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Considering the concept of a third eye comes from Hindu teachings, the fact that the article talks about it through christian, gnostic and taoist teachings is a bit stupid. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.200.24 (talk) 23:31, 29 February 2012 (UTC)Reply
I added a short section referencing these pages; it was immediately reverted with the tag "Unsourced and this article is about an ancient mystical concept, not pop culture."
I think this misses the point.
Many Wikipedia pages have a section "In popular culture", in order to differentiate the material in other sections, which concern the topic of the page, from material that has been used, abused and distorted by the popular media.
The reason for including the section is that, many people in the English-speaking world who have heard of the third eye got their information from this bestselling book. It seems to me that it is worth mentioning the book, while pointing out that its ideas are not based in fact. The source for the statements made is the "Main Articles".
212.159.102.166 (talk) 16:33, 25 November 2013 (UTC)Reply
KJN
The phrase "mind's eye" refers to mental imagery and not to mystical powers of heightened perception; earlier revisions of this page (prior to 29 January 2017) specifically mentioned that the third eye is not to be confused with the mind's eye. Since 29 January 2017, this page now conflates the two, and has inappropriate references to aphantasia and mental imagery (concepts that pertain to the "mind's eye" but not to the "third eye".) Msraia (talk) 00:22, 11 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 8 November 2022 and 16 December 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Leannecr (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Leannecr (talk) 22:00, 12 December 2022 (UTC)Reply
learn more? 50.33.36.61 (talk) 06:47, 6 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
The Buddha never taught the third eye concept in Buddhism. Hinduism however does. 2601:281:D300:B750:D851:6E72:82D7:ED5D (talk) 17:47, 19 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
The third eye is often associated with religious visions, *️⃣ clairvoyance, the ability to observe chakras and auras,[2] *️⃣ precognition, and out-of-body experiences.
Why do you confuse the third eye with clairvoyance and precognition? The third eye has nothing to do with clairvoyance or precognition.
Smutron Ros Smultron Ros (talk) 20:36, 28 March 2024 (UTC)Reply