big span of ether projected and i saw almost an audience of them,ifthey were evil they would have killed me already,i have spent money on survival gear,and other obstacles they have guided me through,what is going on,ipractice seeing dimensionaly every other day,as iget a migrain if i tire myeyes and head out,i know no names or techniques been taught or had no interest in any of this,just that i feel like a square tryin to fit in a circle,i think im bein guided throught this change of age,but i do not know what is going on,only the answer my guts tell me,maybe youcan help,many thanks Jewels.
ps. in the day i see black misty ether sometimes,night i also see orange orbs at times,and once i saw what looked like a load of massive worms squirming around the bathroom floor,but no feature just black dense matter,i know im not mad or on drugs,what is going on,many thanks.
for me to see dimensionaly i close my eyes,take perhaps 5 deep breaths,open my eyes,choose a point to focus on,and try not to blink too much,i calibrate my eyes,and unfocus them,if i see nothing,i move to another spot to visualise at,i leave my mind blank without thought,after awhile i will see images,white ether swirling around the room,then the faces the other night,its like looking at 1 of those 3d hologram posters that come to life after you stare at it for a few minutes it comes alive,are the faces,the hooded dude been teaching and guiding me,during the day they are black misty ether,but not seen them often,at night they are white mist,during the day i see the white mist,but the spirits are black mist,its like a negative to our light structure,or is it the white mist,is nothing to do with the faces,and the hooded 6ft shadow dude,is nothing to do with any of them,i dont expect you to have all the answers,it would be unreasonable of me,but maybe you can help me make sense of it all.
and i dont get a tingle inbetween my eyebrows,i get a tingle front center of my forehead,above the center of my eyebrows.
Hi Wu, there's no doubt your vision has opened. If you look at the first diagram you will see several structures, not just the tunnel between the eyebrows. I feel sensations similar to what you are saying, in the back of the head, also the center of my skull. We are in a time where spontaneous openings are happening so even though this hub is about awakening the third eye primarily, many people can have this happen without instruction.
And as has been expressed by many reading this article, it has become a place for validation of experiences. When we open ourselves to this level of vision, all sorts of experiences can happen - as is your case. It takes a discipline to discern what layers you are tapping into. Rule of thumb is always to go for the highest, the spaces with the most integrity. This is what takes discernment. In some cases it takes guidance. I'm lucky in this regard as I've trained in a school of meditation and am around people having similar experiences. We have a way of mapping these spaces which has broadened my scope of consciousness considerably.
It would be easy to make sweeping statements about what you are seeing. I'd prefer however, to speak to you and get more clarity. If you wish, please send a personal message via hubpages and see if I can help you further.
Annalene 4 years ago
I feel so inadequate to comment on your sea of knowledge on your favorite subject. I will try the book and see if I can ever get myself so far to start meditating. I have this nervous energy as part of my life for so long, and tried meditation before and I suck at it. I started yoga 2 months ago and I battled so much in the beginning with just to get my breathing right! Then to be still and empty my thoughts! Sigh I'm still not there!