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pituitary is influenced. As soon as the idea of sex comes to the emotional system, then feelings of anger or fear are born. This in turn affects the pituitary. All the mental influences or tensions come to the hypothalamus. It is a storehouse of tension. When this part of the brain is full of stress, it influences the pituitary. The pituitary in turn influences the thyroid and the gonads. This way a whole chain of our mental tensions is created. When carnal desires arise then the pituitary influences the sex glands and the gonads. When there is anger or fear, then the pituitary influences the adrenal gland. Thus there is a complete cycle:
1. The activity of the emotional system influences the brain.
2. The brain influences the pituitary.
3. The pituitary influences the gonads, thyroid and the adrenal.
When this cycle is completed then we experience pride, fear, sexuality etc.
What was known in ancient times as the agya chakra can today be called the pineal and the pituitary glands. Both these glands are located within the area of the agya chakra. The agya chakra
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