Encyclopedia - Destiny: Encyclopedia - Destiny
Destiny or fate refers to the things that will happen to a person in the future, and which cannot be changed. It may be conceived as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Destiny: Encyclopedia Ii - Destiny - Different Concepts Of Destiny And Fate
Destiny may be envisaged as foreordained by the Divine (for example, the Protestant concept of predestination) or by human will (for exam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Destiny: Encyclopedia Ii - Destiny - Divination Of Destiny
In most cultures, ones destiny can only be learned about through a shaman, prophet, sibyl or seer. In Shang dynasty China, turtle bones w...   » Read the article

Article - Gitaian Soul: Spengler's List And The Gitaian Soul
Spengler's List And The Gitaian Soul German philosopher Oswald Spengler wrote about the history of western civilisation in his work, Dec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 1971 In Literature
See also: 1970 in literature, other events of 1971, 1972 in literature, list of years in literature. 1971 in literature - Events. The D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tyche: Encyclopedia - Tyche
In Greek mythology, Tyche ("luck") (Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book (TUB or UB), is a spiritual or religious tome that covers an in-depth portrayal of God, the universe, the planet, evolut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yunus Emre: Encyclopedia - Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre was a 13th century Turkish poet and mystic, who had an immense influence on Turkish literature. He was the leading representat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bliss Knapp: Encyclopedia - Bliss Knapp
Bliss Knapp (June 7, 1877 – March 14, 1958), the son of Ira O. and Flavia S. Knapp, students of Mary Baker Eddy, was a Christian Scienc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norns: Encyclopedia - Norns
The Norns (Old Norse: norn, plural: nornir) of Norse mythology are three dísirs by the names of Urd (the past), Verdandi (the being) and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1943 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 1943 In Literature
See also: 1942 in literature, other events of 1943, 1944 in literature, list of years in literature. 1943 in literature - Events. Georg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aqidah: Encyclopedia - Aqidah
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Union Theological Seminary: Encyclopedia - Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary is an independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan, in New York City. The seminary was founde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Literature: Encyclopedia - Babylonian Literature
The Babylonians were an ancient culture located in what is now Iraq. They had very advanced systems of writing, science and mathematics f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Consideration As Literature
The Urantia Book has been enjoyed as a form of science fiction, historical fiction, or fantasy. The Urantia Book is noted for its high le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Topic Summaries
In the book, God is the creator of all things and resides at the center of creation on the eternal "Isle of Paradise." He is an omniscie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Comparisons To Religious Thought
Of all current world religions, The Urantia Book's teachings are likely the most consistent with the teachings of Christianity. There ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Mysterious Origin
The Urantia Book was first published in 1955 by the Urantia Foundation. There is a controversial mystery surrounding the origin of the Ur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Critics Views
The Urantia Book has received limited published or formal critical analysis. Some common points of contention are: From a skeptical poin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sister Planet: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sister Planet
Sister Planet "Every world has its parent star and sister planet. Thus Earth is the adopted child and younger brother of Venus&qu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Preslav: Encyclopedia Ii - Preslav - Apogee
The pagan revolt of the Pliska nobility led by King Vladimir in 892 was decisive for the future destiny of the city. In 893 Vladimir was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germaine Greer: Encyclopedia Ii - Germaine Greer - Other Publications
Her second book, The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work, was published in 1979. In the same year, she accepted ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Transmigration: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Transmigration
A Theosophical definition of Transmigration :   Transmigration This word is grossly misunderstood in the modern Occident, as al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Americas
The United States began expansion across the North American Continent, beginning with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. This expansion was ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elementaries: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Elementaries
A Theosophical definition of Elementaries :   Elementaries "Properly, the disembodied souls of the depraved; these souls h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mysticism: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Mysticism
A Theosophical definition of Mysticism :   Mysticism A word originally derived from the Greek and having a wide range of meanin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Heaven And Hell: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Heaven And Hell
A Theosophical definition of Heaven and Hell :   Heaven and Hell Every ancient exoteric religion taught that the so-called heav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Overview Of The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book consists of the following: Table of Contents [3] Foreword Part I: The Central and Superuniverses Part II: The Local Uni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atash, Atash-azar, Atar, Atur: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Atash, Atash-azar, Atar, Atur
Atash, Atash-Azar (Persian), Atur (Pahlavi), Atar (Avestan) Fire; the name of the ninth day of the month of the ancient Iranian calend...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maharaja: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Maharaja
Maharaja (Sanskrit) [from maha great + raja king]   Great king; in Hindu literature four are spoken of as the mystical regents an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elementaries: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Elementaries
Elementaries The earth-bound disimbodied human souls of people who were evil or depraved when imbodied: the conscious or quasi-conscio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zagreus, Zagreus-dionysos: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Zagreus, Zagreus-dionysos
Zagreus, Zagreus-Dionysos (Greek) Dionysos was an earlier name for Bacchus. The mythos concerning Zagreus belongs to the cycle of teac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Qabbalah: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Qabbalah
Qabbalah (Hebrew) [from qabal to receive, hand down]   Also Cabala, Kabala, Kabbalah, etc. Tradition, that which is handed down; ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Life-atom: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Life-atom
Life-atom In theosophical literature, the vital ensouling power or vital entified unit in every primary or ultimate physical particle,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judas Iscariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Judas Iscariot - Theological Questions
Judas has been a figure of great interest to esoteric groups, such as many Gnostic sects, because of the apparent contradiction in the id...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Australia - Filmed Or Produced In Australia
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. No s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bardesanes, Bardaisan: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Bardesanes, Bardaisan
Bardesanes or Bardaisan. A Syrian Gnostic, erroneously regarded as a Christian theologian, born at Edessa (Edessene Chronicle) in 155 ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Destiny: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Destiny
Destiny. See KARMA; KARMA-NEMESIS; MOIRA   (See also: Destiny , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictiona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astrology: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Astrology
A Theosophical definition of Astrology :   Astrology The astrology of the ancients was indeed a great and noble science. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthropomorphism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthropomorphism - In Literature
Anthropomorphism is a well established device in literature, notably in books for children, such as those by C.S. Lewis, Beatrix Potter a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthropomorphism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthropomorphism - In Literature
Anthropomorphism is a well established device in literature, notably in books for children, such as those by C.S. Lewis, Beatrix Potter a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Views Of Astrology - In The Medieval Era
Many rabbis in the Geonic era (after the close of the Talmud, early medieval period) discussed the varying Talmudic and midrashic views o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Moira: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Moira
Moira (Ancient Greek). The same as the Latin Fatum - fate, destiny, the power which rules over the actions, sufferings, the life and s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orlog: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Orlog
Orlog (Scandianvian Norse). Fate, destiny, whose agents were the three Norns, the Norse Parce.   (See also: Orlog , Theosophy,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Judaism
In Judaism, chosenness is the belief that the Jews are a people chosen to be in a covenant with God. The idea is not connected with triba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julius Vogel: Encyclopedia Ii - Julius Vogel - Miscellaneous
Vogel is also reputed to be the first New Zealander to write a science fiction novel; Anno Domini 2000 - A Woman's Destiny, published in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Saga - On The Plots And Writing Style
Some Norse Sagas live between Christianity and Paganism (Njál's saga is an example; see also Norse mythology.) Aside from Christian infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italo Calvino: Encyclopedia Ii - Italo Calvino - Bibliography
(dates are of original publication) 1947 The Path to the Nest of Spiders - Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno 1949 Ultimo viene il corvo 1951...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karma-nemesis: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Karma-nemesis
Karma-Nemesis (from Sanskrit karma action, cause and effect + Greek Nemesis goddess of harmony or retribution)   The appointed ka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Bernard Shaw: Encyclopedia Ii - George Bernard Shaw - Works
George Bernard Shaw - Dramatic. (Incomplete) Plays Unpleasant: Widowers' Houses (1892) The Philanderer (1898) Mrs. Warren's Professio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Consideration As Literature
The Urantia Book has been enjoyed as a form of science fiction, historical fiction, or fantasy. The Urantia Book is noted for its high le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Weaver: Encyclopedia Ii - William Weaver - Biography
William Weaver is perhaps best known for his translations of the work of Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino, but he has translated many other ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Moira: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Moira
Moira (Greek) Plural morai or morae. One's allotted share; destiny. As a proper name, there was originally only one Moira, but later t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Butler Yeats: Encyclopedia Ii - William Butler Yeats - The Young Poet
Even before he began to write poetry, Yeats had come to associate poetry with religious ideas and thoughts of sentimental elements. Descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneid: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeneid - Story
Virgil begins his poem with a statement of his theme (Arma virumque cano…, "I sing of arms and the man...") and an invocation to his Mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Parallel Lives
His best-known work is the Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, arranged as dyads to illuminate their com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - The Cult Of Anu
There are some reasons for believing that the oldest seat, and possibly the original seat, of the Anu cult was in Uruk, as that is where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great White Brotherhood: Encyclopedia Ii - Great White Brotherhood - Ancient Occultism
The term Great White Brotherhood or White Brotherhood as frequently found in older occult literature is thought by its followers to be a ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyan (dhyani) - Chohan (chohans): Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Dhyan (dhyani) - Chohan (chohans)
A Theosophical definition of Dhyan (Dhyani) - Chohan (Chohans) :   Dhyan (Dhyani) - Chohan (Chohans) A compound word meaning &q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Saga - Modern Parallels
Tolkien's name Gandalf is found in the Edda; indeed, Gandalf is reminiscent of Odin, the principal Norse god, though in the Edda the name...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Cult Of Anu
There are some reasons for believing that the oldest seat, and possibly the original seat, of the Anu cult was in Uruk, as that is where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Weaver: Encyclopedia Ii - William Weaver - Awards
National Book Award for translation 1969, for Calvino's Cosmicomics P.E.N./Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize 1984, for Umberto ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Later Influence
The influence exerted by the Babylonian-Assyrian religion was particularly profound on the Semites, while the astral theology affected th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Later Influence
The influence exerted by the Babylonian-Assyrian religion was particularly profound on the Semites, while the astral theology affected th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Saga - The Saga As A Literary Technique
The saga is not strictly a Norse literary technique. Similar styles around the world were either independently developed or were derived ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Bernard Shaw: Encyclopedia Ii - George Bernard Shaw - Vegetarianism
George Bernard Shaw was a noted vegetarian. The following was taken from the archives of the Vegetarian UK: The Summer of 1946 seems to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Genre: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Genre - Definition
Westerns, by definition, are set in the American West, almost always in the 19th century, generally between the Antebellum period and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - The Impact Of Hammurabi
Leaving aside the primitive phases of the religion as lying beyond historical investigation, a sharp distinction can be made between the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jews As A Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Jews As A Chosen People - Rabbinic Jewish Views Of Chosenness
The idea of chosenness has traditionally been interpreted by Jews in two ways: one way is that God chose the Israelites, while the other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Impact Of Hammurabi
Leaving aside the primitive phases of the religion as lying beyond historical investigation, a sharp distinction can be made between the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ivo Andrić: Encyclopedia Ii - Ivo Andrić - Biography
Andrić was born on October 9, 1892, in the village of Dolac near Travnik, Bosnia, then part of Austria-Hungary and today part of Bosnia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - The Triads
Anu's unique position as the chief god of the highest heavens was always recognized in the theological system developed by the priests, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Chronology
There can be considered to have been four periods in the development of the Babylonian-Assyrian religion: the oldest period from c. 3500...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Microcosm: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Microcosm
A Theosophical definition of Microcosm :   Microcosm (Greek) A compound meaning "little arrangement," "little wo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Milky Way: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Milky Way
A Theosophical definition of Milky Way :   Milky Way, The The Milky Way or galaxy is held to be our own especial home-universe....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Occultism: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Occultism
A Theosophical definition of Occultism :   Occultism This word meant originally only the science of things hid; even in the Mid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Planetary Spirit (planetary Spirits): Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Planetary Spirit (planetary Spirits)
A Theosophical definition of Planetary Spirit (Planetary Spirits) :   Planetary Spirit (Planetary Spirits) Every celestial body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Preexistence: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Preexistence
A Theosophical definition of Preexistence :   Preexistence This term means that the human soul did not first come into being or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sambhala: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Sambhala
A Theosophical definition of Sambhala :   Sambhala (Sanskrit) A place-name of highly mystical significance. Many learned occide...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Personality: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Personality
A Theosophical definition of Personality :   Personality Theosophists draw a clear and sharp distinction, not of essence but of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Theosophy: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Theosophy
A Theosophical definition of Theosophy :   Theosophy A compound Greek word: theos, a "divine being," a "god"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Saga - Background
The (English) saga , (German) Sage originates from (Icelandic) saga, pl. sögur and refers to (1) "what is said, statement" or (2) "story...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Saga - Classification Of Sagas
Norse Sagas are generally classified as: Norse saga - Kings' sagas. These tell of the lives of Scandinavian kings. They were composed i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marcus Garvey: Encyclopedia Ii - Marcus Garvey - Quotes
"Up You Mighty Race, Accomplish What You Will..." "Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do." "One God! One Aim! On...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Triads
Anu's unique position as the chief god of the highest heavens was always recognized in the theological system developed by the priests, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Chronology
There can be considered to have been four periods in the development of the Babylonian-Assyrian religion: the oldest period from c. 3500...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Weaver: Encyclopedia Ii - William Weaver - Original Works
William Weaver - Monographs. A Tent In This World (novella, 1950/1999). McPherson & Company (ISBN 0929701585). Duse: A Biography...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menasseh Ben Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Menasseh Ben Israel - Life
Rabbi Menasseh was a friend of Rembrandt. He was born in Madeira in 1604, with the name Manoel Dias Soeyro, a year after his parents had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Apocalyptic Visions In Daniel
The second part, the remaining six chapters, are visionary, an early example of apocalyptic literature, in which the author, now speaking...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Genre: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Genre - Common Themes
The western film genre often portrays the conquest of the wilderness and the subordination of nature, in the name of civilization or the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Christ Scientist: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Christ Scientist - Recent History
Beginning in the mid-1980s, church executives undertook an ambitious foray into electronic broadcast media. A monthly half-hour televisio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Christ, Scientist: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Christ, Scientist - Recent History
Beginning in the mid-1980s, church executives undertook an ambitious foray into electronic broadcast media. A monthly half-hour televisio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Butler Yeats: Encyclopedia Ii - William Butler Yeats - The Young Poet
Even before he began to write poetry, Yeats had come to associate poetry with religious ideas and sentimental elements. Describing his ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pocahontas: Encyclopedia Ii - Pocahontas - After Her Death
While in England, Simon Van de Passe engraved Pocahontas' portrait on a copper plate. This engraving is the only portrait of Pocahontas m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1981: Encyclopedia Ii - 1981 - Births
1981 - January-March. January 1 - Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver January 3 - Eli Manning, American football player Janua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1981: Encyclopedia Ii - 1981 - Births
1981 - January. January 1 - Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver January 3 - Eli Manning, American football player January 6 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Genre: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Genre - Western Literature
Western fiction got its start in the "penny dreadfuls" and later the "dime novels" that first began to be published in the mid-nineteenth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Weaver: Encyclopedia Ii - William Weaver - Translations
This bibliography is focused on monographs, and omits many individual stories and poems published in journals and collections. Original I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnamese Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnamese Language - Examples
This text is from the first six lines of Truyện Kiều, a poem by the celebrated poet Nguyễn Du, 阮攸 (1765-1820), often considered...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - D
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - D . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article