Chorine Helen's "Occult
Anatomy" throws more light on the activities of these ductless glands. He
has analyzed their effects on human psychology and shown the possibility of
their connection with the spiritual powers. While discussing the questions of
'what is the relation of these glands with the sensory nerves; or, what their
anatomical positions are? Etc, the author argues that - "the drastic
variations caused by certain chemicals hormones in the state and function of
the body and mind cannot be based on some physicochemical reactions only. These
astonishing activities are subtle in nature and appear to be governed by the
latent effects of super-consciousness. The existence and wonderful functions of
these glands thus seem to be direct manifestations of a divine power."
The anatomical details on the
size, location and the (hormonal) secreting functions of the principal glands
-- Pituitary, Pineal, thyroid, Parathyroid, Thymus, Adrenal, Gonads, and Spleen
can be found in any comprehensive book on anatomy and physiology. Findings on
new effects of the earlier studied glands and the discoveries of new
glands-hormones are frequently reported in the corresponding research journals.
Research on neurohormonal chemistry is also growing at a rapid pace and newer
results are being obtained and reported almost every month. Detailed
discussions of these are neither feasible nor desirable here. It would suffice
to note that these glands secreted hormones reach specific points in the body
and the brain along with the blood and create wonderful effects. This, in
normal conditions results in efficient maintenance of orderly functions of the
body and mind. Even a little imbalance or disharmony in the level, stimulation
or activities of these 'regulator chemicals' often causes irreparable damage or
deformation in the normal growth or health of the physical and mental system of
life.
Some people are dwarf, some grow
tall up to exceptional and inconvenient limits..; some suffer obsession and
some are bony; some youths become impotent while some wander under the
thralldom of excessive concupiscence in old age too.; some bear the 'curses' of
dull mind and some are 'gifted' with extraordinary brilliance and intellectual
power; some over-eat, some hardly eat anything…..; some people can work
round-the-clock every day having almost no sleep for several consecutive days
but some others, on the contrary, need sound and long sleeps as natural
requirement for creativity in the awakened state…… etc - all these diversities
and abnormalities are caused by hormonal variations in general.
These disorders are also found as
responsible for sudden attacks of certain maladies, disability of specific
motor or sensory activity, excitation or numbness of some parts of the body or
of some mental faculties, etc. Despite this knowledge and multidimensional
research on hormones, no specific method or mechanism has yet been discovered
to harmonize the secretions or to rectify the imbalance and restore it to
normal hormonal levels.
Oral or intravenous medicines
have hardly any effect on the hormone secreting and related activities, in
vivo. A surgeon's sophisticated tools also have no reach there. Attempts of
controlling a hormonal activity or regularizing its normal concentration by
medication, or surgical operations are extremely risky, as they often perturb
the fine-tuned natural functions of the tiny glands and/or disrupt the efficacy
of hormonal effects and thereby give rise to more severe abnormalities and
disabilities.
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