Evocation is the magical art of calling forth of spirits to bring spiritual inspiration, do the bidding of the magician or provide information. The first use of the term evocation was for the religious/magical practice of calling the protective deities of a city out of it so attackers could succeed in their conquest. In more recent usage, evocation refers to the calling out of lesser spirits (beneath the deific or archangelic level)sometimes conceived of as arising from the self. This sort of evocation is contrasted with invocation, in which spiritual power ...

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Evocation:

The summoning of (often evil) spirits using a magical incantation or ritual.

(See also: Evocation, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

EVOCATION: To call something out from within.

(See also: EVOCATION, Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)

The Venus Transit will be a wonderful opportunity to plug into a major planetary shift that will have positive collective consequences for us all.

Enter the Goddess. As we glimpse voluptuous Venus, bejeweled and beguiling, we view our selves in her role. Confident, sensual, self-assured. The feminine embodiment of Divine Love, Venus takes center stage. The script for this evocative scene has yet to be written. Venus stands alone.

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Evokation, Evocation (to Evoke, to call forth outside) is a form of magical operation whereby the required force or entitiy is called forth into a protected area. The magician or operator is usually protected inside what is commonly called a "magic circle" and the entity is evoked into "the triangle of Art". Such forces called forth are, for obvious reasons, useful demons rather than god forces. Evocation is regularly confused with invokation or invocation. Invocation is a magical operation intended to call forth ...

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In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek Μουσαι, Mousai) are nine archaic goddesses who embody the right evocation of myth, inspired through remembered and improvised song and traditional "music" and dances. They were water nymphs, associated with the springs of Helicon and Pieris. They are sometimes called Pierides from their association with the spring of Pieres. The Olympian system set Apollo as their leader, Apollon Mousagetes. According to Hesiod's Theogony, they are the daughters of Zeus, king of th ...

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Holotropic Breathwork is a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Stanislav Grof, M.D. which allows access to nonordinary states of consciousness. The method combines deep breathing and relaxation with evocative music in a supportive setting. This state activates the natural inner healing process of the individual's psyche, bringing him or her a particular set of internal experiences. With the inner healing intelligence guiding the process, the quality and content brought forth is unique to each person and for that particular time and place. While ...

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The word conjuration (from Latin 'conjuratio', 'conjurare', to swear together) can be interpreted in several different ways: as an invocation or evocation (the latter in the sense of binding by a vow); as an exorcism; or as an act of illusionism. The word is often used synonymously with "invocation", although the two are not synonyms. One who performs conjurations is called a conjurer or conjuror. As an invocation, a conjuration is the act of summoning one or more spirits with a pre-determined purpose by means of a charm. This typically means that the conjurer ...

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Surat Al-Humaza (Arabic: سورة الهمزة ) (The Traducer, The Gossipmonger) is the 104th sura of the Qur'an, with 9 ayat. It condemns those who slander others, whether by speech or action, and imagine that their own wealth will keep them immune from death, and describes, in brief yet evocative phrases, the doom of Hell which awaits them. In the phrase "slandering traducer" (Arabic humaza lumaza), according to Ibn Kathir, the first word refers to slander by speech, and the second to slander by action (though he also ...

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Christopher Foss (born 1946) is a British illustrator and science fiction artist, best known for his science fiction book covers and the illustrations for the original editions of The Joy of Sex. Chris Foss - Science-fiction illustrations. His evocative science fiction book covers pioneered a much-imitated style featuring vast, colourful spaceships, machines and cities, often marked with mysterious symbols. Human figures are (almost always) totally absent. These images are suggestive of science ficti ...

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Martin Buber (8 February 1878 - 13 June 1965) was a Jewish philosopher, translator, editor, and pedagogue, whose work centered around the ideals of religious consciousness, interpersonal relations, and community. Buber's evocative, sometimes poetic writing style have marked the major themes in his work: the retelling of Hasidic tales, Biblical commentary, and metaphysical dialogue. A cultural Zionist, Buber was active in the Jewish and educational communities of Germany and Israel. His influence extends across the humanities, particul ...

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A curse is the effective action of supernatural (or psychological) cause in an individual, group, or object's existence, distinguished solely by the quality of adversity that it brings, else it would be considered a "charm" or a "blessing." A curse may also be said to be the evocation of the spell or prayer, imprecation or execration, or other imposition as by magic or witchcraft, asking that a god, natural forces (e.g. see alchemical eleme ...

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• Curse - Ancient Roman Curses
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William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.A.) is an American vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter best known for his work in the now-disbanded alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. The Pumpkins were one of alternative rock's biggest acts, known for their complex layered sound, Corgan's scathing guitar and distinctive vocal style, and making use of elaborate and evocative fantasy imagery. The Smashing Pumpkins produced five major albums, including the widely-acclaimed and commerc ...

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An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare "to call on, invoke") is: A supplication. A prayer (see also). A commandment. A conjuration (see also). As a supplication or prayer it implies to call upon (a god or goddess, a person, etc.). When a person calls upon a god or goddess to ask for something (protection, a favour, his/her spiritual presence in a ceremony, etc.) or simply for ...

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Piti is a type of emotion: the third factor in the five comprising the first Jhana of Hindu and Buddhist meditation. Piti is a very specific joy, one of the five factors of the first jhana, a deep concentration state. It should be contrasted with Sukkha, which is another factor of Jhana. The best way to meet the meaning of this is to consider five types of joy. As the meditator practices both samatha or vipassana, his mind will focus on one (mental) ...

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Charles Palliser (born 1947) is an American-born, British-based novelist. In the 1970s and 1980s, he lectured in modern literature and creative writing at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and Rutgers University in New Jersey. During this time, he wrote two plays and, over a period of twelve years, his epic first novel The Quincunx. Published in 1989, The Quincunx was a surprise hit. Set in 19th century England, it charts the fortunes over a number of years of a single mother and her young son, throu ...

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The Vltava listen ▶ (help·info) (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe (Labe) at Mělník. It is 430 kilometers long and drains about 28,000 square kilometers; at their confl ...

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Genuflection is an act of reverence consisting of falling onto (usually) one knee. It originated as a posture of respect of a knight before a king. Today the term is used mostly in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church. Catholics who come into the presence of the Eucharist (generally stored in the tabernacle) are expected to genuflect on the right knee as a sign of devotion. If the Eucharist is exposed in a ...

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EVOCATION: calling up elemental forces; call up spirits or other nonphysical entities, either to visible appearance or invisible attendance. Opposite of Invocation.

(See also: EVOCATION, Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)

Evocation - Calling something out from within.

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