Throughout the span of recorded human history, Pinecones have served as a symbolic representation of Human Enlightenment, the Third Eye and the Pineal Gland.

Conifer Pine Trees are one of the most ancient plant genera on the planet, having existed nearly three times longer than all flowering plant species. The Pinecone is the evolutionary precursor to the flower, and its spines spiral in a perfect Fibonacci sequence in either direction, much like the Sacred Geometry of a rose or a sunflower.

Our “Pine”al Gland, shaped like (and named after) the Pinecone, is at the geometric center of our brain and is intimately linked to our body's perception of light. The Pineal modulates our wake-sleep patterns and circadian rhythms, remains uniquely isolated from the blood-brain barrier system, and receives a higher percentage of blood flow than any other area of the body save the kidneys.

It is considered by many to be our biological Third Eye, the "Seat of the Soul," the “Epicenter of Enlightenment” – and its sacred symbol throughout history, in cultures around the world, has been the Pinecone.

https://thirdeyepinecones.com/history-symbolism

I have always been horribly suspicious of the campaign to keep us out of the sun, keep us slathered in toxic chemicals (known as sunscreen)… it is counter to our evolutionary history and sun is used by our body to make hormones. It is obvious that the Trumps tan frequently, and I feel a kind of euphoria when in a tanning bed…. I think there is something to the Pinal gland, uv exposure, and enlightenment. In the article above, it mentions how frog’s skin lightened with pinal supplementation. A Russian longitudinal study of foxes showed that as they were bred for less aggression in temperament, their coat unexpectedly lightened. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160912-a-soviet-scientist-created-the-only-tame-foxes-in-the-world The study is a fabulous, meticulous crafted one and teases out the unexpected links in genetic appearance and personality characteristics… did the foxes lighten with enlightenment? Interesting things to ponder…