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Every year on December 24th, millions of children around the world hang their stockings by the fireplace, excitedly anticipating gifts on Christmas morning. But where did this custom stem from? If you don’t know much about the origins of Santa Claus, you might be surprised to learn that he was a real, living person. St Nicholas was a fourth century saint who devoted his life to serving God.

The pineal gland, which is sometimes referred to as the third eye, is a small endocrine gland about the size of a raisin. The pineal gland has important physical functions. It is also considered by many to be the most mysterious part of the human body. Some people believe that the pineal gland links the physical body with the spiritual world.

The concept of the third eye refers to both to a physical position in the body (roughly between -and slightly above – the level of one’s physical eyes) and a kind of transcendent sensory organ that is actually independent of the body. Many yogic disciplines – including Tantra – associate it with the sixth or seventh (depending on the particular school of thought) chakra or energy center. Providing a physical location for something non-corporeal in nature is apt in the case of the third eye, because it has often been seen as a nexus point, a connecting link between the earthly realm and the spiritual.