Beauty : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Dream: I experience natural beauty or miracles

Dream: I experience natural beauty or miracles

Description: You are strolling through overwhelming natural or man-made beauty. The dream may involve abundant, lush flowers or vegetation and grand trees. You may bathe or swim in healing waters or be kissed by soft rain. Caressing winds may cool your face. You may be touched by warming sun rays or watch a spectacular sunset. Perhaps you will glide down ski slopes or across the ice, feeling invigorated and happy. All the glories of the natural world offer delight, often with musical background. Beautiful structures, including cathedrals, temples and marble halls, are sometimes the settings of these dreams. Classic courtyards with splashing fountains may invite you, feathered fans cool your brow. You may gaze into a glowing hearth or follow the light of a candle. You may engage in mystic dances or rituals or witness miracles.

Frequency: Dreams of beauty are rare. You may have them when you follow a spiritual practice, or you may be gifted with one during a crisis.

Usual meanings: You feel transported by the incredible scene before you. You may feel that life is amazing and that you are part of something exalted.

Questions to ask yourself:

• Where did your dream take place?
• Describe your surroundings, paying particular attention to colors, flowers and other sensual details.
• How did you feel when you awakened?

Source: http://health.discovery.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Beauty, Dream Dictionary Beauty)

natural astrology

Study of earthquakes, tidal waves and other climatic and environmental influences

(See also: Natural astrology, Body Mind and Soul)

natural foods

Whole foods; foods grown or processed with a minimum of refining, additives, preservatives, hormones, chemical fertilizers, or pesticides; often but not necessarily organic

(See also: Natural foods, Body Mind and Soul)

natural healers

Pertaining to healing with natural methods and ingredients (Not to be confused with a person born with healing abilities)

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natural law

An unchangeable principle of the universe set in motion to govern all that has been created in the beginning. God working within the individual

(See also: Natural law, Body Mind and Soul)

natural magic

Use of psychic energy stored in animals, herbs, stones, numbers, and all other phenomena. It uses the principle of macrocosm and microcosm

(See also: Natural magic, Body Mind and Soul)

nature religion

A symbolic center and the cluster of beliefs, behaviors, and values that encircles it based on wilderness identification as well as a passionate concern for place and mastery in society

(See also: Nature religion, Body Mind and Soul)

nature spirits

Highly intelligent ethereal force inhabiting all of earth's air, earth, water, and fire; each having special functions in natural or manufactured things

(See also: Nature spirits, Body Mind and Soul)

Organic or Natural - In alternative medicine these terms usually mean materials obtained from nature without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

(See also: Organic or Natural, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

A Theosophical definition of Intermediate Nature :

Intermediate Nature

To speak of man as a trichotomy, or as having a division into three parts  - as in the Christian New Testament: a "natural" body, a psychical body, and a spiritual body  - is a convenient expression, but it by no means sets forth in detail the entire economy of man's inner being.

Following then this trichotomy, there is first the divinespiritual element in the human constitution which is man's own individual inner god; second, the soul or human monad, which is his human egoic self, his intermediate or psychical or second nature; third, all the composite lower part of him which although comprising several sheaths may be conveniently grouped under the one term vehicle or body. Gods, monads, and atoms collectively in nature are copied in the essential trichotomy of man, as spirit, soul, and body, and hence the latter is another way of saying man's divine-spiritual, intermediate soul, and astral-physical parts.

It is the intermediate nature, offspring of the divine spark, which enshrines the ray from the divine spark, its spiritual sun so to say, and steps it down into the ordinary mentality of man. It is this intermediate nature which reincarnates. The divine-spiritual part of man does not reincarnate, for this part of man has no need of learning the lessons that physical life can give: it is far above them all. But it is the intermediate part functioning through the various garments or sheaths of the inner man  - these garments may be called astral or ethereal  - which in this manner can reach down to and touch our earthly plane; and the physical body is the garment of flesh in touch with the physical world.

The intermediate nature is commonly called the human soul. It is an imperfect thing, and is that which comes back into incarnation, because it is drawn to this earth by attraction. It learns much needed lessons here, in this sphere of the universal life. (See also Principles of Man)

See also: Intermediate Nature , Mysticism, Body Mind and Soul

Nature Spirits

Various types of beings that are said to be the "soul" of natural forms. Belief in the existence of nature spirits is common to all cultures throughout history.

They are usually attached to a specific place, such as a tree, river, plant or mountain. They come in a variety of shapes and temperaments. Some are described as human in form, others are like animals or are half-human, half animal; some are helpful, others deceitful or malevolent. They are normally invisible to humans, except to those with the gift of clairvoyance.

Elementals are a sub-class of nature spirits that are a part of the life force of all things in nature. They are ruled by archangels and are generally regarded as benevolent. The Neoplatonic Greeks categorized elementals according to the four elements:

• Earth elementals are gnomes;
• air elementals are sylphs;
• Water elementals are undines; and
• Fire elementals are salamanders.

In the Middle Ages interest in these main groups was revived and alchemists and magicians sought to control and manipulate the forces of nature and the universe. Other elementals include elves, who live in the woods, and household spirits such as brownies, goblins and bogies. Fairies are also sometimes included in this category.

(See also: Nature Spirits, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Definition and meaning of IUCN, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources:

IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) - the worldÕs largest conservation network. The Union brings together 82 States, 111 government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. The UnionÕs mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. IUCN is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1000 staff located in 62 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland. Ó Since 1990, the IUCN has been known as the "World Conservation Union" but the full name and the acronym are often used together as many people still know the Union as IUCN

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

Also see these pages: Oceanography, Oceanography Sitemap, Coral Reef, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change,

Disaster : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Dream: I am in a natural or manmade disaster

Dream: I am in a natural or manmade disaster

Description: You are confronted with overwhelming natural or man-made disasters. The dream may involve a flood, torrential rain or tidal wave. Variations include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, lava, firestorms, lightning strikes, tornadoes, typhoons, cyclones, hurricanes, or some other desolation. Man-made disasters include attacks by atomic bombs, chemical warfare, and so forth. You are usually terrified in a catastrophe dream, as you rlife seems in jeopardy. (Dreams of drowning that are not connected with a disaster are classified with Falling or Drowning dreams. Dreams about getting wounded or dying that do not involve a calamity are classed with Injury or Death dreams.)

Frequency: Disaster dreams are fairly common. Some people have them often, others only in times of crisis. They typically occur when you feel that some waking life emergency is impending or has just taken place.

Usual meanings: You may believe that something in your waking life feels like a disaster or that you feel destroyed by circumstances and fear that you cannot survive this catastrophe. You may be feeling overwhelmed by something that seems chaotic.

Questions to ask yourself:

Earthquake or disaster variation:

• What situations in your waking life feel at risk?
• What did you do in the dream to escape destruction?
• How can you get the help you need in the waking world to stabilize the situation and yourself?
• Is there any possible benefit from the drastic change that's underway?

Flood variation:

• What situation in waking life is making you feel overwhelmed?
• Do you feel profoundly sad about current life circumstances?
• What did you do in the dream to save yourself?
• What can you do in the waking situation to improve it or get support? Tornado or great wind variation:
• What is it in waking life that is making you feel storm-tossed?
• What did you do in your dream to protect yourself from the storm?
• How can you improve your waking life situation?
• How can you resolve your inner turmoil and return to a stable state?

Fire or volcano variation:

• What is waking life is making you feel hotly aroused right now? Anger? Passion? Fever? Inflammation?
• What did you do to cope with the destructive fire in the dream?
• What do you need to do about the waking circumstances?
• How can you calm your internal fire?

Snowstorm or ice storm variation:

• What situation in your waking life might be making you feel frozen out or loveless at this time?
• Is there any circumstance at present that makes you feel frozen with grief?
• Is there something in your environment making you feel cold with fear?
• How did I cope with the ice and cold in my dream? Did I take action?
• What can I learn about my waking life situation to thaw out any icy feelings or invite warm, loving ones?

War and explosion variations:

• What is making me feel under angry attack at the moment?
• What did you do in the dream to protect yourself and others?
• What could you have done in the dream to protect yourself and others better?
• How can you best resolve or cope in the waking state with the anger present in you or others?
• What might you learn from this period of inner and/or outer conflict?

Source: http://health.discovery.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Disaster, Dream Dictionary Disaster)

Natural Law Party

A political party started by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the father of Transcendental Meditation (TM).

(See also: Natural Law Party, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Natural Law Party

A political party started by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the father of Transcendental Meditation (TM).

(See also: Natural Law Party, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

ACUPRESSURE: Acupressure is a form of acupuncture in which fingers and thumbs rather than needles are used to press chi points on the surface of the body.

Acupressure relives muscular tension, which enables more blood--and therefore more oxygen and nutrients--to be carried to tissue throughout the body. This helps promote physical calmness and mental alertness, and aids in healing by removing waste products. Many researchers now believe that, like acupuncture, acupressure triggers the release of endorphins, the neurochemicals that relieve pain.

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

ACUPUNCTURE: Acupuncture originated in China over five thousand years ago. It is based on the belief that health is determined by a balanced flow of qi (also referred to as chi), the vital life energy present in all living organisms.

According to acupuncture theory, qi circulates in the body along twelve major pathways, called meridians, each linked to specific internal organs and organ systems. According to William Michael Cargile, B.S., D.C., F.I.A.C.A., Chairman of Research for the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine, there are over a thousand acupoints within the meridian system that can be stimulated to enhance the flow of qi. When special needles are inserted into these acupoints (just under the skin), they help correct and rebalance the flow of energy and consequently relieve pain and/or restore health.

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

AROMATHERAPY: Aromatherapy is a unique branch of herbal medicine that utilizes the medicinal properties found in the essential oils of various plants.

Through a process of steam distillation or cold-pressing, the volatile constituents of the plant's oil (its essence) are extracted from its flowers, leaves, branches or roots.

According to Dr. (rer. nat.) Kurt Schnaubelt, Director of the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy, the term "aromatherapy" is somewhat misleading, as it can suggest an exclusive role for the aroma in the healing process. "In actuality," says Dr. Schnaubelt, "the oils exert much of their therapeutic effect through their pharmacological properties and their small molecular size, making them one of the few therapeutic agents to easily penetrate bodily tissues."

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

FELDENKRAIS: A form of movement therapy designed to isolate separate muscles and muscle groups to promote flexibility, release tension, and enhance balance.

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

HOMEOPATHY: The word homeopathy derives from the Greek word homoios, meaning "similar," and pathos, meaning "suffering." Homeopathic remedies are generally dilutions of natural substances from plants, minerals, and animals. Bases on the principle of "like cures like," these remedies specifically match different symptom patterns or "profiles" of illness, and act to stimulate the body's natural healing response.

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

HYDROTHERAPY: Hydrotherapy is the use of water, ice, steam, and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health.

Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation, and the application of hot, and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program.

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

HYPERTHERMIA: The body protects itself from viruses, bacteria, and other harmful substances through the use of numerous defense systems. One of these is fever. Fever raises the body's temperature above normal in an attempt to destroy invading organisms and sweat impurities out of the system.

Fever is a highly effective and natural process of curing disease and restoring health, and has been recognized as such for thousands of years. Hyperthermia deliberately creates fever in the patient in order to utilize this natural healing response.

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