Raft Dictionary

Yawning

• If you yawn in your dreams, you will search in vain for health and contentment.
• To see others yawning, foretells that you will see some of your friends in a miserable state. Sickness will prevent them from their usual labors.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Yawning , Meaning of Dreams about Yawning , Dream Interpretation Yawning )

Raft

• To dream of a raft, denotes that you will go into new locations to engage in enterprises, which will prove successful.
• To dream of floating on a raft, denotes uncertain journeys. If you reach your destination, you will surely come into good fortune.
• If a raft breaks, or any such mishap befalls it, yourself or some friend will suffer from an accident, or sickness will bear unfortunate results.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Raft , Meaning of Dreams about Raft , Dream Interpretation Raft )

The floating exercise is an important part of the meditation practices of kundalini Tantra, and as such is normally one of the first exercises taught to a new student. Mastery of the floating exercise can bring alignment to virtually any technique or physical world method wished. The floating exercise can also open the student to alignment to any spiritual world method or benefit imagined.  

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Dream Dictionary Index with links to 10.000 dream interpretations from many different sources.

Please note that all words in grey are hyperlinked to an archive with articles related to that word, including dream interpretations.

For more dream interpretation, see: Meaning of Dreams or Dream Dictionary

For articles about dreams, see: Dreams

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Buddhism Beliefs: The Three Jewels in Buddhism

Buddhists seek refuge in what are often referred to as the Three Jewels, Triple Gem or Triple Jewel. These are the Buddha, the Dharma (or Dhamma), and the "noble" (Sanskrit: arya) Sangha or community of monks and nuns who have become enlightened. While it is impossible to escape one's karma or the effects caused by previous thoughts, words and deeds, it is possible to avoid the suffering that comes from it by becoming enlightened. In this way, dharma offers a refuge. Dharma, used in the sense of the Buddha's teachings, provides a raft and is thus a temporary refuge while entering and crossing the river. However, the real refuge is on the other side of the river.

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Following a visit to the recently opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California, wealthy oil tycoon and real estate developer Angus G. Wynne, Jr. decided that his home state of Texas should have a local park for entertainment. Planning for such a place began in 1959 under the leadership of Wynne and the Great Southwest Corporation, along with the backing of various New York investors. Construction on the park began in August, 1960. S ...

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Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Texas - History, Six Flags Over Texas - Origin of the name, Six Flags Over Texas - Free publicity, Six Flags Over Texas - Silver Star Carousel, Six Flags Over Texas - Six Flags Over Texas Railroad, Six Flags Over Texas - Firsts, Six Flags Over Texas - Accidents, Six Flags Over Texas - Events, Six Flags Over Texas - Major attractions, Six Flags Over Texas - Minor attractions, Six Flags Over Texas - Future outlook

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Carl-Johan Calleman, one of the leading authorities on the Mayan Calendar, presents a radical theory about the coming Venus Transit. Does the Venus Transit of 2004 relate to the Return of the Energy of Christ and of Quetzalcoatl? Quetzalcoatl is the serpent God of Ancient Mexico referred to by the Mayans as Kukulcan or Gugumatz and this article also explain the connection between the Energies of Christ and Quetzalcoatl.

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A consomme is made by adding a mixture of ground meats or mousselin with Mirepoix (a mixture of vegetables traditionally used in French cuisine to flavour soups and sauces), tomatoes, and egg whites into either bouillon, or stock. This is then slowly brought to a simmer, and carefully simmered until the desired product is reached. The act of simmering brings impurities to the surface of the liquid, which are further drawn out due to the presence of acid from the tomatoes. eventually, all the solids will form a 'raft' at the surface of the li ...

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Consommé, Consommé - Cooking and serving consommes, Consommé - Varieties, Consommé - History

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A poem on rebirth.

The death and dying and the life after death has always fascinated man. This is an excerpt from the book What Becomes Of The Soul After Death by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Everything in creation is influenced by the law of magnetism (also called Law of Attraction). The law of magnetism teaches us that whatever we concentrate upon, we draw to ourselves. If we focus on goodness, our life can be a garden of happiness; if we concentrate on wealth, we will draw wealth to ourselves.

Success in life presupposes the power of concentration. Just as a magnet draws to itself iron filings and not rice grains, so too, the quality of our focused thoughts will create a dynamic but silent power within that will find us placed in situations akin to the nature of our thoughts. If we think ' good health ' and with faith and belief embed this deeply within our minds over a sustained period of time, we will gradually create for ourselves situations and an environment, which will be conducive to good health .

(See also: Law of Attraction , Meditation, Meditation for Beginners, Meditation Techniques)

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Joe Banks (Tom Hanks) is a downtrodden everyman, working in an factory for a pointy haired boss, Frank Waturi (Dan Hedaya). Banks is chronically ill, and finds no joy in his existence. One day, he visits a doctor (Robert Stack). The doctor gives him a diagnosis - a mysterious "brain cloud". It will kill him, but it has not been causing his feelings of poor health. The doctor suggests, "you have some time left to you, Mr. Banks, live it well." Joe returns to work, promptly quits his job, tells his boss off, and asks a former co-worker (Meg Ryan) out on a date. The date goes well, b ...

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Joe Versus the Volcano, Joe Versus the Volcano - Plot, Joe Versus the Volcano - Trivia, Joe Versus the Volcano - External link

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Let's talk about pleasure and pain. Pleasure first, because it makes you feel good. But life's pleasures seem so fleeting and evanescent, like glistening dewdrops that evaporate with the first hint of the warm rays of the sun.

A pleasant state of being , we instinctively feel, is intrinsically unstable. Pleasure vanishes like a transient bubble, while pain endures. What is pleasant is short-lived because the human mind quickly gets used to it, and subconsciously craves to heighten and intensify that feeling of pleasure, as it lingers in the memory and haunts the mind.

(See also: Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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Various kinds of clubs are used in martial arts, police work, and other specialised fields. Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks. A baton or truncheon (nightstick or billy-club in American English) is essentially a stick of less than arms-length, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal, and carried by law enforcement, correctional, riot control, and security personnel for non-lethal self-defense or combat situations. A baton is u ...

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Club weapon, Club weapon - A simple weapon, Club weapon - Specialized clubs, Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks, Club weapon - Blackjack and similar, Club weapon - Shillelagh, Club weapon - Knobkierie, Club weapon - The Jutte/Jitte - Weapon of the feudal Japanese police, Club weapon - In sports, Club weapon - External references

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Cannibalism was documented in Egypt during a famine caused by the failure of the Nile to flood for eight years (AD 1064-1072). Crusaders resorted to cannibalism after their successful siege of Ma'arrat al-Numan in 1098. In Europe during the Great Famine of 1315-1317, at a time when Dante was writing one of the greatest pieces of literature in western history and the Renaissance was just beginning, there were widespread reports of cannibalism throughout Europe. However, many histo ...

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Cannibalism, Cannibalism - Non-human cannibalism, Cannibalism - Cannibalism among humans, Cannibalism - Modern cannibalism, Cannibalism - Historical cannibalism incidents, Cannibalism - Cannibalism in war, Cannibalism - 'Cannibalism' as cultural libel, Cannibalism - Sexualized cannibalism fantasies and real, Cannibalism - Cannibal themes in myth religion or arts, Cannibalism - Cannibalism as sympathetic magic, Cannibalism - Cannibalism as a funeral rite, Cannibalism - Cannibalism in popular culture, Cannibalism - Other uses of the word

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The roughly horizontal but cambered structures spanning the hull of the boat are referred to as the "deck". In a ship there are often several, but a boat is unlikely to have more than one. The similar but usually lighter structure which spans a raised cabin is a coarch-roof. The "floor" of a cabin is properly known as the sole but is more likely to be called the floor. (A floor is properly, a structural member which ties a frame to the keelson and keel.) The underside of a deck is the deck head. The vertical surfaces dividing the internal sp ...

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Boat, Boat - Parts of a Boat, Boat - Types of Boats, Boat - Unusual types of boats, Boat - Unusual uses of the word Boat

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Chan's clowning may have helped extend the life of the kung fu wave. For all that, he had become a star towards the end of the boom, and would soon help move the colony towards a new type of action. In the 1980s, he and many colleagues would forge a slicker, more spectacular Hong Kong pop cinema that would successfully compete with the post-Star Wars summer blockbusters from America. Hong ...

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Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong action cinema - The kung fu wave, Hong Kong action cinema - Bruce Lee, Hong Kong action cinema - The Post Bruce Lee Void, Hong Kong action cinema - Jackie Chan and the kung fu comedy, Hong Kong action cinema - Reinventing Action Cinema, Hong Kong action cinema - Jackie Chan and the modern kung fu film, Hong Kong action cinema - Tsui Hark and Cinema City, Hong Kong action cinema - John Woo and the gangster film, Hong Kong action cinema - The wire fu wave, Hong Kong action cinema - Influence in the West, Hong Kong action cinema - Exit of many Leading Figures

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Rouen was probably founded by the Romans who called it Rotomagus. Rouen was the chief city of the Secunda Provincia Lugdunensis under Constantine. In the 5th century it became the seat of the bishopric and later a capital of Neustria. In the 9th century, it was overrun by Normans and since 912 has been the capital of Normandy and residence of the dukes. On April 16, 1203 Philippe Auguste entered Rouen and definitively annexed Normandy to the French Kingdom in 1204. During the Hundred Years' War, on January 19, 1419, Rouen surrendered to Henry V of England who made Normandy a part of England. Joan of Arc was burned at th ...

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Rouen, Rouen - Administration, Rouen - History, Rouen - Sights, Rouen - Miscellaneous, Rouen - Transportation, Rouen - Education, Rouen - Births, Rouen - Twin towns, Rouen - Ecclesiastical history

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Mae West was born Mary Jane West in Brooklyn, New York at 10:30 PM on August 17, in 1892, as stated by Marianne Dunn, quoting Paul Novak, companion to West for 20 years, or in 1893, according to other references. Her father was John Patrick West (1865-1935), Irish American, and her mother was a Bavarian German immigrant named Matilda ("Tillie") Delker-Doelger (1870-1930). Her sister and brother were Mildred "Beverly" West (1898-1982) and John Edwin West (1900-1964). The family was Protestant despite West's Catholic paternal grandmothe ...

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Mae West, Mae West - Early life and career, Mae West - Motion pictures, Mae West - Disputed marriage and life jacket, Mae West - Middle years, Mae West - Later career, Mae West - Age rumors, Mae West - Filmography

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In 1988, after eight years as Vice President, Bush ran for President. Though considered the early frontrunner for the nomination, Bush came in third in the Iowa caucus, beaten by winner U.S. Senator Bob Dole and runner-up televangelist Pat Robertson. However, Bush rebounded to win the New Hampshire primary, partly because of television commercials portraying Dole as a tax raiser. Once the multiple-state primaries such as Super Tuesday began, Bush's organizational strength and fundraising lead were impossibl ...

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George H. W. Bush, George H. W. Bush - Early life, George H. W. Bush - World War II: decorated naval aviator, George H. W. Bush - Postwar: Yale family oil business, George H. W. Bush - Congressman and failed Senate campaigns, George H. W. Bush - 1970s appointive offices, George H. W. Bush - 1980 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush - Vice President, George H. W. Bush - 1988 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush - Presidency, George H. W. Bush - Tiananmen Square April-June 1989, George H. W. Bush - Fall of the Berlin Wall November 1989, George H. W. Bush - Invasion of Panama December 1989, George H. W. Bush - Gulf War January-February 1991, George H. W. Bush - U.S.-Soviet cooperation fall of the Soviet Union and a New World Order 1989-1991, George H. W. Bush - NAFTA 1992, George H. W. Bush - Pardons December 1992, George H. W. Bush - Cabinet, George H. W. Bush - Supreme Court appointments, George H. W. Bush - 1992 failed presidential re-election campaign, George H. W. Bush - Post-presidency, George H. W. Bush - Trivia

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Charles Wuorinen (born June 9, 1938 in New York City) is an American composer. Co-founder of the Group for Contemporary Music, Wuorinen writes serial instrumental music. Some of his pieces are influenced by fractal geometry and Benoit Mandelbrot, while his later works feature some tonal relationships. In 1970, Wuorinen was the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music for Time's Encomium. He is also the author of Simple Composition, ISBN 0938856065, which he says is, "written by a composer and is ...

Including:

• Charles Wuorinen - Works

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