12/15/2025
The Occiput — The Gate of Dawn
The occiput forms the back and base of the skull — the place where the brainstem meets the spinal cord through the foramen magnum.
Here, the craniosacral rhythm begins its flow: cerebrospinal fluid rises and falls like a tide between brain and spine.
It’s home to the medulla oblongata, the keeper of primal rhythms — breath, heartbeat, and survival reflexes.