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by  N.Morgan The pineal gland, conarium, or epiphysis cerebri, is a small endocrine gland in the brain of most vertebrates. The pineal gland produces melatonin, a serotonin-derived hormone that modulates sleep patterns in both circadian and seasonal cycles. The pineal gland is one of the most mysterious organs in the body. Like a tiny pea-sized mass in the center of the brain, the pineal gland produces the hormone melatonin which helps to regulate our sleep cycles and reproductive hormones. But before science found its practical function, the pineal gland had much more mystical roots. For thousands of years the pineal gland within our brains has been known as “the third eye,” also referred to as the ajna chakra. The  third eye chakra , according to Hindu tradition, is responsible for conscience, spiritual consciousness, intuition, and insight. In her book “Awaken Your Third Eye,” Doctor Susan G. Shumsky writes that the pinea...