Rational Belief

Spirituality is a term with sundry essence and there are many ways to comprehend it, people like me prefer to hinge on both scientific approaches as well as the system of belief. I need facts to support my abstract ideas, I cannot believe in ‘does and don’ts’ if I can’t relate to them. Hence, recently someone shared an article on Solar Eclipse and it immediately diverted my attention towards the scientific and spiritual facts behind it. As a result, I read articles that could give me information on the scientific relation of a solar eclipse with our body and mind. Well, firstly I would say that being a procrastinator I am still looking for more in-depth knowledge and secondly the knowledge I gained so far gave me a rough idea about how it may work.

When a solar eclipse occurs it brings a huge change in our circadian rhythms. I read in Wikipedia that Although circadian rhythms tend to be synchronized with cycles of light and dark, other factors - such as ambient temperature, meal times, stress, and exercise - can influence the timing as well. This could be a reason, apart from harmful rays, that it is suggested to avoid eating, drinking, or sleeping during this time. This means that eclipses change the natural cycle of day and night therefore it may denote a time for a change, both internally and externally.

Moreover, circadian rhythms are controlled by our pineal gland, which is a small, pea-shaped gland in the brain. The pineal gland is said to be related to the third eye, the Ajna chakra. This is the central point of intuition, insight, and our sixth sense. It is a bridge between our rational mind and hidden aspirations. In many mythologies, the sun being a symbol of consciousness reflects life or creative powers whereas moon on the other hand being a symbol of subconscious projects upon intuition, emotions, and hidden desires. If you take in other words Sun is the source of light, it signifies things that society accepts, things that we do with our conscious mind however moon epitomizes our emotional inner world and unknown wishes, things our society finds questionable so they submerge into our subconscious and unconscious. Among both the external and internal factors lies our mother earth who represents life, groundedness, potentiality, and stability.

Additionally, when a solar eclipse occurs, it magnifies changes that are mostly external and during an eclipse, our paths of the inner world and outer world confront with each other. This could be a time when we can reform our third eye as our pineal gland can witness both central and peripheral sways. This confrontation opens a portal towards reflection, this is the time when you can find your true-self by regulating your third eye. Meditation allows our third eye to rationally focus on our obscured potentials and overlooked passion which may bring prosperous change in our lives. A solar eclipse allows us to look inside whereas the lunar eclipse allows us to identify the outer world and its influence on us. Tomorrow is another day when our mother earth will witness a solar eclipse, tomorrow a new portal will be open for us, tomorrow lets allow our third eye to dig deep so that tomorrow we can have a probability of new prospects.