Darkness is the absence of light, although earlier in history it was sometimes viewed as a substance in its own right, and appears in this form in some fantasy literature, such as Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Another name for darkness in this context is shadow. As a metaphor, it is also the lack of knowledge (ignorance). It is also associated with mystery and with unknown things. In Western tradition, darkness is also associated with evil, evil entities (such as demons or Satan), and Hell or, especially in Egyptian mythology, t

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Darkness In theosophical philosophy light is not regarded as self-existent, but as primordially the spiritual effect of a spiritual cause, the emanation from something grander and more radical beyond it.

This unknown divine substratum, the original superspiritual intelligence-substance of the universe, is sometimes called darkness; likewise, it is spoken of as absolute light. Thus absolute light and absolute darkness are the same, so that manifested light sprang from unmanifested light or darkness.

Philosophically, non-ego -- which is freedom from the limitations of egoity and manifested particularities -- voidness, and darkness are a three-in-one, darkness being Father-Mother and light, their Son. Night or darkness preceded day and light in cosmogony, as is recognized in Genesis, where darkness broods over the face of the deep. The creation of light, or the emanation of light from darkness, is the first step in cosmic manifestation. Light thus is truly called original substance or spiritual matter; darkness, purest spirit. Synonymous with this darkness are 'eyn soph, the Boundless, the bridgeless abyss, the unmanifest, the ever-invisible robes of the eternal parent.

Light and darkness on manifested planes constitute a duality, correlative and interdependent, neither conceivable without the other. But what is darkness to our physical senses may be light to our inner senses.

Darkness is also used to denote the shadow side of things, and hence in popular speech evil as opposed to good, ignorance to knowledge.

See also DAWN; LIGHT; USHAS

(See also: Darkness, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

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1. The ancients found the darkness a source of great fear, and so dreaming of darkness could be calling your attention to a fear you have that needs to be dealt with.

2. Darkness also hides one’s surroundings, and so darkness in a dream could indicate that you are “in the dark” about something, and need to find the truth. If you walk through the darkness into the light, this is showing you that you will indeed find the truth, and success will come your way.

3. If a storm causes a bright day to suddenly turn into darkness, this is a warning not to get too complacent with your present circumstances, and to save for “a rainy day.”

Source: Astrocenter, http://astrocenter.astrology.msn.com/msn/DreamDictionary.aspx

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The Dark Tower can refer to one of several things: The Dark Tower (series) — a series of novels by Stephen King. The Dark Tower (2004 novel) — the final novel in the above series. The Dark Tower (1977 novel) — a fragment of a novel by C. S. Lewis. The Dark Tower (game) — an electronic board game. Barad-dûr — the fortress of Sauron, the main adversary in The Lord of the Rings fantasy story by J.R.R. Tolkien. Other related arc

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The Dark One is the primary antagonist of The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. His true name is Shai'tan. Verin says the Dark One is the "embodiment of paradox and chaos, destroyer of reason and logic, breaker of balance, the unmasker of order". Shai'tan is the godlike figure of the creatures of darkness. (Dragon 188) Sheriam tells Egwene that the ability to channel confers a weakness, that those who can channe ...

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Dark tourism or thanotourism is tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and suffering. This includes sites of pilgrimage such the site of St Peter’s death in Rome; castles and battlefields such as Culloden near Inverness, Scotland; sites of disaster, either natural or man made such as Ground Zero in New York and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; prisons now open to the public such as Beaumaris Prison in Anglesey, Wales; and purpose built centers such as the London Dungeon. In a class of its own, one of the most notorious destinations for dark tourism is ...

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Dark Magick is a novel about a small town where everyone is either involved in witchcraft or has the 'powers' to be involved in it. This book was written by Cate Tiernan and is part of her Sweep book series. Dark Magick is a story about a girl named Morgan and her boyfriend Cal, who have accidentally 'killed' a friend named Hunter near a cliff after he tries to hurt Cal, stabbing him with an athame. Through her powers and those of Hunter's cousin Sky, Morgan runs into surprise after surprise. Everythi ...

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A dark nebula is a large cloud which appears as star-poor regions where the dust of interstellar medium seems to be concentrated. Dark nebulae can be seen if they obscure part of an emission or reflection nebula (eg. the Horsehead Nebula) or if they block out background stars (eg. the Coalsack Nebula). The form of such dark clouds is very irregular: they have no clearly defined outer boundaries and sometimes take on convoluted serpentine shapes. The largest dark nebulae are visible to the naked eye, appearing as dark patches ...

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Dark elves are the (mostly) evil counterparts of the Light Elves in many mythologies and fantasy settings. They are often at war with other elves. Dark elf - Dark elves in mythology and folklore. Dark elf - Norse/Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, Svartálfar ("Swartelves" or "black elves"), sometimes considered synonymous with duergar ("dwarves"), are subterranean creatures who dwell in the world of Svartálfheim. They may be either good or evil. The < ...

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A dark star is a theoretical object that obeys the laws of Newtonian mechanics, and has a surface escape velocity that equals or exceeds the speed of light. Light emitted at the surface of a dark star is usually trapped by the star’s gravity, hence the name. Einstein’s “gravitational” general theory of relativity incorporated some modifications to Newtonian relationships introduced by the special theory of relativity, and as a result the physics of these objects is different: according to general relativity, and later a ...

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Dark Spirituality is a broad term used to describe the Left Hand Path religions, however small groups of people are beginning to define themselves as dark spiritualist without identifying themselves as practicing any of the well known left hand paths. The religion believes all spiritualities divide into a dark spirituality/light spirituality dichotomy. Light spiritualist are believed to draw together into groups to seek out a higher being or beings to act as their Goddess/God or Goddesses/Gods. The dark approach is believed to be a solitary approach that leaves one responsible for their own spiritual growth with ...

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edit In cosmology, dark matter refers to hypothetical matter particles, of unknown composition, that do not emit or reflect enough electromagnetic radiation to be detected directly, but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter such as stars and galaxies. The dark matter hypothesis aims to explain several anomalous astronomical observations, such as anomalies in the rotational speed of galaxies (the galaxy rotation problem). Estimates of the amount of matter present in galaxies, ...

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The World of Darkness is the name given to two distinct fictional universes developed by White Wolf Game Studio. Both World of Darkness settings have been used for several horror fiction-themed role-playing games that make use of the Storyteller System. World of Darkness - The World of Darkness Classic oWoD. The first setting was created in 1991 with the release of Vampire: The Masquerade; support for it subsequently ended in 2004 with the release of Time of Judgment. The theme of the old Worl ...

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Dark Throne is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). It was built by Lazarus Software, who programmed it in PHP. The game is currently in development/beta stage (omega testing is also being completed by players with who reach certain criteria in beta), with prizes promised for top players when the full version is released. . There is no cost to play the game; it is supported by advertising. The Omega test is a test of the Final (Gold) version of the game. Players who participated in the Alpha test, or who a ...

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Dark moon is the period when the Moon appears so close to the Sun in the sky that it cannot be seen even near sunset or sunrise. Depending on how close the Moon passes to the line between Earth and Sun, dark moon may last between 1.5 to 3.5 days. The astronomical new moon occurs in the middle of this period when the Moon and Sun are in conjunction, and is also referred to as dark moon to distinguish it from the traditional new moon, which is the moment when the crescent moon is first seen after conjunction.

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edit In cosmology, dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy which permeates all of space and has strong negative pressure. According to the theory of relativity, the effect of such a negative pressure is qualitatively similar to a force acting in opposition to gravity at large scales. Invoking such an effect is currently the most popular method for explaining the observations of an accelerating universe as well as accounting for a significant portion of the missing mass in the universe. Two prop ...

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Dark Jedi is the somewhat misleading name given in the Star Wars fictional universe to those beings who are Force-attuned and adept at the dark side of the Force. They exist only in the Expanded Universe; the term is never used in any of the six Star Wars films, even when the opportunity to do so arises (notably Qui-Gon Jinn's initial report to the Jedi Council during The Phantom Menace). Dark Jedi - Qualifications. Dark Jedi is a label to a specific archetype of characters in the Star Wars Expanded ...

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Dark Skies is an United States sci-fi/drama television series which aired 1996-1997 for 20 episodes. It debuted September 21, 1996 on NBC. Dark Skies - Tagline. History as we know it is a lie. Dark Skies - Plot Summary. Twentieth century history as we know it is a lie. Aliens have been among us since the late 1940s, but a government cover-up has prevented the public from such knowledge. As the series progresses, we follow John Loengard and Kim Sayers through the Si ...

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Fantasy media Fantastic art Fantasy literature Fantasy authors Fantasy fiction magazines Fantasy art Fantasy films Fantasy operas Genre studies History of fantasy Fantasy subgenres Fantasy themes Quests & Artifacts Fantasy races Fantasy worlds Legendary creatures Fantasy subculture Lovecraftianism Tolk ...

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Dark City is a 1998 movie written by Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer, and directed by Proyas. It stars Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, and Jennifer Connelly. While not a box office hit, it has a considerable reputation. Film critic Roger Ebert is a well-known fan of the movie, having rated it with four stars out of four[1] and naming it the best film of 1998[2]. Ebert uses it in his teaching, and ...

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