During the year, the Moon occults - or passes over and hides for a period of time - stars and planets. Because the Moon is close to Earth, occultations of stars are not visible everywhere, where the Moon is at occultation time over the horizon. Because of the moving nodes of the Moon, in each years other stars are occulted. The contact times can be used for the validation of the theory of lunar orbit. ...

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Moon, Moon - The two sides of the Moon, Moon - Orbit, Moon - Earth & Moon, Moon - Tidal Effects, Moon - Double-planet hypotheses, Moon - Origin and history, Moon - Physical characteristics, Moon - Composition, Moon - Selenography, Moon - Presence of water, Moon - Magnetic field, Moon - Atmosphere, Moon - Eclipses, Moon - Occultation of stars, Moon - Observation of the Moon, Moon - Exploration of the Moon, Moon - Human understanding of the Moon, Moon - Myth and folk culture, Moon - The Moon as muse, Moon - Astrology, Moon - Scientific understanding, Moon - Meteor impact on the Moon, Moon - Legal status, Moon - Satellites, Moon - Surface installations, Moon - Lunar location listings

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According to occult the shape of the Tree of Life has correlation to 22 Tarot parts too. It has cinnarot from Hod and Netzah to Malkuth. While its cinnarot order differs from Jewish Kabbalah. The Sephirothic Tree is sometimes depicted as being a human body and, as such, is thought to symbolize the first "Heavenly" Man: Adam Kadmon who is identified by Manly Hall as the Idea of the Universe. Each of the Sephirah, as seen within the formation of the Sephiroth, correspond ...

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In the technique of directional drilling, a mechanical calculator was used to perform calculations necessary to solve "how do I get 'there' from 'here'" problems. This board has traditionally been nicknamed a "Ouija Board." These calculations are done by computers these days, but often the name persists as the public or internal name of the relevant module. Weegee was the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig, an ...

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Shias believe that, for various reasons, God concealed the twelfth and current Shia Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, from humankind. Muhammad al-Mahdi - Period. The period of occultation (ghaybat) is believed to consist of two parts: Ghaybat al-Sughra or Minor Occultation, which took place between 873 and 939 and is the shorter of the two periods. Ghaybat al-Kubra or Major Occultation, which began on 10th Shawwal 939 and is believed will continue until a time decided by God. At this point, the occultation will end and the Mahdi will re ...

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Muhammad al-Mahdi, Muhammad al-Mahdi - Birth and family life, Muhammad al-Mahdi - Early Life, Muhammad al-Mahdi - The Occultation, Muhammad al-Mahdi - Period, Muhammad al-Mahdi - Reasons, Muhammad al-Mahdi - The Four Deputies, Muhammad al-Mahdi - Reappearance, Muhammad al-Mahdi - Sayings, Muhammad al-Mahdi - Sunni view

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Megapolisomancy is a fictional occult science created by Fritz Leiber, an influential American writer of fantasy and science fiction. Featured in Leiber's novella Our Lady of Darkness, megapolisomancy is the art of predicting and manipulating the future through the existence of large cities. In Our Lady of Darkness, the primary practitioner of this pseudoscience is fictional occultist Thibaut de Castries, whose seminal work, Megapolisomancy: A New Science of Cities, concerns the physical, psychological and paramen ...

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The term Great White Brotherhood or White Brotherhood as frequently found in older occult literature is thought by its followers to be a collegiate body of enlightened spiritual beings, once mortals, who continue to take an interest in the spiritual development of the human race. The Ascended Masters are believed by some to form such a college. The Great White Brotherhood is the name given in metaphysical/occult circles to those adepts of wisdom who have finished their earthly pilgrimages (the cycles of reincarnation and ...

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Gevurah is seen as God's terrible aspect, the aspect that allows death and suffering in the world, the aspect of God the Bible entreats us to 'fear'. It is a limiting, restrictive aspect, and is responsible for taking away that which is not necessary, and destroying that which is not wanted. However, this does not mean it is evil, except when it is out of balance. It is opposed in the tree of life by Chesed, Mercy, which is God's aspect of pouring his energy into the world. Gevurah is compared with the second day of creation, in which God se ...

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Gevurah Kabbalah, Gevurah Kabbalah - In the non-Jewish occult, Gevurah Kabbalah - External link

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Chesed is seen as the first of the creative powers emanating from Binah, the first day of creation in which God says 'let there be light'. Chesed, as Lovingkindness, signifies God's ultimate Lovingkindness in pouring his energy into creation. Chesed is therefore associated with charity and expansion. It is balanced by Gevurah, Restaint, which is God's other aspect as a punisher, who takes away that which is not n ...

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Chesed Kabbalah, Chesed Kabbalah - In the non-Jewish occult, Chesed Kabbalah - External link

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Theories of Spiritual Evolution are important in many Occult and Esoteric teachings, which emphasise the progression and development of the individual either after death (Spiritualism) or through successive reincarnations (Theosophy, Hermeticism). Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism. In the 19th century Anglo-American Spiritualist ideas emphasise the progression of the soul after death to higher states of existence, in contrast to the ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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According to De Castries, excessively large cities pose a clear danger to the people living in and near them by allowing mass quantities of certain substances (city-stuff) to accumulate, which in turn draw the attention of paramental forces. Through the manipulation of the paramental forces, a megapolisomancer could predict and alter the future. "The electro-mephitic city-stuff whereof I speak has potencies for achieving vast effects at distant times and localities, even in the far future and on other orbs, but of the manipulations required for the production and ...

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Megapolisomancy, Megapolisomancy - Megapolisomancy fictional occult pseudoscience, Megapolisomancy - The Occult Science of Megapolisomancy, Megapolisomancy - Neo-Pythagorean Metageometry, Megapolisomancy - Paramentals, Megapolisomancy - Protections Against Paramentals, Megapolisomancy - Fictional History of Thibaut De Castries

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According to the occultist, Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516), Raphael is one of the 7 angels of the Apocalypse and numbered among the 10 holy sefiroth. Furthermore, Raphael is also denoted as one of the 7 Archangels who stand in the presence of God, as well as a ruler of the Cherubim and Archangel classes in the heavenly hierarchy. The Archangel, alongside Zarachiel, also holds dominion over Raquia, the Second Heaven. Modern occultists sometimes associate Raphael with the color Yellow, the direction East, the element Air, and ...

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Raphael archangel, Raphael archangel - Raphael in Judaism, Raphael archangel - Raphael in Christianity, Raphael archangel - Raphael in Angelology and the Occult

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In rare cases, one planet can transit in front of another. The next time this will happen (as seen from Earth) will be on November 22, 2065 at about 12:43 UTC, when Venus near superior conjunction (with an angular diameter of 10.6") will transit in front of Jupiter (with an angular diameter of 30.9"); however, this will take place only 8° west of the Sun, and will therefore not be visible to the unaided/unprotected eye. When the nearer object has a larger angular diameter than the farther object, thus covering it completely, the event is no ...

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The field of UFOs does not always necessarily overlap the paranormal, although in practice it often does. Some researchers, such as John Keel and Jacques Vallee, argue that there is a direct relationship between UFOs and paranormal phenomena. Also, some religious sects have made UFOs a part of their core beliefs. See Paranormal and Occult Hypotheses About UFOs. Many ancient religious paintings contain images that have been interpreted as UFOs and alien beings. Some also believe that over long periods of history, nonhuman intelligen ...

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The field of UFOs does not always necessarily overlap the paranormal, although in practice it often does. Some researchers, such as John Keel and Jacques Vallee, argue that there is a direct relationship between UFOs and paranormal phenomena. Also, some religious sects have made UFOs a part of their core beliefs. See Paranormal and Occult Hypotheses About UFOs. Many ancient religious paintings contain images that have been interpreted as UFOs and alien beings. Some also believe that over long periods of history, nonhum ...

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The field of UFOs does not always necessarily overlap the paranormal, although in practice it often does. Some researchers, such as John Keel and Jacques Vallee, argue that there is a direct relationship between UFOs and paranormal phenomena. Also, some religious sects have made UFOs a part of their core beliefs. See Paranormal and Occult Hypotheses About UFOs. Many ancient religious paintings contain images that have been interpreted as UFOs and alien beings. Some also believe that over long periods of history, nonhum ...

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The prevalence of these terms within the New Age movement, particularly occultism and Satanism, is often attributed to the influence of Helena Blavatsky, who first used the term Left-Hand Path to describe "immoral" religions. This usage was popularized in a variant form by Aleister Crowley. He does not use the term 'Left-Hand Path' in isolation; it is only used in the phrase 'Brother of the Left-Hand ...

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Today, the terms Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path are almost exclusively used by self-proclaimed followers of the Left-Hand Path, who hold varying opinions of the Right-Hand Path; some see the two Paths as equally valid approaches to truth, whose relationship is akin to the balance between Yin and Yang, while others criticize the Right-Hand Path for being too restrictive. According to the latter view, the Right-Hand Path's imposition of formal dogmas and codes of behaviour upon an individual takes away one's ability to be tru ...

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A Theosophical definition of Ojas :

Ojas

(Sanskrit) A word meaning "energy," "vigor," "power." It is often used for the principle of vital heat permeating the human constitution. From this fact, it sometimes is employed to signify virility or the generative faculty. Its use is extremely uncommon in modern occult literature.

See also: Ojas, Mysticism, Body Mind and Soul)

A Theosophical definition of Tattvas :

Tattvas

(Sanskrit) A word the meaning of which is the elementary principles or elements of original substance, or rather the different principles or elements in universal, intelligent, conscious nature when considered from the standpoint of occultism. The word tattva perhaps may be literally translated or rendered as "thatness," reminding one of the "quiddity" of the European Scholastics.

The number of tattvas or nature's elemental principles varies according to different systems of philosophy. The Sankhya, for instance, enumerates twenty-five tattvas. The system of the Mahesvaras or worshipers of Siva with his consort Durga, reckons five principles, which are simply the five elements of nature found in all ancient literatures. Occultism, of course, recognizes seven tattvas, and, indeed, ten fundamental element-principles or element-substances or tattvas in universal nature, and each one of these tattvas is represented in the human constitution and active therein. Otherwise, the human constitution could not cohere as an organic entity.

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A Theosophical definition of Tattvas :

Tattvas

(Sanskrit) A word the meaning of which is the elementary principles or elements of original substance, or rather the different principles or elements in universal, intelligent, conscious nature when considered from the standpoint of occultism. The word tattva perhaps may be literally translated or rendered as "thatness," reminding one of the "quiddity" of the European Scholastics.

The number of tattvas or nature's elemental principles varies according to different systems of philosophy. The Sankhya, for instance, enumerates twenty-five tattvas. The system of the Mahesvaras or worshipers of Siva with his consort Durga, reckons five principles, which are simply the five elements of nature found in all ancient literatures. Occultism, of course, recognizes seven tattvas, and, indeed, ten fundamental element-principles or element-substances or tattvas in universal nature, and each one of these tattvas is represented in the human constitution and active therein. Otherwise, the human constitution could not cohere as an organic entity.

See also: Tattvas , Mysticism, Body Mind and Soul

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A Theosophical definition of Asat :

Asat

(Sanskrit) A term meaning the "unreal" or the manifested universe; in contrast with sat , the real. In another and even more mystical sense, asat means even beyond or higher than sat, and therefore asat  - "not sat." In this significance, which is profoundly occult and deeply mystical, asat really signifies the unevolved or rather unmanifested nature of parabrahman  - far higher than sat, which is the reality of manifested existence.

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