Contemporary yoga and meditation circles increasingly reference the “Kutastha” or “Spiritual Eye” as a visionary apex of meditative experience. Popularized through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and echoed by modern Kriya Yoga practitioners like J.C. Stevens, Forrest Knutson, and others, this vision is described with striking visual uniformity: a radiant golden ring, surrounding an indigo … Continue reading The Kutastha Vision and the Inner Stargate: A Phenomenological Analysis of the “Spiritual Eye”