Clairvoyant:

 See Clairvoyant Medium.

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Psyche:

Generally refers to the mind.

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White Noise:

A hiss-like sound, formed by combining all audible frequencies.

See also Ganzfeld .

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Circle:

A group of people who hold séances.

See also Mediumship.

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Adamastor:

The name given to a spirit once believed to haunt the Cape of Good Hope and prophesized doom for those seeking to sail around the Cape to India. Said to have appeared to famed explorer Vasco de Gama on his expeditions to circumnavigate the cape to reach trade ports in the east.

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Deity:

Refers to various forms and types of God as projected by human imagination.

A name for a divine statue. For example, the Vaishnavas worship the deity or form of Krishna. A reverent way of referring to a statue of a god.

See also Deva.

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Bhu, Bhurloka,:

This is the name of the earth. Refers literally to the name of Bhumi, who is the mother goddess of the earth. Her planet is part of what is called Bhurloka. It should be noted that the earth is not the only part of Bhurloka or the earthly plane.

What we see of, as the earth ball in space is only a part of the earth plane or Bhurloka, which in its real form as a vast expanse is hidden from our vision, controlled by the demigods. In other words we see only what we are meant to see. For the rest of the truth we have to see through the revealed scriptures.

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Biofeedback:

A general term for techniques that involve giving a person information about their current physiological state (e.g., heart rate, EEG). Biofeedback is used to enable people to control consciously their physiological processes.

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Bala:

Strength or power.

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Chandra:

This is the Moon and also the name of the demigod who rules the Moon, Chandradeva. He is one of the primeval demigods in this cycle of creation. This is what Indian or Hindu astrologers call in India, as well as the Moon.

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Bhoga:

Refers to pleasure or enjoyment; also foodstuffs and other items which have not yet been offered to one's deity or offered to the Lord. Esoterically refers to that which is yet to be enjoyed by the Lord. Bhoga, or unoffered items are not to be taken by the humans. Only prasad, or those items, which have been offered to the Lord already, are to be enjoyed by humans. Prasad means mercy or remnants, and is the opposite of bhoga or un-offered sacrificial items.

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Raja Yoga:

The process in which one purifies and controls the mind, and prepares for meditation.

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Badhakgraha:

This is the lord of the badhakasthana or obstruction house. These lords cause bad results in their sub-periods according to some classics. But this principle is generally not used by modern vedic astrologers.

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Bhavamadhya:

This is the middle of a house. Madhya means middle, bhava means house.

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Bhamsha:

Literally meaning twenty-seven parts, it refers to the twenty-seven-part varga or divisional chart. Used for the fine-tuning of general judgments.

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Abatwa:

Legendary South African 'little people' from the Zulu traditions, said to be small enough to ride ants and take shelter under single blades of grass. Folklore states that these people are nomadic hunters capable of killing and consuming large animals. Alleged to be shy and reclusive creatures, the Abatwa sometimes will give advice or aid to human beings.

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Badhakasthana:

This literally means the 'house of obstruction'. These are bad houses. For Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn rising signs, the eleventh house is the badhakasthana. For the rising signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, it is the ninth house. For Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, it is the seventh house.

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Balarishta:

Evils affecting children. Refers to a group of yogas that deal with the death of infants.

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Tapas:

Tapas means devoting oneself single mindedly to spiritual practice and it is often translated as spiritual austerity or penance. When Shri Swamiji uses the term tapas, he usually refers to meditation in samadhi for at least twelve hours every day. He explains that such tapas is necessary if one wishes to attain God realization.

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Jivanmukta:

A person who is liberated (enlightened) while living. See Videhamukta.

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Yogi:

Practitioner of yoga.

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