Posted in A, tagged abyss, Beowulf, Borg, Christian, Civilization, devil, druids, dungeon, Eliade, freud, Greece, greek, hell, hindu, janeway, jesus christ, jewish, jung, magic, myth, pit, psychology, Satan, serling, shades, star trek, star wars, sword, symbol, twilight zone, underwater, water on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
The Abyss
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Abyss (Greek, abyssos, Latin abyssus). Myths about an abyss or bottomless pit are found in most cultures.
In Judaism the abyss lies deep within the earth, a place where evil spirits of the dead are banished (Job 32:22, Psalm 6:5, 143:7).
In ancient Greece the majority of the dead retire to a gloomy [...]
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Adi Da (aka Free-John, Da 1939- ) Originally Franklin Jones, Adi Da is an American guru born in Jamaica, New York. He has also gone under the names of Da Free-John, Bubba Free-John and Heartmaster Da.
Adi Da claims to have reached enlightenment at age three years. In their Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions and the [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Anthroposophy, belief, blind faith, buddhist, cayce, ESP, faith, graff, hindu, insight, intuition, jung, myth, new age, prediction, psi, psychic, religion, remote viewing, science, scientism, spirit, Steiner, targ, theosophy on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
£20 Holograms
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Akashic Records Derived from the Hindu (Sanskrit) and Buddhist (Pali) understanding of akasha (= ether, subtle space, the forms of space), the Akashic Records is a term used by Theosophy and Anthroposophy to denote a cosmic memory bank of all that ever was.
The term is often used uncritically by believers, not [...]
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Posted in A, tagged altered states, ambrosia, goddesses, gods, Greece, greek, hallucinogen, hindu, honey, mushroom, nectar, olympus, religion, soma, vedic on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Mt Olympus Greece
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Ambrosia (from Greek ambrotos = immortal).
This is the otherworldly food or drink of the Ancient Greek Olympians, sometimes given to mortal heroes and mankind as a salve.
Mortals were punished if they took it uninvited.
Some scholars argue that ambrosia prefigures the Christian Eucharist.
It remains unclear as to whether ambrosia has an [...]
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Posted in A, tagged angels, Bible, binary, christianity, communication, computer, fallen angels, hindu, Islam, jewish, language, leibniz, life, mysticism, religion, spirit on April 11, 2008 | No Comments »
angel
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Angels (Greek angelos or aggelos = messenger).The Old and New Testaments of the Bible make considerable reference to angels, which are regarded as divine messengers.
Around the sixth-century CE Dionysus the Areopagite’s The Celestial Hierarchy outlined three groups of hierarchically arranged angels.
Angels are mentioned in the Jewish Kabbala as inhabiting seven heavenly [...]
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Posted in A, tagged arjuna, death, gita, hindu, hinduism, just war, killing, krishna, krisna, religion, spirit, violence, war on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Arjuna Renowned hero in Indian culture and Krishna’s charioteer in the Bhagavad Gita.
Arjuna arguably has the status of a demigod among of much the Hindu-Indian populace.
In the Gita he is prodded by Krishna to fight kith and kin.
Despite his initial reluctance, he overcomes the chronic procrastination which Shakespeare’s Hamlet cannot–that is, a crippling fear, self-doubt [...]
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Posted in A, tagged ashram, Celibacy, contemplation, enlightenment, hindu, liberation, meditation, monks, mysticism, prayer, religion, self-realization, sex, sexuality, soul, spirit on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Ashram (Skt. a moving to + shrama spiritual discipline) An ashram is a retreat center where spiritual seekers, usually under the direct or indirect guidance of a master (guru), seek spiritual wisdom and development, ultimately leading to enlightenment.
Like a Christian monastery, ashram life may involve not just prayer and contemplation but also scholarly study and [...]
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Posted in A, tagged atman, Brahman, christianity, hindu, hinduism, mysticism, new age, ramanuja, religion, sankara, soul, updanisads on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Atman (probably from Skt. an “to breathe” 
in Hinduism, particularly in the school of Advaita Vedanta, this may be roughly understood as the “soul.”
In the Upanisads, the Atman is eternal, all-knowing and cannot be killed. The lower-case atman, translated from the Sankrit, usually refers to the personal soul. The upper-case Atman is the universal soul, [...]
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AUM (also OM) The three Sanskrit syllables of the central Hindu mantra A-U-M are said to represent three stages of cosmic evolution: Creation (the related deity is Brahma), Sustenance (the related deity is Vishnu) and Destruction (the related deity is Siva).
For correct pronunciation, one begins at the back of the throat (Ah), moves to the [...]
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Posted in A, tagged arjuna, ashram, aurobindo, auroville, bhagavad-gita, hindu, intercession, meditation, mother, mysticism, plato, religion, soul, spirit, transformation on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Aurobindo, Sri (formerly Aurobindo Ghose, 1872-1950) British-educated Indian freedom fighter and nationalist (regarded by British colonialists as a terrorist) who turned philosopher and mystic.
Aurobindo took the bellicose message of the Bhagavad Gita - that Arjuna must fight to fulfil his apparently holy duty - very seriously.
Sri Aurobindo constructed explosive bombs in a Calcutta home while [...]
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