Encyclopedia - Apparition: Encyclopedia - Apparition
Generally, an apparition is act or instance of appearing. In astronomy, certain sightings of celestial bodies are called apparitions. An...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apparition: Parapsychology Dictionary On Apparition
Apparition: A fully manifested ghostly figure reported to be complete in form, sometimes to the point where it is virtually indisting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apparition Supernatural: Encyclopedia - Apparition Supernatural
An apparition, strictly speaking, is merely an appearance (Latin apparere, to appear), the result of perception exercised on any stimulus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions
Marian apparitions are events in which the Virgin Mary is purported to have supernaturally appeared to one or more persons, typically but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shrines To The Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia - Shrines To The Virgin Mary
In Christian culture and practice, a shrine to the Virgin Mary or Marian shrine is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascrib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abanoub: Encyclopedia - Abanoub
Saint Abanoub of Nehesa (Abba Nob), the Child Saint and Martyr, was only twelve years old when he was martyred by the Roman ruler. On Jul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe or the Virgin of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic icon and arguably Mexico's most popular image: Nobel laureate Octavi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary, sometimes shortened to The Blessed Virgin is a traditional title specifically used by Roman Catholics, Anglo-Cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doppelgänger: Encyclopedia - Doppelgänger
A doppelgänger is the ghostly double of a living person, adapted from German Doppelgänger (look-alike). The word comes from doppel mean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weeping Statue: Encyclopedia - Weeping Statue
Weeping statues are statues which have been observed to be shedding tears or weeping. The tears exuded are claimed to be of a substance w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Villa Guadalupe: Encyclopedia - Villa Guadalupe
Villa Guadalupe is a former town near what is now Mexico City which in 1531 was the site of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia - Virgin Mary
The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeitoun: Encyclopedia - Zeitoun
Zeitoun, also El-Zeitoun or Zeitun, is a town near Cairo, Egypt. It is noted for its Marian apparitions. According to purported witnesses...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vision Religion: Encyclopedia - Vision Religion
In religion, visions comprise inspirational renderings, generally of a future state and/or of a mythical being, and are believed (by foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underdogs: Encyclopedia - Underdogs
Underdogs was an album released by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band in 1997, as a followup to the 1995 album Last Of The Ghetto Astronau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visionary: Encyclopedia - Visionary
Narrowly, a visionary is one who experiences a supernatural vision or apparition. By extension, visionary came to mean also a person with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fatima: Encyclopedia - Fatima
Fātima was originally an Arabic name, meaning "She who weans", being the name of the only proved surviving daughter of Prophet Muhammad;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hail Mary: Encyclopedia - Hail Mary
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phantom: Encyclopedia - Phantom
Phantom could refer to any of the following. Phantom - Supernatural. A ghost or other apparition. Phantom - Technology. Two US jet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure: Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure
An unusual depiction of a religious figure is when a well-known religious figure is shown on something on which you would not normally ex...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apparition: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Apparition
A Christian theological definition of Apparition according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apparition: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Apparition
Apparition. See GHOST; MAYAVI-RUPA   (See also: Apparition , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - List Of Marian Apparitions
This is a list of some of the more noteworthy Marian apparitions. The veracity of these claims is difficult to establish and not all have...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Apparition: Meaning Of Dreams About Apparition
  Apparition Take unusual care of all depending upon you. Calamity awaits you and yours. Both property and life are in danger. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Papal Marian Apparitions
It has been claimed that apparitions were experienced by a number of popes, including Pope Leo XIII in 1884, Pope Pius XII at various sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Catholic Belief
According to the doctrine of the Catholic Church, the era of public revelation ended with the death of the last Apostle and when the New ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Criticism
Marian apparations are criticized by many non-believers as being the result of Christian (and particularly Catholic) superstition. Suppos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Criticism And Controversy
The Holy See has officially confirmed the apparitions at Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, Pontmain, Beauraing, Banneux, and Knock. However, th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crisis Apparition: Parapsychology Dictionary On Crisis Apparition
Crisis Apparition: An apparition in which a person is seen within a few hours of an important crisis such as death, accident or sudde...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Collective Apparition: Parapsychology Dictionary On Collective Apparition
Collective Apparition: An apparition seen simultaneously by more than one person.   (See also: Collective Apparition , Psychi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abanoub: Encyclopedia Ii - Abanoub - Apparitions And Miracles
In 960 A.D., his body was transferred to Virgin Mary's church in Samanoud where it still lies until today. Throughout the years, Abanoub ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Estela Ruiz: Encyclopedia Ii - Estela Ruiz - Post-apparition
For the next ten years, Ruiz claimed that the Virgin appeared to at least weekly, and often daily. She identified herself as Our Lady of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Estela Ruiz: Encyclopedia Ii - Estela Ruiz - Pre-apparition
Ruiz married Reyes Ruiz, a man who had been a devotee of the Virgin of Guadalupe since the age of seven. The two had six children, four o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knock Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Knock Shrine - Details Of The Apparition
On the evening of 21st of August, 1879, fifteen people whose ages ranged from five years to seventy-five and included men, women, teenage...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Blessed Virgin Mary - Apparitions
The central role of Mary in the belief and practice of Catholicism is reflected in the fact that many Catholic churches contain side alta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Fatima: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Fatima - Influence Of The Apparitions
Although it has been used previously, Fátima has become a more common name for Portuguese females. The name of the city derives from a l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Međugorje: Encyclopedia Ii - Međugorje - Criticism
The local bishops, especially Bishop Ratko Peric, have strongly condemned Međjugorje as a false apparition (read Bishop Peric's latest s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacinta And Francisco Marto: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacinta And Francisco Marto - Illness And Death
All three children, but particularly Jacinta and Francisco, practiced stringent self-mortifications. They may have debilitated themselves...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knock Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Knock Shrine - Knock Today
Though it remained for almost 100 years a major Irish pilgrimage site, it established itself as a world religious site in large measure d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knock Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Knock Shrine - The Witnesses
On 21st August 1879, Miss Mary McLoughlin, 45, housekeeper to Archdeacon Kavanagh, went to the nearby cottage of Mrs Mary Byrne at about ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knock Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Knock Shrine - The Prayer To Our Lady Of Knock – Queen Of Ireland
A number of prayers are associated with Knock. One of the most widely known is the following: Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland, you ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knock Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Knock Shrine - Cultural Context
Subsequent sociologists, while neither accepting nor disputing what had allegedly occurred, but seeking to understand its cultural contex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Fatima: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Fatima - Controversies Of Fatima
Fatima is not without controversy. The alleged apparitions occurred during a period when Freemasons had gained influence in Portugal and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - History And Legend
Our Lady of Guadalupe - Traditional Legend of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The Nican Mopohua is considered to be the "primordial account" o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Origin Of The Name
The origin of the name "Guadalupe" in the American context is something of a mystery. According to a report at the time the Virgin identi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abanoub: Encyclopedia Ii - Abanoub - Life And Martyrdom
Abanoub was born in a town called Nehisa (or Nehesa, a village near Talkha, Egypt) in the Nile Delta. He was the only son of good Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Guadalupe As Symbol Of Mexico
The first person to really use Our Lady of Guadalupe as a symbol of Mexico was Miguel Sánchez, the author of the first Spanish-language ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Blessed Virgin Mary - Marian Prayers
The most famous Marian prayer is the Rosary, a form of prayer in which an Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Glory Be to the Father (togeth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hogwarts Subjects: Encyclopedia Ii - Hogwarts Subjects - Flying
The use of enchanted broomsticks. Flying lessons are presumably only given to first-year students. Madam Hooch is currently teaching flig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Blessed Virgin Mary - Dogma Of The Assumption
In 1950, speaking ex cathedra (that is, for the whole Church), in his encyclical Munificentissimus Deus Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Dogm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Interpretations Of The Image
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is often read as a coded image. Miguel Sanchez, the author of the 1648 tract Imagen de la Virgen Marí...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hogwarts Subjects: Encyclopedia Ii - Hogwarts Subjects - Flying
The use of enchanted broomsticks. Flying lessons are presumably only given to first-year students. Madam Hooch is currently teaching flig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Blessed Virgin Mary - The Blessed Virgin Mary In Catholicism
Catholicism and Orthodoxy focus on Mary as a living person who can intercede with her Son, Jesus Christ, on behalf of humanity. From the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Blessed Virgin Mary - Mary As Co-redemptrix
Some Catholics in the late twentieth century urged Pope John Paul II to infallibly declare Mary Co-Redemptrix, not meaning by this title ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hogwarts Subjects: Encyclopedia Ii - Hogwarts Subjects - Compulsory Subjects
These are compulsory subjects that Hogwarts students must take until, but not including N.E.W.T. level. Hogwarts subjects - Transfigurat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Popularity Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe
Despite disputes as to the veracity of the legend, the Virgin of Guadalupe has proved very popular in Mexico over the years. A church was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - Magical Abilities
The following is a list of special abilities that a wizard or witch in the Harry Potter universe may have. Magic Harry Potter - Animagi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hogwarts Subjects: Encyclopedia Ii - Hogwarts Subjects - Optional Subjects
A student must select at least two optional subjects in their third year. These subjects may then be either continued or dropped at O.W.L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessed Virgin Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Blessed Virgin Mary - Accusations Of Idolatry
Some Protestants have accused Catholics and Orthodox of mariolatry, suggesting that Catholics adore the Virgin Mary in breach of the Ten ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - The Tilma
Ever since its origin, the icon has been subject to great controversy. As early as 1556 Francisco de Bustamante, head of the Franciscans ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Fatima: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Fatima - The Consecration Of Russia
According to Sister Lucy, The Virgin Mary promised that the Consecration of Russia would lead to Russia's conversion and an era of peace....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Fatima: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Fatima - Controversy Around The Third Secret
The Vatican kept the third secret under wraps until Easter 2000 – despite Lúcia's declaration that it could be released to the public ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Fatima: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Fatima - History
Between May and October of 1917, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to three shepherd children—Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Intersection: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Intersection
intersection The interceding of an apparition with the point of consciousness of the perceiver. The apparition may be of the dreaming...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - Magical Abilities
The following is a list of special abilities that a wizard or witch in the Harry Potter universe may have. Magic Harry Potter - Animagi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Towel-headed Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Towel-headed Man - The Films
Towel-Headed Man - The Cursed Videotape. The first appearance of the Towel-Headed Man is during the Cursed Videotape that is prominent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weeping Statue: Encyclopedia Ii - Weeping Statue - List Of Weeping Statues
This is a list of more notable claims. The veracity of these claims is difficult to establish. Akita, Japan human tears, bleeding on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Salette: Encyclopedia Ii - La Salette - Controversy
Melanie Calvat became a controversial figure. She was found to be wilful by the next bishop of Grenoble who suffered successive embarassm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donglu: Encyclopedia Ii - Donglu - Our Lady Of China
Donglu was the site of a Marian apparition in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. This apparition became known in Catholic devotion as Our L...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sprite: Parapsychology Dictionary On Sprite
Sprite: A soul, spirit or apparition.   (See also: Sprite , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spectra: Parapsychology Dictionary On Spectra
Spectra: A ghost or apparition.   (See also: Spectra , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Phantasm: Parapsychology Dictionary On Phantasm
Phantasm: An apparition.   (See also: Phantasm , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary) &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vision: Parapsychology Dictionary On Vision
Vision: A religious apparition.   (See also: Vision , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doppelgänger: Encyclopedia Ii - Doppelgänger - The Doppelgänger Phenomenon In Popular Culture
Doppelgänger - Literature. Bram Stoker's novel Dracula Heine's poem Der Doppelgänger famously adapted to music by Franz Schubert Poe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spook: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Spook
Spook. A ghost, a hobgoblin. Used of the various apparitions in the seance-rooms of the Spiritualists.   (See also: Spook , Th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Specter: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Specter
Specter [from Latin spectrum an appearance, apparition, image]   Any apparition, although most commonly associated with the dead;...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yowahous: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yowahous
Yowahous (African) The name given by some tribes to specters or apparitions.   (See also: Yowahous , Mysticism, Mysticism Dict...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Imago: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Imago
Imago (Latin) Image, similitude, simulacrum, apparition, ghost; sometimes used for the linga-sarira.   (See also: Imago , Myst...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Parapsychology Dictionary On Hallucination
Hallucination: A sensory experience that does not correspond to physical reality.   See also Apparition .   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wraith: Encyclopedia Ii - Wraith - Etymology And Meaning
The word 'wraith,' marked by the OED as being 'of obscure origin,' is first attested in 1513, with the meaning of 'ghost' or 'spectre' (t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - The Nature Of Magic
In the Harry Potter books magic is depicted as a natural force, one that can be used to override the usual laws of nature while still bei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - Spellcasting
Spells are the every-purpose tools of a wizard or witch, short bursts of magic to accomplish single specialized tasks such as opening loc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - The Wizarding World
The wizarding society exists as a shadow society to the Muggle world and works as hard as it can to keep its existence a secret, save for...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fetch: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Fetch
FETCH: 1) The spiritual or ghostly double of an animal or person. 2) An apparition. 3) semi-tangible human or animal shape formulat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spook: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Spook
Spook [cf German spuk; Dutch spook etc.]   A ghost, apparition, or hobgoblin, in theosophical writing applied to elementals eleme...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ghost: Parapsychology Dictionary On Ghost
Ghost: Popular term for an experience believed to indicate the presence of the spirit of a deceased person.   See also Appariti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Haunting: Parapsychology Dictionary On Haunting
Haunting: Paranormal phenomena such as apparitions, unexplained sounds, smells or other sensations that are associated over a lengthy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wraith, Wraie: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Wraith, Wraie
Wraith, Wraie The fleeting apparition of a person, about the moment of death, to another person in kinship or psychomagnetic sympathy....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - Spell-like Effects
Magic Harry Potter - Unbreakable Vow. The Unbreakable Vow is a voluntary agreement made between two (or more) wizards or witches. It mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Towel-headed Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Towel-headed Man - Towel-headed Man's Origins: Who Is He Or Who Are They?
It is undoubtedly known that at the end of Ringu, Ryuuji Takayama is the man with the towel on his head. However, there is evidence that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - The Nature Of Magic
In the Harry Potter books, magic is depicted as a natural force, one that can be used to override the usual laws of nature while still be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - Spellcasting
Spells are the every-purpose tools of a wizard or witch, short bursts of magic to accomplish single specialized tasks such as opening loc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - The Wizarding World
The wizarding society exists as a shadow society to the Muggle world and works as hard as it can to keep its existence a secret, save for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Harry Potter - Spell-like Effects
Magic Harry Potter - Unbreakable Vow. Main article: Unbreakable Vow The Unbreakable Vow is a voluntary agreement made between two (or m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hail Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hail Mary - Musical Settings
The Ave Maria has been set to music numerous times. Among them is the version by Charles Gounod (1859), adding melody and words to Johann...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hail Mary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hail Mary - The Words Of The Hail Mary
Hail Mary - English. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure: Encyclopedia Ii - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure - Created Depictions
Unusual depiction of a religious figure - Icon-caviar. Icon-caviar by Alexander Kosolapov was a representation of the Virgin Mary holdi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Temporal Lobe Activity: Parapsychology Dictionary On Temporal Lobe Activity
Temporal Lobe Activity: Electrical activity in the temporal lobes of the brain. Often associated with strange sensations, time distor...   » Read the article

Article - Dream Interpretation: Dream Interpretation Of Dreams From;
Dream Interpretation including dreams about: Ambush , America, Amethyst, Ammonia, Ammunition, Amorous, Amputation, Anchor, Andirons...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary: Dream Dictionary On Dreams; Ambush To Arch
A Dream Dictionary including dreams about: Ambush , America, Amethyst, Ammonia, Ammunition, Amorous, Amputation, Anchor, Andirons, Anecd...   » Read the article