Encyclopedia - Metempsychosis: Encyclopedia - Metempsychosis
Metempsychosis is a doctrine among some followers of Eastern teachings which expresses the theory of transmigration, that the human spiri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Metempsychosis: Parapsychology Dictionary On Metempsychosis
Metempsychosis: Another term for reincarnation.   (See also: Metempsychosis , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Metempsychosis: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Metempsychosis
A Theosophical definition of Metempsychosis :   Metempsychosis (Greek) A compound vocable which may be rendered briefly by &quo...   » Read the article

Article - Reincarnation: Karma And Reincarnation - Ii
The doctrine of reincarnation is accepted by the majority of mankind at the present day. It has been held as true by the mightiest Easter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metempsychosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Metempsychosis - Controversy
René Guénon dedicates a whole chapter of his 1923 book The Spiritist Fallacy to the concept of Reincarnation. According to him, there i...   » Read the article

Article - Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga - Lesson Ii (of Xi )
Karma Yoga Lesson II Creed and Sradha, their etymology; Man defined; Fear and doubt, divisions of man, The dangers of inaction; The cant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia - Reincarnation
Reincarnation, as a doctrine or mystical belief, holds the notion that one's 'Spirit' ('Soul' depending on interpretation), 'Higher or Tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmigration: Encyclopedia - Transmigration
Transmigration can has several meanings: Metempsychosis, a concept related to the transmigration of the soul into the body of animals. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palingenesis: Encyclopedia - Palingenesis
Palingenesis (from Greek palin-, again, + genesis, becoming, birth), is a term used in philosophy, theology, and biology. In philosophy i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tertullian: Encyclopedia - Tertullian
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicized as Tertullian, (ca. 155–230) was a church leader and prolific author during the earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lycanthropy: Encyclopedia - Lycanthropy
In folklore, Lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a wolf. The term comes from ancient Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cathar: Encyclopedia - Cathar
Catharism was a religious movement with Gnostic elements that originated around the middle of the 10th century, branded by the contempora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia - Yazidi
The Yazidi or Yezidi (Kurdish: Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. They are primarily ethnic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia - Druid
In Celtic polytheism the word Druid denotes the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies, which existed through much of Western Europe ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zohar: Encyclopedia - Zohar
The Zohar (Hebrew זהר "Splendor, radiance") is widely considered the most important work of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. It is a mystic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Metempsychosis: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Metempsychosis
Metempsychosis. The progress of the soul from one stage of existence to another. Symbolized as and vulgarly believed to be rebirths in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Metempsychosis: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Metempsychosis
Metempsychosis Commonly used for the entry of the soul into a new body or reimbodiment; but etymologically it means the clothing of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Objections To Reincarnation
Objections to metempsychosis include: that personal identity depends on memory, and we do not remember our previous incarnations. An answ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Theories Put Forward To Explain The Phenomenon
Reincarnation - A theory of reincarnation. A belief in reincarnation does not discount the existence of heaven, hell, or a final judgme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Common Variations In The Belief
In recalling past lives, there are a number of variations that need to be examined, which are important to its adherants. In the Urantia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation Research
The most detailed collections of personal reports in favor of reincarnation have been published by Dr. Ian Stevenson in works such as Rei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Overview
Belief in reincarnation is an ancient phenomenon; in various guises humans have believed in a future life since the Ancient Egyptians, pe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rebirth: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Rebirth
A Theosophical definition of Rebirth :   Rebirth One of the several aspects or branches of the general doctrine of reimbodiment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necroscope: Encyclopedia Ii - Necroscope - The Necroscope Series
Whilst the main character of the series is Harry Keogh, a person endowed with ESP, the main focus of the books is on vampirism. The serie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Transmigration: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Transmigration
Transmigration The belief that human souls after death pass into other bodies either human or animal, and mistakenly given as a synony...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Albigenses: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Albigenses
Albigenses A sect arising in Southern France in the 11th century and opposed by the Roman Catholic Church, which exterminated it in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reincarnation: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Reincarnation
A Theosophical definition of Reincarnation :   Reincarnation An anglicized word of Latin derivation, meaning "reinfleshmen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reimbodiment: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Reimbodiment
A Theosophical definition of Reimbodiment :   Reimbodiment This term means that the living and migrating entity takes upon itse...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Transmigration: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Transmigration
A Theosophical definition of Transmigration :   Transmigration This word is grossly misunderstood in the modern Occident, as al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Preexistence: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Preexistence
A Theosophical definition of Preexistence :   Preexistence This term means that the human soul did not first come into being or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reincarnation: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Reincarnation
reincarnation: "Re-entering the flesh." Punarjanma; metempsychosis. The process wherein souls take on a physical body throug...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Laws Of Manu, Laws Of Manava-dharma-sastra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Laws Of Manu, Laws Of Manava-dharma-sastra
Laws of Manu, Laws of Manava-dharma-sastra Also called the Manu-samhita; The Code of Manu (or Institutes of Manu).   Well-known ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gilgulim: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Gilgulim
Gilgulim (Hebrew) (from the verbal root galal to roll, revolve; cf gilgula')   Wheels; cycling, whether of things or of periods o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reincarnation: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Reincarnation
REINCARNATION Advanced minds seem to take reincarnation for granted: Plato, Emerson, Edison, Shaw, Jung -- even Nietzsche and Schopenh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zohar, Sepher Haz-zohar: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Zohar, Sepher Haz-zohar
Zohar, Sepher haz-Zohar (Hebrew) [from zohar light, splendor]   Book of the light; the principal work or compendium of the Qabbal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zohar: Encyclopedia Ii - Zohar - Appendices And Additions
The Zohar is not considered complete without the addition of certain appendixes, which are often attributed either to the same author, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necroscope: Encyclopedia Ii - Necroscope - Series Bibliography
Necroscope - Necroscope. Necroscope (1986) Necroscope II: Wamphyri! (1988); US title: Necroscope II: Vamphyri! (1988) Necroscope III: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infinite Jest: Encyclopedia Ii - Infinite Jest - Literature
Infinite Jest - Surveys. Marshall Boswell, Understanding David Foster Wallace. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2003. ISB...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lycanthropy: Encyclopedia Ii - Lycanthropy - Spiritual And Supernatural Implications Of Lycanthropy
Lycanthropy is often confused with transmigration; but the essential feature of the were-animal is that it is the alternative form or the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Religious Beliefs
In the Yazidi worldview, God created the world, which is now in the care of a Heptad of seven Holy Beings, often known as Angels or heft ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - Historical Proponents Of Astrology
The influence of the Medici made astrologers popular in France. Richelieu, on whose council was Jacques Gaffarel (1601-1681), the last of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia Ii - Druid - Social And Religious Influence
The Druids' influence was as much social as religious. They not only performed roles similar to modern priests, but were often the philos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia Ii - Druid - Druidic Sites
Sites associated with Druidry include: The Isle of Ynys Mon The Isle of Man Wistman's Wood on Dartmoor Newland's Corner in Surrey Iona ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cathar: Encyclopedia Ii - Cathar - Origins
The beliefs came originally from Eastern Europe by way of trade routes. The name of Bulgarians (Bougres) was also applied to the Albigens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tertullian: Encyclopedia Ii - Tertullian - Moral Principles:
Tertullian was a determined advocate of strict discipline and an austere code of practise, and like many of the African fathers, one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tertullian: Encyclopedia Ii - Tertullian - Life
Of his life very little is known, and that little is based upon passing references in his own writings, and upon Eusebius of Caesarea, Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Recent History
It is alleged by some that during the regime of Saddam Hussein, however, they were considered to be Arabs and maneuvered to oppose the Ku...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - Historical Opponents Of Astrology
Lastly, we may mention a few distinguished men who ran counter to their age in denying stellar influences. Aristarchus of Samos, Martianu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Recent History
It is alleged by some that during the regime of Saddam Hussein, Yazidis were considered to be Arabs and maneuvered to oppose the Kurds, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia Ii - Druid - In Christian Literature
In the lives of saints and martyrs, the Druids are represented as magicians and diviners opposing the Christian missionaries. In Adamnan'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Views Of Outsiders, Fiction And Stereotypes
As the Yazidi hold religious beliefs that are mostly unfamiliar to outsiders, many non-Yazidi people have written about them and ascribed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tertullian: Encyclopedia Ii - Tertullian - Writings
Tertullian - General Character. Thirty-one works are extant, together with fragments of more. Some 15 works in Latin or Greek are lost,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Origins
The origins of Yazidism are ultimately shrouded in the mist of the ancient Middle East. Although the Yazidis speak Kurdish, their religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Yazidism And Zoroastrianism
There is an interesting belief about Prophet Zoroaster among Yazidis. They say that Zoroaster was a Yezidi who left them. When he returne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Views Of Outsiders Fiction And Stereotypes
As the Yazidi hold religious beliefs that are mostly unfamiliar to outsiders, many non-Yazidi people have written about them and ascribed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - Other Miscellany
To astrological politics we owe the theory of heaven-sent rulers, instruments in the hands of Providence, and saviours of society. Napole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alawite: Encyclopedia Ii - Alawite - Population
Traditionally Alawites live in the mountains along the Mediterranean coast of Syria; Latakia and Tartous are the region's principal citie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Origins
The origins of Yazidism are ultimately shrouded in the mist of the ancient Middle East. Although the Yazidis speak Kurdish, their religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cathar: Encyclopedia Ii - Cathar - Beliefs
Cathar - The human condition. The Cathars proclaimed there existed within humankind a spark of divine light. This light, or spirit, had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tertullian: Encyclopedia Ii - Tertullian - Theology
Tertullian - General character. Though thoroughly conversant with the Greek theology, Tertullian was independent of its metaphysical sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Religious Beliefs
First and foremost, the Yazidi have a highy cryptic religion, and might in fact be crypto-pagans. That is, they have had to suppress and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia Ii - Druid - The Druidic Revival
In the 18th century, England and Wales experienced a revival of interest in the Druids, inspired by, among others, John Aubrey, John Tola...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cathar: Encyclopedia Ii - Cathar - Suppression
In 1147, Pope Eugene III sent a legate to the affected district in order to arrest the progress of the Cathars. The few isolated successe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - Overview
Astrology is not limited to Western astrology alone, which by itself has dozens of branches and various offshoots. In modern India the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia Ii - Druid - History
From what little we know of late Druidic practice, it appears deeply traditional and conservative, in the sense that Druids were conservi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alawite: Encyclopedia Ii - Alawite - Religion
Theologically, Alawites today claim to be Twelver Shiites, but traditionally they have been designated as "extremists" (Arabic غلاة g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infinite Jest: Encyclopedia Ii - Infinite Jest - Characters
Infinite Jest - The Incandenza family. Avril Incandenza, née Mondragon, is the domineering mother of the Incandenza children and wife...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustan Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustan Literature - Poetry
Main article Augustan poetry In the Augustan era, poets wrote in direct counterpoint and direct expansion of one another, with each poet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia Ii - Druid - Late Druidic Survivals In Flanders
The people of Flanders and the Low Countries remained pagan as late as the 7th century CE, when Saint Eligius travelled from Antwerp to F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Religious Practices
Yazidi - Prayers. Yazidis have five daily prayers: Nivêja berîspêdê (Dawn Prayer), Nivêja rojhelatinê (Sunrise Prayer), Nivêja n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - Noted Predictions
A few salient facts may be added concerning the astrologers and their predictions, remarkable either for their fulfilment or for the ruin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alawite: Encyclopedia Ii - Alawite - History
The origin of the Alawites is disputed. According to some sources, they were originally Nusayri, a sect that broke ties with Twelver Shii...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustan Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustan Literature - Drama
Main article at Augustan drama The "Augustan era" is difficult to define chronologically in prose and poetry, but it is very easy to date...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - History
History of astrology - Western astrology's Babylonian origins. The history of western astrology can now be traced back to ancient Babyl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustan Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustan Literature - Enlightenment? The Historical Context
"Augustan" derives from George I wishing to be seen as Caesar Augustus. Alexander Pope, who had been imitating Horace, wrote an Epistle t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustan Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustan Literature - Prose
Main article: Augustan prose The essay, satire, and dialogue (in philosophy and religion) thrived in the age, and the English novel was t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions, Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Article - Theosophy Sitemap I - M
This is a sitemap for Theosophy - M . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.   ...   » Read the article