Thymus Gland

This is the gland of child development. It is situated in the chest

between the lungs and behind the upper part of the sternum (breast

bone). It descends and covers the upper portion of the heart, overlapping

the great vessels at the top of the latter. It reaches its greatest

size at the beginning of puberty, gradually disappearing thereafter

at which time it is marked by a loss of glandular structure. It

does persist, however, and some of the secreting cells remain

throughout life.

In Taoist Yoga, when properly and proportionally activated the

energy center at the thymus alchemically harmonizing with the

energy from the pituitary gland energy center and the generative

force residing in the sperm and testicles, can reverse the aging

process. This occurs in the practice of the Greatest Enlightenment

of the Kan and Li, in which white hair becomes black, teeth

grow back again, and a youthful appearance develops.