Encyclopedia - Theosis: Encyclopedia - Theosis
In Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic theology, theosis, meaning divinization (or deification or, to become god), is the call to man t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Theosis - Union With God In Catholic Traditions East And West
In western Catholic theology, theosis refers to a specific and rather advanced phase of contemplation of God. [1] The process of arriving...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Theosis - Eastern Orthodox Theology
The statement by St. Athanasius of Alexandria, "The Son of God became man, that we might become God", indicates the concept beautifully. ...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Philosophy: Yoga - Beyond The Body And Mind
Yog means union. Union with a supreme power which is the source of creation, perfection and destruction. Union with the supreme intellect...   » Read the article

Article - Kriya Yoga: Introduction To Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga is a scientific art of perfect God Truth union and Self-Realization. It was revived by a great Master of India, Babaji Nag...   » Read the article

Article - Bhakti Yoga: Krishna's Choice - Bhakti Yoga  
The Bhagavad Gita has been universally hailed by the learned as truly reflecting the essence of all the Vedas. Its depth, richness and...   » Read the article

Article - Goda: Andal's Divine Union With Sri Narayana
Andal's Divine Union With Sri Narayana The Tiruppavai, a 1,000-year-old collection of 30 Tamil songs in praise of Krishna, was composed ...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Yoga: The Four Paths Of Hindu Yoga
The four main spiritual paths for God-realisation are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Karma Yoga is suitable for a man...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Obstacles: Hurdles And Obstacles In Yoga
Yoga enables us to unite the individual soul with the ultimate eternal One. This union is the chief purpose of human life and in our ende...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God Mountain Assembly: Encyclopedia - Church Of God Mountain Assembly
The Church of God of the Mountain Assembly, Inc. (CGMA) is a holiness pentecostal Christian body formed in 1906, with roots in the late 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypostatic Union: Encyclopedia - Hypostatic Union
The hypostatic union (also known as the mystical union), in Christian theology, refers to the dual nature of Jesus Christ as being simult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theoria: Encyclopedia - Theoria
Theoria is contemplation or perception of beauty, esp. as a moral faculty (OED). In Eastern Orthodox theology theoria takes on a number o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hieros Gamos: Encyclopedia - Hieros Gamos
Hieros Gamos or Hierogamy means a coupling (sometimes marriage) of a god and a man or a woman, often having a symbolic meaning. It is an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chin Mayan God: Encyclopedia - Chin Mayan God
Chin is a god in the Mayan pantheon often represented as a dwarf or a small child. He is said to have introduced homoerotic relationships...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia - Christianity In China
Christianity in China has developed since at least the 7th century CE. The introduction of Nestorianism, a Christian sect, around 635 is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisdom Tradition: Encyclopedia - Wisdom Tradition
Wisdom Tradition is a term that is sometimes given to the inner core or mystic aspects of a religious or spiritual tradition, without the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism
Anti-intellectualism is a term that in one sense describes a hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svarga: Encyclopedia - Svarga
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. In H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Rite: Encyclopedia - Great Rite
In Wicca, the Great Rite is ritualistic sexual intercourse. The Great Rite can also be performed symbolically: the High Priest plunges th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fordson Tractor: Encyclopedia Ii - Fordson Tractor - Prepare To Meet Thy God
Not only was the Fordson a challenge to start and operate, but it also quickly developed a bad reputation for its propensity to rear up o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muraqaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Muraqaba - Stages Of Muraqaba
Muraqaba - Gnosis of self. This is the starting level of meditation. When a person starts meditation, he enters into a somnolent or sl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Roots Of Catholic Eucharistic Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Roots Of Catholic Eucharistic Theology - Historical Roots Of Early Church And Catholic Eucharistic Theology
Historical roots of Catholic Eucharistic theology - Institution. The three synoptic Gospels and Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fordson Tractor: Encyclopedia Ii - Fordson Tractor - History
The Fordson tractor by the Ford Motor Company was the first agricultural tractor to be mass produced. It was a lightweight, frameless tra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hypostatic Union: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Hypostatic Union
Hypostatic Union The Christian doctrine describing the union of the two natures (divine and human) in the person of Jesus.   Acc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hypostatic Union: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Hypostatic Union
Hypostatic Union The Christian doctrine describing the union of the two natures (divine and human) in the person of Jesus.   Acc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aikya: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Aikya
aikya: aikya. Oneness with God, union of the individual soul (jiva) with God.   (See also: aikya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dicti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Anthem Of The Soviet Union: Encyclopedia Ii - National Anthem Of The Soviet Union - Anthem Of The Bolshevik Party
National Anthem of the Soviet Union - Russian. Гимн партии большевиков (Gimn partii bol’shevikov) Музыка �...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aikya: Sai Baba Dictionary On Aikya
Aikya: Aikya: Oneness with God, union of the individual soul (jiva) with God.   (See also: Aikya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: A Spiritual Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Union of the individual self, or Atma, with the Supreme Being, or Universal Self. There are many forms of Yoga, all of which ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muraqaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Muraqaba - Types Of Muraqaba
There are many different kinds of muraqaba that are practiced in various Sufi schools in different parts of the world. Following is a lis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yantra Yoga: A Spiritual Dictionary On Yantra Yoga
Yantra yoga: The path of union with God through geometric visualisation. A Yantra is a geometric design.   (See also: Yantra ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Literally, "union." Union with the Supreme Being, or any practice that makes for such union. Meditation that unites th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kenosis: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Kenosis
Kenosis A teaching concerning Jesus' incarnation. The Kenosis attempts to solve some paradoxes between the nature of God and of man as...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kenosis: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Kenosis
Kenosis A teaching concerning Jesus' incarnation. The Kenosis attempts to solve some paradoxes between the nature of God and of man as...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kenosis: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Kenosis
A Christian theological definition of Kenosis according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " K...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sayujya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sayujya
sayujya: (Sanskrit) "Intimate union." Perpetual God Consciousness. See: Sivasayujya, vishvagrasa. (See also: Sayujya , Hi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attainment: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Attainment
attainment: Acquisition, achievement or realization through effort. Spiritual accomplishment. Saiva Siddhanta notes four primary level...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attainment: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Attainment
attainment: Acquisition, achievement or realization through effort. Spiritual accomplishment. Saiva Siddhanta notes four primary levels ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God - Doctrines
IURD's statutes of faith describe thirteen basic doctrines: the existence of one and only God, in the form of the Trinity Father, Son, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God Mountain Assembly: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of God Mountain Assembly - History
Beginning around 1895, several ministers of the South Union Association of United Baptists became involved in the holiness movement. At t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God Cleveland: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of God Cleveland - Early History
Elder Richard Spurling (1810-1891), an ordained Baptist minister, rejected some of the views of the Baptists in his area as not in accord...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Sai Baba Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Yoga: Conquest of the senses, union of body, mind and soul, and with God (RRV-6b).   (See also: Yoga , Hinduism, Hin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sayujya-mukthi: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Sayujya-mukthi (saayujya-mukthi)
sayujya-mukthi: sayujya-mukthi (saayujya-mukthi). Union-with-God liberation.   (See also: sayujya-mukthi , Hinduism, Hindui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God Of Prophecy: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of God Of Prophecy - History
In August of 1886, Elder Richard Spurling (1810-1891), an ordained Baptist minister, rejected the dominant Landmark Baptist views on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Democratic Union Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Democratic Union Germany - Philosophy
According to the CDU's website, the party is non-denominational Christian-based, applying the principles of Christian Democracy and servi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God In Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - God In Buddhism - The God Idea In Early Buddhism
The Buddha of the Pāli suttas (scriptures) dismisses as “foolish talk”, as “ridiculous, mere words, a vain and empty thing” (Dig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantra: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Tantra
TANTRA Usually associated with Tibetan sexual tantras, but a tantra is any ritualized or repeated movement, or "mode," desig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kabir: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Kabir (kabeer)
Kabir: Kabir (Kabeer). Also Kabirdas. 15th century mystic poet; preached equality before God of all creatures and the religion of l...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti Yoga: The yoga of attaining union with God through the prescribed spiritual discipline of the path of devotion.   (See a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yogi: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Yogi
Yogi: One who practises Yoga; one who strives earnestly for union with God; an aspirant going through any course of spiritual discipli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jnana-devas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Jnana-devas
Jnana-devas (Sanskrit) (from jnana knowledge, wisdom + deva god)   Gods of knowledge or wisdom; the higher classes of gods or dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - Names For Christianity And God
Chinese-language terms for God have, since the introduction of Christianity to China, proved a point of contention for Chinese Christians...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God Realization: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On God Realization
God Realization: Direct and personal experience of the Divine within oneself.   It can refer to either 1)    sav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Governor-general Of The Union Of South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Governor-general Of The Union Of South Africa - Republicanism
The Afrikaner-dominated National Party, which came to power in 1948, was avowedly republican, and regarded South Africa's links with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henana Of Adiabene: Encyclopedia Ii - Henana Of Adiabene - Christological Dispute
Theodore held that a union of the two natures in Christ was unthinkable. Henana on the other hand favored a union of the two natures, the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: A Spiritual Dictionary On Samadhi
Samadhi: A blissful physical state experienced when one is in union with God, and therefore receiving the impulse of Divine energy. T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: A Spiritual Dictionary On Hatha Yoga
Hatha yoga: The yoga of body postures. A form of yoga based upon physical contortions of the body aimed at increasing strength, suppl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - A Christian Philosophy Of Prayer
For some Christians, union with God is a paramount purpose of religion. Christians believe that God is seeking union with His creature, M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hypostatic Union: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Hypostatic Union
A Christian theological definition of Hypostatic Union according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakthi Yoga: Sai Baba Dictionary On Bhakthi Yoga
Bhakthi Yoga: Bhakthi Yoga: Linking with the Supreme Lord (Krishna) by devotional service. "Union through devotion." Bhak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phronema: Encyclopedia Ii - Phronema - Phronema In The Western Church
The term itself is used occasionally by theologians. For example, John Henry Cardinal Newman, in July 1859, wrote of the nature of the co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - History
Christianity in China - Earliest period. For a fuller account see Nestorianism in China Traditional Christian thought suggested that St...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Rite: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Great Rite
GREAT RITE, THE 1) The symbolic sexual union of the Goddess and the God which is enacted at Bealtaine in most traditions, and at othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - Modern Age
Christianity in China - The Missionary Period. During the 1840s, Western missionaries spread Christianity rapidly through the foreign o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - Christianity In The Contemporary Prc
Today, the Chinese language typically divides Christians into two groups, members of Jidu jiao, (literally, Christianity) Protestantism, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Praxis Orthodox: Encyclopedia Ii - Praxis Orthodox - Orthodox Praxis
Union with God, to which Christians hold that Jesus invited man, requires not just faith, but correct practice of faith. This is found in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-intellectualism - Anti-intellectualism In The Former Soviet Union
In the Soviet Union, within the first decade after the Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks generally scorned and suspected the educated as...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishishtadvaita: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita: (Sanskrit) "Qualified nondualism."   Best known as the term used by Ramanuja (ca 1017-1137) to name h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishishtadvaita: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita: (Sanskrit) "Qualified nondualism." Best known as the term used by Ramanuja (ca 1017-1137) to name his Vaish...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parasiva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Parasiva
Parasiva: (Sanskrit) "Transcendent Siva."   The Self God, Siva in His first perfection, Absolute Reality. God Siva as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-intellectualism - A Loaded Term?
Not surprisingly, intellectuals commonly use allegations of anti-intellectualism as a charge against their critics. Critics of certain in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beltaine: Pagan Holidays Wheel Of The Year Dictionary On Beltaine - May 1
Beltaine - May 1 Beltaine is the fertility sabbat. It celebrates live above all. This is the final planting time. This is the time whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-intellectualism - Anti-intellectualism In Asia - Maoist China And Cambodia
In Maoist China during the Cultural Revolution, a revolutionary transformation of all aspects of life, including education, was attempted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-intellectualism - Anti-intellectualism In The Classical World
The Roman statesman Cato the Elder's public career displayed many traits that today would be considered anti-intellectual. He vehemently ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Rite: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Great Rite
GREAT RITE: Symbolic sexual union (also sacred marriage) of the Goddess and God that is enacted at Beltane in many traditions, and oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-intellectualism - Anti-intellectualism In The United States
Anti-intellectualism - 19th Century culture. 19th century popular culture is important in the history of American anti-intellectualism....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-intellectualism - Causes
Anti-intellectual beliefs can come from a variety of sources. These include: Anti-intellectualism - Religion. Although most religions h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dionysian: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Dionysian
DIONYSIAN: In religious studies, describes "lunar- or nature-oriented" religions that emphasize the ecstatic and emotional a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dionysian: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Dionysian
DIONYSIAN: In religious studies, describes "lunar- or nature-oriented" religions that emphasize the ecstatic and emotional a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unitarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Unitarianism - Forms Of Unitarianism
There are four distinct schools of Unitarian thought: 'Biblical Unitarianism'—God is one being Who consists of one person—the Father...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Yoga
yoga: yoga. (a) Union of the individual self or Atma with the Supreme Being or Universal Self; act of yoking. (b) A spiritual disci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Legbha: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Legbha
LEGBHA African (Dahomey, Yoruba.). When the Sun-God Damballah touched the penises of Leghba's four sons,they ejaculated the logoi sper...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Rite: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Great Rite
GREAT RITE - the symbolic sexual union (also sacred marriage) of the Goddess and God which is enacted at Bealtine in most traditions a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Prayer
prayer (metaphysical healing): Any attempt to express sentiments to a supernatural focus of worship or veneration. The general categor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Bhakti Yoga
bhakti yoga: n (Sanskrit) "Union through devotion." Bhakti yoga is the practice of devotional disciplines, worship, prayer, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limbo: Encyclopedia Ii - Limbo - Limbo As A State Of Eternal, Natural Joy
If heaven is a state of happiness and a union with God, and hell is a state of torture and a separation from God, then (many eminent Roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limbo: Encyclopedia Ii - Limbo - Limbo As A State Of Eternal Natural Joy
If heaven is a state of happiness and a union with God, and hell is a state of torture and a separation from God, then (many eminent Roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Mythology - The Three Sky Deities
Divine Relationships. The universe first appeared when Nammu, a presumably formless abyss, curled in upon herself, and in an act of sel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Presbyterian Church Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Presbyterian Church Of Australia - Beliefs
Note: the following is a partial extract from a pamphlet entitled Welcome to the Presbyterian Church, was published by the GAA Christian ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On God
GOD Anything from a psychic projection to a full macrocosmic individual. Einstein, shunning Judeo-Xtian pleadings, defined God as the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thoth: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Thoth
THOTH Tehuti (Djehuti, Theutys), the Egyptian equivalent of Hermes. God of the Age after Aquarius, (Age of Capricorn, 2000 years hence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - The Word Yoga
The word "yoga" - from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke") - is generally translated as "union" or "integration." This may be understood as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Of Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Of Great Britain - Style And Arms
The official style of Anne before 1707 was "Anne, by the Grace of God, Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dovber Of Mezeritch: Encyclopedia Ii - Dovber Of Mezeritch - On The Ecstasy Of Prayer
As the degrees of divine manifestation differ according to the nature of the various objects, it is the purpose of the world-life to adva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahasrara: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahasrara - Other Associations
In the West, it has been noted by many occultists that Sahasrara expresses a similar archetypal idea to that of Kether in the kabbalistic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monophycitism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Monophycitism
A Christian theological definition of Monophycitism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &q...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Tapas: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga Tapas
yoga tapas: (Sanskrit) "Fiery union."   Relentless, sustained yoga practice that awakens the fiery kundalini, bringing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Pada: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga Pada
yoga pada: "Stage of union."   Having matured in the charya and kriya padas, the soul now turns to internalized worshi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mysticism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mysticism
mysticism: Spirituality; the pursuit of direct spiritual or religious experience. Spiritual discipline aimed at union or communion wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Jews - Christian
Christianity, which has its roots in Jewish teachings about the Messiah, has often had a contentious relationship with Judaism, giving ri...   » Read the article