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body temperature, pupil diameter. Apparently DMT is a small molecule not much
larger than glucose and Strassman says that it is like brain food that is rapidly
transported across the BBB.
DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor’s Revolutionary Research into the Biology of
Near-Death and Mystical Experiences by Rick Strassman MD.
cirUmVentricUlar orGans
The term “circumventricular organs” refers to the highly-vascularized,
specialized tissues distributed principally along the midline of the ventricular system
from the forebrain to the hindbrain, bordering the 3rd and 4th ventricles. The
CVO’s include the pineal gland, median eminence, neurohypophysis (posterior
pituitary), subfornical organ, area postrema, subcommissural organ, organum
vasculosum of the lamina terminalis, and the choroid plexus. The intermediate
and neural lobes of the pituitary are sometimes included and note the posterior
pituitary releases neurohormones like oxytocin and vasopressin into the blood.
The subcommissural organ contacts the third ventricle covering the posterior
commissure. It comprises a complex of neurosecretory ependymal cells known
to secrete various glycoproteins into the CSF. The functional significance of
these glycoproteins has not yet been determined. Except for the SCO all the
circumventricular organs lack a blood-brain barrier and are recognized as important
sites for communicating with the CSF, and between the brain and peripheral organs
via blood-borne products. They have a high capillary density and it is through the
CVO’s that the brain is able to monitor the makeup of the blood. They all contact
the cerebrospinal fluid of the ventricles or subarachnoid space. These organs have
common morphological and endocrine-like characteristics that distinguish them
from the rest of the nervous system and neural connections with strategic nuclei
establishing circuitry for communications throughout the neuraxis.
The amrita secretions of the circumventricular glands are collected and released
into the body through the third ventricle of the brain, which represents the Holy
Grail. The quest for the Grail is the lifetime search for one’s immortal nature—
not for living eternally, but for living the eternal Presence Now! To drink from
the Grail is to enter the state of primordial, transcendental vision. Although the
myth of eternal youth is a hopeful exaggeration, the permeation of the blood with
amrita does support the growth of a superior body of vitality and strength. Aging
is slowed and the natural body (adhibhautikadeha) is slowly transformed into the
divine body (adhidaivikadeha).
cereBrosPinal FlUiD
Ventricles are hollow cavities within the brain that produce cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) from their lining, known as the choroid plexus. The choroid plexus
consists of many capillaries, separated from the subarachnoid space by pia mater
and choroid ependymal cells. Liquid filters through these cells from blood to
become CSF. There is also much active transport of substances into, and out of,
of the CSF as it’s made. CSF normally contains no red or white blood cells and