Dictionary - Ideation: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ideation
Ideation The faculty, power, or process of forming ideas. Cosmic ideation denotes an abstraction, being one aspect of cosmic egoity, a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akasa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Akasa
Akasa (Sanskrit) (from akas to be visible, appear, shine, be brilliant)   The shining; ether, cosmic space, the fifth cosmic elem...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lipika: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lipika
Lipika (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root lip to write)   A scribe; divine beings connected with karma, recorders who impress on th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyani-chohans: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dhyani-chohans
Dhyani-chohans (Sanskrit-Tibetan) (from Sanskrit dhyani contemplation + Tibetan chohan lord)   Lords of meditation. In theosophic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Physical Body: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Physical Body
Physical Body [cf Sanskrit sthula-sarira, annamaya-kosa]   The most material sheath or instrument used by the forces manifesting ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vach: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Vach
Vach (Sanskrit). To call Vach "speech" simply, is deficient in clearness.   Vach is the mystic personification of spee...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Will: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Will
Will The ensouling creative essence of abstract, eternal motion throughout the kosmos. As an eternal principle it is neither spirit no...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Secondary Creation: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Secondary Creation
Secondary Creation The creation of the manifested universe, after that of the unmanifested universe which is called the primary creati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mind: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mind
Mind The ancient wisdom taught that mind is one of the functions or innate attributes of the fundamental selfhood or consciousness of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lotus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lotus
Lotus (from Greek lotos)   A lily belonging to the genus Nymphaea, an ancient and universal symbol; in India spoken of innumerabl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adi-buddha: Theosophy Dictionary On Adi-buddha
Adi-buddha (Sanskrit) (from adi first, original + the verbal root budh to awaken, perceive, know)   First or primeval buddha; the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma Viraj: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Brahma Viraj
Brahma Viraj. (Sanskrit) The same: Brahma separating his body into two halves, male and female, creates in them Vach and Viraj. In pla...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinmatra, Cinmatra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Chinmatra, Cinmatra
Chinmatra cinmatra (Sanskrit) (from chit thought + matra elementary thought, intelligence)   Essential thought, mind per se; used...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Principles: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Principles
Principles A beginning, foundation, source, or essence from which things proceed; principles are thus the fundamental essences out of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Emunah: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Emunah
Emunah (Hebrew) (from 'em cf Chald 'imma)   Mother; the cosmic feminine builder or mother-builder; feminine 'Ao (builder, archite...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Archetypal World, Universe: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Archetypal World, Universe
Archetypal World or Universe (from Greek archetypos original pattern)   Either an abstract type in the divine mind, or a subtle f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Angels Of The Presence: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Angels Of The Presence
Angels of the Presence In Christianity, the seven Virtues or personified attributes of God, which were created by him and became the a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adi-budhi: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Adi-budhi
Adi-budhi (Sanskrit). Primeval Intelligence or Wisdom; the eternal Budhi or Universal Mind. Used of Divine Ideation, "Mahabuddhi&...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akasa: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Akasa
Akasa (Sanskrit). The subtle, supersensuous spiritual essence which pervades all space; the primordial substance erroneously identifie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Evolution: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Evolution
Evolution (from Latin evolutio unrolling, opening)   The unfolding or bringing into manifestation of the inherent, already inward...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Variation: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Variation
Variation Used in Darwinian theory as complementary to heredity, representing the tendencies towards variety of forms in living organi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kamarupa: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kamarupa
Kamarupa (Sanskrit). Metaphysically, and in our esoteric philosophy, it is the subjective form created through the mental and physical...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dwarf Of Death: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Dwarf Of Death
Dwarf of Death. In the Edda of the Norsemen, Iwaldi, the Dwarf of Death, hides Life in the depths of the great ocean, and then sends h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vitality: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vitality
Vitality The jiva or life-force which manifests through the different principles of the human septenary being, as well as through the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seed: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Seed
Seed The essence or germ of an entity, imbodying its svabhava (essential nature) and determining the forms produced from it, partly by...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yaho: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yaho
Yaho (Hebrew, Jewish). Fürst shows this to be the same as the Greek Iao. Yaho is an old Semitic and very mystic name of the supre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upadhi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Upadhi
Upadhi (Sanskrit) Limitation, peculiarity, disguise, vehicle; in theosophy, " 'that which stands forth following a model or patte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Typhon: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Typhon
Typhon (Egypt, Egyptian). An aspect or shadow of Osiris.   Typhon is not, as Plutarch asserts, the distinct " Evil Principl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yah, Yaho 'yahu, Yeho: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yah, Yaho 'yahu, Yeho
Yah, Yaho 'yahu, yeho (Hebrew) Yah is an abbreviation of Jehovah, but equally well Jehovah could be said to be merely an enlargement o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vairaja: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vairaja
Vairaja(s) (Sanskrit) [from viraj widely shining one]   A class of gods emanating from Brahma in his aspect of creator collective...   » Read the article

Dictionary - T'ien Hsin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On T'ien Hsin
T'ien Hsin (Chinese) The heaven of mind or that which is absolute, referring to the ideal or subjective heaven, and therefore to the s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tiqqun: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tiqqun
Tiqqun (Chaldean) [from the verbal root taqan to prepare, establish, set in order, make form or solid]   The first manifestation ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chnouphis: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Chnouphis
Chnouphis (Ancient Greek). Nouf in Egyptian. Another aspect of Ammon, and the personification of his generative power in actu, as Knep...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trisharana: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trisharana
Trisharana (Sanskrit). The same as" Triratna "and accepted by both the Northern and Southern Churches of Buddhism.   A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Verbum: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Verbum
Verbum (Latin) Word; adopted by later Latin-speaking philosophers and Christian theologians to represent the cosmic Logos (word), ofte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cosmocratores, Kosmokratores: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Cosmocratores, Kosmokratores
Cosmocratores Kosmokratores (Greek) (from kosmos world + kratores lords)   World lords; it occurs in Orphic literature, and in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Divine Thought: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Divine Thought
Divine Thought. See IDEATION; LOGOS   (See also: Divine Thought , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nut: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Nut
Nut (Egyptian) Also Noot, Noun, Nout, Nu. Goddess of the sky or cosmic space -- whether of the solar system or the galaxy -- daughter ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhava-nasana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Bhava-nasana (bhaava-naashana)
bhava-nasana: bhava-nasana (bhaava-naashana). The end of ideation.   (See also: bhava-nasana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fohat: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Fohat
Fohat (Tibetan-Mongolian) (from Mon pho, fo buddha, buddhi)   Cosmic life or vitality; in theosophy, bipolar cosmic vital electri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nir-vikalpa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Nir-vikalpa
nir-vikalpa: nir-vikalpa. Undifferentiated, without ideation.   (See also: nir-vikalpa , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, San...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Grihastha: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Grihastha
Group-souls The idea that there are entities which express themselves through the collectivity of the individuals of a race or nation,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmanda: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahmanda
Brahmanda (Sanskrit) (from Brahma cosmic spirit + anda egg)   Egg of Brahma; the imbodiment of Brahma, particularly the solar sys...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Will: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Will
Will. In metaphysics and occult philosophy, Will is that which governs the manifested universes in eternity. Will is the one and sole ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sankalpa, Samkalpa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sankalpa, Samkalpa
Sankalpa or Samkalpa (Sanskrit) [from sam-klrip to be brought into existence, wish, produce]   A conception or idea formed in the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Five Skandhas: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Five Skandhas
Five Skandhas The five groups of elements (Dharmas) into which all existences are classified in early Buddhism.   The five are:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gramani: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Gramani
Grand Architect of the Universe Masonic term for the maker of the universe:   "the Greeks gave this Third or formative Logos...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dianoia: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dianoia
Dianoia (Greek) (from dianoia thought)   Used by Plato and Aristotle often in contrast with soma (body); synonymous with logos, i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sa-vikalpa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Sa-vikalpa
sa-vikalpa: sa-vikalpa. With differentiated ideation, thoughts of difference.   (See also: sa-vikalpa , Hinduism, Hinduism ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nir-vikalpa-mounam: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Nir-vikalpa-mounam
nir-vikalpa-mounam: nir-vikalpa-mounam. Silence without agitation or ideation.   (See also: nir-vikalpa-mounam , Hinduism, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jnana-sakti: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Jnana-sakti
Jnana-sakti (Sanskrit) (from jnana knowledge, wisdom + sakti power, energy)   Wisdom-power, the power of pure intellect which is ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhakshetra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Buddhakshetra
Buddhakshetra buddhakshetra (Sanskrit) (from buddha awakened + kshetra field, sphere of action)   The sphere of action of an enli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vach: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Vach
A Theosophical definition of Vach :   Vach (Sanskrit) A term which means "speech" or "word"; and by the sam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cosmic Ideation: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Cosmic Ideation
Cosmic ideation (Occult.) Eternal thought, impressed on substance or spirit-matter, in the eternity ; thought which becomes active at ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cosmic Ideation: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Cosmic Ideation
Cosmic Ideation Another name for divine thought, out of which springs the activity of universal mind -- the collective aggregate of al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ideation: Encyclopedia - Ideation
Ideation is the process of forming and relating ideas. It is important in creativity, innovation and concept development. This concept is...   » Read the article