As the religion of the ancient Celts, the shifts in the fortunes of Celtic Polytheism coincided with those of its people. The Celts, like other ancient Indo-European peoples, practised a form of polytheism, which reached the apogee of its influence and territorial expansion during the 4th century BC, extending across the length of Europe from Great Britain to Asia Minor. From the 3rd century BC onward their history is one of decline and disintegration, and with Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 –51 BC) Celtic independence came to ...

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Celtic polytheism, Celtic polytheism - Extent of Celtic polytheism, Celtic polytheism - Research, Celtic polytheism - Syncretism with other forms of polytheism, Celtic polytheism - Cosmology and eschatology, Celtic polytheism - Worship, Celtic polytheism - Religious castes, Celtic polytheism - Druids, Celtic polytheism - Bards and filid, Celtic polytheism - Festivals, Celtic polytheism - Beltane, Celtic polytheism - Samhain, Celtic polytheism - Cults within Celtic polytheism, Celtic polytheism - Cult of Lugus-Mercurius, Celtic polytheism - Cults of tribalism lordly power and thunderous force, Celtic polytheism - Cult of radiance or healing, Celtic polytheism - Cult of youthful masculinity, Celtic polytheism - Cult of thermal spring-water, Celtic polytheism - Cult of impressiveness, Celtic polytheism - Cult of exaltedness, Celtic polytheism - Cult of Sucellos, Celtic polytheism - Cults of maritime forces, Celtic polytheism - Cults of craftsmanship, Celtic polytheism - Cults of agricultural gods, Celtic polytheism - Cult of terrestrial bounty, Celtic polytheism - Cult of the power of boggy terrain, Celtic polytheism - Cult of maternity, Celtic polytheism - Cults of femininity & majesty, Celtic polytheism - Cults of cyclicality in nature, Celtic polytheism - Cult of the trinitarian war-goddess, Celtic polytheism - Cults of fluvial water, Celtic polytheism - Cult of the stag’s vitality, Celtic polytheism - Cult of the bullish vitality, Celtic polytheism - Cult of horse power and horsemanship, Celtic polytheism - Deities, Celtic polytheism - The effect of Christianity, Celtic polytheism - Literature

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Little is known about the religious beliefs of the Celts of Gaul. They believed in a life after death, for they buried food, weapons, and ornaments with the dead. The druids, the early Celtic priesthood, taught the doctrine of transmigration of souls and discussed the nature and power of the gods. The Irish believed in an otherworld, imagined sometimes as underground and sometimes as islands in the sea. The otherworld was variously called "the Land of the Living," "Delightful Plain," and Tir na nOg "Land of the Young" and was believed ...

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Flotation Therapy

Floating in water in a darkened pool amounts to sensory deprivation: it is claimed that this can trigger the healing process.

The support of the water, which often contains Epsom salts, rests injuries and helps the patient to achieve good balance between the left and right cortex of the brain.

(See also: Flotation Therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

dowsing (divining, questing, water witching): means of gaining insight into the diagnosis and treatment of physical and emotional health problems (see radiesthesia.).

Dowsing encompasses forms of remote diagnosis: one involving a recent photograph of the subject, another a stand-in (proxy) for the subject. Elementary dowsing tools include the forked branch (divining rod) and the pendulum. Dowsing's principle is that human thoughts transcend human bodies, species, and spacetime as usually conceived.

(See also: Dowsing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

lemonade diet (lemon cleansing, master cleanser): One of the three major components of a theistic system of self-healing developed by Stanley Burroughs and expounded by him in Healing for the Age of Enlightenment (1976).

Lemon cleansing is a mono-diet variation wherein one ingests daily, for ten to 40 or more days, nothing except 60 to 120 ounces of a drink that consists of lemon (or lime) juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper (red pepper), and water.

Its main principle is that lemons and ripe limes have unique anionic properties to create the energy necessary for health maintenance. Another of its principles is that Nature creates infections to assist in burning one's surplus wastes.

(See also: Lemonade diet, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

TERA-MAI SEICHEM

This is an ancient art of healing using the Universal elemental energy rays of earth (Reiki), air/ether (Angeliclight), fire (Sakara) and water (Sophi-El). Tera-Mai Seichem translates from Sanskrit as “action of compassion.”

(See also: TERA-MAI SEICHEM, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

Synergy Dance: blend of Qigong, World dance, yoga, and the subtle energy awareness and elements (earth, air, fire, water, and ether) of Polarity Therapy. Polarity therapist Charmaine Lee, born in South Africa, created the method and in 1987 founded the Synergy Dance & Healing Arts Center, in Washington, D.C.

(See also: Synergy Dance, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

kneipping (Kneipp cure, Kneipp therapies, Kneipptherapie): Hydropathy-centered system of natural healing founded by Bavarian almoner and Dominican priest Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897), author of My Water Cure and So Sollt Ihr Leben (Thus Thou Shalt Live), and promoted by the Kneipp Institute, in Germany. Herbalism is among its major components.

(See also: Kneipping, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Kneipp Baths: Developed by Father Sebastian Kneipp. Herbal/mineral baths used as part of a regimented therapy of healing; used in combination with nutritional and exercise disciplines. Hot and cold therapy is a key component of this form of therapy (water, stones, pebbles, etc.).

(See also: Kneipp Baths, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

The legend concerning the creation of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, has been told for centuries and is still alive: “King Vakhtang Gorgasali was hunting in the forest. His falcon chased a pheasant. The bird fell into a hot water and made a sound and became well again and flew away. Surprised by the miraculous healing powers of water, Vakhtang gave orders to build a city on this site and named it Tp ...

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Vakhtang I Gorgasali, Vakhtang I Gorgasali - Vakhtang’s Life, Vakhtang I Gorgasali - The Legend of Tbilisi, Vakhtang I Gorgasali - External link

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Bach flower therapy: (Bach flower essence method, Bach flower essence system): Homeopathic system of diagnosis and treatment developed in the 1930:s by British physician Edward Bach (1886-1936). Bach held that disease was essentially beneficial and that its design was to subject the personality to the Divine will of the soul. He psychically discovered the specific healing effects of 38 wildflowers. The life force ("soul quality" or "energy wavelength") of each of these flowers is transferable to water and thence to humans.

(See also: Bach flower therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

diet #7 (Diet No. 7): Healing regimen recommended by George Ohsawa (see macrobiotics) in Zen Macrobiotics: The Art of Rejuvenation and Longevity (1965). It principally involves restricting dietary intake (including water) to brown rice and particular kinds of tea (as little as possible) for a period of one week to an indefinite number of months. The objective of diet #7 and the nine other diets of Zen Macrobiotics is to maintain balance of yin and yang.

(See also: Diet #7, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Deus Larval Stage. A Deus larva similar in appearence to a gargoyle. It is found within Mahannon when it is raised from the Ocean. When it is awakened it attacks Fei and his party. After the battle Deus is recovered by Krelian and is artificially evolved into its final form using nanomachines. List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Deus True Form. The physical being of Deus, also known as Deus' core, is the final barrier between the ...

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Nortune Administrative Building Yggdrasil IV, List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Shevat, List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Solaris, List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Thames, List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Yggdrasil Sand Cruiser, List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Yggdrasil II Submarine, List of Gears and vehicles in Xenogears - Yggdrasil III Airship

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First traces of distilled barley go back to the 13th century. In those times, whisky was not considered as a pleasure like nowadays, but people thought it was a marvelous medicine, helping to heal all kinds of diseases. It was used as an ointment as well as a drink. Before bearing the name of "whisky" (or whiskey if it is produced in Ireland or in the United States), the drink was called "Uisge Beata", which means "Water of Life" in Gaelic. The name evolved to become Usquebau ...

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Whisky, Whisky - Spelling, Whisky - Characteristics, Whisky - History, Whisky - Whiskey-based drinks, Whisky - Other Concepts

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A long standing myth is that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León was searching for the Fountain of Youth when he traveled to present-day Florida in 1513, but the story did not start with him, nor was it unique to the New World. Tales of healing waters date to at least the time of the Alexander Romance, and were popular right up to the European Age of Exploration. The later legend derives from the "Water of Life" tale in the Eastern versions of the Alexander Romance, where Alexander and his servant cross the Land of Darkness to ...

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Fountain of Youth, Fountain of Youth - The Fountain of Youth, Fountain of Youth - The Arawaks and the land of Bimini, Fountain of Youth - Ponce de León and Florida, Fountain of Youth - Earlier versions of the legend, Fountain of Youth - The Fountain of Youth today

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The play is set in Bath in the 18th century, a town legendary for conspicuous consumption and fashion at the time. People would travel there to take the waters which were believed to have healing properties. The town was much less exclusive than London, and provides an ideal setting for the characters. The plot centres around two characters: Lydia Languish and Captain Jack Absolute. Lydia is obsessed with the romantic ideals of love she reads in popular novels of the time, and is drawn into a relationship with Captain Absolute, who pr ...

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The Rivals, The Rivals - History, The Rivals - Plot, The Rivals - Analysis

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While Bubble Eyes are as inexpensive and easy to find as other fancy varieties, they are not recommended for beginning fishkeepers because their delicate eyesacs can be easily damaged by rough or sharp surfaces, or by filter intakes. A Bubble Eye should never be kept in a tank with anything abrasive, such as most rocks. Should the eyesac become punctured, it is important keep the water especially clean, or use a topical product like Melafix, to stop the puncture from becoming infected. A punctured sac will eventually heal and grow back, although it is almost always ...

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Bubble Eye, Bubble Eye - Care, Bubble Eye - History, Bubble Eye - Links

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Astringent

Air & earth increases vata and mitigates increased pitta and kapha. It cleans the blood and causes healing of ulcers. Like bitter, it too dries up moisture from fat. It absorbs water, causing constipation and hindering digestion of undigested food. Its excess use causes stasis of food without digestion, flatulance, pain in the cardiac region, emaciation, loss of virility, obstruction of channels and constipation.

(See also: Astringent, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Certain male bicyclists shave their legs often. This is usually ostensibly done because road rash heals faster without the presence of leg hair (and is easier to clean). Aesthetics, fitting in with their cycling peers, and "feeling faster" (without the feel of wind resistance on body hair) are other common reasons. Swimmers shave their legs to reduce friction in the water. It is also practiced by some male models, since it tends to show off muscle better. Many average men also shave their legs, although this is somewhat uncommon. There is also a social stigma that a man shaving his legs could be suspected to ...

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Leg shaving, Leg shaving - For men, Leg shaving - For women

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The village was first settled in 1771 and incorporated in 1807. • It was formerly famous due to a mineral water spring used for healing, and for the San Souci Hotel, which in the early 18th century was the largest in the United States and one of the largest in the world; • Ballston Spa is the birthplace of Abner Doubleday, falsely believed by many to be the creator of baseball. ; • Portions of the novel "The Last of the Mohicans" were written in a local hotel and inspired by the local landscape; • Is the basis for the fictional town of "B ...

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Ballston Spa New York, Ballston Spa New York - History, Ballston Spa New York - Geography, Ballston Spa New York - Demographics

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Despite generally being categorized as a martial art, Systema includes many health-enhancing exercises. Some Systema practitioners douse in cold-water. Typically, a bucket of cold water is left out to chill overnight; then poured over the head while standing outside with one's bare feet on the earth. Other practices include massage, special healing strikes and exercises which dramatically enhance strength through the natural range of motion. Systema is counted alongside a number of pre-soviet traditions which are being actively cultivated by the Russian government. In 2004, the Dinamo Sports Center played host to a demonstration an ...

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Systema, Systema - Overview, Systema - A brief history of Systema, Systema - Contemporary Systema, Systema - Kadochnikov, Systema - Ryabko, Systema - Systema in the media, Systema - Founders, Systema - Notible Practitioners, Systema - Influenced by Systema, Systema - Ryabko's Systema, Systema - Kadochnikov's Systema

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The name 'Trefriw' is variously attributed to 'tref' + 'rhiw' (town + hill) or to 'tref' + 'briw' (a wound, i.e. a reference to the healing waters of the Spa). Given the nature of Welsh consonant mutation, both of these are feasible - Tref + riw (soft mutation of rhiw, as the second part of a compound word) or Tre' + friw (mutation of briw) The following explanation is given on this site : "Trefriw means the town of the slope or hillside, and stands for Tref y Riw, not tref y Rhiw, which would have yielded Treffriw, for there is ...

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Trefriw, Trefriw - History, Trefriw - Famous Inhabitants, Trefriw - The Healthiest Place in Wales, Trefriw - Fairies, Trefriw - A Tourist Destination, Trefriw - Floods, Trefriw - In Literature, Trefriw - Name Origins & Population, Trefriw - In the record books, Trefriw - Quotes, Trefriw - Further Information

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