Very soon after their arrival in January 1967, the Bee Gees were signed by Robert Stigwood, and added Australian musicians Vince Melouney (guitar) and former child actor Colin Petersen (drums). Their first single recorded in England was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967), a surreal, haunting and macabre song that made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. Their album "Bee Gees' First" scored well with critics and the public, offering an innovative blend of rock and orchestral ballads such as the classics ...

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Bee Gees, Bee Gees - Early history, Bee Gees - 1960s in England, Bee Gees - 1970s: Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees - 1980s and 1990s, Bee Gees - Later years, Bee Gees - Current news, Bee Gees - Awards and success, Bee Gees - Original Albums, Bee Gees - Compilations, Bee Gees - International Hit Singles, Bee Gees - Band, Bee Gees - Parodies of the Bee Gees

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In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters, and St. Christopher is the patron saint of travellers, for example. Eastern Orthodoxy generally doesn't associate saints with occupations and activities, or does so to a much lesser degree. Patron saints can also be associated with geographical areas: St. Joseph is the patron saint of Belgium, and St. Patrick is patron saint of Ireland, fo ...

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• Patron saint - Saints associated with occupations and activities
• Patron saint - Occupations and activities under the patronage of Mary
• Patron saint - Saints associated with countries nations regions cities and towns
• Patron saint - Countries and places under Mary's patronage
• Patron saint - Non-saint patrons
• Patron saint - Saints associated with protection from ailments or illness
• Patron saint - Other protective help

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ESP

Acronym for Extra-Sensory Perception. It encompasses most paranormal abilities such as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance.

(See also: ESP , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

For more dictionary entries, see » Esp Dictionary

Christian demonology is the study of the demons from a "Christian" point of view. It is primarily based on the Bible (Old Testament and mainly New Testament), the exegesis of these scriptures, the scriptures of some Christian philosophers and hermits, tradition, and legends incorporated from other beliefs. Like theology, demonology is not a science, since it has not been proved by the scientific method. As is common in monotheistic religions, some deities of other religions were seen as demons, which in this particular case increased the number and names ...

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• Christian demonology - Christian demonology studies

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Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003-) is a Showtime Channel TV program shown in the United States, hosted by professional magicians/comedians Penn Jillette and Teller. Three seasons have already aired and it's been renewed for at least two more seasons. The aim of the show is to expose ideas they believe to be unscientific or pseudoscientific through critical thinking and scientific skepticism, and to expose promoters of such things — especially those with ulterior motives (primarily financial exploitation). They also base som ...

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• Bullshit! - Show format
• Bullshit! - Criticism of the show
• Bullshit! - Episode list

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Channelling or channeling is the alleged communication of information to or through a physically embodied human being (the channel or medium), from a spirit or other supernatural entity outside the mind (or self) of the channel. Channelling is part of the belief systems and rituals of many religions, such as shamanism, Candomblé, Voodoo, Kardecism, Umbanda, and more. Channelling mediumistic - General. Research of articles by channellers has shown they allegedly have chann ...

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• Channelling mediumistic - General
• Channelling mediumistic - Channelling Definition
• Channelling mediumistic - Hypotheses on Channelling
• Channelling mediumistic - Books channelled texts entities and mediums
• Channelling mediumistic - Books and channelled texts
• Channelling mediumistic - Entities and mediums
• Channelling mediumistic - Channelling in fiction

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Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of The Illuminati (ISBN 1-56184-003-3) is the first book in the Cosmic Trigger series, first published in 1977 and the first volume of a three-volume (so far) autobiographical and philosophical work by Robert Anton Wilson. It has a foreward by Timothy Leary, which he wrote in the summer of 1977. Wilson is perhaps best known as the co-author of the award-winning science fiction work, The Illuminatus! Trilogy. Cosmic Trigger revisits many of the themes from that earli ...

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• Cosmic Trigger I: Final Secret of the Illuminati - External link

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Daryl J. Bem is a noted social psychologist at Cornell University, USA, and the originator of the self-perception theory of attitude change. Bem received a BA from Reed College in physics in 1960. He later dropped out of graduate study in physics at MIT to pursue social psychology, for which he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1964. He has also carried out research on Psi phenomena (a technical term for "ESP"), group decision making, handwriting analysis, sexual ori ...

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Magic, including the arts of prestidigitation and conjuring, is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze, often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved, almost as if the performer had magic or supernatural powers. Yet, this illusion of magic is created entirely by natural means. The practitioners of this mystery art may be called magicians, conjurors, illusionists or prestidigitators. Artists in other media such as theatre, cinema, dance ...

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• Magic illusion - History
• Magic illusion - Categories of illusions
• Magic illusion - Production
• Magic illusion - Vanish
• Magic illusion - Transformation
• Magic illusion - Restoration
• Magic illusion - Teleportation
• Magic illusion - Levitation
• Magic illusion - Penetration
• Magic illusion - Secrecy
• Magic illusion - Types of magic performance
• Magic illusion - Techniques
• Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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The scientific method or scientific process is fundamental to scientific investigation and to the acquisition of new knowledge based upon physical evidence by the scientific community. Scientists use observations and reasoning to propose tentative explanations for phenomena, termed hypotheses. Under the working assumption of methodological materialism, observable events in the natural world (including the artificial works of humanity) are explained only by natural causes without assuming the existence or non-existence of the su ...

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• Scientific method - Elements of scientific method
• Scientific method - Characterizations
• Scientific method - Hypotheses development
• Scientific method - Predictions from the hypotheses
• Scientific method - Experiments
• Scientific method - Evaluations and iterations
• Scientific method - Testing and improvements
• Scientific method - Confirmations
• Scientific method - Scope and goals
• Scientific method - Scientific communities
• Scientific method - Peer review evaluations
• Scientific method - Reproduction and record-keeping
• Scientific method - History
• Scientific method - Philosophical issues
• Scientific method - Scientific method and the practice of science
• Scientific method - Formal approaches
• Scientific method - Quotations
• Scientific method - Notes
• Scientific method - Historical references to scientific method

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The term New Age describes a broad movement of late twentieth century and contemporary Western culture, characterised by an individual eclectic approach to spiritual exploration. Collectively, New Age has some attributes of an emergent religion, but is currently a loose network of spiritual teachers, healers, and seekers. The movement is most visible where its ideas are traded—for example in specialist bookshops, music stores, and New Age fairs. The name "New Age" also refers to the market segment in which its goods and servi ...

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• New Age - Definitions
• New Age - History
• New Age - Beliefs
• New Age - Quotations
• New Age - Lifestyle
• New Age - Underlying assumptions
• New Age - Language
• New Age - Critiques of the New Age
• New Age - Medicine
• New Age - Music
• New Age - New Age communities

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Allmusic.com (4/5) link Rolling Stone (3/5) link1 July 2003 Entertainment Weekly: A- Kerrang! Q De-Loused in the Comatorium is a concept album by the band The Mars Volta. Based on a short story by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala, it is the hour long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who tries to kill himself by overdosing on morphine. The attempt lands him in a week long coma during which he experiences visions of humanity a ...

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• De-Loused in the Comatorium - Track List
• De-Loused in the Comatorium - Notes
• De-Loused in the Comatorium - Band Lineup During Recording
• De-Loused in the Comatorium - Contributing Artists
• De-Loused in the Comatorium - Charts

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A ghost is an alleged non-corporeal manifestation of a dead person (or, rarely, an animal). It is often thought to be the spirit or soul of a person who has remained on Earth after death. According to some beliefs, a ghost may be the personality of a person after his or her death, and not tied directly to the soul or spirit. Every culture in the world carries stories about ghosts, but they vary across time and place, with disagreements both as to what ghosts are and whether they are just f ...

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• Ghost - Beliefs about ghosts
• Ghost - Skeptical analysis
• Ghost - Famous ghosts
• Ghost - Ghosts in fiction
• Ghost - Ghost messengers
• Ghost - Ghost stories
• Ghost - Other uses of ghosts in fiction

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Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945) (pronounced /'keɪsiː/) was an American psychic who channeled answers to questions on subjects such as astrology, reincarnation, and Atlantis while in trance. He may have been the source for the idea that California would fall into the ocean (though he never said exactly this). Although Cayce lived before the emergence of the New Age moveme ...

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• Edgar Cayce - Claimed abilities
• Edgar Cayce - The Readings
• Edgar Cayce - Major themes
• Edgar Cayce - Biography
• Edgar Cayce - 1877 to 1920--the Kentucky period.
• Edgar Cayce - 1920 to 1923--the Texas period
• Edgar Cayce - 1925 to 1945--the Virginia Beach period
• Edgar Cayce - Timeline
• Edgar Cayce - Precepts
• Edgar Cayce - Other Cayce-like figures
• Edgar Cayce - Criticism
• Edgar Cayce - Sources of Cayce's Beliefs

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Baseball had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing. For the semifinals, the 1st place team played the 4th place team and the 2nd place team played against the 3rd place team. The winners of those semifinals competed against each other for the gold medal, with the loser getting the silver meda ...

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• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Medallists
• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Final ranking
• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Results
• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Preliminary round
• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Semifinals
• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Bronze medal match
• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Final
• Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Schedule

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The Silva Method, originally called Silva Mind Control, comprises a self-empowerment system to shape beliefs and augment personal success. The technique involves reaching and sustaining a higher state of mental functioning, called Alpha state, where brainwave frequency is eight to thirteen Hz. The method also uses visualizations and affirmations. Advocates attest to healing, better ...

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Clairaudience is the ability to hear things not audible within normal hearing ranges. This is an example of extra-sensory perception (ESP). See clairvoyance or ESP for additional information on this ability. This parapsychology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. ...

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Remote viewing (RV) is a procedure developed by parapsychologists at the Stanford Research Institute to perform clairvoyance under controlled conditions. Somewhat similar to astral projection, the phenomenon involves a belief in the projection of consciousness to remote locations, and is considered a pseudoscience by mainstream scientists. Remote viewing - Proponents' claims. Remote viewing allows a viewer to use his or her clairvoyant abilities to "view", i.e. gather information on a targe ...

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• Remote viewing - Proponents' claims
• Remote viewing - Protocol
• Remote viewing - History
• Remote viewing - Remote Viewers

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Psychic Seduction is an allegedly occult practice of attempting to seduce a person by using psychic powers. It is a combination of traditional love charms and modern ESP and psychic science. The concept is by visualizing a person and manipulating that persons sexual organs in the mind and attempting to actually feel the arousal a seducer can cause arousal. While it has not been scientifically proven man

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In Pokémon anime Episode 381, "Claydol, Big and Tall", Team Rocket releases an abnormally large Claydol from its necessarily large Poké Ball in an attempt to steal it. The Pokémon goes on a destructive rampage, and Team Rocket ends up working with Ash Ketchum and friends to return the Claydol to another giant Poké Ball and restore peace. For the Grand Festival Saga (AG121-123), all 3 major rivals to May had new Pokémon, Drew had a Flygon, Harley had a Banette, and Robert had a Claydol. The Claydol appeared in the final episode "Deciding Battle! Grand Festival" ...

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Claydol, Claydol - Availability, Claydol - Anime appearances, Claydol - Name origin

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Rogue comics - Early life. Rogue does not remember anything about her biological parents, although this is later revealed in the comics ("Rogue"# 1-6). She used to live with her family in the area of the fictional county of Caldecott in Mississippi for a few years. She decided to run away from her house because of her aunt, who used to called her "Rogue" because of her behavior, became very strict with her. Some time later, Rogue was found living alone in a remote, wooded area wielding a shotgun by a woman, who w ...

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Rogue comics, Rogue comics - Character biography, Rogue comics - Early life, Rogue comics - X-Men, Rogue comics - Powers and abilities, Rogue comics - Rogue's name, Rogue comics - Ultimate Rogue, Rogue comics - Appearances in other media

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After his bestselling book brought the phrase "Tipping Point" into popular usage, which is that moment when an idea, product or concept suddenly catches fire with the population at large, Malcolm Gladwell, in this book, gives two more phrases that are likely to become equally well-known: "blink" and "thin-slicing." We "blink" when we think without thinking. We do that by "thin-slicing," using limited information to come to our conclusion. What's interesting is that in our age of information overload, according to Gladwell, we often make better decisions with snap judgment ...

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Blink book, Blink book - Summary

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