Immune System and Transmutation
The first impulse of fight-or-flight activation decreases immune activity in
order to conserve energy for dealing with immediate danger, after this the immune
system is activated to prepare for possible damage to the body. Candice Pert
discovered that receptors for neuropeptides and neurotransmitters are on the cell
walls of the immune system, showing that the immune and endocrine systems are
modulated not only by the brain but also by the central nervous system. The meta-
activation of the sympathetic nervous system during kundalini would profoundly
facilitate changes in the immune system and endocrine system. What probably
happens is that during the years of kundalini there are alternating periods of
increased immunity followed by periods of reduced immune activity. Immune
suppression resulting from prolonged high adrenaline/cortisol levels might occur
for different reasons in both the peak and the exhaustion phases. Although there
are periods of radical immune activity during Die-offs and restructuring associated
with hyper-parasympathetic activation, the majority of the awakening probably
involves immune overload if not outright immune suppression because of highly
active nervous system. The parasympathetic “growth” periods are obvious by
increased mitosis (cell division) and the illuminating “glow” that occurs which
makes the bodymind seem supernaturally vital...this is probably when the immune
system is back on with avengeance. You will notice that the biophoton glow is
always associate with massive bliss and heart expansion periods, signaling a
parasympathetic rest-recovery and opening.
Macrophages are large, phagocytic cells that engulf foreign material that
enters the body and the dead and dying cells of the body. I am convinced that
it is largely the macrophages which do the catabolic breakdown (self-digestion)
of tissues in preparation to building the spiritualized body capable of carrying
deeper consciousness. General hyperactivation of the sympathetic nervous system
stimulates immune response factors such as interferon, which in turn elicits
increased production of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Macrophages produce nitric
oxide in their attack on invading bacteria. Under certain conditions, this can
backfire with sudden severe infection (sepsis), or toxic shock, involves the excess
production of nitric oxide by macrophages, leading to widening of blood vessels
and is one of the main causes of low blood pressure in sepsis. (Science may find this
to be a factor in the White Shock after inner conjunctions, and the incapacitation
during Die-offs.)
The spleen symptoms of the Left-brain-Freeze and the self-digestion (autolysis)
sensation during the Die-offs, convince me that it is the highest alchemical function
of the immune system to dissolve the pupal body. This catabolic action is probably
brought about through the activation of the reticuloendothelial system (res),
part of the immune system. The RES consists of the phagocytic cells (primarily
monocytes and macrophages) located in reticular connective tissue. These cells
accumulate in lymph nodes and the spleen. The Kupffer cells of the liver and
tissue histiocytes are also part of the RES. To fulfill their many functions
macrophages in their activated state are able to produce more than one hundred
different substances.