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- noun Hinduism & Buddhism A point on the forehead corresponding to one of the chakras in yoga, often depicted as an eye and associated with enlightenment or mystical insight.
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- noun A personal source of
psychic visions andclairvoyance according to certainNew Age beliefs.
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- noun a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
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reesetee commented on the word third eye
Nick Danger. Third Eye.
October 13, 2007
hernesheir commented on the word third eye
ajna - The third eye is also the sixth chakra. Go figure.
June 15, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word third eye
See pineal eye.
June 15, 2010