Children and the Third Eye: Why the Pineal Gland Fades with Age

Introduction

Have you ever noticed how children often talk about things adults can’t see, imaginary friends, glowing lights, shadows in the curtains, “grandma in the corner,” or just sensing energies? Most people dismiss it as imagination. But what if there’s a biological reason kids are more open to other realms? The answer may lie in a tiny pine-cone shaped gland deep in the brain: the pineal gland.

The pineal gland is a tiny, pinecone-shaped gland sitting deep in the centre of the brain, between the two hemispheres.

The Science: Pineal Growth & Calcification

• Bigger in Kids: The pineal gland is proportionally larger and more active in young children than in adults. It produces lots of melatonin and is closely linked with vivid dreams.

• Around Age 7: Growth slows, calcification begins, and brainwaves shift from mostly theta (dreamy, meditative) to more alpha/beta (logical, alert).

• Calcification: Over time, calcium and fluoride deposits build up, hardening the gland and reducing melatonin output. How much this happens varies between people.

Some researchers suggest calcification could also inhibit the release of DMT (dimethyltryptamine), the molecule linked to altered states and spiritual experiences. If so, then those who’ve connected with spirit naturally since birth may simply have a larger or less-calcified pineal gland (or both) keeping that inner gateway clearer throughout life.

Since pineal size varies greatly between individuals, we don’t yet know whether intuitives are born with a larger gland that stays big until death, or whether it can “grow back” in function through spiritual practice, like training a muscle.

The Woo: The “Third Eye” Connection

In mystical traditions, the pineal gland is the Third Eye, the seat of intuition and higher perception.

• Children’s pineals are often described as “open portals”, making it easier to sense spirits, guides, and energies.

• Around age seven, as calcification and social conditioning set in, many kids stop talking about these experiences or push them down when adults label them as “just imagination.”

  
  

What Speeds Up Calcification?

Science is still exploring this, but some factors are linked with pineal calcification:

• Fluoride (in water and toothpaste)

• Chlorine (tap water, swimming pools)

• Processed foods with additives/aluminium compounds

• Heavy metals (mercury, lead)

• Poor sleep and circadian disruption

• Lack of sunlight and vitamin D imbalance

These aren’t proven direct causes, but they show up often in research.

Environment & Nurturing the Gift

Biology is only half the story. Environment matters too. A child whose family validates intuition, dreams, and “woo” is more likely to keep using those muscles, just like a kid encouraged in music or sport.

My own dad recently said, “I don’t know why you and your sister are into all that woo-woo stuff, I’m not, your mum wasn’t.” But when I looked closer, the lifestyle I was raised in actually set the stage. My mum believed in a higher power but wasn’t religious, yoga was her thing. She kept us fluoride-free at school when they handed out that bubblegum-smelling rinse, made us drink rainwater, pushed for fluoride-free toothpaste, and kept processed foods out of the house. She never once called it “woo,” she just said chemicals weren’t good for us.

Now I wonder: did that care for my body keep my pineal clearer, making it easier to connect with spirit? They say you need to hold a high vibration to work with your Third Eye. For me, that means constantly managing my “inner neurotic Nancy” (hello, ADHD brain!) and trying to think more thankfully & avoid “worst case scenario” thinking, which ADHD folk do brilliantly.

Mediumship & the Pineal Gateway

Some people have had their gift since childhood and grew it naturally. Others learn later in life. Either way, mediumship is something you can develop. How clearly you “see” depends a lot on how your brain is wired.

• Spirit Gateway: The pineal gland, with its natural calcite crystals, is like an antenna. Many believe DMT is the chemical key that shifts our awareness beyond everyday 3D.

• Altered States: Meditation, trance, and even sleep may release tiny bursts of DMT, tuning our consciousness toward spirit realms.

• Mediumship: It’s not “imagination,” it’s perceiving overlapping dimensions. Mediums describe visions, voices, and sensations that feel external but real.

• Dreams & Near-Death: Both are thought to involve bursts of natural DMT, which explains why they feel so similar to spirit contact.

• Guides & Downloads: Some mediums describe their pineal “flooding with light” during a connection. Woo suggests this is DMT activation allowing direct downloads. With practice, less chemical help is needed because the pathways are trained.

  
  

SciWoo Blend

• Science: The pineal contains crystals and the enzymes that could make DMT. With age it calcifies, reducing melatonin, flexibility, and possibly DMT activity.

• Woo: Those crystals are your antenna. Calcification is like cement around it, muffling intuition and spirit contact.

• Together: Mediumship may be the body’s natural, micro-dose DMT state, a safe way of opening to non-physical communication.

  
  

Keeping the Antenna Clear

• Light & rhythm: Sunlight, good sleep.

• Practice: Meditation, breathwork, sound.

• Diet: Minimise fluoride, metals, and processed foods.

• Energy: Visualisations and Third Eye clearing rituals.

SciWoo summary: Crystals = antenna. Calcification = cement. You can still connect, but with static. Clearing practices help sharpen the signal.

Takeaway

The pineal gland isn’t just a mystical idea; it’s a real part of the brain that’s largest and most active in childhood. That may explain why children are naturally intuitive and spiritually sensitive. Over time, calcification and conditioning may close that window, but lifestyle and openness can keep our inner “eye” active.

So, what do you think? Were you more intuitive as a child? Do you remember seeing or sensing things others couldn’t? - Ang x