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NARRATOR: Throughout the world, there
are ancient traditions that identify the center of the head
as being synonymous with the center of the earth,
the center of the universe, and the very center
of creation itself.
This center is often depicted as egg-shaped
and is identified in some cultures as the third eye.
There are multiple cultures that point
us in this same direction.
The Hindus have it is as the third eye or the bindi.
The Buddhists have the third eye on Buddha's forehead.
We see symbology in Mesoamerica, which
seems to symbolize its ability to contact and communicate
with the higher spiritual realms using
this secret symbol that is consistent throughout all
the major world religions.
When you talk about the third eye, it's about enlightenment.
It's about this connection to the great unknown
or the force of the universe.
And we think that we are separated from the world, when
in reality we are all connected to every single object
in the universe.
And that inherently means that we are directly connected
to every extraterrestrial being throughout the entire universe.
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NARRATOR: Is it possible that the cosmic egg isn't only
a symbol for the universe or how the universe was formed,
but represents a connection that exists within each
and every human to the cosmos, and possibly
to extraterrestrial beings that came
to Earth in the distant past?
Ancient astronaut theorists point out that while the third
eye has historically been considered a metaphor,
there is an egg-shaped structure within
the brain that is critical in defining
what it means to be human-- the thalamus.
Shaped like two identical eggs, the thalamus
lies at the center of the brain and is the hub
responsible for relaying information from most
of the sensory receptors.
Scientists studying the effects of thalamic stimulation
on comatose patients have recently
suggested the thalamus might be the most important
factor in human consciousness.
HEATHER BERLIN: The thalamus is like a relay station
in the brain.
So you have all the primary sensory information coming in,
like information coming in your eyes through your retina
and through your ears.
And all these sensations, the first place
they go after the primary sense organs,
is they get funneled to the thalamus.
And then the thalamus sorts out this information
and relays it to the various ports
in the cortex that process that primary sensory information.
If the thalamus is damaged, usually it
will knock out consciousness.
It's a very critical point where all the information comes to,
and then it's distributed in the cortex.
WILLIAM HENRY: The thalamus is called the lamp, the open eye,
even the third eye.
And when you look at this, you wonder, was it in fact
a gift from extraterrestrial beings that awakened us?
That enabled us to become connected to the divine
or extraterrestrial realm?
Perhaps the extraterrestrials that
had a hand in fashioning the human body
and tweaking the human brain placed the thalamus there,
in its egg shape, as a connecting link
to the greater civilization out of which we originally emerged.
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NARRATOR: Could the thalamus be the physical representation
of what ancient cultures referred to as the third eye?
And if so, might this brain structure act as a connection
to greater forces in the universe?
As incredible as this notion may seem,
ancient astronaut theorists suggest that the thalamus can
also be found represented in one of the most prominent
symbols of ancient Egypt--
the Eye Of Horus.
DAVID CHILDRESS: The Eye of Horus,
also known as the Eye of Ra, was a symbol of protection,
royal power, and good health.
But it was also known as the Eye of Providence,
the all-seeing eye of God.
Now, what is incredible is if you look at the thalamus
and all of the structures surrounding that,
it looks like the Eye of Horus.
The similarity is really pretty astonishing.