The human third eye and how to open it

Author article. First published on January 28, 2026.

Let us begin with the obvious. The human body has two eyes, two ears and two breathing channels. Yogis speak of the third eye, and esoteric traditions repeat the idea. Yet while the two physical eyes can be seen as organs, the third eye has never been found as a physical body part.

An eye is a part of the body that receives light and turns it into an image the brain can understand. If an eye forms an image from light, the third eye must also form an image from something.

We also “see” dreams while our physical eyes are closed. This means there is a kind of dreaming vision. One can say that the brain builds the image and does not always need the physical eyes to show it. The eyes collect light, but the brain creates the picture.

The brain can imagine radio waves, the internet, future situations and inner states. To imagine is to see with the mind. In this sense the brain already performs the function of the third eye.

The problem is interpretation. We can see a snake in a rope, or fail to notice someone familiar if we do not expect to meet them. If you do not know something, you may simply fail to see it.

To “open” the third eye, the brain must learn to see the world using more than light. Blind or visually impaired people build a picture of the world through sound, touch and other sources of information. This is not fantasy; it is real.

So the opening of the third eye begins not with mysticism, but with training perception. One learns to perceive more streams of reality: sound, body, fear, imagination, dreaming and inner state.

Why is this difficult? Because we are easily frightened. If the brain showed us the whole world based on all the information it receives, we would live in constant fear. So the brain often shows only what is needed for survival and what gives a sense of control.

You can test this easily: go into a forest at night or stand alone in a dark place. A rustle, a cracking branch or an unexpected sound activates imagination. This shows how fear shapes the picture of the world.

The third eye builds a protected space around itself. In that space we do not always see what is real; often we see what is desired or safe. For an anxious person the desired image can be the worst-case scenario, because it creates the feeling of being prepared.

A simple recommendation for anyone who wants to see reality: work with your fears. Do not close down and do not run from fear, but do not ignore it either. Fear is an indicator of danger. It is a helper.

Look fear in the eye and try to understand how real the danger is. The main fear to face is the fear of death. Study death.

Astrologically, personal death is a rare event, although many dangers surround us. Most of what frightens us does not kill us. Yet we put life on pause for almost all of that time.

P.S. The book “Crossroads of Worlds” explores death and other worlds. In literary form it describes many real esoteric situations that can help approach the subject of death more consciously.