Dictionary - Eight Bodies: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Eight Bodies
EIGHT BODIES, THE The Egyptians maintained that we have not one but eight bodies, beyond the merely physical: AB -- Consciousness KHAT...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  ashta: Sanskrit Dictionary On  ashta
 Ashta: eight   (See also:  Ashta , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Eight Divisions Of Gods And Dragons: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Eight Divisions Of Gods And Dragons
Eight Divisions of Gods and Dragons Devas (gods), Nagas (Dragons) and others of eight divisions (classes): deva, nagas, yakas, ganhar...   » Read the article

Article - Raja Yoga: The Eight Limbs Of Raja Yoga
Compiled by the Sage Patanjali Maharishi in the Yoga Sutras, the Eight Limbs are a progressive series of steps or disciplines which purif...   » Read the article

Article - Yam And Niyam: Yoga For Self-realisation
Yoga has eight steps for self-realization. Of these two are most important. These need to be mastered before heading towards the other si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orochi: Encyclopedia - Orochi
Yamata no Orochi (八岐大蛇; often called Orochi in English) is a monster in Japanese mythology. Orochi is an eight-headed snake, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fit: Encyclopedia - Fit
The word fit has several meanings, including the following. as a Noun a fit is also an informal term for a seizure or any other sudden ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scorpion: Encyclopedia - Scorpion
Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See the classification section for families. A scorpion is an i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raja Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Raja Yoga - Eight Limbs Of Raja Yoga
The term Ashtanga means eight limbs, thus Raja Yoga is also known as Ashtanga Yoga which refers to the eight limbs of yoga. The eight lim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos Celestial Bodies: Encyclopedia Ii - Cthulhu Mythos Celestial Bodies - S
Cthulhu mythos celestial bodies - Shaggai. Shaggai (or Chag-Hai) is a planet orbiting twin green suns and is the homeworld of the Shan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos Celestial Bodies: Encyclopedia Ii - Cthulhu Mythos Celestial Bodies - S
Cthulhu mythos celestial bodies - Shaggai. Shaggai (or Chag-Hai) is a planet orbiting twin green suns and is the homeworld of the Shan,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eight Winds: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Eight Winds
Eight Winds Winds of Eight Directions. Most people are usually moved by the winds of the eight directions: (1)  Praise; (2)&nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yojana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Yojana
yojana A distance of about eight miles.   (See also: yojana , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashta: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Ashta
ASHTA: eight   (See also: ASHTA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtavadhana: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Ashtavadhana
ASHTAVADHANA: doing eight things at a time   (See also: ASHTAVADHANA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bod...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashta: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Ashta
ashta: ashta - eight   (See also: ashta , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ashtanga (ashtaanga)
ashtanga: ashtanga (ashtaanga). Eight parts.   (See also: ashtanga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashta: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Ashta
Ashta: Ashta: eight.   (See also: Ashta , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Ashtanga
Ashtanga: Ashtanga: eight limbs.   (See also: Ashtanga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lingavanta: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Lingavanta
Lingashtakam: (Sanskrit) A short hymn of eight verses in praise of the Sivalinga. (See also: Lingavanta , Hinduism, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reiki Marathon: Alternative Health Dictionary On Reiki Marathon
Reiki Marathon: conducer to miraculous healing wherein eight to ten Reiki practitioners continuously treat an individual for eight to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reiki Marathon: Health And Healing Dictionary On Reiki Marathon
Reiki Marathon: Conducer to miraculous healing wherein eight to ten Reiki practitioners continuously "treat" an individual f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtagrahakota: Sai Baba Dictionary On Ashtagrahakota
Ashtagrahakota: Ashtagrahakota: or Conjunction of Eight Planetary Bodies (SSS-II)   (See also: Ashtagrahakota , Hinduism, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashta Siddhis: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ashta Siddhis
Ashta Siddhis (Sanskrit). The eight consummations in the practice of Hatha Yoga.   (See also: Ashta Siddhis , Theosophy, Spiri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samyagdrishti: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Samyagdrishti
Samyagdrishti (Sanskrit). The ability to discuss truth. The first of the eight Marga (paths) of the ascetic.   (See also: Samy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samyaksamadhi: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Samyaksamadhi
Samyaksamadhi (Sanskrit). Absolute mental coma. The sixth of the eight Margas; the full attainment of Samadhi.   (See also: Sa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vasus: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Vasus
Vasus A group of eight major demigods born from Kashyapa and Aditi.   (See also: Vasus , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yamas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Yamas
yamas The first eight regulations observed from the beginning of the ashtanga-yoga system.   (See also: yamas , Bhakti, Bhakti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiksashtakam: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Shiksashtakam
Shiksashtakam eight verses of instruction in devotional service written by Lord Chaitanya.   (See also: Shiksashtakam , Bhakti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddhi: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Siddhi
siddhi Perfection, one of the eight mystic yogic perfections.   (See also: siddhi , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Niyamas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Niyamas
niyamas The eight secondary regulations observed from the start of the ashtanga-yoga system.   (See also: niyamas , Bhakti, Bh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tarot Cards: New Age Dictionary On Tarot Cards
Tarot Cards Deck of seventy-eight cards that supposedly reveal the secrets of man and the universe.   (See also: Tarot Cards , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddhi: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Siddhi
Siddhi - eight mystical perfections attained through yoga (see yogasiddhi).   (See also: Siddhi , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashta-sattvika: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ashta-sattvika
ashta-sattvika the eight-fold bodily transformations of ecstatic love for Krishna.   (See also: ashta-sattvika , Bhakti, Bhakt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vasus: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Vasus
Vasus: Eight Vedic deities characterized by radiance.   (See also: Vasus , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashta-akshari: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ashta-akshari
ashta-akshari: ashta-akshari. Eight syllables.   (See also: ashta-akshari , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Diction...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Muhurtha: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Muhurtha (muhuurtha)
muhurtha: muhurtha (muhuurtha). Period of forty-eight minutes.   (See also: muhurtha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sansk...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Sai Baba Dictionary On Dharana
Dharana: Dharana: Concentration, fixed attention, one of eight steps in Patanjali's yoga discipline.   (See also: Dharana ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga Pranama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ashtanga Pranama
ashtanga pranama: (Sanskrit) "Eight-limbed salutation." See: pranama. (See also: Ashtanga pranama , Hinduism, Body Mind a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga Pranama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ashtanga Pranama
ashtanga pranama: (Sanskrit) "Eight-limbed salutation." See: pranama. (See also: Ashtanga pranama , Hinduism, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Uranian Astrology: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Uranian Astrology
Uranian Astrology System based on eight invisible planets developed by Alfred Witte during world War I   (See also: Uranian A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cakravala: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Cakravala
Cakravala The nine cakravala or concentric mountain ranges or continents, separated by eight seas, of a universe.    (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siksamana: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Siksamana
Siksamana A lay-disciple who maintains the eight precepts, either temporarily or as preparation for leaving home.    (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manas: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Manas
Manas The name of the seventh of the eight consciousnesses. I refers to the faculty of thought, the intellectual function of consciou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rasollasa: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Rasollasa
Rasollasa (Sanskrit). The first of the eight physical perfections, or Siddhis (phenomena), of the Hatha Yogis. Rasollasa is the prompt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ogdoad: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ogdoad
Ogdoad (Ancient Greek). The tetrad or "quaternary" reflecting itself produced the ogdoad, the "eight", according t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtavaranam: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ashtavaranam
ashtavaranam: (Sanskrit) "Eight shields." Vira Saivism's eight aids to faith: guru, Linga, jangama (monk), vibhuti, rudraksh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtavaranam: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ashtavaranam
ashtavaranam: (Sanskrit) "Eight shields." Vira Saivism's eight aids to faith: guru, Linga, jangama (monk), vibhuti, rudraksha,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eight-fold Path: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Eight-fold Path
Eight-fold path Buddha's teaching of the way of the Middle Path. Right-belief, right-thought, right-speech, right-action, right-livel...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samyakkarmanta: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Samyakkarmanta
Samyakkarmanta (Sanskrit). The last of the eight Margas. Strict purity and observance of honesty, disinterestedness and unselfishness,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sloka,: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Sloka,
Sloka, (Sanskrit). The Sanskrit epic metre formed of thirty-two syllables: verses in four half-lines of eight, or in two lines of sixt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vasus: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Vasus
Vasus (Sanskrit). The eight evil deities attendant upon Indra. Personified cosmic phenomena, as their names show.   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sattvika-bhavas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Sattvika-bhavas
sattvika-bhavas In the development of pure love of God, ecstasies that arise automatically, without conscious intention. They are eigh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Satyabhama: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Satyabhama
Satyabhama One of Krishna’s eight principal queens, the daughter of Satrajit. At her request Krishna brought the parijata flower...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahara: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Prahara
Prahara - a day is divided into eight periods known as prahara, each roughly three hours in duration.   (See also: Prahara , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kalindi: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Kalindi
Kalindi The river Yamuna, who became one of Krishna’s eight principal queens in Dvaraka.   (See also: Kalindi , Bhakti, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Dharana
dharana Fixed mental concentration, the seventh of the eight steps in the yoga method of Patanjali. When dhyana, meditation, is more d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga-yoga: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ashtanga-yoga
ashtanga-yoga The eight-phase system of yoga practice taught by the sage Patanjali in his Yoga-sutras.   (See also: ashtanga-y...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Dharana (dhaarana)
dharana: dharana (dhaarana). Concentration, fixed attention, one of eight steps in Patanjali's yoga discipline.   (See also:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga-yoga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ashtanga-yoga (ashtaanga-yoga)
ashtanga-yoga: ashtanga-yoga (ashtaanga-yoga). Eight-fold discipline of yoga to destroy ignorance and reach state of communion with...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Santhi Vedika: Sai Baba Dictionary On Santhi Vedika
Santhi Vedika: Santhi Vedika: An eight pillared Mantap in classical style with frescoes of the Githopadesh scene and of a scene fro...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Luscher Color Test: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Luscher Color Test
Luscher Color Test A test developed by Dr. Max Luscher that indicates personality type on the basis of the subject's preference for ei...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Consciousness: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Consciousness
Consciousness: In Buddhism there are eight classes of consciousness. The first five are the senses (sight, smell, touch, taste, and he...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Patanjali: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Patanjali
Patanjali: Unknown Hindu figure from the 4th-6th centuries CE, and author of the Yoga Sutra which describes eight steps to meditation....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Loka-dhamma: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Loka-dhamma
loka-dhamma (loka-dhamma): Affairs or phenomena of the world. The standard list gives eight: wealth, loss of wealth, status, loss of s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Luscher Color Test: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Luscher Color Test
Luscher Color Test A test developed by Dr. Max Luscher that indicates personality type on the basis of the subject's preference for ei...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jin Shin Acupressure: Alternative Health Dictionary On Jin Shin Acupressure
Jin Shin Acupressure: Japanese method that involves the study of 45 acupressure points and eight channels termed strange flow.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gayatri: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Gayatri
gayatri: (Sanskrit) According with the gayatri verse form, an ancient meter of 24 syllables, generally as a triplet (tercet) with eigh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Li: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Li
li 1. Fire, the clinging; one of the eight trigrams in the I Ching. 2. Usefulness furthering 3rd cyclical movement of Heaven. 3. (Chi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shandilya Upanishad: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shandilya Upanishad
Shandilya Upanishad: (Sanskrit) Belongs to the Atharva Veda. Discusses eight forms of yoga, restraints, observances, breath control, m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Drona Vasu: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Drona Vasu
Drona Vasu A resident of heaven, one of the eight Vasus, who is an empowered expansion of Krishna’s eternal father Nanda. Drona ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ogdoad: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ogdoad
Ogdoad [from Greek]   The number eight, a group of eight. It symbolizes the eternal, spiral motion of cycles, as is suggested by ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Marga: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Marga
Marga (Sanskrit). "The "Path", The Ashthanga marga, the "holy" or sacred path is the one that leads to Nirvan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Yoga
yoga: yoga. (a) Union of the individual self or Atma with the Supreme Being or Universal Self; act of yoking. (b) A spiritual disci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma Net Sutra (brahmajala Sutra): Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Brahma Net Sutra (brahmajala Sutra)
Brahma Net Sutra (Brahmajala Sutra) This is a sutra of major significance in Mahayana Buddhism. In addition to containing the ten maj...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eight Sufferings: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Eight Sufferings
Eight Sufferings (1)  Suffering of Birth; (2)  Suffering of Old Age; (3)  Suffering of Sickness; (4)  Sufferin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vasus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vasus
Vasus (Sanskrit) A class of eight Vedic deities, each representing a host and not one single being. "The wise call our fathers Va...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prapti: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Prapti
Prapti (Sanskrit). From Prap, to reach. One of the eight Siddhis (powers) of Raj-Yoga. The power of transporting oneself from one plac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sama: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Sama
Sama (Sanskrit). One of the bhava pushpas, or "flowers of sanctity Sama is the fifth, or "resignation". There are eight...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tri-dasha: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Tri-dasha
Tri-dasha (Sanskrit). Three times ten or "thirty". This is in round numbers the sum of the Indian Pantheon - the thirty-thre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Loka Palas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Loka Palas
Loka Palas (Sanskrit). The supporters, rulers and guardians of the world. The deities (planetary gods) which preside over the eight ca...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yamuna: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Yamuna
Yamuna The holiest of rivers, flowing through Vraja-bhumi and thus touched by the dust of Krishna’s feet. The Yamuna personified...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddhas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Siddhas
siddhas A class of celestial beings advanced in spiritual discipline and naturally possessed of the eight mystic powers, such as the a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sandilya Upanisad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Sandilya Upanisad
Sandilya Upanisad This is one of the minor Upanisads and contains dialogues between the sages Atharvan and Sandilya. It concerns with...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Samadhi
samadhi 1. Fully matured meditation, the last of the eight steps of the yoga system taught by Patanjali. A perfected devotee of the Su...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nisanta-lila: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Nisanta-lila
Nisanta-lila - Krsna’s daily pastimes are divided into eight periods. Nisanta-lila takes place at the end of night just prior to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jambavati: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Jambavati
Jambavati The daughter of Jambavan. After Krishna fought Jambavan over the Syamantaka jewel, Jambavan surrendered to Krishna and offer...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astanga-yoga: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Astanga-yoga
Astanga-yoga - the yoga system consisting of eight parts: yama (control of the senses) , niyama (control of the mind) , asana (bodily ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gayatri Meter: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Gayatri Meter
Gayatri Meter: A meter found only in the Rig Veda, consisting of three lines of eight syllables each. It is considered especially appr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga: The "eight-limbed" Yoga of Patanjali consisting of yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rasollasa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Rasollasa
Rasollasa (Sanskrit) [from rasa fluid, liquid + ud-las to come forth, appear]   Also rasollasa. "The first of the eight phys...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja-yoga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Raja-yoga (raaja-yoga)
raja-yoga: raja-yoga (raaja-yoga). Royal yoga of meditation, detachment, and desirelessness. Eight-fold path of yoga developed by P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - çhandogya Upanishad: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On çhandogya Upanishad
Çhandogya Upanishad: (Sanskrit) One of the major Upanishads, it consists of eight chapters of the Çhandogya Brahmana of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tarot: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Tarot
Tarot Deck of seventy-eight cards used in divination. Divided into the Major Arcana (twenty-two cards with archetypal significance) an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabbat: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Sabbat
Sabbat One of the eight celebrations of Paganism and Wicca. The witches' Sabbat was supposed to be a weekly quarter moon) midnight con...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Health And Healing Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: World religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. There are a number of versions or sects of Bud...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yogacara School: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Yogacara School
Yogacara School: Idealist school of Mahayana Buddhism founded in the 4th century CE by two brothers, Asanga and Vasubandhu; the school...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sloka: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Sloka
A Theosophical definition of Sloka :   Sloka (Sanskrit) "The Sanskrit epic meter formed of thirty-two syllables: verses in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumnal Equinox: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Autumnal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox The Solar Equnox of September 21-23. Known as Mabon or Alban Elfed it is one the eight Sabbats of Wicca. Symbols -Bes...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharmakara: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Dharmakara
Dharmakara The Bodhisattva who later became Amitabha Buddha, as related in the Longer Amitabha Sutra. The Bodhisattva Dharmakara is f...   » Read the article