You may have seen the beautiful artwork comparing vocal chords and the vulva (from @luisaalexandre), bringing light to the connection between these areas of the female body, noting the body’s tendency to replicate and repeat.
I felt inspired to create my own version for male bodies. I’m no artist but managed to rustle up this rendition of the pituitary gland and testicles to highlight the link between brain and balls. They’re similar in shape but also share an neuroendocrinological and energetic connection.
Sperm production requires a complex interaction between two parts of the brain, the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, and the testes. The relationship is referred to as the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPG axis), describing the direct and critical link between the brain and balls.
Dysregulation of the HPG axis can lead to loss of cognitive function (Vadakkadath et al., 2005). It is important to maintain healthy interactions between the brain and balls. One way to do this is gently, rhythmically squeezing your testicles.
The testicles actually contain three times as many unique proteins than the brain, according to The Human Protein Atlas. Our biological processes are carried out by proteins, which give each organ its function. To support this, you can shake and chant, vibrating both your actual balls and the little balls in your brain.
Energetically, the pituitary gland is sometimes associated with Ajna Chakra, the third eye, and the gonads with Muladhara, the root Chakra. These are the two poles of energy in our body.
Muladhara represents everything in its potential state, all that we could realize, express and become. Kundalini is said to lie dormant here. Ajna is the chakra of the mind, the chakra by which we are aware. It is fundamental for awakening consciousness. The infinite energy is at Muladhara, but we become aware of it through Ajna.
All energetic centres are important, but Ajna and Muladhara, the brain and the balls, are the two easiest ones to concentrate on in order to bring about the greatest awakening of energy and release the maximum possibilities and creativity in life.