KEYS OF MAGICAL DISCOVERY AND PARTICIPATION

Yoga: self-control

Tarot: archetypes

Astrology: time  patterns

Ritual: participation in eternal reality orders

Scrying:  evocation of visions

Dreams: spontaneous visions

I Ching: randomness  superimposed on frozen reality

Psychedelics: differences of perspective  and insight, plus avenues of perichoresis

Death or Thanatomimesis: means  of taking the self apart and putting it back together again in a new way.

(See also: KEYS, Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul, )

Holotropic Breathwork

The word Holotropic is from the Greek Holos meaning whole and Trepein meaning moving or oriented towards. A powerful method of self-exploration, personal transformation, and healing created by Christina and Stanislav Grof, MD.

It is based on and combines insights from modern consciousness research,depth psychology and various spiritual traditions and practices. Through accelerated breathing, evocative music and a unique bodywork technique, non-ordinary states of consciousness are induced. These states allow mobilization of the spontaneous healing potential of the psyche.

(See also: Holotropic Breathwork, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Ellis has 'returned to his roots' and gone back to performing acoustic material in collaboration with Boo Howard who was a singer and bassist with his later band lineups and also composes songs. Current material includes bluegrass (Ellis has added banjo playing to his repertoire) as well as ragtime, blues and country music, along with his own typically unclassifiable 'quirky' compositions. As a duo, Ellis and Howard have become as highly regarded for their extraordinarily evocative vocal harmonies (reminiscent of leading UK singing duo Clive Gre ...

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Dave Ellis musician, Dave Ellis musician - Early career, Dave Ellis musician - Early contemporaries, Dave Ellis musician - Bands, Dave Ellis musician - Recent Career, Dave Ellis musician - Style

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"A movida viguesa" was an hedonistic cultural movement that took place in Vigo during the 80s triggered by the explosion of liberties after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Most important artists of this postmodern movement were musicians; particularly new wave bands such as Siniestro Total, Golpes Bajos, Aerolineas Federales, Semen Up or Os Resentidos. At the moment the city still has notorius bands like Ivan Ferreiro, Deluxe or Mon. The locally produced award-winning feature movie Mondays In The Sun (original title Los lunes al sol) evocatively depicts the l ...

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Vigo, Vigo - Economics, Vigo - Demography, Vigo - Higher education, Vigo - Cultural movements and the arts, Vigo - Museums

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Unlike the impression given by films (particularly 'Where Eagles Dare'), television series and pulp novels, MP40s were typically only issued to platoon and squad leaders, the majority of soldiers carrying Karabiner 98k rifles. The MP40 was often called the Schmeisser by the Allies, after weapons designer Hugo Schmeisser. Although the name was evocative, Hugo Schmeisser himself did not design the MP40, but helped with the design of the MP41, which was effectively a MP40 with an old-fashioned wooden rifle stock, and the Sturmgewehr 44. Also, Schmeisser ...

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MP40, MP40 - History, MP40 - Specifications, MP40 - Variants and developments, MP40 - MP40s in films

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In most cases there is little to differentiate a wizard from similar fictional and folkloric practitioners of magic such as an enchanter, a magician, a sorcerer, a necromancer, or a thaumaturgist, but specific authors and works use the names with narrower meanings. When such distinctions are made, sorcerers are more often practitioners of evocations or black magic, and there may be variations on level and type of power associated with each name. The ever-shifting chaos of fantasy writing has, of course, muddled the meaning of each term, but they should never be stuck with a single meaning, for they ch ...

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Wizard, Wizard - Etymology, Wizard - Derived Uses, Wizard - Related terms, Wizard - Myths and Legends, Wizard - Wizards in Fiction, Wizard - Real-Life Wizards

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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 fiction in general rather than depictions of specific scenes from books, and therefore can be -- and have been -- used interchangeably on book covers. During the 1970s, Foss's images of future technology had the same iconic "definitive" quality that H.R. Giger's woul ...

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Chris Foss, Chris Foss - Science-fiction illustrations, Chris Foss - The Joy of Sex, Chris Foss - Official Website

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There are several references to witchcraft in the Christian Bible, and the strong condemnations of such practices which we read there do not seem to be based so much upon the supposition of fraud as upon the "abomination" of the magic in itself. (See Deuteronomy 18:11-12; Exodus 22:18, "wizards thou shalt not suffer to live" - A.V. "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live".) The whole narrative of Saul's visit to the witch of En Dor (I Samuel 28) implies the reality of the witch's evocation of the shade of Samuel; and from Leviticus 20:27: "A ...

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Christian views on witchcraft, Christian views on witchcraft - Modern views, Christian views on witchcraft - Scriptural references, Christian views on witchcraft - Medieval views, Christian views on witchcraft - Anti-Witchmonger interpretation, Christian views on witchcraft - English translations of Exodus 22:18

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From a philosophical standpoint, Godwin's Law could be said to exclude normative (emotional) considerations from a positivist (rational) discussion. Frequently, a reference to Hitler is used as an evocation of evil. Thus a discussion proceeding on a positivist examination of facts is considered terminated when this objective consideration is transformed into a normative discussion of subjective right and wrong. It is exacerbated by the frequent fallacy "Hitler did A, therefore A is evil" (Reductio ad Hitlerum.) However, as noted, the exceptions to Godwin's Law include the invocation of the Hitler comparison in a positivist manner tha ...

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Godwin's Law, Godwin's Law - Origin, Godwin's Law - Debate and controversy, Godwin's Law - Notes

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The title comes from the Book of Proverbs, 9:1: Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars. (KJV) Prior to World War I, Lawrence had begun work on a scholarly book about seven great cities of the Arab world, to be titled Seven Pillars of Wisdom. The outbreak of war saw it still uncompleted and Lawrence says he later destroyed the manuscript. Nevertheless, he decided to recycle the evocative title for t ...

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Seven Pillars of Wisdom - Title, Seven Pillars of Wisdom - Manuscripts and editions, Seven Pillars of Wisdom - Editions in print

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In the New York Edition preface James proclaimed The Ambassadors to be the best of his novels. Critics have generally agreed that the book ranks high on the list on his achievements, though there have been notable dissenters like E.M. Forster and F.R. Leavis. The evocation of Paris has gained many plaudits, as the city becomes a well-realized symbol of both the beauty and the sorrow of European culture. Critical controversy has swirled over Strether's refusal of Maria Gostrey, with some seeing it as a perverse rejection ...

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The Ambassadors, The Ambassadors - Plot summary, The Ambassadors - Major themes, The Ambassadors - Critical evaluation, The Ambassadors - Derivative work

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Dashwood wrote sensitively and evocatively about the Cook Islands in magazines and books('South Seas Paradise') under the pseudonym Julian Hillas. He later had a short but eventful career as a Minister in the first Cook Islands Government in the 1960s, but resigned after being convicted on corruption charges. He died shortly afterwards in 1970. His grave lies beside his wife's, Kopu, in the garden behind the house, close to the road. The spacious house is now a ruin, the half-acre garden overgrown with weeds. The high-ceilinged rooms contain remnants of furniture, a w ...

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Mauke, Mauke - Geography, Mauke - History, Mauke - Significant inhabitants, Mauke - Tourism

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The isle of Ada Kaleh is probably the most evocative victim of the Djerdap dam's construction. A Turkish enclave, it had a mosque and a thousand twisting alleys, and was known as a free port and smuggler's nest. Many other ethnic groups lived here beside Turks. The island was about 3 km downstream from Orşova and measured 1.7 by 4-5 km. It was walled: the Austrians built a fort there in 1669 to defend it from the Turks, and that fort would remain a bone of contention for the two empires. In 1699 the island came under Turkis ...

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Iron Gate Danube, Iron Gate Danube - The gorges, Iron Gate Danube - The channel, Iron Gate Danube - The dam, Iron Gate Danube - Ada Kaleh, Iron Gate Danube - Portrayal in film

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Critics praised the work for its evocative, classy musical ambiance, and its lavish visual style. À Hauteur d'homme - General. For months, Bernard Landry was filmed everywhere he went, up to voting day. The fact that a political man had accepted to be filmed in such privacy impressed many and was therefore seen as an historical feat: few other movies have had such access to a political figure before. ...

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À Hauteur d'homme, À Hauteur d'homme - Synopsis, À Hauteur d'homme - Context, À Hauteur d'homme - Impact, À Hauteur d'homme - Production, À Hauteur d'homme - General, À Hauteur d'homme - Audio, À Hauteur d'homme - Visuals, À Hauteur d'homme - Other version, À Hauteur d'homme - Similar works

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Evocative or outspoken broadcasters have been branded with the "shock jock" label across all ends of the spectrum of radio (and TV) broadcasters. Most range from the sexually indecent to the politically offensive. Some broadcasters variously identified as "shock jocks" include: Shock jock - United States. Ron and Fez Danny Bonaduce Bubba the Love Sponge Mike Church Steve Dahl Mancow Morton Downey, Jr. Tom Leykis The Love Doctors< ...

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Shock jock, Shock jock - Background, Shock jock - Famous incidents, Shock jock - Noted shock jocks, Shock jock - United States, Shock jock - United Kingdom, Shock jock - Other countries

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Evocative or outspoken broadcasters have been branded with the "shock jock" label across all ends of the spectrum of radio (and TV) broadcasters. Most range from the sexually indecent to the politically offensive. Some broadcasters variously identified as "shock jocks" include: Shock jock - United States. Danny Bonaduce Bubba the Love Sponge Mike Church Steve Dahl Mancow Morton Downey, Jr. Tom Leykis The Love Doctors Larry Lujack ...

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Shock jock, Shock jock - Background, Shock jock - Famous incidents, Shock jock - Noted shock jocks, Shock jock - United States, Shock jock - United Kingdom, Shock jock - Other countries

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Otherwise known as the Demon of Dispersion, Choronzon is described by Crowley as a temporary personification of the raving and inconsistent forces that occupy the Abyss. In this system, Choronzon is given form in evocation only in order that it may be mastered. Crowley states that he and Victor Neuburg evoked Choronzon in the Sahara Desert. In Crowley's account, it is unclear whether Choronzon was invoked into an empty Solomonic triangle while Crowley sat elsewhere, or whether Crowley himself was the medium into which the demon was ev ...

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Choronzon, Choronzon - Choronzon Coronzon or Coronzom, Choronzon - Choronzon according to Crowley, Choronzon - Interpretations after Crowley, Choronzon - Non-Thelemic views of Choronzon, Choronzon - Choronzon in Popular Culture

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Progressive metal can be broken down into countless sub-genres corresponding to certain other styles of music that have influenced progressive metal groups. For example, two bands that are commonly identified as progressive metal, King's X and Opeth, are at opposite ends of the sonic spectrum to one another. King's X are greatly influenced by softer mainstream rock and grunge. Paradoxically, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament once said, "King's X invented grunge," meaning that they influenced a genre which had influenced them. Opeth's growling vocals and heavy guitars (liberally intermixed with gothic-evocative acoustic ...

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Progressive metal, Progressive metal - History, Progressive metal - Diversity, Progressive metal - Influential and important artists, Progressive metal - Progressive metal websites

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Geoff Ryman's haunting evocation of Dorothy's childhood in Kansas is the central thread of his dark novel Was. His Dorothy (her surname spelled Gael) is given into the care of her aunt and uncle, Henry and Emma Gulch in Zeandale, Manhatten in 1875. Years of deprivation and abuse at their hands turn her into a disturbed young adult, retreating into a fantasy of her own past: the land of "Was". She encounters - and subsequently inspires - L. Frank Baum in a Kansas schoolroom. Alongside this theme are scenes from the life of Judy Garland ...

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Dorothy Gale, Dorothy Gale - The classic books, Dorothy Gale - The 1939 movie, Dorothy Gale - Modern works, Dorothy Gale - External link

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Progressive metal can be broken down into countless sub-genres corresponding to certain other styles of music that have influenced progressive metal groups. For example, two bands that are commonly identified as progressive metal, King's X and Opeth, are at opposite ends of the sonic spectrum to one another. King's X are greatly influenced by softer mainstream rock and grunge. Paradoxically, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament once said, "King's X invented grunge," meaning that they influenced a genre which had influenced them. Opeth's growling vocals and heavy guitars (liberally intermixed with gothic-evocative acoustic ...

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Progressive metal, Progressive metal - History, Progressive metal - Diversity, Progressive metal - Influential and important artists

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Theurgist. The first school of practical theurgy (from qeod, god, and ergon work,) in the Christian period, was founded by Iamblichus among certain Alexandrian Platonists.

The priests, however, who were attached to the temples of Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia and Greece, and whose business it was to evoke the gods during the celebration of the Mysteries, were known by this name, or its equivalent in other tongues, from the earliest archaic period. Spirits (but not those of the dead, the evocation of which was called Necromancy) were made visible to the eyes of mortals.

Thus a theurgist had to be a hierophant and an expert in the esoteric learning of the Sanctuaries of all great countries. The Neo-platonists of the school of Iamblichus were called theurgists, for they performed the so-called "ceremonial magic", and evoked the simulacra or the images of the ancient heroes, "gods", and daimonia (daimovia, divine, spiritual entities). In the rare cases when the presence of a tangible and visible " spirit " was required, the theurgist had to furnish the weird apparition with a portion of his own flesh and blood - he had to perform the thepœa or the "creation of gods", by a mysterious process well known to the old, and perhaps some of the modern, Tantrikas and initiated Brahmans of India. Such is what is said in the Book of Evocations of the pagodas. It shows the perfect identity of rites and ceremonial between the oldest Brahmanic theurgy and that of the Alexandrian Platonists.

The following is from Isis Unveiled: "The Brahman Grihasta (the evocator) must be in a state of complete purity before he ventures to call forth the Pitris. After having prepared a lamp, some sandal-incense, etc., and having traced the magic circles taught him by the superior Guru, in order to keep away bad spirits, he ceases to breathe, and calls the fire (Kundalini) to his help to disperse his body."

He pronounces a certain number of times the sacred word, and " his soul (astral body) escapes from its prison, his body disappears, and the soul (image) of the evoked spirit descends into the double body and animates it". Then "his (the theurgist’s) soul (astral) re-enters its body, whose subtile particles have again been aggregating (to the objective sense), after having formed from themselves an aerial body for the deva (god or spirit) he evoked And then, the operator propounds to the latter questions "on the mysteries of Being and the transformation of the imperishable ".

The popular prevailing idea is that the theurgists, as well as the magicians, worked wonders, such as evoking the souls or shadows of the heroes and gods, and other thaumaturgic works, by super natural powers. But this never was the fact. They did it simply by the liberation of their own astral body, which, taking the form of a god or hero, served as a medium or vehicle through which the special current preserving the ideas and knowledge of that hero or god could be reached and manifested. (See "Iamblichus".)

(See also: Theurgist, Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary, )

Trizna (Bulgarian) [from Slavonic tryzen pang, torment]

A festival for the dead held in Bulgaria, Moldavia, and Wallachia on the 7th of May. The principal feature of the feast is the placing of a light on every grave, drenching the grave with wine, and the burning of great quantities of fragrant herbs or incense on the graves.

Sometimes the evocation of the departed one is resorted to by means of drops of blood which are pricked from the eldest surviving relative of the deceased. The Bulgarians believe that the seven weeks from the eve of Easter Sunday to Trinity Day is a period when the souls of the deceased descend on earth, to commune with their loved ones or to beg forgiveness of those they have wronged.

(See also: Trizna, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul)