Encyclopedia - Soma: Encyclopedia - Soma
Soma (Sanskrit), or Haoma (Avestan) (from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Sauma) was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Soma
soma The juice of a sacred plant, offered in the more elaborate Vedic sacrifices to the principal demigods. The performers of these sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soma: Encyclopedia Ii - Soma - Soma In Indian Tradition
Soma - Vedas. In the Vedas, or Vedic scriptures, Soma is portrayed as sacred and as a god (deva). The god is the plant and the drink; t...   » Read the article

Article - Soma And Ananda: The Flow Of Soma
Soma and Ananda The Vedic ritual reaches its climax in the Soma offering, in which specially prepared plant juices are offered into the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soma: Encyclopedia Ii - Soma - Candidates For The Soma Plant
Even in the Rigveda, Soma is described as growing far away, in the mountains, and has to be purchased from travelling traders. This is co...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Enjoy Celestial Pleasures
Hindu Quotes: Enjoy Celestial Pleasures   Those who follow the rituals given in the Vedas, who offer sacrifices and take soma, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elixir: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Elixir
elixir: Hypothetical substance that would change any metal into gold or prolong life indefinitely.   An English term for soma, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amrita: Encyclopedia - Amrita
In Hindu mythology and Buddhist mythology, Amrita is the drink of the gods, which grants them immortality. The word itself literally mean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andronovo Culture: Encyclopedia - Andronovo Culture
The Andronovo culture is a cover term for a group of Bronze Age cultures of southern Siberia and Central Asia, ca. 2300–1000 BCE. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex: Encyclopedia - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex
The Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (or BMAC, also known as the Oxus civilization) the modern archaeological designation for a Br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daksha: Encyclopedia - Daksha
In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. With his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gandharva: Encyclopedia - Gandharva
In Hinduism, the Gandharvas (Sanskrit: गंधर्व, gandharva) are male nature spirits, husbands of the Apsaras. They are part ani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Club Universe: Encyclopedia - Club Universe
Club Universe (also known as Pleasuredome on Sundays) was a trend-setting SOMA gay nightclub in San Francisco from the early 1990s to 200...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandra: Encyclopedia - Chandra
In Hinduism, Chandra is a lunar deity. Chandra is sometimes identified with Soma. He is white and rides his chariot (the moon) across the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary Ii On Soma
Soma:  bliss of pleasure, principle at work behind the mind and senses   (See also: Soma , Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Soma
soma: vedic god of bliss or equated also with a potent hallucinogenic drink   (See also: soma , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Soma
Soma: Soma. Nectar of Ecstasy. Lunar deity. Any of 24 types of psychoactive plants given in the Vedas.   (See also: Soma , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Soma
Soma: Vedic God of bliss   (See also: Soma , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Soma
SOMA The ancient Hindu drink of the Gods made of the climbing plant known as sarcostema viminalis or asclepias acida found in the moun...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Soma
Soma (Sanskrit). The moon, and also the juice of the plant of that name used in the temples for trance purposes; a sacred beverage. So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Soma
SOMA SOMA is a unique development of the holographic body reading technique.   Holographic body reading recognizes that each per...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Soma
Soma (Greek) Body; equivalent to the Sanskrit sthula-sarira in the seven human or cosmic principles.   (See also: Soma , Mysti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Soma
Soma (Sanskrit) In Hinduism, the moon astronomically; mystically, a sacred beverage of initiates, "made from a rare mountain plan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andronovo Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Andronovo Culture - Successors
The Sintashta-Petrovka culture is succeeded by the Fedorovo (1400-1200 BCE) and Alekseyevka (1200-1000 BCE) cultures, still considered as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ephedrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ephedrine - Chemistry
Ephedrine exhibits optical isomerism and has two chiral centres. By convention the enantiomers with opposite stereochemistry around the c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma-loka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Soma-loka
Soma-loka (Sanskrit) [from Soma moon + loka world, place]   The region or world of the regent of the moon, Soma; equivalent to pi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma Pneumatikon: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Soma Pneumatikon
Soma Pneumatikon (Greek) Spiritual body. {BCW 12:202}   (See also: Soma Pneumatikon , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma Psychikon: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Soma Psychikon
Soma Psychikon (Greek) Astral body. {BCW 12:202}   (See also: Soma Psychikon , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Aura Soma: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Aura Soma
Aura Soma (see Color Therapy)   (See also: Aura Soma , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ephedrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ephedrine - Safety Issues
Ephedrine is found in many popular weight control products, in the form of Ephedra, some of which have been banned by the United States F...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma-loka: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Soma-loka
Soma-loka (Sanskrit). A kind of lunar abode where the god Soma, the regent of the moon, resides. The abode of the Lunar Pitris - or Pi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asclepias Acida: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Asclepias Acida
Asclepias Acida. See SOMA   (See also: Asclepias Acida , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma Chakra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Soma Chakra
Soma chakra: sixteen petalled chakra situated above ajna and manas chakras   (See also: Soma chakra ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma-drink: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Soma-drink
Soma-drink. Made from a rare mountain plant by initiated Brahmans. This Hindu sacred beverage answers to the Greek ambrosia or nectar,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soma Cruz: Encyclopedia Ii - Soma Cruz - Aria Of Sorrow
Soma discovers that Dracula is indeed dead, but his castle seeks a new master. Furthermore, Soma's powers and Dracula's soul are one and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ephedrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ephedrine - Indications
In traditional Chinese medicine, ephedrine has been used in the treatment of asthma and bronchitis for centuries (Ford, 2001). In Western...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soma Cruz: Encyclopedia Ii - Soma Cruz - Dawn Of Sorrow
This game is a direct sequel to Aria of Sorrow and by the very fact that Soma Cruz is once again the main character and the events of Daw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ephedrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ephedrine - Ephedrine Abuse
Anecdotal reports have suggested that ephedrine helps thinking or studying to a greater extent than caffeine. Some students and some whit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soma Cruz: Encyclopedia Ii - Soma Cruz - Irony And Popularity
When Aria of Sorrow was first released, news of the true nature of Soma Cruz spread. The idea of playing as Dracula, albeit in reincarnat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma Neuromuscular Integration: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Soma Neuromuscular Integration
Soma Neuromuscular Integration: Soma combines deep manipulation of muscular and connective tissue with movement training to address va...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anesthesia: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Anesthesia
Anesthesia (from Greek anaisthesia no feeling)   Want of feeling; a condition of total or partial insensibility, particularly to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex - Overview
Sarianidi's excavations from the late 1970s onward revealed numerous monumental structures in many different sites, including Delbarjin, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma Neuromuscular Integration: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Soma Neuromuscular Integration
SOMA NEUROMUSCULAR INTEGRATION A 10-session system of bodywork, soma neuromuscular integration works the fascial network to release ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-iranians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-iranians - Expansion
The Indo-Iranians expanded widely into Central Asia from the Ural River in the west to the Tian Shan in the east, taking over the area oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex - The Indo-iranian Hypothesis
The Bactria-Margiana complex has also attracted attention as a candidate for those looking for the material counterparts to the Indo-Iran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula Castlevania: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula Castlevania - Reincarnation
In the Game Boy Advance installment of the series, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, it is revealed the main character Soma Cruz is in fact so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria-margiana Archaeological Complex - A Previously Unknown Civilization?
The inhabitants of the BMAC were sedentary people who practised irrigation farming of wheat and barley. There seems to have been interact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-iranians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-iranians - Origin
The near-universally cited candidate for the homeland of the Proto-Indian-Iranian culture is the Andronovo Archaeological Complex. A comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-iranians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-iranians - Associated Archaeological Cultures
These archaeological cultures are assigned to the Indo-Iranians: BMAC Copper Hoard culture Painted Gray Ware culture Swat culture .....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tetromino: Encyclopedia Ii - Tetromino - Filling The Box With 3d Pieces
In 3D, these 8 pieces (suppose each piece consists of 4 cubes, L and J are the same. Z and S are the same) can fit in a 4×4×2 or 8×2×...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mina Hakuba: Encyclopedia Ii - Mina Hakuba - Dawn Of Sorrow
Mina is present with Soma in the game's opening scenes as they converse about amusing moments that they've had in the past. Afterwards, M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tetromino: Encyclopedia Ii - Tetromino - Tiling The Rectangle And Filling The Box With 2d Pieces
Although a complete set of 2D tetrominoes has a total of 20 (or 28, when mirror images count) squares, it is not possible to pack them in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Pantheon
Philological reconstructions of some PIE theonyms: *Dyeus Ph2ter is believed to have been the original name of god of the daylit sky and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoko Belnades: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoko Belnades - Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow
Yoko is also present in the sequel, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, and her role there is much larger. Soma first meets her along with Juliu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amrita: A Spiritual Dictionary On Amrita
Amrita: A sanskrit word meaning "nectar of immortality". The substance that gives the immortal life and purifies the human ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow: Encyclopedia Ii - Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow - Plot
The game takes place in the year 2035 and stars Soma Cruz, a high school exchange student in Japan. While visiting the Hakuba Shrine with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julius Belmont: Encyclopedia Ii - Julius Belmont - Aria Of Sorrow
During the events of Aria of Sorrow, Julius has had amnesia ever since his battle with Dracula in 1999. Through some hidden intuition, he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julius Belmont: Encyclopedia Ii - Julius Belmont - Dawn Of Sorrow
In Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Julius comes to the reflection of Dracula's castle along with Genya Arikado and Yoko Belnades in order to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Intoxicants: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Intoxicants
Intoxicants. See SOMA; DELIRIUM TREMENS   (See also: Intoxicants , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beverage, Sacred: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Beverage, Sacred
Beverage, Sacred. See SOMA   (See also: Beverage, Sacred , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Drugs: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Drugs
Drugs. See SOMA   (See also: Drugs , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Priests
The main functionaries of the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European religion would have been maintained by a class of priests or shamans. Ther...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Drunkenness: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Drunkenness
Drunkenness. See DELIRIUM TREMENS; SOMA   (See also: Drunkenness , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tara: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Tara
Tara (Sanskrit). The wife of Brihaspati (Jupiter), carried away by King Soma, the Moon, an act which led to the war of the Gods with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Mythology
There seems to have been a belief in a World tree, which in Germanic mythology was an ash tree (Norse Yggdrasil; Irminsul), in Hinduism a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saumanasya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Saumanasya
saumanasya: (Sanskrit) "Benevolence, causing gladness or cheerfulness of mind, right understanding (related to the term soma).&qu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anumati: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Anumati
Anumati (Sanskrit). The moon at the full; when from a god - Soma - she becomes a goddess.   (See also: Anumati , Theosophy, Sp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandra: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Chandra
Chandra (Sanskrit) The Moon; also a deity. The terms Chandra and Soma are synonyms.   (See also: Chandra , Theosophy, Spiritua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow: Encyclopedia Ii - Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow - Characters
Heroes Soma Cruz Mina Hakuba Genya Arikado Julius Belmont Yoko Belnades Hammer Villains (Human) Celia Fortner - Celia is the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tara, Taraka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tara, Taraka
Tara or Taraka Târâ, Târakâ (Sanskrit) The wife of Brihaspati (Jupiter). The Puranas relate that Soma, the moo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Indu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Indu
Indu (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root und to drop)   In the Brahmanas, the moon; in the Vedas, a drop, especially of soma, or a s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Somapas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Somapas
Somapas (Sanskrit) Those who drink or have drunk the soma juice. Soma itself was the mystical initiatory drink or potation of the anci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Somavansa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Somavansa
Somavansa [from soma moon + vansa race]   The lunar race or dynasty.   See also CHANDRAVANSA   (See also: Somavansa ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gaayas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Gaayas
Gaayas: Gaayas. Indra, Vishnu, Soma, and the Aswins.   (See also: Gaayas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictiona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nebo: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Nebo
Nebo (Chald.). The same as the Hindu Budha, son of Soma the Moon, and Mercury the planet. (See "Nabu".)   (See also:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Budha: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Budha
Budha (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root budh to awake)   As an adjective, intelligent, wise, clever, fully awake; hence a wise or ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Budha: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Budha
Budha (Sk. "The Wise and Intelligent", the Son of Soma, the Moon, and of Rokini or Taraka, wife of Brihaspati carried away b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Haoma: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Haoma
HAOMA Ancient Persian divinity choosing to manifest as a sacred (psychedelic?) plant (similar to, if not the same as) the Hindu soma. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chamasa: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Chamasa
chamasa Ritual cups made of wood, used for offering soma juice in Vedic sacri?ces.   (See also: chamasa , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedhas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vedhas
Vedhas (Sanskrit) Arranger, disposer, giver; a name given to Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu; also to the sun and to the moon (Soma). Likewis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asomatous: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Asomatous
Asomatous (from Greek a not + soma body)   Incorporeal; applied to beings having no physical or material body, corresponding to t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandra, Candra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Chandra, Candra
Chandra candra (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root chand to shine)   The moon; as an adjective, shining, glittering, having the bril...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tarakamaya, Taramaya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tarakamaya, Taramaya
Tarakamaya or Taramaya (Sanskrit) The war in heaven; the struggle between the gods and the asuras for the rescue of Tara or Taraka, th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amrita: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Amrita
Amrita (Sanskrit). The ambrosial drink or food of the gods; the food giving immortality. The elixir of life churned out of the ocean o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pururavas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Pururavas
Pururavas (Sanskrit). The son of Budha the son of Soma (the moon), and of Ila famous for being the first to produce fire by the fricti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gandharva: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Gandharva
Gandharva (Sanskrit) The celestial choristers and musicians of India. in the Vedas these deities reveal the secrets of heaven and eart...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ila: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ila
Ila (Sanskrit). Daughter of Vaivaswata Manu; wife of Buddha, the son of Soma; one month a woman and the other a man by the decree of S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmanaspati: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Brahmanaspati
Brahmanaspati (Sanskrit). The planet Jupiter; a deity in the Rig -Veda, known in the exoteric works as Brihaspati, whose wife Tara was...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brihaspati: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Brihaspati
Brihaspati (Sanskrit) The name of a Deity, also of a Rishi. It is like wise the name of the planet Jupiter. He is the personified Guru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula Castlevania: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula Castlevania - In-game Appearance
In almost all of his in-game incarnations, Dracula initially appears as a stereotypical vampire count, complete with long black cape. His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula Castlevania: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula Castlevania - Son Of Dracula
Through his union with the human Lisa, Dracula had a son. His son would be born Adrian Farenheits Tepes, but would be later known as Aluc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sama Veda: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Sama Veda
Sama Veda One of the four Vedas, the original revealed scriptures. It contains sacred musical compositions based mostly on the hymns o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atri: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Atri
Atri A Vedic sage, born of the mind of Brahma. When Atri prayed to the Supreme for a son like Him, but without a clear idea of who the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula Castlevania: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula Castlevania - History
Dracula Castlevania - Castlevania: Lament of Innocence 1094. Though it is never explicitly stated, it is believed by most Castlevania f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amsumat, Amsuman: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Amsumat, Amsuman
Amsumat, Amsuman (Sanskrit) (from amsu filament, ray of light)   As an adjective, threadlike or filamentoid, luminous as the sun ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agnishtoma, Agnistoma: Theosophy Dictionary On Agnishtoma, Agnistoma
Agnishtoma agnistoma (Sanskrit) (from agni fire + stoma praise, a hymn from the verbal root stu to praise, eulogize)   Praise of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sattra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sattra
Sattra (Sanskrit) A great soma sacrifice or a sacrificial session, which lasted one year and was based upon the revolution of the sun ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dianoia: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dianoia
Dianoia (Greek) (from dianoia thought)   Used by Plato and Aristotle often in contrast with soma (body); synonymous with logos, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siamese Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Siamese Dream - Track Listing
All song were written by Billy Corgan, except Soma and Mayonaise by Corgan and James Iha. The Japanese version of the album ended with "P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soma: Encyclopedia Ii - Soma - Persian Haoma
The Iranian peoples called the drink Haoma. In Persia, the early Aryan rituals were reformed by Zoroaster. Our knowledge is sketchy, but ...   » Read the article