Our Connection to Light

What does it mean to be homo-luminous?

In the same way that our breath is frequently taken for granted, we also take the presence of light in our world for granted. The sun is a constant in our lives, yet how often do we pause to appreciate the light, the warmth, and the pure energy it provides? We certainly understand that life itself is not possible without these nurturing rays. Is it possible, however, that the sun’s presence in our lives is significant in deeper ways? Is it possible that the light that is bestowed upon us by this cosmic fireball provides our world with more than just the warmth to grow food for human consumption? Can we deepen our understanding of the nature and power of light itself and employ this understanding as we continue to explore the depths of human consciousness?

In our exploration of the human fascial system, we have focused on its energetic capabilities. The fascial system is a body wide living matrix connecting with each organ, system, and cell. The crystalline structure of collagen fibers within the fascial Extracellular Matrix (ECM) provides near-instantaneous body wide communication. The regular molecular lattice network of the seamless web acts as a biological antenna tuned to many frequencies, both inward and outward. And, as previously noted, the highly ordered crystalline arrangement of collagen within the fascia and its piezoelectric qualities operates within the human body creating biofields and biomagnetic fields.

While wholistic ideas such as body wide communication, biofields, and the existence of fascia itself were not common forty years ago, the ideas were being explored by various researchers and writers. While the existence of the human fascial system was not specifically mentioned in these texts, many of the fascial system’s capabilities were. Richard Gerber, M.D., describes a few of these in his 1988 text, Vibrational Medicine: New Choices for Healing Ourselves. He describes “…specialized energy links within the crystalline network…” that help “to coordinate the energetic structures…” He speaks of “psychic abilities…mediated by special” biocrystalline and energetic pathways. And, significantly for this article, he writes, “One particular crystalline structure that is important…is the pineal gland and…a crystal that lies in the center of the brain.”

Western medicine describes the pineal gland as a “small endocrine gland in the brain that produces melatonin, a hormone crucial for regulating sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms” (Copilot). More specific Western medical information in 1967 describes light impulses carried from the eye “to the brain by the inferior accessory optic tract and reach the pineal [gland]…” In 2002, Western medical science established the presence of calcite “microcrystals” in the pineal gland.

Eastern understandings provide the energy center position of the sixth chakra, also known as the Third Eye, with the pineal gland. In esoteric understanding, the Third Eye is known as the visioning center where information from higher frequency sources is received by the human body, and the possibilities of manifestation begin. With our understanding of the crystalline nature of the human fascial system and the location of microcrystalline structures in the pineal gland, our journey of exploration proceeds into the realm of light itself as a frequency to which our human structure is attuned.

Light is currently understood to travel in “packets” called photons. This is a quantum energy understanding concerning the wave/particle nature of light. The terminology used for the interaction light and life is biophotons. In Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis, Dr. James Oschman describes “ultra-weak light signaling between molecules” as a form of communication that provides evidence for “speed-of-light messaging” from cell to cell. In the 1970’s, Dr. Fritz-Albert Popp described this phenomenon and immediately related it to the newly emerging field of quantum physics. Additionally, “Photons are not just carriers of light—they are carriers of knowledge, energy, and innovation” (Science News Today).

Consider the following line of reasoning:

· Begin with Myers’ “liquid crystal semiconducting lattice” which is…

· capable of “communicating, storing, and processing information” (Oschman).

· Then add the component of the pineal gland connected to the retinal structure of the human eye, and…

· follow the flow of light in the form of information laden photons from the eye to the pineal gland then into the crystalline fascial system.

· Now, allow your human mind to come to the concept shared by Dr. Popp before his death in 2018, “We know today that man, essentially, is a being of light.”

Mystics have been telling us for centuries that we are beings of light. Cosmologists tell us that we are ‘star stuff.’ The sun, our ‘personal’ star, emits billions upon billions of packets of photonic energy daily, all encoded with information, knowledge, and energy. Each of our bodies continually emits bioenergetic fields, also photonically encoded. These biofields interact with all forms of life on our planet, and, just as likely, well beyond our planet. Energy is energy. It is simply and efficiently transmitted through the particles and waves of our daily lives.

What does it mean to be homo-luminous? At some point in the distant past, our ancestors made an evolutionary leap to become homo sapiens, i.e. bipeds with higher cognitive abilities. As homo sapiens living in a Western cultural mindset, we want knowledge and science to substantiate belief and understanding. Scientific knowledge is currently verifying what ancient mystics taught for centuries.

Within the past two generations, science has documented and verified the knowledge that our very cells and DNA emit “a cloud of light.” (Premier Research Labs). Humanity is capable of much more than the limited view of a mechanistic knowledge base.

· Humanity is biologically and electromagnetically wired through fascial circuitry to resonate with higher frequencies.

· Humanity is energetically interconnected with all forms of life.

· Just as humanity learned how to develop the capabilities of homo sapiens, we are designed to now develop homo luminous capabilities.

This is the knowledge and understanding that we can carry into the future. When we build experiences based on this knowledge and understanding, we can begin to follow the path of Myers’ formative line of reasoning, to what frequencies our biological antennae is tuned, and how it can be tuned to a wider spectrum of frequencies.

References

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Gerber, R. (1988). Vibrational medicine: New choices for healing ourselves. Bear & Company.

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Oschman, J. L. (2016). Energy medicine: The scientific basis, 2^nd ed. Elsevier.

Premier Research Labs. (2025). Biophotons: Humans are “Beings of Light” Accessed May 28, 2025.

Tuhin, M. (2025). What Is a Photon? The Quantum Particle of Light. Science News Today. May 24, 2025. Accessed May 28, 2025.

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