Encyclopedia - Illusion: Encyclopedia - Illusion
An illusion is a distortion of a sensory perception. Each of the human senses can be deceived by illusions, but visual illusions are the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Illusion: Parapsychology Dictionary On Illusion
Illusion: (a) An appearance that leads the person to draw mistaken conclusions.    (b) In conjuring, a perceptual trick. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Illusion: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Illusion
illusion (illusory): A belief, opinion or observation that appears to be, but is not in accord with the facts, truth or true values, s...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Illusion
Hindu Quotes: Illusion   When the world arises in me,  It is just an illusion:  Water shimmering in the sun,  A ...   » Read the article

Article - Life And Death: Illusion And Reality
Non-dualism is the highest Vedantic truth. Only Brahman exists. The pluralistic world as we experience it is merely a figment of the i...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Quotes: The Whole Universe Is Just An Illusion
Buddhist Quotes: The Whole Universe Is Just an Illusion   Therefore it is said that the whole universe is just an illusion, unl...   » Read the article

Article - Kalki Bhagavan On The Illusion Of Self
Kalki Bhagavan gives his view on the true human nature behind the illusion and on how to prepare for enlightenment; by setting your relat...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Awakening: The Many Illusions Of Fear
For many in the world, our lives are more fearful today than they were a year ago. For some it is the fear of terrorism. For several, i...   » Read the article

Article - Defense And Ego: Defense - The Illusion Of The Ego
The Illusion of the Ego Nothing can be taken from you; you cannot lose who you are. You are indestructible and eternal. You are a manife...   » Read the article

Article - Oneness: Viveka And Vairagya Dispel Illusion  
Neither the body nor the senses are real - these are only instruments of varied expressions and actions associated with the temporal w...   » Read the article

Article - Higher Self: Banish The Lower Self, Liberate The Higher Self
It is an illusion that we are one. In fact, we are two people in one Ñ the person we assume ourselves to be and what we really are. Only ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hallucination: Encyclopedia - Hallucination
A hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auditory Illusion: Encyclopedia - Auditory Illusion
An auditory illusion is an illusion of hearing, the sound equivalent of an optical illusion: the listener hears either sounds which are n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion: Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion
Magic, including the arts of prestidigitation and conjuring, is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Optical Illusion: Encyclopedia - Optical Illusion
An optical illusion is a type of illusion characterized by visually perceived images that are deceptive or misleading [1]. Information ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Illusion: Encyclopedia - Maya Illusion
Maya illusion - Maya in Hinduism. See also: Maya_(Hinduism) In Vedic philosophy, maya (Sanskrit: ma: not, ya: this) is the illusion of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Use Your Illusion Ii: Encyclopedia - Use Your Illusion Ii
Use Your Illusion II is an album by Guns N' Roses. It was the second of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Copperfield Illusionist: Encyclopedia - David Copperfield Illusionist
David Copperfield (born September 16, 1956 as David Seth Kotkin) is a renowned magician and illusionist best known for his combination of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambiguous Image: Encyclopedia - Ambiguous Image
Certain images are interpreted by the Visual system in more than one way. These visual patterns are thus called ambiguous images that are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apophenia: Encyclopedia - Apophenia
Apophenia is the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data. The term was coined in 1958 by Klaus Conrad,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ufology: Encyclopedia - Ufology
Ufology is the study of unidentified-flying-object (UFO) reports, sightings, and other related phenomena. While many ufologists strive fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-realism: Encyclopedia - Anti-realism
In philosophy, the term anti-realism is used to describe any position involving either the denial of the objective reality of entities of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire is a play by Tennessee Williams describing a culture clash between Blanche DuBois—a pretentious, fading relic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sense: Encyclopedia - Sense
Senses are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics stu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avidyamaya And Vidyamaya: Encyclopedia - Avidyamaya And Vidyamaya
Avidyamaya and Vidyamaya are concepts created by the Hindu sage Ramakrishna based on his realizations. Ramakrishna implied that all thing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Illusion: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Illusion
Illusion. In Occultism everything finite (like the universe and all in it) is called illusion or maya.   (See also: Illusion ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Illusion: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Illusion
ILLUSION We know that the Hindus and Buddhists teach that the entire world is Maya, or "illusion". Gurdjieff understood that...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Illusion: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Illusion
Illusion Positive unreality, or that which is wholly and completely deceptive without basis in reality; as such some philosophers cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Illusion - Categories Of Illusions
Although there is much discussion among magicians as to how a given effect is to be categorised, and in fact, disagreements as to what ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Optical Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Optical Illusion - Cognitive Illusions
Cognitive illusions are often better known. Instead of demonstrating a physiological base they interact with different levels of perceptu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Grand Illusion Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Grand Illusion Album - Trivia
The album cover art is an homage to a painting by Rene Magritte entitled "Carte Blanche." The album title resembles the English translati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Illusion - Secrecy
The purpose of a magic trick is to amuse and create a feeling of wonder; the audience is generally aware that the magic is performed usin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Illusion - History
Performances we would recognise as conjuring have probably been practised throughout history. The same ingenuity behind ancient deception...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Illusion - Techniques
Close up magic relies mostly on sleight of hand in which skilful manipulation of cards, coins and other props enables an effect to be cre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Of Illusions: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Of Illusions - Plot
The plot revolves around the blurred line between magic and illusion. One of the main characters, Swann, uses the teachings learned from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Illusion - Credits
Grand Illusion - Cast. Jean Gabin as Lieutenant Maréchal, a French officer Erich von Stroheim as Captain von Rauffenstein, a German o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Illusion - The Story
During the First World War, two French aviators Captain de Boeldieu (played by Pierre Fresnay) and Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin), emb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Illusion - Maya In Hinduism
See also: Maya_(Hinduism) In Vedic philosophy, maya (Sanskrit: ma: not, ya: this) is the illusion of a limited, purely physical and menta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Illusion - Types Of Magic Performance
Magic performances fall into four broad genres: Close-up magic, which is performed with the audience close to the magician, possibly in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Future Of An Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Future Of An Illusion - Origins And Development Of Religion
At first, Freud begins by explaining religion in a similar term to that of totemism. The individual is essentially an enemy of society an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Illusion - Brief History Of The Film
Grand Illusion was released in 1937 to much critical acclaim. Even as late as 1970, almost every credible list of the top ten best films ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Illusion - Political And Historical Analysis
In Grand Illusion, director Jean Renoir paints a sharply critical view of the fate of Europe as it faces the rising spectre of fascism (e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Illusion - Maya As Adopted And Viewed By Other Religions
Maya illusion - Maya In Sikhism. In Sikhism, maya (the world as you normally perceive it) is said to be no more manifest than a dream. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Use Your Illusion Tour: Encyclopedia Ii - Use Your Illusion Tour - Notable Events
On Tuesday, July 2, 1991, at a show in St. Louis, Missouri, Axl spotted a spectator taking photographs and jumped into the audience after...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ufology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ufology - Ufo's As Perception Or Illusion
Ufology - The natural explanation hypothesis. This is a theory that most UFO sightings are misunderstood phenomena such as ball lightni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Illusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Illusion - Types Of Magic Performance
Magic performances fall into three broad genres: Close-up magic, which is performed with the audience close to the magician, possibly in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck: Encyclopedia Ii - World Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck - Game Play
The gameplay changes slightly depending on if you play the single player game with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck or chose to play the two-p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sawing A Woman In Half: Encyclopedia Ii - Sawing A Woman In Half - Famous Performances
There have been many famous performances of this illusion in some of the many different forms the illusion takes. In 1956, Indian illusio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sawing A Woman In Half: Encyclopedia Ii - Sawing A Woman In Half - How It Works
Sawing a woman in half - One version of Goldin's illusion. A woman enters the box and curls herself up in the top half. The box is usua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spatial Disorientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Spatial Disorientation - Spatial Orientation
Defines our natural ability to maintain our body orientation and/or posture in relation to the surrounding environment (physical space) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaos Video Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaos Video Game - Quirks In The Game
A number of bugs and quirks exist, allowing for different strategies and "rule bending". Chaos video game - The illusion bug. Creating ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia Ii - A Streetcar Named Desire - Themes And Motifs
A Streetcar Named Desire - Illusion versus Reality. A recurring theme found in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is an ever-present conflict b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Copperfield Illusionist: Encyclopedia Ii - David Copperfield Illusionist - Biography
David Copperfield was born in Metuchen, New Jersey, to Jewish immigrants from Russia. He began performing magic professionally at the age...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kool Keith: Encyclopedia Ii - Kool Keith - Biography
Kool Keith - Career. An original member of New York's new-school pioneers the Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith is best known as a somewhat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ufology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ufology - Hypotheses Involving The Objective Existence Of Ufo's
These hypotheses speculate that the phenomena derives wholly or in part from a phenomena, rather than the mind of the observer. Ufology ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaos Video Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaos Video Game - Rules Of The Game
Chaos video game - Spells. Each wizard is given a random selection of spells at the start of the game with which to defeat the other wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sense: Encyclopedia Ii - Sense - Definition Of Sense
There is no firm agreement among neurologists as to exactly how many senses there are, because of differing definitions of a sense. In ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sense: Encyclopedia Ii - Sense - Non-human Senses
Other living organisms have receptors to sense the world around them, including many of the senses listed above for humans. However, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sense: Encyclopedia Ii - Sense - List Of Human Senses
Using this definition several senses can be identified. Based on this outline and depending on the chosen method of classification, somew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hallucination: Encyclopedia Ii - Hallucination - Possible Causes
Florid hallucinations are usually associated with drug use (particularly hallucinogenic drugs), sleep deprivation, psychosis or neurologi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maya: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Maya
maya: illusion, particularly the illusion of the transient, impermanent, phenomenal world   (See also: maya , Hinduism, Hindu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology Of Religion - Psychoanalytical Studies
Psychology of religion - Sigmund Freud: Oedipus complex illusion. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) gave explanations of the genesis of relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gambler's Fallacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Gambler's Fallacy - Counterexamples
The real life counterexample is known as Nerd's Gullibility Fallacy -- assuming the coin indeed is fair and the gamblers are honest when ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gambler's Fallacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Gambler's Fallacy - An Example: Coin-tossing
The gambler's fallacy can be illustrated by a game in which a coin is tossed over and over again. Suppose that the coin is in fact fair, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sideshow: Encyclopedia Ii - Sideshow - Hierarchy
Sideshows of old had a hierarchy of performers in terms of prestige, with "Born Freaks", people with congenital physical peculiarities, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serial Experiments Lain: Encyclopedia Ii - Serial Experiments Lain - Publications And Other Media
The Lain franchise was originally conceived to connect across several forms of media (anime, video game, manga). Producer Yasuyuki Ueda s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - Accomplishments
Guns N' Roses - Awards. 1988 - Best New Artist - MTV Video Music Awards ("Welcome to the Jungle") 1989 - Favorite Pop/Rock Single - Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - Accomplishments
Guns N' Roses - Awards. 1988 - Best New Artist - MTV Video Music Awards ("Welcome to the Jungle") 1989 - Favorite Pop/Rock Single - Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Systems Commonwealth: Encyclopedia Ii - Systems Commonwealth - Systems Commonwealth
Systems Commonwealth - The All-Systems University. Soon after the Empire morphed into the Commonwealth, the All-Systems University was ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ego: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Ego
Ego: The individual or self; in Buddhism the ego is an illusion, which helps to perpetuate all illusion.    (See also: Eg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - Discography
Guns N' Roses - Albums. All sales reflect US numbers only; worldwide sales are estimated at more than ninety million. RIAA certificatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - Discography
Guns N' Roses - Albums. All sales reflect US numbers only; worldwide sales are estimated at more than ninety million. RIAA certificatio...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  maya: Sanskrit Dictionary On  maya
 Maya: illusion   (See also:  Maya , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sideshow: Encyclopedia Ii - Sideshow - Current Status Of The American Sideshow
Today only a few "Ten in One" shows remain active in the world. The Sideshow by the Seashore sponsored by Coney Island USA in Brooklyn, N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sideshow: Encyclopedia Ii - Sideshow - Current Status Of The American Sideshow
Today only a few "Ten in One" shows remain active in the world. The Sideshow by the Seashore sponsored by Coney Island USA in Brooklyn, N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - Members
Guns N' Roses - Current Members. Axl Rose - lead vocals, piano (1985-present) Dizzy Reed - keyboards (1990-present) Robin Finck - lead...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - Members
Guns N' Roses - Current Members. Axl Rose - lead vocals, piano (1985-present) Dizzy Reed - keyboards (1990-present) Robin Finck - lead...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - History
Guns N' Roses were founded in Los Angeles in June 1985. Their unique style incorporated punk, blues, glam, and other genres of music into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - History
Guns N' Roses were founded in Los Angeles in June 1985. Their unique style incorporated punk, blues, glam, and other genres of music into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guns N' Roses: Encyclopedia Ii - Guns N' Roses - History
Guns N' Roses were founded in Los Angeles in June 1985. Their unique style incorporated punk, blues, glam, and other genres of music into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology Of Religion - Religion And Drugs
Psychology of religion - Karl Marx: Religion as opium of the people. Karl Marx famously asserted religion to be "the opium of people" (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hearing Sense: Encyclopedia Ii - Hearing Sense - Localization Of Sound
Humans can hear the direction of the source of a sound, sometimes with surprising accuracy. Two mechanisms are known to be used. The ner...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hearing Sense: Encyclopedia Ii - Hearing Sense - Localization Of Sound
Humans can hear the direction of the source of a sound, sometimes with surprising accuracy. Two mechanisms are known to be used. The ner...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology Of Religion - Other Studies
Psychology of religion - William James: Personal religious experience pragmatism. U.S. psychologist and philosopher William James (1842...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Avidya
avidya: ignorance. spiritual blindness. illusion.   (See also: avidya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maya: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Maya
Maya: The illusive power of Brahman; the veiling and the projecting power of the universe, the power of Cosmic Illusion..   (Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glider Pro: Encyclopedia Ii - Glider Pro - Versions Of The Game
Glider PRO - Differences between OS X/Carbon and System 7-OS 9/Classic versions. Glider PRO was initially released for System 7 and was...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Maya
MAYA: The illusive power of God.   (See also: MAYA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Miasm: A Spiritual Dictionary On Miasm
Miasm: Astral glamours and illusions and whole patterns of misperception that cloud the auric field.   (See also: Miasm , Bod...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manas: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Manas
Manas: The level of consciousness where illusion is generated, it is the subconscious.    (See also: Manas , Buddhism, Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia Ii - A Streetcar Named Desire - Film And Opera Adaptations
In 1951, Elia Kazan directed a movie based on the play; see A Streetcar Named Desire (film) In 1995, the opera, A Streetcar Named Desire ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trickery: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Trickery
trickery: Deception, fraud. Creating illusion, such as by magic. (See also: Trickery , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Misconception: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Misconception
misconception: A wrong idea or concept; misunderstanding, avidya. See: avidya, illusion. (See also: Misconception , Hinduism, Body ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Maya
Maya:   Maya ("she who measures"): the deluding or illusive power of the world; illusion by which the world is seen a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mayasabha: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mayasabha
Mayasabha (Sanskrit) [from maya illusion + sabha assembly]   An assemblage of illusions; one of the wonderful gifts given to the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samvriti: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Samvriti
Samvriti (Sanskrit). False conception - the origin of illusion.   (See also: Samvriti , Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia Ii - A Streetcar Named Desire - Plot
The play presents Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her nymphomania and al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaos Video Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaos Video Game - Hints And Tips
As previously mentioned, carefully choosing the order of spells to cast may allow you to cast a powerful, non-illusory creature more easi...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: The Classical Mayan Tzolkin Count And The Dreamspell
During the past decade interest in the Calendars of the Maya has dramatically increased world-wide. Ultimately, this increasing interest ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glass Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Glass
Glass Dream Symbols: a reflection of self; if broken, shattered illusions   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symbols)   Related pag...   » Read the article