Over the last century, it is in the realm of art that a contrarian movement developed - towards spirituality, a movement that has been sought to be described by one word: 'Abstract'.

One of the first to define the abstract was W Kandinsky, who explained it as non-materialism in art, the exploration of the spiritual entity of things, when art, stripped of its theatricality, and its "bait of entertainment" reached a pure core. The dictionary splits the word abstract into the Latin 'abs', meaning 'away from', and 'tractum', meaning 'to draw'. Clearly, it means to draw away from the external to the internal entity of things.

(See also: Masti , Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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Why Wicca is Not Celtic Paganism

There are many out there who believe that Wicca and its related forms of NeoPagism are a type of Celtic Paganism (and vice versa),  but this is simply not true. The following article is meant to be a comparison of Wicca and Celtic Paganism in order to demonstrate this, and to educate the public about Celtic Paganism. While Wicca certainly contains elements of Celtic mythology, folk magic and religious belief, its basic tenets and beliefs are radically different from those of Celtic Pagans.

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Intelligence does not in and of itself bring happiness. What brings happiness is acceptance. There is no purpose to intelligence, it is inherent within the energy of all that is. Intelligence and energy are one and the same. Energy is intelligence. Intelligence is energy.

Happiness is a result of acceptance. Those who operate with greater mental constraints, for whatever reason, sometimes seem to have an easier time accepting their circumstances, their environment, and themselves, because they are not given to long- winded inner dialoguing and mental journeys into the various nuances of their perceived reality. And so a socalled simple minded person can shrug their shoulders and carry on, accept what is, and that is what creates the avenue for the experience of happiness.

(See also: Metaphysics, Metaphysical Principles, Definition of Metaphysics, Metaphysical Techniques, Miracles, Creating Miracles Faith and Belief, Spiritual Guidance, Peace of Mind, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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Age of Aquarius - N

Astrologers believe that evolution goes through cycles corresponding to the signs of the zodiac, each lasting from 2,000 to 2,400 years. New Age advocates say we are now moving from the cycle associated with Pisces into the one associated with Aquarius. The Acquarian Age will supposedly be characterized by a heightened degree of spiritual or cosmic consciousness.

(See also: Age of Aquarius , New Age, Body mind and Soul)

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Zen Buddhism: Zen Buddhist Dictionary

A dictionary of Zen Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like " Buddhism " are links to an archive with related articles.

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Robert D. Putnam, a professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, in an article ‘Bowling Alone’ writes that civic engagement would be restored in America ‘‘by a palpable national crisis, like war, depression or natural disaster.’’ A survey done by him and Thomas H. Sander (involved in Civic Engagement in America project) a month after the September 11 attack showed a rise in interest among Americans in civic and government issues and the number of people volunteering for social work.
The survey also suggests that Americans are more open than ever before to making people of all backgrounds full members of the national community and are experiencing their broadest-ever sense of ‘we’.

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Definition and meaning of Sherman Antitrust Act :

Sherman Antitrust Act: An antitrust law from which insurance is exempted to the extent that it is regulated by state law.

(Source: InsWeb)

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Definition and meaning of Shock Loss :

Shock Loss: A catastrophic loss so large that it has a material effect on the underwriting results of a company.

(Source: InsWeb)

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Definition and meaning of Net Premium :

Net Premium: (1) The amount of premium minus the agent's commission. (2) The premium necessary to cover only anticipated losses, before loading to cover other expenses. (3) The original premium minus dividends paid or anticipated in participating Life Insurance when the insured elects to use his dividends toward payment of the premiums. Contrast with Gross Premium.

(Source: InsWeb)

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Definition and meaning of You, Your :

You/Your: These words are used to refer to the named insured in many of the modernized/personalized policy forms.

(Source: InsWeb)

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The Allure of Tantra

Perhaps nothing is more exotic, dramatic and sensational in IndiaÕs Yoga traditions than is the practice of Tantra. No other approach to Yoga has gained such a fascination for the modern mind and its seeking of the bizarre, the entertaining and the enigmatic.

Tantra appears to offer both spiritual and worldly success to a superlative degree. It covers not only internal yogic experiences of chakras, lokas and deities, but also has many important healing practices for body and mind. Most notably, it offers special means of heightening sexual pleasure, making money, gaining recognition and defeating oneÕs enemies - with Tantric methods available for achieving all human desires. There is in Tantra something for everyone, especially those who may be put off by ascetic or renunciate approaches to the spiritual life such as seem to dominate most of the rest of the Yoga tradition.

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Definition and meaning of INSURANCE :

INSURANCE: A system to make large financial losses more affordable by pooling the risks of many individuals and business entities and transferring them to an insurance company or other large group in return for a premium.

(Source: Insurance Information Institute )

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Definition and meaning of insurance :

insurance: Risk management plan that, for a price, offers the insured an opportunity to share the costs of possible financial loss through an insurer.

(Source: Bank of America )

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Wine

• To dream of drinking wine, forebodes joy and consequent friendships.
• To dream of breaking bottles of wine, foretells that your love and passion will border on excess.
• To see barrels of wine, prognosticates great luxury. To pour it from one vessel into another, signifies that your enjoyments will be varied and you will journey to many notable places.
• To dream of dealing in wine denotes that your occupation will be remunerative.
• For a young woman to dream of drinking wine, indicates she will marry a wealthy gentleman, but withal honorable.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Wine , Meaning of Dreams about Wine , Dream Interpretation Wine )

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This is a sitemap for American History - S . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. The sitemap(s) covers over 1,574 different American History terms.

Sacajawea, Sacco and Vanzetti, Sack of Lawrence, Saddam Hussein, Sagebrush Rebellion, sailing packet, saint, salient, SALT, SALT II, salutary neglect, Sam Houston, Samuel Chase, Samuel Gompers, Samuel M. Jones, Samuel Slater, Samuel Tilden, Sand Creek Massacre, Sandinistas, Sandra Day O'Connor, Santa Anna, Santa Fe Ring, Santa Fe Trail, Saturday Night Massacre, Saul Bellow, scalawags, Schechter v. U.S., Scopes trial, Scotch-Irish, SDS, search and destroy, search for order, SEATO, SEC, secession, Second Bank of the United States, Second Continental Congress, second front, Second Great Awakening, Second New Deal, second party system, Second Treaty of Fort Laramie, Second Vatican Council, Secret Six, sectionalism, Security Council, Sedition Act, Sedition Act of 1918, segregation, Selective Service Act of 1917, Selective Service System, selectmen, self-determination, Seneca Falls Convention, separate spheres, Separatists, settlement house, Seven Days' Battles, Seven Sisters, Seven Years' War, Seventeenth Amendment, seventeenth parallel, severalty, Shakers, Share Our Wealth, sharecropping, Shays's Rebellion, Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act of 1921, Sherman Antitrust Act, Sherman Silver Purchase Act, Sherman's march to the sea, Shiloh Church, Siege of Quebec, Silicon Valley, Sinclair Lewis, Sister Carrie, sit-down strike, sit-in, Sixteenth Amendment, Slaughterhouse cases, Slave codes, slave power, slave stereotypes, slavery, slum, SNCC, Social Darwinism, Social Gospel, Social Security Act, socialism, Socialist Party of America, Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children, soft social sciences, Soil Conservation Service, solid South, Sons of Liberty, sound money, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Southern Farmers' Alliance, Southern Homestead Act, Southern Manifesto, southern strategy, Southwest Ordinance of 1790, Spanish-American War, speakeasy, Specie Circular, spheres of influence, Spiro Agnew, spoils system, Sputnik, Squanto, squatter's rights, stagflation, Stalwarts, Stamp Act, Stamp Act Congress, Standard Oil Company, states' rights, status quo ante bellum, statute of limitations, stay law, Stephen A. Douglas, Stephen F. Austin, Stimson Doctrine, Stokely Carmichael, Stonewall Jackson, Stono Rebellion, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Strategic Defense Initiative, strict accountability, strict construction, Strom Thurmond, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Sturges v. Crowninshield, submarine warfare, subtreasury plan, Suffolk Resolves, suffrage, Sugar Act, summit conference, Sun Belt, Superfund, supply-side economics, survival-of-the-fittest, Susan B. Anthony, Sussex pledge, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, sweatshops, swing around the circle,

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American History, History, Politics, Philosophy, Environment

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Holistic Health - N

Holistic health sees the body as an inter-related organism. Its goal is to treat the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as opposed to merely treating a particular sickness.

(See also: Holistic Health , New Age, Body mind and Soul)

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Solar Logos

Believed by some to be a mighty spiritual being who is the ensouling life of the solar system. The material solar system is simply a physical manifestation (or body) of this living intelligence.

(See also: Solar Logos , New Age, Body mind and Soul)

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Inner Planning of a House

·  The oven should ideally be in the south-east zone.

·  Toilets should not be in the north-eastern, central and south-western zones.

·  The most south-western location is the ideal position for your master bedroom.

·  Position the boy's room in the northern or eastern side while the girl's and guest room are to be in the north-western parts.

• Place the beds in southerly or easterly direction.

1. Kitchen fire should be in the South -East and should never be at the North-East, Centre and the south west zones.

2. Toilets should not be provided at the North-East, Center and the South-West zones

3. Master bedroom should be in or nearest to the South-west Zones

4. Boys' Rooms should be in the North and/or East Zones

5. Girls and Guest rooms should be in the North - West zones.

6. Head Seat of the Bed should be in the South or the East Direction

7. Facing of the W/C should be towards the north or West Direction

See also: Vastu Shastra

(See also: Vastu Shastra , Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

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Cosmic Humanism - N

In contrast to normative humanism that sees man as the measure of all things, cosmic humanism sees man as having virtually unlimited potential because of his inner divinity.

(See also: Cosmic Humanism , New Age, Body mind and Soul)

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Tarot Cards

Deck of seventy-eight cards that supposedly reveal the secrets of man and the universe.

(See also: Tarot Cards , New Age, Body mind and Soul)

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Today, dealing with change is perceived as a huge challenge. In fact, 'change management' has become a major preoccupation of leaders in all walks of life, including in government, business and institutions.

Employees too are grappling with changes in the work place. More than ever before, the number of people individually striving to learn more and grow at a personal level is increasing by leaps and bounds. So they have to learn to adapt themselves to changing situations. Most of us are fairly quick at learning, at cultivating new tastes and fashions. Yet, our first reaction to change is always tinged with suspicion and caution, and in some cases, resistance.

(See also: Change , Faith and Belief, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

Read more here: » Change: Learn to Let Go, Adapt to Change