I-am-ness Ahankara, self-hood, egoship; an evolution of consciousness centered in manas, by which manas becomes the field for the play of self-consciousness. Also, the illusion of separate selfhood.

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Cimmerians In Greek mythology a people who dwelt in a land of mist and darkness, variously placed, as by Homer in the extremest west on the ocean; in historical times, a people in the Palus Maeotis, who were driven away by the Scythians. The Cimmerians were contrasted with the Hyperboreans, who inhabited a land of perpetual sunshine.

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Ab-i-hayat. See AB-E-HAYAT

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Burham-i-Kati. See Borhan Quatiu {SD 2:366-7}

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Burham-i-Kati. A Hermetic Eastern work.

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I.R.A.B.: I Read A Book. A factitious description of a self styled teacher of Wicca, Magick or Paganism who reads one or several books of various accuracy, and decides to begin teaching  without knowledge, credentials, or ability.

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Ab-i-hayat (Pers.). Water of immortality. Supposed to give eternal youth and sempiternal life to him who drinks of it.

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CH’I - 1. universal life energy (Chinese )

2. an inherent oxygen in the body which gives stamina and vitality and ultimately brings one to the pliability of an infant (Master T.T. Liang)

3. breath of nature which accumulates in mountains and rivers of the Earth producing a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere of desire and understanding that enters the factus from the influence of the environment, the mother and the place of birth. (Japanese) (NAD)

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Definition and meaning of World War I

World War I (1914-1918) - [World History]

World War I was a global conflict which began in 1914 and continued into 1918 in which the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, and Russia) defeated the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary). About 20 other countries assisted the Allied Powers, including the United States which entered the war in 1917. The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Bulgaria supported the Central Powers. The war was triggered by the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Slavic nationalist, but the central issue was the competition between nationalism and imperialism as practiced by major European powers.

(Source: The Social Studies Center at Texas University )

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Definition and meaning of World War I

World War I (1914-1918) - [World History]

World War I was a global conflict which began in 1914 and continued into 1918 in which the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, and Russia) defeated the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary). About 20 other countries assisted the Allied Powers, including the United States which entered the war in 1917. The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Bulgaria supported the Central Powers. The war was triggered by the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Slavic nationalist, but the central issue was the competition between nationalism and imperialism as practiced by major European powers.

(Source: The Social Studies Center at Texas University )

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Definition and meaning of Type I error:

Type I error - the error of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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Definition and meaning of Queen Elizabeth I:

Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was the Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. She encouraged early efforts at English colonization in America, but was cautious with royal funds. This resulted in merchants, not the Crown, financing early English colonization.

(Source: Madrid Waddington High School )

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Dzog-pa'i-Ku rdzogs-pa'i-sku (Tibetan) Body of bliss, equivalent of Sambhogakaya {BCW 14:392n}.

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system of divination that uses yarrow stalks or coins Changes inscribed with hexagrams

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Definition and meaning of Group I Rates :

Group I Rates: Under the latest commercial lines program, this term replaces the term "Fire Rates" for property coverages. Rates are included in Group I for fire, lightning, explosion, sprinkler leakage and vandalism. (PR)

(Source: InsWeb)

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I-em-hetep or Imhetep (Egyptian) Imouthis, Imouthes (Greek) Also Imhotep, Imhot-pou. He who comes in peace; the Egyptian deity presiding over medicine, especially in connection with its learning and science; a son of Ptah who, with his brother Nefer-tem, was regarded as the third member of the great triad of gods at Memphis.

The Greeks equated him with Aesculapius. He was regarded as the god of study and in later times took on some of the attributes of Thoth or Tehuti as the scribe of the gods. During their life he healed men's bodies; after their death he superintended the preservation of their bodies, and was regarded as one of the protectors of the dead in the underworld. He is termed the Logos-Creator in conjunction with Kneph (SD 1:353).

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Definition and meaning of IUCN Categories I-VI:

IUCN Categories I-VI - in the IUCN classification system for protected areas, Categories refer to higher levels of protection: Category I - Strict Nature Reserve/Wilderness Area: protected area managed mainly for science or wilderness protection; Category la - Strict Nature Reserve: protected area managed mainly for science; Category Ib - Wilderness Area: protected area managed mainly for wilderness protection; Category II - National Park: protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation; Category 111 - Natural Monument: protected area managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features; Category IV - Habitat/Species Management Area: protected area managed mainly for conservation through management intervention; Category V - Protected Landscape/Seascape: protected area managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation; Category VI - Managed Resource Protected Area: protected area managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems

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Dream FAQ Dictionary: If I dream that I die, will I die in my sleep?

Is it true that if you dream that you die or that you hit bottom in a falling dream, you will in fact die in your sleep?

No, these beliefs are not true. Many people have dreamed that they died or hit bottom in a fall and they have lived to tell the tale! You can explore the meaning of these kinds of images just as you would explore any others that might occur in your dreams. However, if any aspect of your dreams worries or distresses you, talk to a professional mental health practitioner about your concerns.

Courtesy to: http://www.asdreams.org

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I Liq Ch'uan: An internal martial art. it is a way to align one's body and to harmonize one's energy. Its theory posits chi, yin, and yang and encompasses certain tai chi principles and certain Zen concepts.

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Dream FAQ Dictionary: If I dream every night, why do I not always remember a dream when I wake up?

If I dream every night, why do I not always remember a dream when I wake up?

Some people seem to have a natural ability to remember their dreams in vivid detail. while others struggle to recall them. Stress, food, medication and stimulants can affect sleep patterns, thus potentially disrupting dream time. You can benefit your recall by setting your intention prior to sleep to remember dreams, and by recording whatever you recall, even fragments, as soon as possible upon awakening.

Source:Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Dreamspeak: How To Understand the Messages in Your Dreams

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A E I O V These five vowels (V is the classic U) were often inscribed on Roman temples, after the manner of the Greeks, who recorded the number of the root-races in their temples "by the seven vowels, of which five were framed in a panel in the Initiation halls of the Adyta" (SD 2:458).

These five vowels have the same essential meaning as the Oeaohoo of The Secret Doctrine. They are symbolic of the seven kosmic breathings of the universal spirit or primal logos; in other words, of the seven kosmic original fires or energies whose breathings throughout the universe are the life or streams of lives which form the background of the universe.

Consonants were mystically considered to be the vehicles of sounds or breathings or "voices" which were the vowels. Consonants gave the vowels body, in the same way as spirit expresses itself through the rigid structural framework of entities. "The manner of pronunciation depends on the accent. This is an esoteric term for the six in one or the mystic seven. The occult name for the 'seven-vowelled' ever-present manifestation of the Universal Principle" (TG 239).

These five- or seven-voweled voices, sounds, or breathings also represent the seven fundamental fires or energies of the human constitution. All ancient mystical schools had their own way of viewing and explaining these vowels.

(See also: A E I O V, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)