| Actualize |
- Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" 2. represent or describe realistically [WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.] In psi terms, this refers to taking an idea (thought), adding impetus to it (intent/fuel), and commanding the desired action to occur.
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| Aeromancy |
Divination through observation atmospheric conditions and events.
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| Ailm |
The 16th letter of the Ogham tree alphabet, representing the letter A and meaning "fir."
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| Aiwass |
The entity who communicated the Book of the Law to Aleister Crowley.
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| Akasha |
Akasha is a Hindu term, meaning the basis and essence of all things. The base component from which all things come from . Slang: the fifth element, universal fabric.
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| Akashic Record |
Term taken from Hinduism to describe the concept of the storage on another plane, of all the knowledge of the universe, all human experience and history.
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| Alchemy |
In the history of science, alchemy refers to both an early form of the investigation of nature and an early philosophical and spiritual discipline, both combining elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astrology, semiotics, mysticism, spiritualism, and art all as parts of one greater force.
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| Alexandrian |
Alexandrian Tradition is a Wiccan sect founded in the 1960s by the British Witch Alex Sanders and his wife Maxine.Strong focus on training in ceremonial magick.
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| Algiz |
The 15th rune of the Elder Futhark, representing the letter z. The primary meaning of the Algiz rune is protection.
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| All Hallows Eve |
Another name for Samhain or Halloween.
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| Alpha State |
When the brain is functioning in the alpha range, (8-13 Hz), characterized by relaxation, and mental focus on a defined area, usually excluding outside stimuli. Most familiar as the state usually felt while absorbed in reading or watching television. A state believed to be highly conducive to psionic activity.
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| Alpha Waves |
One type of brain waves, measureable by electroencephalography (EEG) or magnetoencephalography (MEG), frequency range of 8-13 Hz.
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| Altered State(s) of Consciousness (ASC) |
Expression popularized by Charles T. Tart; refers to almost any mental state other that of the normal waking condition (beta); including alpha, dreaming, hypnosis, trance, meditation and drug-induced states.
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| Ambient Energy |
Energy in the general surroundings, a mix from various source.
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| Analytical Overlay |
A phenomenon wherein the brain attempts to fill in missing information with what seems logical, from the persons own memory or knowledge base, frequently skewing the results, leading to false interpretation. (Example: "fllng in th blnks" is read and accepted as "filling in the blanks". The mind fills in the missing letters with assumptions)
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| Angel |
One of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).[Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.]
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| Anima |
- The inner self of an individual; the soul. 2. In Jungian psychology:a. The unconscious or true inner self of an individual, as opposed to the persona, or outer aspect of the personality b. The feminine inner personality, as present in the unconscious of the male. It is in contrast to the animus, which represents masculine characteristics. [American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition]
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| Animus |
(In the psychology of C. G. Jung) the masculine principle, esp. as present in women (contrasted with anima).
Jung believed that every woman has an analogous animus within her psyche, this being a set of unconscious masculine attributes and potentials. He viewed the animus as being more complex than the anima, postulating that women have a host of animus images while the male anima consists only of one dominant image.
Jung stated that there are four parallel levels of Animus development in a female, which can be personified into: the athlete, the planner, the professor, and the guide.[2][3]
- ^ Jung, Carl. The Psychology of the Unconscious, Dvir Co., Ltd., Tel-Aviv, 1973 (originally 1917)
- ^ As far as is known, Jung only named stage one and three of the animus individuation process: the athlete/muscleman/thug and the professor/cleric — "the planner" and "the guide" are used here for the convenience of the reader. For the former, due to Jung's explanation that "[it] provides a woman with initiative and the capacity for planned action"; and the latter, by him noting that "[i]n mythology, this aspect of the animus appears as Hermes, messenger of the gods; in dreams he is a helpful guide."
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| Anomalistic Psychology |
The area of psychology that investigates “anomalistic” psychological phenomena- phenomena which have tended to be explained in terms of the paranormal, the supernatural, magic, or the occult; the term is also meant to include belief in UFOs, in astrology, and in such creatures as the Loch Ness Monster. Term first used by Leonard Zusne and Warren Jones (1982)
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| Anomalous |
Deviating from what is considered the norm in order, form; irregular: abnormal. Outside the usual or expected pattern or condition.
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| Anomaly |
A term used to describe any phenomenon or condition that deviates from the expected,according to conventional scientific knowledge. An odd, peculiar or strange condition without apparent cause.
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| Apana |
Sanskrit for "breath": vital, life-sustaining force of living beings and vital energy, a central concept in Ayurveda and Yoga where it is believed to flow through a network of fine subtle channels called nadis.
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| Apparition |
The (usually) visual appearance or presence of an person or animal or thing, which is not within the sensory range of the person experiencing the event. . A ghostly figure; a specter.
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| Arcana |
Secrets or mysteries. Also a division of a standard Tarot deck which features two sections, the Major Arcana (usually 22 cards with images on them) and the Minor Arcana (usually 56 cards with 16 being “face” cards similar to a pack of playing cards and the remainder being either number or “pip” cards or fully illustrated).
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| Asana |
(Sanskrit) Yogic posture (position) for meditation.
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| Associational Remote Viewing (ARV) |
A form of remote viewing in which the area where a desired item might be located is divided up into a finite number of discrete locations; each of the possible locations is associated or linked with a laboratory-based token object or picture (such as a landmark); the viewer is then asked to describe the associated target-object, thereby indirectly choosing a particular target-location or address.
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| Astral Body |
- A replica or “double” of the individual physical body, which can separate itself from the physical body, either temporarily, as in dreaming or in the out-of-the-body experience, or permanently, at the moment of death. Also known as the spiritual body. 2. The outermost layer of the aura/field.
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| Astral Projection |
Focusing the awareness fully into the astral, leaving awareness of the body, the physical and etheric planes, behind for the duration.
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| Astral Realm |
Another name for the Astral plane. Occasionally used to refer to events and activities not thought to be possible on the physical or etheric planes.
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| Astral Temple |
A place on the astral plane or in the imagination created by force of will and visualization as an astral location; where magicians consciously project into the astral plane, it can be used as a place of refuge in case of attack or perceived danger on the astral plane.
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| Astrum Argentum (A.·. A.·.) |
A magical order created by Aleister Crowley in 1907 after leaving the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. It is a Thelemic magical fraternity, the goals of which are the pursuit of light and knowledge. The order is highly secretive.
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| Aura |
The subtle field of energy that surrounds all living things, thought to contain information about the individual, changing in conjuction with changes in that being, physical and/or emotional.
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| AutoGanzfeld |
An implementation of the ganzfeld technique in which many of the procedural details are fully automated and computerized, to reduce as much as possible errors and sensory communication on the part of the human participants.
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| Ayurveda |
An ancient Hindu system of health care "Ayurveda" roughly translates as the "knowledge of life" or "knowledge of a long life" Ayurveda, Ancient Indian System of Medicines deals with knowledge that can define the quality and quantum of social and personal health status and ways to restore, maintain and upgrade it based on the principles of Vedic metaphysics.
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| Azoth |
A word composed of the first and last letters of the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. It is also called the Akasha or Astral Light Considered to be a 'universal medicine' or 'universal solvent' sought in alchemy. Its symbol was the Caduceus and so the term, which being originally a term for an occult formula sought by alchemists much like the philosopher's stone, became a poetic word for the element Mercury.
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