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Bindu:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Bindu
bindu: (Sanskrit) "A drop, small particle, dot." 1) The seed or source of creation. In the 36 tattvas, th...
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Unicorn:
New Age
Spirituality Dictionary On Unicorn
Unicorn A mythical horse-like creature with a twisted horn coming from his forehead. A mythical animal generally depicted as having th...
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Forehead
Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Forehead
Forehead: . (See also the book "In A Dream, In A Vision of the Night" by Susan Noone Riddle). (Rev. 7:3; 13:16; 14:9; 17:5; ...
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Tika:
Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Tika
Tika:
Tika. Mark on forehead signifying commitment to a spiritual ideal.
(See also:
Tika , Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Bod...
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Oelation Therapy:
Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Oelation Therapy
Oelation Therapy Involves saturation of the body with herbal & medicated oil via external & internal oelation to make ...
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Shirodhara:
Spiritual Yoga
Dictionary Iii On
Shirodhara
Shirodhara: A treatment of warm oil poured gently on the forehead to balance the mind and nervous system.
(See also: Shirodh...
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Siva, Shiva:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary On
Siva, Shiva
Siva, Shiva (Sanskrit) The third god of the Hindu Trimurti (trinity): Brahma the evolver; Vishnu the preserver; and Siva the regenerat...
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Anjali:
Spiritual
- Theosophy
Dictionary On Anjali
Anjali (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root anj to smear with, anoint, honor) Salutation; a gesture of respect when the hands place...
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Amethyst:
Spiritual Dictionary On Amethyst
Amethyst: Amethyst is a regal violet gemstone with whitish stripes. The purple color comes from the presence of manganese during its f...
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Siddha Yoga
Dictionary: Dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology
A dictionary Of Siddha Yoga
Terminology. From Abhanga to Yogini.
Please note that all words in grey,
like "enlightenment&quo...
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Siddha Master:
Siddha Yoga
Dictionary On Siddha Master
Siddha master:
One who has attained the state of enlightenment and who has the capacity to awaken the dormant spiritual energy of a d...
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Sanskrit Dictionary:
Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit Terms (l-o)
A dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit
terms. From Lac to Omkarasana.
Please note that all words in grey,
like "yoga", ...
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Kala 64:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Kala 64
Kala 64 (chatuh shashti kala): (Sanskrit) "Sixty-four arts." A classical curriculum of sacred sciences, studies, art...
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Acupressure: Massage
Bodywork
Dictionary On
Acupressure
ACUPRESSURE Acupressure is an ancient healing art that uses the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate th...
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Yoga-nidra:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Yoga-nidra
yoga-nidra the mystic slumber of Lord Vishnu.
(See also:
yoga-nidra , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind
and ...
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Hinduism: Why Do Hindu Women Wear
The Dot On The Forehead?
Hinduism: Why do Hindu women wear
the dot on the forehead?
Not
only women, but Hindu men also wear a dot on the forehead, indicating the...
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Hinduism: Hinduism
Lexicon On B
Hinduism Lexicon on B
From backbiting to buddhi
chitta.
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Apple
As Symbol: Apple Divination - The Symbolism Of
Apples
We
have all heard and used the expression, "An apple a day keeps the doctor
away." This expression is based on a very old super...
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Chakra Balancing: Balancing And Charging The Chakras
Balancing
and Charging the Chakras
The
energy of your body will not be balanced and free flowing if you do not have
good emotional...
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Basics Of Hinduism: Why Do Many
Hindus Wear A Dot Near The Middle Of Their Forehead?
Basics of Hinduism: Why do many
Hindus wear a dot near the middle of their forehead?
The dot worn on the forehead is a religious symbol....
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Tilaka:
Hindu Symbols - Tilaka, A Mark Of Auspiciousness
Tilaka is a
mark of auspiciousness. It is put on the forehead with sandal paste, sacred
ashes or Kumkuma. The devotees of Siva apply sacr...
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Dream Interpretation Index: Dream Interpretation Index Including Links To 10.000 Dream Interpretations
Dream Dictionary Index
with links to 10.000 dream interpretations from many different sources.
Please note that all words in grey are...
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Yoga Poses: The Bow
Pose - Yoga Poses
The Bow yoga position
(Dhanurasana) works all parts of your back simultaneously. In this asana, your
head, chest, and legs are lifted, wh...
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Out Of Body Experience: Chakras, Out Of Body Experience And Inner Development
The
first usually spontaneous out of body experiences are impressive, verifying
from a practical point of view the existence of a soul....
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Mystical Experiences: Visions Of Lights In Meditation
Visions of
Lights in Meditation
Various kinds of lights manifest during meditation
owing to concentration. In the beginning, a bright, w...
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Mudras And Bandhas:
Kundalini Yoga - Mudras And Bandhas
Mudras and Bandhas are certain postures of
the body by which Kundalini is successfully awakened. In Gheranda Samhita, the
description of ...
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Vipassana Meditation: The Sound Current And Vipassana Meditation
Vipassana Meditation: The practice of the sound current in Vipassana meditation, also known as the divine sound, is a foundational practi...
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Yoga Positions: The Cobra - Yoga
Position
Definition of The Cobra
yoga position (Bhujangasana): Coiling your upper body up and back.
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Indigo Children: Indigo- The Color Of Money
Many are excited about the upcoming New Age movie, "Indigo," written, produced, and directed by three renowned individuals w...
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Hindu Symbols: Symbols In Hinduism
Outward symbols
are necessary and beneficial. When viewed from the right angle of vision, you
will find that they play a very important p...
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Sikhism: The Ten Gurus Of Sikhism
The Guru occupies a strategic relevance in the Sikh society, as the guidance of the Guru towards the attainment of Moksha -release - is a...
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Hindu
Mythology: Hinduism Mythology And Symbols
There are great
truths behind the ancient mythology of Hinduism. You cannot ignore a thing
simply because it has a garb of mythology. Do ...
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Chakras: The Third-eye Or Brow Chakra
The Third-Eye Or Brow Chakra
This chakra, which is also called the third
eye, is located right between the eyebrows on the forehead. It ...
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Hindu Sects: Major Sects Of Hinduism
Hindu Sects
Saivism,
Vaishnavism and Shaktism are considered to be the
major sects of Hinduism. Followers of Saivism worship Lord Siva a...
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Mystical Experiences: Mystical
Experiences During Meditation
Mystical Experiences: Mystical Experiences
during meditation
These are short
explanations of various categories of mystical experiences ...
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Meditation: Special Instructions On
Meditation
Instructions
on Meditation.
From "Easy Steps to
Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.
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Meditation: Mystic Experience In Meditation - Visions Of Lights
Mystic
Experience - Visions Of Lights
Various kinds of lights manifest during
meditation owing to deep concentration. In the beginning a...
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Hinduism: Nine Questions About Hinduism
Nine Questions
About Hinduism
Prepared for the
July 4th, 1990 meeting of the youth of the Hindu Temple of greater Chicago, by
Gurudeva, ...
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Chakras: The Major Chakras
Chakras are nonphysical organs that transform raw Kundalini energy into more subtle and usable forms of energy. The chakras do not themse...
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Out Of Body Experience: Methods
Based On Movement Imagination For Out Of Body Experiences
Practicing
this method for many years, I have gotten the impression that "stepping
out of the body by will" can be performed in...
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Yoga Positions: The
Headstand - Yoga Position
Definition of The Headstand yoga position (Sirshasana): An asana in which you
balance on your elbows, arms, and head
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Hindu Sects: Hinduism - A Fellowship Of Faiths And A Federation Of
Philosophies - About Hindu Sects And Cults
The term Hinduism
is most elastic. It
includes a number of sects and cults, allied, but different in many important
points. Hinduism has,...
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Buddhism: Prayers In Buddhism
It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies assoc...
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Kriya Yoga: The Path Of Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga: The Path of Kriya Yoga
The Kriya Path is: Attaining eternal
Tranquility by practice of Pranayam and continuing meditations o...
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Asanas: Most Important Yoga Positions -
Yoga Asanas
Four Asanas are prescribed for the purpose
of Japa and meditation. They are Padmasana, Siddhasana, Svastikasana and
Sukhasana. You must b...
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Siddha
Mahayoga Faq: What Are Kriyas? (part Iii Of Iii) -
Kriyas, literally ''activities'', are spontaneous movements that
occur after kundalini awakening. These include bodily activities such as...
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Raksha Bandhan: Of Human Bonding And Celebration - About Raksha Bandhan
There is an ancient lore associated with the festival of Raksha Bandhan that is celebrated during the bright fortnight in the Hindu mo...
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Yoga Poses: The
Peacock Pose - Yoga Position
Definition
of The Peacock Pose (Mayurasana): Balancing with your body parallel to the
ground.
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Metaphysical Techniques: Havan And Yagya: Procedure For Purification
Havan is a procedure of eradicating inner imperfections prevalent in our being. This procedure has all the healing techniques incorpor...
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Peace On Earth: Darkness Before Dawn In Cycle Of Yugas
The Brahmakumaris practise Raja Yoga, particularly the trataka form of meditation in order to achieve union with God. It involves keep...
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Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Introduction
Shiva is referred to as 'the good one' or the 'auspicious one'. Shiva - Rudra is considered to be the destroyer of evil and sorrow. Shiva...
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Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - V
Mayan Calendar: In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enli...
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Feng Shui:
Feng
Shui, Astrology And Chi
Feng Shui, Astrology and Chi
The Chinese astrology or birth chart is taken
from the date and time of birth. It is a statistical record ...
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Mystical Experiences: Dazzling Mystical Lights In Meditation
Dazzling
Mystical Lights in Meditation
Sometimes, during meditation, you will get very powerful and dazzling
lights, bigger than the sun...
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Personal Growth: Loving
Ourselves
Most of us on our healing path have become
very familiar with the admonition to "love ourselves." We may be
clear that our purpose is t...
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Yogic Exercises: Asanas And Yogic
Exercises
A yogic dictionary including
desriptions of Matsyasana, Paschimottanasana, Halasana, Sarvangasana,
Oordhva-Padmasana, Sirshasana, Siddhas...
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Yellow Bamboo - Balinese White Magic
Yellow Bamboo is a Balinesian White Magic type of Martial Art and Spiritual practice that are becoming more wellknown in the West the las...
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Prasada:
Hindu Symbols - Sacred
Food Offering Of The Lord - Prasada
Prasada is that
which gives peace. Prasada is the sacred food offering of the Lord. During
Kirtana, worship, Puja, Havan and Arati, the d...
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Emotional Clearing: Healing Thru Emotional
Clearing
In our New Age and self-help literature,
another important realization about feelings has been emerging strongly over
the last six or eig...
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Halo: Encyclopedia - Halo
A halo (also known as a nimbus or Gloriole) is a ring of light that surrounds an object. They are often used in religious works to depict...
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Yoga And Health: Yoga For Navel Disorder
Yoga theory says the navel is the originating point of around 72,000 types of nadis and these effect all organs of the human body. Tod...
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Yoga And Health: Yoga For Acidity And Other Stomach Problems.
The ultimate goal of yoga, "is not just a better body, but also a better state of being. Today we give you two exercises to impro...
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: Inspiring Tales Of True Conversion
Swami Ranganathananda of the Ramakrishna Mission says that when a soul is uplifted, a worthwhile conversion takes place that takes the...
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Peace On Earth: Are Religious People Social Misfits?
The materialist often views a religious person as being unsociable, dogmatic and lacking in intellectual insight.There is a certain pe...
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The Two Babylons: Encyclopedia Ii - The Two Babylons - Roman Catholicism And Babylonian Mystery Religion
Hislop starts by comparing the Babylonians mystery religions to the Roman Catholic church.
He links them by quoting Revelation 17:4-5:
" ...
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Alchemy: The Emerald Tablet And The Emerald Formula
The Emerald Tablet is an ancient artifact that reveals a profound spiritual technology, which has survived to this day despite centuries ...
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Meditation For Beginners: Meditation On The Guru
Call to your guru in meditation. At the start of your meditation, ask one of these great souls to help you in your meditative efforts....
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Muslim Culture Of Hyderabad: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Culture Of Hyderabad - Clothing And Jewelry
Muslim culture of Hyderabad - Khara Dupatta.
The Khara dupatta (standing veil) is an outfit composed of a kurta (tunic), chooridaar (ru...
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Xiaolin Showdown: Encyclopedia - Xiaolin Showdown
Xiaolin Showdown is an animated series about Omi, a young monk-in-training from the Xiaolin Temple (a name based on the real-life Shaoli...
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Hinduism Rituals: Hinduism And The Performance Of
Rituals
Hinduism Daily
Rituals
In
Hinduism, these rituals are always meant to inculcate feelings of devotion and
to bring about the divine orien...
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Apa Tani: Encyclopedia - Apa Tani
The Apa Tani, also spelled as Tani or Apatani, is a tribal group of about 25,000 in the Apatani plateau Jiro (usually spelled and pronoun...
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Kriya Yoga: Kriya Yoga -
A Bridge Between The Inner And The Outer World
Can one overcome the limitations of the mind, and reach an insight
that is not based on previous learning or that which one imagines, bu...
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Water Buffalo: Encyclopedia - Water Buffalo
The Water Buffalo is a very large ungulate. It survives in the wild in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam and Thailand and is very...
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Shiva: Encyclopedia - Shiva
Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव or श्रीशिव (when used to distinguish lordly status), and written Śiva in the official IAST tra...
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Anointing Of The Sick: Encyclopedia - Anointing Of The Sick
Anointing of the Sick is one of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Churc...
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Turks Final Fantasy Vii: Encyclopedia Ii - Turks Final Fantasy Vii - Main Members
At the time of Final Fantasy VII, the Turks are comprised of the following individuals:
Turks Final Fantasy VII - Tseng.
Tseng (ツォ...
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Hanuman
Jayanti: Hindu Worship -hanuman Jayanti
SRI
HANUMAN is worshipped all over India - either alone or together with Sri Rama.
Every temple of Sri Rama has the murti or idol of Sri ...
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Deathrock Fashion: Encyclopedia Ii - Deathrock Fashion - Deathrock Hairstyles
Deathrocker hairstyles have a decidedly '80s big hair or punk influence. Betty Page style bangs, oftentimes coming to a point in the midd...
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Meditation For Beginners: Meditation By Swami Vishvas
Meditation is the best medicine, an instant medicine for mental health. In order to understand the real approach and significan...
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List Of School Pranks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of School Pranks - Embarrassment Pranks
List of school pranks - Skirt Float.
This prank is usually done by a boy, who puts a helium filled balloon attached to a piece of tape ...
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Charles Manson: Encyclopedia - Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) was the leader of a group known as "The Family", in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Manson...
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Pradosha
Vrata: Hindu Worship - Pradosha Vrata
Pradosha
Vrata
The
Pradosha worship is to be done in the evening twilight on the 13th day of each
lunar fortnight. It is the worship of ...
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Infant: Encyclopedia - Infant
The word infant derives from the Latin word in-fans, meaning "unable to speak". It is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for ba...
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Bicycle Helmet: Encyclopedia Ii - Bicycle Helmet - About Helmets
Bicycle helmet - How they work.
There are two main types of helmet: hard shell and soft/micro shell (no-shell helmets are now rare). In...
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Spanish Nouns: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Nouns - Gender
All Spanish nouns have one of two grammatical genders: masculine or feminine (mostly conventional, that is, arbitrarily assigned). Most a...
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Athena: Encyclopedia - Athena
Athena, (Greek Ἀθηνά Athēná or Ἀθήνη Athénē; Doric: Ἀσάνα Asána), the Greek goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war a...
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David Bernini: Encyclopedia - David Bernini
Bernini's "David" (1623-24) is a revolutionary statement in the history of art, and is among the first truly baroque statues.
Under the p...
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Ernest Hemingway: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernest Hemingway - Influence And Legacy
The influence of Hemingway's writings on American literature was considerable and continues today. Indeed, the influence of Hemingway's s...
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Apis Egyptian Mythology: Encyclopedia - Apis Egyptian Mythology
In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis (alternatively spelt Hapi-ankh), was a bull-deity worshipped in the Memphis region.
By Manetho his w...
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Clinical Lycanthropy: Encyclopedia - Clinical Lycanthropy
Clinical lycanthropy is a psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusional belief that the affected person is, or has, transformed into an...
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Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Approaches To Baldness
Baldness - Psychological implications.
The psychological implications for individuals experiencing hair loss vary widely. There can be ...
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Aortic Insufficiency: Encyclopedia - Aortic Insufficiency
Aortic insufficiency (AI), also known as aortic regurgitation (AR), is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to ...
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Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Contributions To Medicine
Al-Razi - Smallpox vs. measles.
As chief physician of the Baghdad hospital Razi formulated the first known description of smallpox:
"S...
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Ashtavinayak: Encyclopedia - Ashtavinayak
Ashtavinayak literally means "eight Ganeshas" in Sanskrit. Ganesha is the Hindu deity of prosperity and learning. The term also refers to...
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Kundalini: Encyclopedia - Kundalini
Kundalini is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning either "coiled up" or "coiling like a snake". There are a number of other translations ...
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Saturn: Encyclopedia - Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant, the second-largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. Saturn has a pro...
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Spiritual Dictionary: Spiritual Hinduism Dictionary
A spiritual dictionary of the 280 most common words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual D...
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Hinduism Dictionary: Spiritual Dictionary On Hindusim From R-z
A Hinduism dictionary with the most common spiritual words from P-Z. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...
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