Avabodha (Sanskrit) (from ava down away + bodha awakening)

Consciously cognizant or aware of; hence discrimination or awakened perception.

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OUT-OF-THE BODY EXPERIENCE - awareness of the astral body detaching from the physical body, either voluntarily or involuntarily, awake or dreaming. (NAD)

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CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING - n or adj. inspiring radical ecological, women’s, gay or spiritual awareness in self or others. (NAD)

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GEMINI - turns; third sign of the zodiac; of the airy element; ruler Mercury; key words: awareness, communicating, energy. (NAD)

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PSYCH ISM: The act of being consciously psychic, in which the psychic mind and conscious mind are linked and working in harmony. Also known as psychic awareness.

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Advaita-siddhi - the perfectional stage of oneness aspired for by those who cultivate an awareness of indistinct brahma.

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Adi-Nath:

Adi-Nath. Sub-sect of the Nath line. Consciousness; awareness itself. A title of Shiva.

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Yoga:

state of union between two opposites - body and mind; individual and universal consciousness; a process of uniting the opposing forces in the body and mind in order to achieve supreme awareness and enlightenment.

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Yoga nidra:

a deep relaxation technique also called 'yogic sleep' in which mind and body is at complete rest but with complete awareness.

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radiant breathing (radiant breathwork): a way: (a) to release unconscious beliefs that block aliveness and (b) to become aware of Deep Body Memories.

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Dream FAQ Dictionary: Are dreams in color?

Are dreams in color?

Most dreams are in color, although people may not be aware of it, either because they have difficulty remembering their dreams or because color is such a natural part of visual experience. People who are very aware of color while awake probably notice color more often in their dreams.

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Ramana Maharshi: A great sage of the twentieth century who lived in Arunachala in South India. He taught the path of Self-Inquiry (Atma Vichara) wherein the person simply turns his awareness within asking "Who am I?" until the self (atma) is revealed.

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Sushumna: A subtle passage in the midst of the body extending from the perineum to the crown of the head, the Brahmarandhra, through which subtle, awakened powers arise to produce higher awareness in the yogi.

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Vasana's:

Vasana's: tendencies and impulses. Tendency on the basis of karma. Obstacle in one's own conditioning and experience, possibly also from former lives. Also the present awareness of previous observations. So also trauma's, recollections etc.

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S'ivam:

S'ivam: He is the awareness, the activity, the consciousness, feeling, the willing and the doing, the chith; the S'ivaM (SSS) So too, you are S'ivam; joy, happiness, contentment, auspiciousness. You are not Savam: dead, miserable, weak; you are S'ivam (SSS-II)

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Sathyam:

Sathyam: He is the sub-stratum, the substance; the separate and the sum, the Sath; the Sathyam (SSS) His Nature and His Reality are Truth, Light and Beauty, Sath, Chith and Ananda, Existence, Awareness and Bliss (SSS-II).

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Advaita:

Adv(w)aita: A-dwaitha is the awareness of the One in full measure, in all things, at all times. (SSS-II) Without duality, which means with regard to the Lord that there is no difference between His body and Himself.

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RITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS: A specific, alternate state of awareness necessary to the successful practice of magick. This state is achieved through the use of visualization and ritual. The conscious mind becomes attuned with the psychic mind, a state in which the magician senses energies, gives them purpose, and releases them toward a specific goal. It is a heightening of senses, an expanded awareness of the nonphysical world, a linking with nature and with Deity.

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NEW AGE

The current renaissance of mystical awareness, beginning circa 1968 and now largely given over to commercial enterprises designed to take advantage of a phenomenal growth of popular interest in the occult. Proper term should be "New Aeon."

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Astral Planes:

Subjectively real “places” where some astral projectors perceive themselves as traveling; said to be multiple “levels” of (a) material density in the same space, and/or (b) awareness and concentration.

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Metapattern:

As used in this text, the sum and gestalt of all the interlocking patterns that make up an individual, including the body (or bodies), the various levels of mind or awareness, the psychic and artistic abilities, memory and intellectual capacities, and perhaps whatever it is that is usually called “the soul.”

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RITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS: the alternate state of mind, needed to successfully practice magick. This is the attunment of both the Conscious Mind and the Psychic Mind. At this time the senses will be heightened and awareness expanded, beyond the physical world to the energies of Nature and forces of the Dieties.

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