Article - Sacred Nature: In Praise Of Trees - Nature's Gift  
A tree is a beautiful expression of mother earth's creativity. It has shakti . It restores balance in the environment by its positive ...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Nature: Back To Basics: Nature Talk  
Our love and concern for animals emerge out of two basic postulates of Indian philosophy. One, that like us, every plant and living be...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Nature: Man Not Measure Of All Things  
Man is no longer to be the measure of all things, the centre of the universe. He has been measured and found to be an undistinguished ...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality And Ecology: Reverence For Nature Is The Only Way To Save It  
Ancient scriptures say we have five sheaths: physical environment, physical body, mind, intuitive sheath or subtle environment, and th...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Places In India: Mystical Powers Of The Ganga  
What makes a place sacred? A place where meditation is practised over many years automatically acquires certain powers. The place gets...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism And Ecology: Man & Environment - A Special Bond  
Buddhism sees humans neither as a special creation of God, nor does it see them as having been given dominion over 'lesser' species. I...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Ecology: Meeting Ground: Vedas And Rio  
At the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992, environmental issues were hotly debated and an attempt was made to arrive at a blueprint for fut...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Ecology: Kindle The Spirit: Venerate Nature  
Today, there is a worldwide movement to protect the environment. But this concern has been part of the Indian ethos since ages.  ...   » Read the article

Article - Pantheism: Natural Or Scientific Pantheism - A Religious Approach To Nature And The Cosmos
 Modern pantheism is often misunderstood. It has nothing to do with "pantheon" or "polytheism" (belief in many G...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Man And Environment: A Symbiotic Bond
The tradition of sanctifying various trees and plants dates back to the Vedic period. Though wood as a fuel was a basic need and trees...   » Read the article

Article - Pantheism: Personal Responsibility, Religious Tolerance And Reverence For All Life
 While quantum physics may be a modern development, pantheism is in fact an ancient spiritual path that holds everything in the Univ...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Sacred Waters Around The World.
Since prehistoric times sacred places have exerted a mysterious attraction on billions of people around the world. Ancient legends and mo...   » Read the article

Article - Astrology: Astrolocality, Locational Astrology, Part I
Astrolocality is a specialized branch of astrology that in essence, takes one's natal chart and superimposes it on a map of the earth, re...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Pilgrimage In Ancient Europe - Megalithic And Celtic Sacred Space
For many thousands of years our ancestors have been visiting and venerating the power places of Europe. One culture after another has oft...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Geometry And The Mayan Calendar
Mayan Calendar Researcher Ian Xel Lungold explains the connection between the Mayan Calendar and Sacred Geometry. One essential point is...   » Read the article

Article - Gaia Theory: Chakras And The Seven Sacred Cities
Seven cities in India correspond to seven centres or chakras in our body: �Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya, Kashi, Kanchi, Avantika, Puri drawarav...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Geometry: Yantras - What Is A Yantra?
Sacred Geometry: YANTRAS - What is a Yantra? All ancient cultures had sacred geometric designs representative of their Gods, which had a...   » Read the article

Article - Astrology: Astrolocality, Locational Astrology, Part Ii
Astrolocality Part II. Astrolocality is a specialized branch of astrology that in essence, takes one's natal chart and superimposes it on...   » Read the article

Article - Feng Shui: 'to Feng Shui' Or 'not To Feng Shui'
Feng Shui began when people had a very different way of explaining the world. They regarded the heaven, the earth and themselves as pa...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: Indigo Children - Crystalline Children
It is that on this occasion we wish to speak to you of the children. It is that for many years of your earth time, your children have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia - Hinduism
Hinduism (हिन्दू धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma - सनातन धर्म, and Vaidika-Dharma - वैद�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taboo: Encyclopedia - Taboo
A taboo is a strong social prohibition (or ban) relating to any area of human activity or social custom declared as sacred and forbidden;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divine: Encyclopedia - Divine
The concept of the divine or of The Divine, meaning "matters relating to a god", forms an important ingredient in many religious faiths (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oath: Encyclopedia - Oath
An oath (from Old Saxon eoth) is either a promise or a statement of fact calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychic Being: Encyclopedia - Psychic Being
Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Numina: Encyclopedia - Numina
Numina ("presence", singular numen) is a Latin term for deity and conveys the sense of immanence, of the sacred spirit that informs place...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rishikesh: Encyclopedia - Rishikesh
Rishikesh (also spelt Hrishikesh, another name for Lord Vishnu), in the state of Uttaranchal, is a holy city for Hindus located in the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchic Comedy Film: Encyclopedia - Anarchic Comedy Film
Anarchic comedy (or wacky comedy) is a genre of cinema using nonsensical, stream-of-consciousness humor which often lampoons some form of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quadriga: Encyclopedia - Quadriga
A quadriga (from the Latin language quadri-, four, and jungere, to yoke) is a four-horse chariot, raced in the Olympic Games and other sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Garment Mormonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Garment Mormonism - The Sacred Nature Of The Garment
To members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the temple garment represents the sacred and personal aspects of their rel...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacred Geometry: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Sacred Geometry
Sacred Geometry: Sacred Geometry is used by archaeologists, anthropologists, and geometricians to encompass the religious, philosophic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Garment Mormonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Garment Mormonism - Unauthorized Sale And Use
Church leaders have publicly discussed the above principles and beliefs since the mid-1840s, however, because of the sacredness surroundi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Sacred Texts
The overwhelming majority of Hindu sacred texts are composed in the Sanskrit language. Indeed, much of the morphology and linguistic phil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Important Symbolism And Themes In Hinduism
Hinduism - Tilaka symbol on forehead or between eyebrows. Main article: Tilaka The tilaka (or tilak) is a mark worn on the forehead a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Criticism
Hinduism is criticized based on current or past regressive social customs such as Dowry, Sati and casteism. Many also criticize it by lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Vedic Schools Of Thought
The six Āstika or orthodox (accepting the authority of the Vedas) schools of Hindu philosophy are Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Sāmkhya, Yoga, P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Denominations
Each of the Hinduism's four major denominations share rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal deities with one another, but each sect h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Core Concepts
Hinduism - The Eternal Way. "Sanātana Dharma" (सनातन धर्म, The Eternal Values ), the traditional name of Hinduism, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taboo: Encyclopedia Ii - Taboo - Taboo And Art
Many contemporary artists deal with taboo images and ideas including: Matthew Barney Maurizio Catalan Damien Hirst Lennie Lee Joel-Peter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taboo: Encyclopedia Ii - Taboo - Taboo And Art
Many contemporary artists deal with taboo images and ideas including: Matthew Barney Maurizio Cattalan Damien Hirst Joel-Peter Witkin Bi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Gita: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Guru Gita
Guru Gita: A sacred text consisting of mantras that describe the nature of the Guru, and the Guru-disciple relationship.   (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wisdom Teachings: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Wisdom Teachings
wisdom teachings A collection of wisdom; a body of knowledge about the hidden nature of humanity and the world held sacred through al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seven Sacred Planets: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Seven Sacred Planets
A Theosophical definition of Seven Sacred Planets :   Seven Sacred Planets The ancients spoke of seven planets which they calle...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacred Fire: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sacred Fire
Sacred Fire An equivalent for sacred spark, with reference to the lighting of the fires of mind in man during the third root-race. Esp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dualism: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Dualism
dualism Separation, absence of love; seeing oneself as different from the sacred universe. 2. In metaphysical view man is composed of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacr, Zachar: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sacr, Zachar
Sacr zachar (Hebrew) Also zakhar. Male, whether man or beast, as well as the masculine organ; and in connection with the Hebrew word f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scott Cunningham: Encyclopedia Ii - Scott Cunningham - Published Works
Scott Cunningham - Books. The Art of Divination (1993) The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews (1989) Cunningham's Encyclopedia...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anima Loci: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Anima Loci
ANIMA LOCI:  The soul of a place, specifically in Nature. Several cultures believe that natural forms such as wells and lakes as ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shamanism: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Shamanism
Shamanism employs ritual, dream work, sacred art, drumming and movement to attain nonordinary states of consciousness and to awaken sp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Satori: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Satori
Satori The direct experience of realizing the nature of Mind, the ego's obliteration, the experience of our living, sacred Self. Sator...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trees Of Life: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trees Of Life
Trees of Life. From the highest antiquity trees were connected with the gods and mystical forces in nature.   Every nation had i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Origins And Society
Hinduism - Origins of Hinduism. Main article: History of Hinduism Hinduism is the world's oldest major religion in existence. From a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Alternative Cultures Of Worship
Hinduism - The Bhakti schools. Main article: Bhakti The Bhakti (Devotional) school takes its name from the Hindu term that signifies ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spark, Sacred: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Spark, Sacred
Spark, Sacred Used in the Stanzas of Dzyan in reference to the early history of the human race, and particularly to its intellectual e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacred Psychology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Sacred Psychology
sacred psychology: Experiential psychology developed by psychologist Jean Houston, former president of the Association for Humanistic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hierophant: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hierophant
Hierophant (from Greek hierophantes from hieros sacred + phainein to show)   A revealer of sacred mysteries; title given to the h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hierogrammatists: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hierogrammatists
Hierophant (from Greek hierophantes from hieros sacred + phainein to show)   A revealer of sacred mysteries; title given to the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alex Grey: Encyclopedia Ii - Alex Grey - Paintings
His paintings can be described as an unusual contemporary blend of sacred or visionary art and postmodern art. His work often depicts asp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tamala: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Tamala
tamala Garcinia xanthochymus, cinnamomum tamala, a tree with blackish blue bark resembling the color of Krishna. It is sacred to Vaish...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sodales: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sodales
Sodales (Latin) Members or fellows of a fraternity, society, or recognized corporation, hence members of a mystic, secret, or occult f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cynocephalus: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Cynocephalus
Cynocephalus (Ancient Greek) The Egyptian Hapi. There was a notable difference between the ape-headed gods and the "Cynocephalus&...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cow-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Cow-worship
Cow-worship. The idea of any such "worship" is as erroneous as it is unjust.   No Egyptian worshipped the cow, nor doe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservation Ethic: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservation Ethic - History Of Biological Conservation
The origins of biological conservation can be traced to philosophical and religious beliefs about Man as a full part of Nature: Taoist an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ark Of The Covenant: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ark Of The Covenant
Ark of the Covenant The coffer or chest in the Holy of Holies of the Jewish synagogue. All ancient religions used the mystical ark, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giorgio Agamben: Encyclopedia Ii - Giorgio Agamben - Work
In his main work "Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life" (1998), Giorgio Agamben analyzes an obscure figure of Roman law that poses s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pantheism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Pantheism
Pantheism The belief that all that exists is God and all that exists is God. This God is an all-encompassing, impersonal principle or ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pantheism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Pantheism
Pantheism The belief that all that exists is God and all that exists is God. This God is an all-encompassing, impersonal principle or ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Earth: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Earth
Earth Our home planet is considered a non-sacred planet in process of transformation, preparing for an initiation. Located in the hor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Antoku: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Antoku - Life
Antoku was named crown prince at around one month of age. He ascended the throne at one year of age. Naturally, he held no actual power, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Circle: Encyclopedia Ii - Crop Circle - Crop Circle Designs
Early examples of this phenomenon were usually simple circular patterns of various sizes, which led some people to speculate that it was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goliard: Encyclopedia Ii - Goliard - Significance
The Goliards have literary significance in that they wrote Latin verse in a more natural stress-based prosody and helped free Latin from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - The Site
"Chichen" contains many fine stone buildings in various states of preservation; the buildings were formerly used as temples, palaces, sta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedanta: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Vedanta
Vedanta The end or culmination of the Veda, eternally revealed sacred knowledge; one of six orthodox viewpoints (darshanas) of classic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labrys: Encyclopedia Ii - Labrys - Etymology
In English the first appearance of "labrys" is reported in OED from Journal of Hellenic Studies XXI. 108 (1901): "It seems natural to int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labrys: Encyclopedia Ii - Labrys - Etymology
In English the first appearance of "labrys" is reported in OED from Journal of Hellenic Studies XXI. 108 (1901): "It seems natural to int...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seven Sacred Planets: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Seven Sacred Planets
Seven Sacred Planets The ancients spoke of seven planets which they named the seven sacred planets, and they were serialized as Saturn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bull-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Bull-worship
Bull-Worship (See "Apis" ). The worship of the Bull and the Ram was addressed to one and the same power, that of generative ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To The Study Of Individual Religions
Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs. These include efforts to determine the meaning a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ark Of The Covenant: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ark Of The Covenant
Ark of the Covenant. Every ark-shrine, whether with the Egyptians, Hindus, Chaldeans or Mexicans, was a phallic shrine, the symbol of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Russel Wallace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Russel Wallace - Religious Views And Application Of The Theory To Mankind
In a letter to a relative in 1861, Wallace wrote: "I think I have fairly heard and fairly weighed the evidence on both sides, and I remai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Russel Wallace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Russel Wallace - Religious Views, And Application Of The Theory To Mankind
In a letter to a relative in 1861, Wallace wrote: "I think I have fairly heard and fairly weighed the evidence on both sides, and I remai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trickster: Encyclopedia Ii - Trickster - Mythology
The trickster deity breaks the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously (for example, Loki) but usually with ultimately positiv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Omen: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Omen
Omen A sign or event which is interpreted as being a sign of good or evil in a future event. Often it will be small yet significant; f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Omen: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Omen
Omen A sign or event which is interpreted as being a sign of good or evil in a future event. Often it will be small yet significant; f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mystery-gods: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mystery-gods
Mystery-gods Several different groups of cosmogonic entities, among them the regents of the seven sacred planets, whose chief is the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Circle: Encyclopedia Ii - Crop Circle - Crop Circle Designs
Early examples of this phenomenon were usually simple circular patterns of various sizes, which led some people to speculate that it was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychopannychism: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychopannychism - Opponents
Opponents of psychopannychism and thnetopsychism include most Protestant churches and the Roman Catholic Church. The latter views it as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pomponio Nenna: Encyclopedia Ii - Pomponio Nenna - Music And Influence
Nenna followed the stylistic trends of the time. He borrowed some ideas from Giulio Caccini, the famous Florentine, one of the founders o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seven: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Seven
Seven The fundamental number of manifestation, frequently found in the different cosmogonies as well as in many religious dogmas and o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akashic Records: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Akashic Records
AKASHIC RECORDS Akasha is Sanskrit for ether, and it is within this Etheric state of being that the records of everything that has bee...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reiki: Alternative Health Dictionary On Reiki
Reiki (ray-key) (reiki healing, Reiki system, reiki therapy, Usui method of Natural Healing, Usui Reiki, Usui shiki ryoho, Usui shik...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reiki: Alternative Health Dictionary On Reiki
Reiki (ray-key) (reiki healing, Reiki system, reiki therapy, Usui method of Natural Healing, Usui Reiki, Usui shiki ryoho, Usui shiko ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianization: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianization - The Christianized Landscape
The British Isles and other areas of northern Europe that were formerly druidic are still densely punctuated by holy wells and holy sprin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianization: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianization - The Christianized Landscape
The British Isles and other areas of northern Europe that were formerly druidic are still densely punctuated by holy wells and holy sprin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lotus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lotus
Lotus (from Greek lotos)   A lily belonging to the genus Nymphaea, an ancient and universal symbol; in India spoken of innumerabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northern Territory: Encyclopedia Ii - Northern Territory - Geography
There are many very small settlements scattered across the Territory but the larger population centres are located on the single sealed r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hare: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hare
Hare Many mythologies have featured the hare, especially the Egyptian. Thus the symbol of the hare frequently occurs in the hieroglyph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ark Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Ark
Ark Dream Symbols: highly mystic and of a sacred nature, it might refer to something or someone you need to protect and cherish deeply...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Two Hundred Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Two Hundred
Two Hundred: Inadequacy of needs being met in the natural and/or in the Spirit. (2 Sam. 14:26; Josh. 7:21; John 6:7; Gen. 11:19)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Six Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Six
Six: Man; beast; Satan; flesh; carnal; toil and strain of the flesh or natural realm; work; sorrow; secular completeness. (Rev. 13:18;...   » Read the article