Scalable Metaphor

Following the patterns and symbolism of plasma requires a multi-discipline approach.  As disciplines tend to develop specialized terminologies specific to their genre, history or field of study, I found it helpful to assemble definitions from all of the fields ultimately relevant to the study of plasma.  Understanding the significance of plasma symbolism also requires an appreciation for the telling of the story and for the layers of meaning that inhabit our relationship with the symbol.

Forms of Storytelling:

Allegory is a more expanded version, like a metaphor on steroids. It employs a story line that is both literal and symbolic, such as Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” that we all had to read in high school or college. It usually attempts to make a philosophical or political point.

http://azwritingcoach.blogspot.com/2011/06/simile-metaphor-allegory-parable.html

Metaphor is a trope or figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. Adjective: metaphorical. http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/metaphorterm.htm            Example: I am an eagle.

Parables are similar, with a story line designed to illustrate a spiritual or ethical message. Probably the best known is the Prodigal Son parable in the Bible.

http://azwritingcoach.blogspot.com/2011/06/simile-metaphor-allegory-parable.html

Simile is a comparison using like or as. Metaphor makes the connection direction, without the like or as. The first two lines above are simile and metaphor.

http://azwritingcoach.blogspot.com/2011/06/simile-metaphor-allegory-parable.html

Defining terms in the context of my work:         

Soul: The seat of my conscience, the part of me that is always connected to God consciousness in a constant conversation and interaction.  My soul is who I am when I am no longer this transient form.

Spirit: I think of this as an active property of soul.  We are inspired, spirited, excited by the joy.  Spirit moves us.  In energetic terms, this would be the electric property.

Sovereign:  Every embodied soul is its own authority and responsible to itself by virtue of existence… in any dimension.  We are sparks of Divine Consciousness.  Our boundaries, our rights, our expansive consciousness are set by us and never to be violated by any other just as we are never to violate the boundaries, rights or expansive consciousness of any other.

Glossary:

abiogenesis:   n.  abio·gen·e·sis \ˌā-ˌbī-ō-ˈje-nə-səs\   the origin of life from nonliving matter: such asa :  spontaneous generation   b :  a theory in the evolution of early life on earth: organic molecules and subsequent simple life forms first originated from inorganic substance

Medical Definition of abiogenesis:  the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter—called also spontaneous generation; compare biogenesis

“Abiogenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 27 June 2017.

alchemical wedding: n    From description of course by Dennis Klocek: http://dennisklocek.com/lectures/alchemical-wedding “The alchemical initiation of humility that is the very core of the Rosicrucian path of enlightenment. …The main motif in this story is the initiate of misunderstanding/patience/humility vs. the soul condition of inflation that is the greatest danger on the path to the higher self.”

alchemy:
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Medieval chemistry; the doctrines and processes of the early and medieval chemists; in particular, the supposed process, or the search for the process, by which it was hoped to transmute the baser metals into gold.
n. Any magical or mysterious power or process of transmuting or transforming.
n. Formerly, a mixed metal used for utensils, a modification of brass: so called because believed to have been originally formed by the art of alchemy; hence, an imitation, as alchemy was supposed to be of brass: used figuratively by Milton for a trumpet.
n. Formerly also spelled alchymy.
Etymology[edit]  Arabic الكيمياء (al-kīmiyā’), from Ancient Greek χημεία (khēmeía) or χυμεία (khumeía) originally “a mingling, infusion, juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants” and later “alchemy”, from perhaps both Χημία (Khēmía, “black earth (ancient name for Egypt)”) and χυμός (khumós, “juice, sap”). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alquimia

altar:  Hebrew: מזבח‎, mizbe’ah, n. “a place of slaughter or sacrifice“  The first altar recorded in the Hebrew Bible is that erected by Noah.
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship. Today they are used particularly in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, as well as in Neopaganism and Ceremonial Magic.  Judaism used such a structure until the destruction of the Second Temple. Many historical faiths also made use of them, including Greek and Norse religion. Wikipedia

allopathic:  adjective al·lo·path·ic \ˌa-lə-ˈpa-thik\    relating to or being a system of medicine that aims to combat disease by using remedies (such as drugs or surgery) which produce effects that are different from or incompatible with those of the disease being treated     https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allopathic

allostasis:   noun al·lo·sta·sis \ˌa-lō-ˈstā-səs\    the process by which a state of internal, physiological equilibrium is maintained by an organism in response to actual or perceived environmental and psychological stressors <Therefore, allostasis is the process that keeps the organism alive and functioning, i.e. maintaining homeostasis or “maintaining stability through change” and promoting adaptation and coping, at least in the short run. — Bruce S. McEwen, Neurobiology of Aging, 2002>

allostasis (cont.)  “Allostasis acknowledges that there are no degrees of separation.  We are as much the air, the soil and water as we are skin, bones and blood.”  (Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen p.14 )

analog:   noun    1. something having analogy to something else.  2. Biology. an organ or part analogous to another.  3. Chemistry. one of a group of chemical compounds similar in structure but different in respect to elemental composition.  4. a food made from vegetable matter, especially soybeans, that has been processed to taste and look like another food, as meat or dairy, and is used as a substitute for it.  http://www.dictionary.com/browse/analog

 anastasis: (an-as’-tas-is) (Greek ἀνάστασις, εως, ἡ)  n., feminine
a standing up, i.e. a resurrection, a raising up, a rising again, rising  Strong’s Concordance  biblehub.com

anatheism: n. going back to God or going back to a belief in God  Read Rupert Sheldrake.

androgynous: [an-droj-uh-nuh s]  adj.
1. being both male and female; hermaphroditic.
2. having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
3. having an ambiguous sexual identity.
4. neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance:
“the androgynous look of many rock stars.”
5. Botany. having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.

Ajna: (Sanskrit: आज्ञा, IAST: Ājñā, English: “command”), or third-eye chakra, is the sixth primary chakra in the body according to Hindu tradition.^[1][2][3] It is a part of the brain which can be made more powerful through meditation, yoga & other spiritual practices^[4][5] just as a muscle is. It signifies the subconscious mind, the direct link to the brahman. While a person’s two eyes see the physical world, the third eye is believed to reveal insights about the future. The third eye chakra connects people to their intuition, gives them the ability to communicate with the world, and helps them receive messages from the past and the future.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajna

 

annunciation:  “announcement”  n. When spelled with a capital “A,” the word refers to the announcement made by Gabriel, God’s messenger angel, to the Virgin Mary, telling her that she would bear a son by the Holy Spirit whom she should call Jesus (Luke 1:26-28). Encyclopedia of Christmas and New Year’s Celebrations, 2nd ed. © Omnigraphics, Inc. 2003

Anu:  (ā`n o̅o̅  ) ancient sky god of Sumerian origin, worshiped in Babylonian religion. The son of Apsu (the underworld ocean) and Tiamat (primeval chaos), Anu was king of the great triad of gods, which included the earth god Enlil and the water god Ea.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia® Copyright © 2013, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/
Also, from Encyclopedia Mythica, by Micha F. Lindemans: “The ancient Sumero-Babylonian god of the firmament, the ‘great above’, and the son of the first pair of gods, Ansar and Kisar, descendant of Apsu and Tiamat. He is referred to as “the Father” and “King of the Gods”, which signifies his importance in the Mesopotamian pantheon. Not only is he the father of the gods, but also of a great number of demons, whom he sends to humans. In the Sumerian cosmology there was, first of all, the primeval sea, from which was born the cosmic mountain consisting of heaven, ‘An’, and earth, ‘Ki’. They were separated by Enlil, then Anu carried off the heavens, and Enlil the earth. Anu later retreated more and more into the background. He retires to the upper heavens and leaves the affairs of the universe to Marduk and a younger generation of gods.
His consort was Antu (Anatum), a goddess of creation, but she was later replaced by Ishtar. Temples dedicated to Anu could be found in Uruk and Assur.”  Article “Anu” created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 10 January 1999 (Revision 2). 167 words.  pantheon.org/articles/a/anu.html
© MCMXCV – MMIX Encyclopedia Mythica™. All rights reserved.

apocalypse: n.
one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 b.c. to a.d. 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom
Middle English, revelation, Revelation, from Anglo-French apocalipse, from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalypsis, from apokalyptein to uncover, from apo- + kalyptein to cover — more at hell
First Known Use: 13th century
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocalypse

apologetics:  apol·o·get·ics n.  plural but singular or plural in construction \-tiks\
1:  systematic argumentative discourse in defense (as of a doctrine)
2:  a branch of theology devoted to the defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity.

Apophatic:  adj. of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as ‘God is unknowable’). Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

apophenia : (æpɵˈfiːniə) n.  the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obviously, if the patterns stimulate thought, or resonant emotion, the data may not be meaningless within a fractal and holographic reality.

apotheosis: (ə-pŏthˌē-ōˈsĭs, ăpˌə-thēˈə-sĭs) n.  Wordnik
(from Greek ἀποθέωσις from ἀποθεοῦν, apotheoun “to deify”; in Latin deificatio “making divine”; also called divinization and deification) is the glorification of a subject to divine level. The term has meanings in theology, where it refers to a belief, and in art, where it refers to a genre.  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apotheosis

apparition: (ap-uh-rish-uh n) n. 1400-50;  late Middle English  apparicio (u) n < Anglo-French,  Old French < Late Latin  appāritiōn- (stem of appāritiō, as calque of Greek  epipháneia  epiphany ), equivalent to Latin  appārit (us) (past participle of appārēre; see appear ) + -iōn-  -ion
1. a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: “a ghostly apparition at midnight.”
2. anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling:
“the surprising apparition of cowboys in New York City.”
3. an act of appearing; manifestation.
4. Astronomy. the appearance or time when a comet, especially a periodic one, is visible: “the 1986 apparition of Halley’s comet.”

archetype: ar•che•type (ärˈkĭ-tīpˌ)
n. An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype
n. An ideal example of a type; quintessence
n. In Jungian psychology, an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious.
Wordnik, from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

astral:as•tral (ăsˈtrəl)
adj. Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
adj. Biology Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; star-shaped.
adj. Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body: an astral body; astral projection
Wordnik, from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

attonement: a•tone•ment (ə-tōnˈmənt)
n.Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.
n.Reconciliation or an instance of reconciliation between God and humans.
n.Christianity The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus. Wordnik
Also: attonement meaning at one with as state of being not dependent on the concept of blood sacrifice.

attractors:  n. heartbeat, respiration, temperature, metabolic rate  (from Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen p. 19)

authority:  (n.) early 13c., autorite “book or quotation that settles an argument,” from Old French auctorité “authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures” (12c.; Modern French autorité), from Latin auctoritatem (nominative auctoritas) “invention, advice, opinion, influence, command,” from auctor “master, leader, author”    “power to enforce obedience” is from late 14c.; meaning “people in authority” is from 1610s. Authorities “those in charge, those with police powers” is recorded from mid-19c.   etymonline.com

baptism: bap·tism (ˈbap-ˌti-zəm, especially Southern ˈbab-) n.
a Christian ceremony in which a small amount of water is placed on a person’s head or in which a person’s body is briefly placed under water
1 a :  a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community
b :  a non-Christian rite using water for ritual purification
c Christian Science :  purification by or submergence in Spirit
2:  an act, experience, or ordeal by which one is purified, sanctified, initiated, or named
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baptism

being: (exercising will with sovereignty…see Neil Kramer)

bicameral: bi•cam•er•al  (baɪˈkæm ər əl)  adj.
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body
thefreedictionary.com

bilocation:  bi•lo•ca•tion (bīˌlō-kāˈshən) n. Wordnik
Bilocation, or sometimes multilocation, is an alleged psychic or miraculous ability wherein an individual or object is located (or appears to be located) in two distinct places at the same time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilocation

biodynamic: a spiritual-ethical-ecological approach to agriculture, food production and nutrition. …first developed in the early 1920s based on the spiritual insights and practical suggestions of the Austrian writer, educator and social activist Dr. Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), whose philosophy is called “anthroposophy.” Biodynamic farmers strive to create a diversified, balanced farm ecosystem that generates health and fertility as much as possible from within the farm itself.

biogenesis: n   the production of new living organisms or organelles. The law of biogenesis, attributed to Louis Pasteur, is the observation that living things come only from other living things, by reproduction (e.g. a spider lays eggs, which develop into spiders).
Wikipedia

biogram: n.   living hologram  (from Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen)

Birkeland Current:
Named for Kristian Birkeland, electromagnetic currents in plasma.  [improve] https://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2012/01/04/essential-guide-to-the-eu-chapter-7/

blastocyst: (blas-tuh-sist)  n.
1. the blastula of the mammalian embryo, consisting of an inner cell mass, a cavity, and an outer layer, the trophoblast.
dictionary.reference.com based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2014.

Black Madonna:    Marian statue or painting of mainly medieval origins…three categories: (1) dark brown or black Madonnas with physiognomy and skin pigmentation matching that of the indigenous population; (2) various art forms that have turned black as a result of certain physical factors such as deterioration of lead-based pigments, accumulated smoke from the use of votive candles, and accumulation of grime over the ages, and (3) residual category with no ready explanation.^{[1]   Wikipedia}

blood sacrifice:  sacrifice made with shedding of blood; the sacrifice of a living being.  Wordnik from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

boundary: n.  (plural: boundaries)
Psychology: Boundaries of the mind, personality trait concerning the degree of separateness or connection between mental functions and processes
Personal boundaries, guidelines, rules or limits that a person creates to identify for him- or herself what are reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other people to behave around him or her and how he or she will respond when someone steps outside those limits
Sociology: Symbolic boundaries, a theory of how people form social groups proposed by cultural sociologists
Mathematics and physics:
Boundary (topology), the closure minus the interior of a subset of a topological space; an edge in the topology of manifolds, as in the case of a ‘manifold with boundary’
Boundary value problem, a differential equation together with a set of additional restraints called the boundary conditions
Boundary (thermodynamic), the edge of a thermodynamic system across which heat, mass, or work can flow
Land: borders
Boundaries in landscape history, the divide between areas of differing land use
Boundary (real estate), the legal boundary between units of real property

Buddhabrot:   The Buddhabrot is a fractal rendering technique related to the Mandelbrot set. Its name reflects its pareidolic resemblance to classical depictions of Gautama Buddha, seated in a meditation pose with a forehead mark and traditional topknot.More at Wikipedia

Brahman:

• Not to be confused with Brahma – the Hindu god, Brahmana – a layer of text in the Vedas, Brahmanism – the religion, or Brahmin – the caste (‘varna’).

In Hinduism, Brahman (/brəhmən/; ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality in the universe.^[1][2][3] In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists.^[2][4][5] It is the pervasive, genderless, infinite, eternal truth and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes.^[1][6][7] Brahman as a metaphysical concept is the single binding unity behind the diversity in all that exists in the universe. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

cannibalism:   n. capturing and consuming the essence of whatever or whomever has been physically, psychologically or spiritually conquered through (any) means of subjugation, ritual or ritual sacrifice

catacomb: (kat-uh-kohm) n.
1.  Usually, catacombs. an underground cemetery, especially one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
2.  the Catacombs, the subterranean burial chambers of the early Christians in and near Rome, Italy.
dictionary.reference.com/browse/Catacombs

catastrophism:  ca·tas·tro·phism  (k-tstr-fzm) n.
1.  Geology The doctrine that major changes in the earth’s crust result from catastrophes rather than evolutionary processes.
2.  The prediction or expectation of cataclysmic upheaval, as in political or social developments.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Also:
1.  (Geological Science) an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes
2. (Geological Science) Also called: neo-catastrophism a modern doctrine that the gradual evolutionary processes shaping the earth have been supplemented in the past by the effects of huge natural catastrophes.

chakras:  (chaˑ·krz), n.pl
according to Tantric philosophy, the seven centers of energy that constitute our energy system. The chakras act as valves or conduits for energy from consciousness through the endocrine and nervous systems to different parts of the physical body.
medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/chakras
Jonas: Mosby’s Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (c) 2005, Elsevier

Chladni plate:  n. named for German physicist and musician Ernst Chladni.  Chladni plates are solid surfaces supported in the center that are used for creating acoustic imagery.

chaos theory:   “Energy moves from one part of a system to others until the whole system moves together in harmonic resonance.”  (Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen p.16)

chthonic: chthon•ic (thŏnˈĭk) adj. Wordnik
(θɒnɪk/)or (ˈkθɒnɪk)   from Greek χθόνιος khthonios, “in, under, or beneath the earth”, from χθών khthōn “earth”[1]), apart from its literal translation meaning ‘subterranean’, its historical or interpretive definition designates, or pertains to, deities or spirits of the underworld, especially in relation to Greek religion. The Greek word khthon is one of several for “earth”; it typically refers to the interior of the soil, rather than the living surface of the land (as Gaia or Ge does) or the land as territory (as khora (χώρα) does). It evokes at once abundance and the grave.  Wikipedia

Clementine Homilies and Recognition also known as Pseudo-Clementines:  Clementine literature is the name given to the religious romance which purports to contain a record made by one Clement of discourses involving the Apostle Peter, together with an account of the circumstances under which Clement came to be Peter’s traveling companion, and of other details of Clement’s family history.More at Wikipedia

collectivism: [kuh–lek-tuh-viz-uh m] n.  the political principle of centralized social and economic control, especially of all means of production.  http://www.dictionary.com/browse/collectivism

Collectivism is a political theory associated with communism. More broadly, it is the idea that people should prioritize the good of society over the welfare of the individual. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/collectivism

Collectivism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the group and its interests. Collectivism is the opposite of individualism. Collectivists focus on communal, societal, or national interests in various types of political, economic and educational systems.  Wikipedia

composition:  (art)  Composition is the term used to describe the arrangement of the visual elements in a painting or other artwork. It is how the Elements of Art and Design – line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space – are organized or composed according to the Principles of Art and Design – balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity/variety –  and other Elements of Composition, to give the painting structure and convey the intent of the artist.  http://painting.about.com/od/artglossaryc/g/defcomposition.htm

conflict-shock:  n.  A traumatic trigger event that shocks the physical and/or emotional health creating stress that if not quickly resolved, sets the stage for disease.

“German New Medicine (GNM), developed by Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer, M.D., operates under the premise that every disease, including cancer, originates from an unexpected shock experience. ”   http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/08/a-new-view-of-cancer-german-new-medicine.aspx

cowl: [koul] n.
1.  a hooded garment worn by monks.
2.  the hood of this garment.
3.  part of a garment that is draped to resemble a cowl or hood.
4.  the forward part of the body of a motor vehicle supporting the rear of the hood and the windshield and housing the pedals and instrument panel.
5.  a cowling.
6.  a hoodlike covering for increasing the draft of a chimney or ventilator.
7.  a wire netting fastened to the top of the smokestack of a locomotive to prevent large sparks from being discharged; a spark arrester.
cowl as verb: (used with object)
8.  to cover with or as if with a cowl.
9.  to put a monk’s cowl on.
10. to make a monk of.

consciousness: (kŏnˈshəs-nĭs) n Wordnik
1a :  the quality or state of being aware especially of something within    oneself
b :  the state or fact of being conscious of an external object, state, or fact
c :  awareness; especially :  concern for some social or political cause
2:  the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought :  mind
3:  the totality of conscious states of an individual
4:  the normal state of conscious life
5:  the upper level of mental life of which the person is aware as contrasted with unconscious processes
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consciousness

corporal: [kawr-per-uh l, -pruh l]  adjective   1. of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering   2 Zoology. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs.   3. personal: corporal possession.   4. Obsolete. corporeal; belonging to the material world.  http://www.dictionary.com/browse/corporal

crone: (krōn)  n.   1. Derogatory An old woman considered to be ugly; a hag.   2. A woman who is venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/crone

cymatic: n
the study of visible effects of sound and vibration.
Origin: Coined by Hans Jenny from κῦμα .

daimon:  n. dai·mon \ˈdī-ˌmōn\  (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daimon “Daimon.” Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 27 June 2017.)

 

demiurge:   n.  A powerful creative force or personality.

 

determined chaos:  n.  the relationship between attractors and their natural instinct to return to balance defines (this non-linear state  (reference Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen)

dipole:  (dahy-pohl) n.
1.  Physics, Electricity: a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
2.  Physical Chemistry: a polar molecule.
3.  Also called dipole antenna. Radio, Television. an antenna of a transmitter or receiving set consisting of two equal rods extending in opposite direction from the connection to the lead-in wire.
dictionary.reference.com/browse/dipole?s=t

disambiguate: dis·am·big·u·ate (disamˈbiɡyəˌwāt) v.  Remove uncertainty of meaning from (an ambiguous sentence, phrase, or other linguistic unit). oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american english/disambiguate#disambiguate
Disambiguation n.

djed: (dʒɛd in English) n.  symbol,… ancient and commonly found symbols in Egyptian mythology. It is a pillar-like symbol in hieroglyphics representing stability. It is associated with Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. It is commonly understood to represent his spine.

dogma:  (dawg-muh)  n. from Greek dokein which means “to seem good” or “think.” dictionary.reference.com/browse/dogma
(…according to a long-standing usage a dogma is now understood to be) a truth appertaining to faith or morals, revealed by God, transmitted from the Apostles in the Scriptures or by tradition, and proposed by the Church for the acceptance of the faithful.  [more complete definition at source:
http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3937%5D

DNA:  “Deoxyribonucleic acid. One of two types of molecules that encode genetic information. (The other is RNA. In humans DNA is the genetic material; RNA is transcribed from it. In some other organisms, RNA is the genetic material and, in reverse fashion, the DNA is transcribed from it.)
DNA is a double-stranded molecule held together by weak hydrogen bonds between base pairs of nucleotides. The molecule forms a double helix in which two strands of DNA spiral about one other. The double helix looks something like an immensely long ladder twisted into a helix, or coil. The sides of the “ladder” are formed by a backbone of sugar and phosphate molecules, and the “rungs” consist of nucleotide bases joined weakly in the middle by the hydrogen bonds.” [more at source:]
medicinenet.com

dysbiosis:  n. sign that body is out of balance

ego:   (ˈiːɡəʊ; ˈɛɡəʊ) n. ( pl egos)
1. the self of an individual person; the conscious subject
2. the conscious mind, based on perception of the environment from birth onwards: responsible for modifying the antisocial instincts of the id and itself modified by the conscience (superego) Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Egregore: An energized astral form produced consciously or unconsciously by human agency. In particular, (a) a strongly characterized form, usually an archetypal image, produced by the imaginative and emotional energies of a religious or magical group collectively, or (b) an astral shape of any kind, deliberately formulated by a magician to carry a specific force.
source: Planetary Magick, Denning & Phillips, (Llewellyn Publications)

https://www.llewellyn.com/encyclopedia/term/egregore

Egregore:  An artificial entity created of astral light by magical intent or religious devotion, often in the form of a guardian creature (such as an Eagle or Lion) to protect a building or a spiritual group. The form can originate in mythology or be adapted from folklore and can be ritually charged with additional functions such as observing distant events, carrying out an act of revenge, or to serve as a focus of devotion to unite the group.

Carl Llewellyn Weschcke

https://www.llewellyn.com/encyclopedia/term/egregore

Egregore:  Invisible power that is the result of a group working ritually. This egregore may progressively become autonomous and independent from its source.

Consider that you are composed of two parts: a spiritual (invisible) part and a material (visible) part. You can apply the same concept to groups. Any group can be considered as a meeting of visible and invisible bodies. There is more to a group than the mere sum of its parts. A ritual group (Lodge, Coven, Chapter, etc.) gives birth throughout its existence and during each of its ritual practices, to a kind of independent psychological creature, which progressively develops its own unique character, thereby becoming more and more effective. This identity is larger than any individual participant and is commonly considered by initiates to be something called an Egregore or a “thought-form” (to use the Theosophical expression created by H.P. Blavatski). Over the years this archetype somehow becomes autonomous. This may be helpful or not, depending on whether the character of the group (and therefore the Egregore) is well balanced.

Jean-Louis de Biasi

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Egregore (also egregor) is an occult concept representing a “thoughtform” or “collective group mind”, an autonomous psychic entity made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of a group of people. The symbiotic relationship between an egregore and its group has been compared to the more recent, non-occult concepts of the corporation (as a legal entity) and the meme.  From Wikipedia

eigenstate: (ˈʌɪɡənsteɪt) n.  Physics
A quantum-mechanical state corresponding to an eigenvalue (Each of a set of values of a parameter for which a differential equation has a non-zero solution (an eigenfunction) under given conditions of a wave equation.) oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/eigenstate

eisegesis: plural eisegeses  [ahy-si-jee-seez] n.
dictionary.reference.com/browse/eisegesis
…personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas
vocabulary.com/dictionary/eisegesis

electric charge: n. A form of charge, designated positive, negative, or zero, found on the elementary particles that make up all known matter. Particles with electric charge interact with each other through the electromagnetic force, creating electric fields, and when they are in motion, magnetic fields. The electric fields tend to result in a repulsive force between particles with charges of the same sign, and an attractive force between charges of opposite sign. The electron is defined to have an electric charge of -1; the protons in an atomic nucleus have charge of +1, and the neutrons have charge of 0. thefreedictionary.com/Electrical+charge   The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

energetic iridescence:  the creative interaction between two resonating colors, sounds, frequencies

entelechy:  en•tel•e•chy (ĕn-tĕlˈĭ-kē) n.
Late Latin entelechia, from Greek entelecheia, from entelēs complete (from en- 2en- + telos end) + echein to have
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entelechy
n.  In the philosophy of Aristotle, the condition of a thing whose essence is fully realized; actuality.
n.  In some philosophical systems, a vital force that directs an organism toward self-fulfillment.
Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

epigenesis: 
n.  The theory of generation, that the embryo is an entirely new creation, not a mere unfolding of preformed structures.
n.  The doctrine that the germ of an organism does not, according to the theory of evolution, pre- exist in the parent, but is first created or brought into existence by the procreative powers of the parent.
Nuttall’s Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

epigenetics:  “heritable changes in gene expression (active versus inactive genes) that does not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence; a change in phenotype without a change in genotype. Epigenetic change is a regular and natural occurrence but can also be influenced by several factors including age, the environment/lifestyle, and disease state”
whatisepigenetics.com/fundamentals/

eschatology: (ĕsˌkə-tŏlˈə-jē)  n.
n. The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind.
n. A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment.  Wordnik

esoteric: (ɛs.əʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk) adj.
From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”) (esoteric originally referred to the secret teachings of Greek philosophers, versus public or exoteric ones).
1. intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle
2. Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.
3. Confidential; private.    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/esoteric

Essenes:  sect of Second Temple Judaism that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE which some scholars claim seceded from the Zadokite [see Zadok] priests. Being much fewer in number than the Pharisees and the Sadducees, the Essenes lived in various cities but congregated in communal life dedicated to asceticism, voluntary poverty, and daily immersion. Many separate but related religious groups of that era shared similar mystic, eschatological, messianic, and ascetic beliefs. These groups are collectively referred to by various scholars as the “Essenes.” Josephus records that Essenes existed in large numbers, and thousands lived throughout Roman Judaea. Wikipedia
“…almost all of the principal founders of what would later be called Christianity were Essenes–St. Ann, Joseph and Mary, John the Baptist, Jesus, John the Evangelist, etc.” essenespirit.com

etheric:  adj. Of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium).
•Etheric plane: The etheric plane (see also Etheric body ) is a term introduced into Theosophy by Charles Webster Leadbeater and Annie Besant…
•Etheric body: The etheric body, ether-body, æther body, a name given by neo-Theosophy to a vital body or subtle body…
•Etheric force: Etheric force, a term coined by Thomas Edison to describe a phenomenon that was … for an “etheric telegraph” before he abandoned etheric force. …    dictionary30.com/meaning/Etheric

etymology: et•y•mol•o•gy (ĕtˌə-mŏlˈə-jē) n.
The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and meaning, tracing its transmission from one language to another, identifying its cognates in other languages, and reconstructing its ancestral form where possible.
n. The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.
Wordnik, from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Eucharist:  Eu·cha·rist  (ykr-st)  n.
1.  A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches, which was instituted at the Last Supper and in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed in remembrance of Jesus’s death; Communion.
2.  The consecrated elements of this rite; Communion.
thefreedictionary.com/Eucharist

exegesis:  (ɛksəˈdʒiːsəs) n.  from the Greek ἐξήγησις from ἐξηγεῖσθαι ‘to lead out’) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis
…“involves an extensive and critical interpretation of a text, especially of a holy scripture, such as of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Qur’an, etc.
…Traditional exegesis requires the following: analysis of significant words in the text in regard to translation; examination of the general historical and cultural context, confirmation of the limits of the passage, and lastly, examination of the context within the text.”
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006051618374

exoteric: (ɛksoˈtɛrɪk) adj.
From Latin exōtericus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός (eksōterikós, “external”), adjectival form of ἐξώτερος (eksṓteros, “outside”).
1. Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves
2. (by extension) Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application
3. (rare) Public or popular; having wide currency
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expiation: (ĕkˌspē-āˈshən) n.
Guilt is said to be expiated when it is visited with punishment falling on a substitute. Expiation is made for our sins when they are punished not in ourselves but in another who consents to stand in our room. It is that by which reconciliation is effected. Sin is thus said to be “covered” by vicarious satisfaction. The cover or lid of the ark is termed in the LXX. hilasterion, that which covered or shut out the claims and demands of the law against the sins of God’s people, whereby he became “propitious” to them. The idea of vicarious expiation runs through the whole Old Testament system of sacrifices. (See PROPITIATION.)    Easton’s 1897 Bible Dictionary

filament:  (fĭl’ə-mənt)  n.
1.  A fine or slender thread, wire, or fiber.
2.  The part of a stamen that supports the anther of a flower; the stalk of a stamen. See more at flower.
3.a.  A fine wire that gives off radiation when an electric current is passed through it, usually to provide light, as in an incandescent bulb, or to provide heat, as in a vacuum tube.
b.  A wire that acts as the cathode in some electron tubes when it is heated with an electric current.
4.  Any of the dark, sinuous lines visible through certain filters on the disk of the Sun. Filaments are solar prominences that are viewed against the solar surface rather than being silhouetted along the outer edges of the disk. See more at prominence.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.

firmament: fir·ma·ment (ˈfər-mə-mənt) n.
The vault or arch of the sky :  heavens
The firmament is the sky, conceived as a solid dome.  According to Genesis, God created the firmament to separate the “waters above” the earth from those below.
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firmament

fission:  (fĭshˈən)  n. The act or process of splitting into parts  n. A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus, especially a heavy nucleus such as an isotope of uranium, splits into fragments, usually two fragments of comparable mass, releasing from 100 million to several hundred million electron volts of energy.   n.  Biology An asexual reproductive process in which a unicellular organism divides into two or more independently maturing daughter cells.More at Wordnik from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th

432 hz: “It is said that the 432hz tuning vibrates with the universe’s golden mean PHI and unifies the properties of light, time, space, matter, gravity and magnetism with biology, the DNA code and consciousness.  [‘Considered pseudoscience.]
Audiophiles have also stated that 432hz music seems to be non-local and can fill an entire room, whereas 440hz can be perceived as directional or linear in sound propagation.”
lastfm.ru/group/Music+in+432Hz

fractal: Mathematics, Physics (frak-tl) n.  French  fractale, equivalent to Latin  frāct (us) broken, uneven (see fractus ) + -ale  -al2; term introduced by French mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot (born 1924) in 1975
A geometrical or physical structure having an irregular or fragmented shape at all scales of measurement between a greatest and smallest scale such that certain mathematical or physical properties of the structure, as the perimeter of a curve or the flow rate in a porous medium, behave as if the dimensions of the structure (fractal dimensions) are greater than the spatial dimensions. dictionary.reference.com/browse/fractal

freedom: (frēˈdəm) n.
The state of being free; liberty; self-determination; absence of restraint; the opposite of slavery. The power of acting, in the character of a moral personality, according to the dictates of the will, without other check, hindrance, or prohibition than such as may be imposed by just and necessary laws and the duties of social life. The prevalence, in the government and constitution of a country, of such a system of laws and institutions as secure civil liberty to the individual citizen.
Law Dictionary: What is FREEDOM? definition of FREEDOM (Black’s Law Dictionary)   thelawdictionary.org/freedom/

frequency:  (frē′kwənsē) n. (from Latin, frequens, frequent)
the number of repetitions of any phenomenon within a fixed period, such as the number of heartbeats per minute.
(in electronics) the number of cycles of a periodic quantity, such as alternating current, that occur in a period of 1 second. Electromagnetic frequencies, formerly expressed in cycles per second (cps), are now expressed in hertz (Hz).
Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.
For cyclical processes, such as rotation, oscillations, or waves, frequency is defined as a number of cycles per unit time. In physics and engineering disciplines, such as optics, acoustics, and radio, frequency is usually denoted by a Latin letter f or by the Greek letter ν (nu). Note, the related concept, angular frequency, is usually denoted by the Greek letter ω (omega), which uses the SI unit radians per second (rad/s).
For counts per unit of time, the SI unit for frequency is hertz (Hz), named after the German physicist Heinrich Hertz; 1 Hz means that an event repeats once per second. A previous name for this unit was cycles per second (cps).  A traditional unit of measure used with rotating mechanical devices is revolutions per minute, abbreviated r/min or rpm. 60 r/min equals one hertz.  Davies, A. (1997). Handbook of Condition Monitoring: Techniques and Methodology. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-412-61320-3. Wikipedia

fresco:  fres•co (frĕsˈkō) n.
The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.  More at Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

fusion: fu•sion (fyo͞oˈzhən) n. More at Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Synthesis
Heat fusion, a welding process for joining two pieces of a thermoplastic material
Binaural fusion, the cognitive process of combining the auditory information received by both ears
Binocular fusion, the cognitive process in binocular vision of combining the visual information received by both eyes
Cell fusion, a process in which several uninuclear cells combine to form a multinuclear cell
Gene fusion, a genetic event and molecular biology technique
Sensor fusion, the process of combining sensory data originating from different sources   Wikipedia
cold fusion:  The fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium at room temperature. In 1989 two scientists announced that they had produced cold fusion in their laboratory, an achievement that — if true — would have meant a virtually unlimited cheap energy supply for humanity. When other scientists were unable to reproduce their results, the scientific community concluded that the original experiment had been flawed.  The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition  Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

fusion, cont.:Melting: The solid to liquid phase change; the reverse of freezing. Fusion of a substance takes place at a definite temperature, the melting point, and is accompanied by the absorption of latent heat of fusion.
Atomic: The process of forming new atomic nuclei by the fusion of lighter ones; principally the formation of helium nuclei by the fusion of hydrogen and its isotopes. The energy released in the process is referred to as nuclear energy or fusion energy. The controlled release of energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction between deuterium and tritium nuclei requiring very high temperature and pressure has been attained for short periods in experimental reactors and has been proposed as the basis for power generation. thesciencedictionary.org/fusion/

Gorgon: (gôr`gən) n. in Greek mythology, one of three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; daughters of Ceto and Phorcus. Their hair was a cluster of writhing snakes, and their faces were so hideous that all who saw them were turned to stone. Only Medusa was mortal. They were much represented in Greek art.
encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Gorgon
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grace:  Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Sanskrit gṛṇāti he praises
In Christian theology, the unmerited gift of divine favor, which brings about the salvation of a sinner. The concept of grace has given rise to theological debate over the nature of human depravity and the extent to which individuals may contribute to their own salvation through free will. Though in principle the ideas of merit and grace are mutually exclusive, the question of whether grace may be given as a reward for good works or for faith alone was important in the Protestant Reformation. There has also been controversy over the means of grace: Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and some Protestants believe that it is conferred through the sacraments, while some other Protestants (e.g., Baptists) hold that participation in grace results from personal faith alone. (Concise Encyclopedia) merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace

grail: (grāl) (Middle English graal ; from Old French ; from Medieval Latin gradalis) n.
Medieval Legend the cup or platter used by Jesus at the Last Supper, and by Joseph of Arimathea to collect drops of Jesus’ blood at the Crucifixion: the chivalric quest for the Grail, which later disappeared, is treated in Malory’s Morte Darthur, Wagner’s Parsifal, etc   Webster’s New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used at yourdictionary.com/grailby arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Hermeneutics: (hɜrməˈnjuːtɪks) n.
the theory of text interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts
The early usage of “hermeneutics” places it within the boundaries of the sacred. A divine message must be received with implicit uncertainty regarding its truth. This ambiguity is an irrationality; it is a sort of madness that is inflicted upon the receiver of the message. Only one who possesses a rational method of interpretation (i.e., a hermeneutic) could determine the truth or falsity of the message. Grondin, Jean (1994). Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-05969-8. Pg. 21–22. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics

Hermes:
n. the divine messenger of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology
n. Hermes Trismegistus (“Hermes the thrice-greatest”), the Greek name for the Egyptian god Thoth
Hermes Trismegistus (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος, “thrice-greatest Hermes”; Latin: Mercurius ter Maximus) is the purported author of the Hermetic Corpus, a series of sacred texts that are the basis of Hermeticism.
n. Greek name for the planet Mercury, as it appeared in the evening sky
en.wikipedia.org

hertz:  n.
1. Hertz – the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
cps, cycle per second, cycles/second, Hz, cycle…
2. Hertz – German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
3. Hertz – German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

hieroglyph:  hi·ero·glyph (ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌglif) n.
a written character that looks like a picture : a character used in hieroglyphics

hologram: hol•o•gram (hŏlˈə-grămˌ, hōˈlə-) n. Wordnik
 n. The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.
n. The photosensitive medium so exposed and so developed. Also called holograph.

holograph:  (ˈhɒləˌɡræf; -ˌɡrɑːf) n.  the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
thefreedictionary.com/holograph

homeostasis:   [hoh-mee-uh–stey-sis]  noun    1.  the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.

2. Psychology. a state of psychological equilibrium obtained when tension or a drive has been reduced or eliminated.

Also, hmeostasis: n. “our base rhythm”  (Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen)

homily: hom•i•ly (hŏmˈə-lē) n.
A sermon, especially one intended to edify [ed•i•fy (ĕdˈə-fīˌ) v. To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.] a congregation on a practical matter and not intended to be a theological discourse.
n. A tedious moralizing lecture or admonition.
n. An inspirational saying or platitude.
Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

icon: (ˈī-ˌkän) n.
1:  a usually pictorial representation :  image
2[Late Greek eikōn, from Greek] :  a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
3:  an object of uncritical devotion :  idol
4:  emblem, symbol 5a :  a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning
b :  a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an object (as a file) or function (as the command to delete)
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icon

Immaculate Heart of Mary:  “devotional name used to refer to the interior life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, her joys and sorrows, her virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her virginal love for God the Father, her maternal love for her son Jesus, and her compassionate love for all people. The consideration of Mary’s interior life and the beauties of her soul, without any thought of her physical heart, does not constitute the traditional devotion; still less does it consist in the consideration of the heart of Mary merely as a part of her virginal body. In 1855 the Mass of the Most Pure Heart formally became a part of Catholic practice.” Wikipedia

incorrupt:  (in′kə rupt′) adj.
not corrupt; specif.,1.Obsolete uncontaminated; not rotten
2. morally sound; not depraved, evil, impure, or perverted
3. not taking bribes; upright; honest
4. containing no errors, alterations, or foreign admixtures: said of texts, languages, etc.
Origin:
Middle English incorrupte ; from Classical Latin incorruptus
Webster’s New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. yourdictionary.com/incorrupt
“Incorruptibility is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox belief that Divine intervention allows some human bodies (specifically saints and beati) to avoid the normal process of decomposition after death as a sign of their holiness. Bodies that undergo little or no decomposition, or delayed decomposition, are sometimes referred to as incorrupt or incorruptible. These bodies typically retain a healthy, living skin tone and remain flexible rather than stiffening.” Wikipedia

intention: in·ten·tion (in-ˈten(t)-shən)  n. : the thing that you plan to do or achieve : an aim or purpose
1:  a determination to act in a certain way :  resolve
2:  import, significance
3a:  what one intends to do or bring about
b:  the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered
4:  a process or manner of healing of incised wounds
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intention

interior locution:   a mystical concept used by various religions, including the Roman Catholic Church. In an interior locution, a person reportedly receives a set of ideas, thoughts, or imaginations from an outside spiritual source. Interior locutions are most often reported during prayers. An interior locution is a form of private revelation, but is distinct from an apparition or religious vision because no supernatural entity is reported as present during the interior locution. Wikipedia

invocation: (from the Latin verb invocare “to call on, invoke, to give”) n. may take the form of:
1. supplication, prayer or spell
2. a form of possession
3. command or conjuration
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invocation

Kabbalah: “is an ancient wisdom that reveals how the universe and life work. On a literal level, the word Kabbalah means “to receive.” It’s the study of how to receive fulfillment in our lives.”
kabbalah.com/what-kabbalah

Kamadhenu:
a Matrika (“mother”) goddess.”   “…  she is regarded the offspring of the gods and demons, created when they churned the cosmic milk ocean” Wikipedia
“…The Harivamsa, an appendix of the Mahabharata, calls Surabhi the mother of Amrita (ambrosia), Brahmins, cows and Rudras.”

katapetasma:  n.  inner veil of the temple that separates the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple [http://biblehub.com/greek/2665.htm]

know:  (nō)
v. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.
v. To regard as true beyond doubt: I know she won’t fail.
v. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in: knows how to cook.  Wordnik
REFERENCE NOTES:http://www.angelfire.com/indie/anna_jones1/endor.htmlTHE WITCH OF ENDOR: Part I [Perceived is yada and an excerpt from Vine’s Expository Dictionary tells us “yada, “to know,” … Essentially yada means: (1) to know by observing and reflecting (thinking), and (2) to know by experiencing. The first sense appears in (Gen. 8:11), where Noah “knew” the waters had abated as a result of seeing the freshly picked olive leaf in the dove’s mouth; he “knew” it after observing and thinking about what he had seen. He did not actually see or experience the abatement himself.
In contrast to this knowing through reflection is the knowing which comes through experience with the senses, by investigation and proving, by reflection and consideration (firsthand knowing).”] Note: apply this to biblical knowing…intimacy.

knowledge:  knowl•edge (nŏlˈĭj)
n.The state or fact of knowing.
n.Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study.
n.The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned.

Kohanim:  Kohein; (KOH-hayn) pl: Kohanim (koh-HAHN-eem) n.
Priest. A descendant of Aaron, charged with performing various rites in the Temple. This is not the same thing as a rabbi.
jewish.org.pl/JewFAQ/glossary.htm#K

Kosmos: kos’-mos    (Ancient Greek κόσμος Wikipedia))  n. masculine
1.an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
2. ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, ‘the heavenly hosts’, as the ornament of the heavens. a. 1 Pet. 3: the world, the universe
the circle of the earth, the earth
3. the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
4. world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
5. any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)
of believers only, John 1:29; 3:16; 3:17; 6:33; 12:47 1 Cor. 4:9; 2 Cor. 5:19
Greek lexicon based on Thayer’s and Smith’s Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the “Theological Dictionary of the New Testament.” These files are public domain.  [VERIFY DEFINITION AS ENUMERATED]

Kundalini:  (ko͝onˌdə-lēˈnē) n.
Hinduism: Energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine until it is activated, as by the practice of yoga, and channeled upward through the chakras in the process of spiritual perfection. Wordnik

from “ The Biology of Kundalini, A Science and Protocol of Spiritual Alchemy”:
(Sanskrit kund, “to burn”; kunda, “to coil or to spiral”)  a concentrated field of intelligent, cosmic invisible energy absolutely vital to life; beginning in the base of the spine when a man or woman begins to evolve as wisdom is earned
http://biologyofkundalini.com/article.php?story=Definitions
[more from the same source:
“…Kundalini has been described as liquid fire and liquid light. The ultimate outcome of kundalini is the union of Will (sakti-kundalini), Knowledge (prana-kundalini) and Action (para-kundalini).
…Kundalini cannot be separated from Eros or the Muse…the soul and Kundalini appear to be the SAME THING.
…A kundalini awakening is simply the amplification of the play of the poles, charges, hemispheres and sexes. It is the energy that drives the Kosmos itself.”]

Lamashtu:   In Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu (Akkadian ^dLa-maš-tu; Sumerian Dimme ^dDim₃-me) was a female demon, monster, malevolent goddess or demigoddess who menaced women during childbirth and, if possible, kidnapped their children while they were breastfeeding. She would gnaw on their bones and suck their blood, as well as being charged with a number of other evil deeds. She was a daughter of the Sky God Anu.

Lamashtu is depicted as a mythological hybrid, with a hairy body, a lioness‘ head with donkey‘s teeth and ears, long fingers and fingernails, and the feet of a bird with sharp talons. She is often shown standing or kneeling on a donkey, nursing a pig and a dog, and holding snakes. She thus bears some functions and resemblance to the Mesopotamian demon Lilith.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamashtu

lemniscate:  (ˈlɛmnɪskɪt) [from lemniscus (Latin for ribbon)] n.
1.  (Mathematics) a closed plane curve consisting of two symmetrical loops meeting at a node. Equation: (x² + y²)² = a²(x² – y²), where a is  the greatest distance from the curve to the origin. The symbol for infinity (∞) is an example.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

Also this from: byzant.com/Mystical/Scriptorium/Ogdoad.aspx
“In spiritual terms, the lemniscate represents eternity, the numinous and the higher spiritual powers. The Magus, the first card in the Major Arcana of the Tarot, is often depicted with the lemniscate above his head or incorporated into a wide-brimmed hat, signifying the divine forces he is attempting to control.
…eight is linked to pre-creational infinity through the Ogdoad…”
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liberty: (lĭbˈər-tē) n.
1: the quality or state of being free:
a :  the power to do as one pleases
b :  freedom from physical restraint
c :  freedom from arbitrary or despotic control
d : the positive enjoyment of various social, political,
or economic rights and privileges
e :  the power of choice
2 a :  a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant :  privilege
b :  permission especially to go freely within specified limits
3: an action going beyond normal limits: as
a :  a breach of etiquette or propriety :  familiarity
b :  risk, chance
c :  a violation of rules or a deviation from standard practice
d :  a distortion of fact
4: a short authorized absence from naval duty usually for less than 48 hours
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberty

logos: (lōˈgōsˌ, lŏgˈŏsˌ)  n. Philosophy In pre-Socratic philosophy, the principle governing the cosmos, the source of this principle, or human reasoning about the cosmos.  n. Philosophy Among the Sophists, the topics of rational argument or the arguments themselves.  n. Philosophy In Stoicism, the active, material, rational principle of the cosmos; nous. Identified with God, it is the source of all activity and generation and is the power of reason residing in the human soul.  More at Wordnik from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Lorenz attractor: [′lȯr‚ens ə‚trak·tər]  n. (physics)
The strange attractor for the solution of a system of three coupled, nonlinear, first-order differential equations that are encountered in the study of Rayleigh-Bénard convection; it is highly layered and has a fractal dimension of 2.06. Also know as Lorenz butterfly.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Mary:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary:  feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name מִרְיָם or Miryam.[1] behindthename.com/name/mary

The usual meaning given by various sources for the name is the Hebrew מרר m-r-r meaning “bitterness” (cf. myrrh). Other meanings suggested include “rebelliousness” (מרי m-r-y), or “wished-for child” or “Our Lady” (ש”ע מריה Sha Mrih) or “beloved lady”, referring to the Christian reverence for the Virgin Mary. The Web site Behind the Name notes that the name could also be a name of Egyptian origin, perhaps from the word elements mry, meaning “beloved” or mr, meaning “love”.

The name was also considered in the Middle Ages to be connected to the sea and the word mare, as in the term Stella Maris, or “star of the sea,” an appellation for the Virgin Mary^ Rosenkrantz and Satran (2006), p. 168

Note: Most thorough etymology of the name Mary at:
http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Mary.html

Malleus Maleficarum “The Hammer of the Witches” is a book that outlines the characteristics of “witches,” how to “interrogate” them and what their punishment should be. This infamous book was something of a manual during the Inquisitions …used extensively by both the Catholics and Protestants.
article’s sources:Lovelace, Wicasta, Introduction to Online Edition, retrieved 8/30/10, malleusmaleficarum.org
historicmysteries.com/the-malleus-maleficarum/

Mandelbrot Set:  series of two equations that contain real and imaginary components which, when iterated and plotted on a 2-D graph, depict a highly complex classic fractal pattern. Mandelbrot sets and fractal patterns have been found in branching blood vessels, bronchi and bronchioles, in the heart rate, and in DNA.
Segen’s Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

Mass: (ˈmas) n. Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin *messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere to send
the liturgy of the Eucharist especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass

mass:  (ˈmas)  n. Middle English masse, from Anglo-French, from Latin massa, from Greek maza; akin to Greek massein to knead — more at mingle
1: the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia, that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains, that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field, and that along with length and time constitutes one of the fundamental quantities on which all physical measurements are based
2: a large quantity, amount, or number
3a:  a large body of persons in a group
b:  the great body of the people as contrasted with the elite —often used in plural
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass

Maya:  In the religions of India, Maya (Sanskrit māyā, from mā “not” and yā “this”) is a term denoting three interrelated concepts: 1) power which enables those in its possession, most often gods, to produce forms in the physical word, 2) the reality produced by this process, 3) the illusion of the phenomenal world of separate objects. In early Vedic mythology, maya was the power with which the gods created and maintained the physical universe. With the onset of the more philosophical Upanishads and eventually the school of Advaita Vedanta, maya came to refer to the illusion of the worldly realm as it related to Brahman, the supreme cosmic power. Each physical object, as well as each independent ego-consciousness, is deemed illusory when considered in the monistic context of Brahman. In many branches of Hinduism, maya must be overcome in order to liberate the soul from reincarnation and karma. Similar conceptions of maya are held within Buddhism and Sikhism.
newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Maya

Medusa: (məˈduːsə, -zəˌ -ˈdjuː-); Μέδουσα “guardian, protectress“ Probably the feminine present participle of medein, “to protect, rule over” (American Heritage Dictionary; compare Medon, Medea, Diomedes, etc.). If not, it is from the same root, and is formed after the participle. OED 2001 revision, s.v.; medein in LSJ.  ) n. from Greek mythology
n.  a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as having the face of a hideous human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Gazing directly into her eyes would turn onlookers to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, though the author Hyginus (Fabulae, 151) interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents.
Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.  Wikipedia

mere 
n.  A boundary.
n.  A pool or lake.
adj.  Unmixed: pure: only this and nothing else: alone: absolute.
adj.  This or that only; distinct from anything else; simple; absolute.
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mère: (mer; English mair)  n.  plural mères   (mer; English mairz) French.
1. mother.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mere

Word Origin and History for mere Expanded  adj.  c.1400, “unmixed, pure,” from Old French mier “pure” (of gold), “entire, total, complete,” and directly from Latin merus “unmixed” (of wine), “pure; bare,
from Latin merus “unmixed” (of wine), “pure; bare, naked;” figuratively “true, real, genuine,” probably originally “clear, bright,” from PIE *mer- “to gleam, glimmer, sparkle” (cf. Old English amerian “to purify,” Old Irish emer “not clear,” Sanskrit maricih “ray, beam,” Greek marmarein “to gleam, glimmer”). Original sense of “nothing less than, absolute” (mid-15c., now only in vestiges such as mere folly) existed for centuries alongside opposite sense of “nothing more than” (1580s, e.g. a mere dream).

n.  Old English mere “sea, ocean; lake, pool, pond, cistern,” from Proto-Germanic *mari (cf. Old Norse marr, Old Saxon meri “sea,” Middle Dutch maer, Dutch meer “lake, sea, pool,” Old High German mari, German Meer “sea,” Gothic marei “sea,” mari-saiws “lake”), from PIE *mori- “sea” (cf. Latin mare, Old Church Slavonic morje, Russian more, Lithuanian mares, Old Irish muir, Welsh mor “sea,” Gaulish Are-morici “people living near the sea”).   Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

metaphysics: 
1. the branch of philosophy that deals with first principles, esp of being and knowing
2. the philosophical study of the nature of reality, concerned with such questions as the existence of God, the external world, etc.
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/metaphysics

Miðgarðr: …in Norse mythology. Pictured as placed somewhere in the middle of Yggdrasil, Midgard is surrounded by a world of water, or ocean, that is impassable.
The realm was said to have been formed from the flesh and blood of Ymir, his flesh constituting the land and his blood the oceans, and was connected to Asgard by the Bifröst, guarded by Heimdallr.

Morphic field:  (a term introduced by Rupert Sheldrake, the major proponent of this concept, through his Hypothesis of Formative Causation) is described as consisting of patterns that govern the development of forms, structures and arrangements. The theory of morphic fields is not accepted by mainstream science.

morphic resonance: “the idea of memory in nature…laws of nature are mormorphic resonance: “the idea of memory in nature…laws of nature are more like habits….” We draw from it and influence it. Allows new patterns in nature to spread more easily through the field. …forming a collective memory
from Rupert Sheldrake glossary…  “
morphic resonance:  The influence of previous structures of activity on subsequent similar structures of activity organized by morphic fields. Through morphic resonance, formative causal influences pass through or across both space and time, and these influences are assumed not to fall off with distance in space or time, but they come only from the past. The greater the degree of similarity, the greater the influence of morphic resonance. In general, morphic units closely resemble themselves in the past and are subject to self-resonance from their own past states.”

morphogenesis: from Rupert Sheldrake glossary… “The coming into being of form.”

morphology:  mor·phol·o·gy (mȯr-ˈfä-lə-jē)  n.
linguistics : the study and description of how words are formed in language
biology : the study of the form and structure of animals and plants or any of its parts

motif:  mo•tif (mō-tēfˈ)
n.  A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.
n.  A dominant theme or central idea.
n.  Music A short rhythmic or melodic passage that is repeated or evoked in various parts of a composition.
More at Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

monstrance: mon•strance (mŏnˈstrəns) n.
In the Roman Catholic Church, originally, any receptacle in which sacred relics were held up to view; after the fourteenth century, restricted to the transparent or glass-faced shrine in which the consecrated host is presented for the adoration of the people, either while being carried in procession or when exposed on the altar. Wordnik, from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Ner tamid:  (Hebrew: , נֵר תָּמִיד) n.  In Judaism, the sanctuary lamp …usually translated as “eternal flame” or “eternal light”. Hanging or standing in front of the ark in every Jewish synagogue, it is meant to represent the menorah of the Temple in Jerusalem as well as the continuously burning fire on the altar of burnt offerings in front of the Temple. Leviticus 6:5
It also symbolizes God’s eternal presence and is therefore never extinguished. Wikipedia

nodal:  nod·al  (ˈnō-dəl)
being, relating to, or located at or near a node
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nodal

node: n.
In general, a node is a localized swelling (a “knot”) or a point of intersection (a vertex).
In Science:
Biology Primitive node is the organizer tissue for gastrulation in vertebrates.
Node (botany), the place on a plant stem where a leaf is attached
In Cladistics, a shared ancestor
Lymph node, an immune system organ used to store white blood cells
In mathematics:
Node (autonomous system), behavior for an ordinary differential equation near a critical point
Node (graph theory), a vertex in a mathematical graph, or a point in a network topology at which lines intersect, branch or terminate
Node (algebraic geometry), a type of singular point of a curve
In computing and electronics:
Node (circuits), a region in an electrical circuit where there is no change in potential
Also:
Space Orbital node, the points where an orbit crosses a plane of reference Lunar node, where the orbits of the sun and moon intersect
Longitude of the node, how orbital nodes are parameterized
Physics Node (physics), a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude
Linguistics Node (linguistics), a branch point in the Tree model, or Node Theory, of language evolution        Wikipedia

occult:  [uh-kuhlt, ok-uhlt] adj.

a. of or pertaining to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.

1. beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding; mysterious.
2. secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated.
3. hidden from view.
4. a.not apparent on mere inspection but discoverable by experimentation.

b.of a nature not understood, as physical qualities.

c.dealing with such qualities; experimental:

“occult science.”

6. Medicine/Medical. present in amounts too small to be visible: “a chemical test to detect occult blood in the stool.”

noun

7. the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually preceded by the).
8. occult studies or sciences (usually preceded by the).

verb (used with object)

9. to block or shut off (an object) from view; hide.
10. Astronomy. to hide (a celestial body) by occultation.

verb (used without object)

11. to become hidden or shut off from view.

1520-30; < Latin  occultus (past participle of occulere to hide from view, cover up), equivalent to oc-  oc- + -cul-, akin to cēlāre to conceal + -tus past participle suffix dictionary.reference.com/browse/occult

Ollin: movement (Aztec)

omophagia:  [oh-muh-fey-juh, -jee-uh]  n. 1700-10; < Neo-Latin < Greek
1. the eating of raw food, especially raw meat. ōmophagía, equivalent to ōmó (s) raw + -phagia  -phagy http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/omophagia
2.“Meaning “Eating-into-the Belly,” a Greek ritual of holy communion by eating the flesh of sacrificial victims, human or animal. (see Sacrifice) This custom goes back to primitive tradition when worshippers would tear apart the victims with their hands and teeth as supposedly happened in the earliest cults of Dionysus, Opheus, Ziagreus, and other gods torn apart in their myths. “The communicants rushed madly upon the sacrificial animal, tore it to pieces and ate it raw, believing that the god was resident in the offering…It was believed thus there took place an identification with the god himself, together with a participation in his substance and qualities.” His immorality was consumed too–both in the omophagia and its descendant, the Christian sacrament of communion–though the body is no longer meat but tiny pieces of bread. A.G.H”. themystica.com/mystica/articles/o/omophagia.html

omphalos: (ˈɒm fə ləs)  n. Navel where umbilicus was removed, umbilicus, central hub of something, a stone (like Omphalos Stone at Delphi) representing the navel of the earth. A lattice pattern or a serpent umbilicus can be shown wrapped around an omphalos stone.

orb:  (ôrb)
n.  A sphere or spherical object.
n.  A celestial body, such as the sun or moon.
n.  Archaic: The earth
Wordnik from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
orb: (paranormal) an anomalous globe-shaped spot, either white or colored, that shows up in photographs
“ …Although it is comforting to believe that the spirits of our dearly departed live on in these small balls of light, (many) agree that photographic orbs are most often, if not always, caused by natural elements such as dust, pollen, or water vapor.”
paranormal-encyclopedia.com/o/orbs/

Origen: theologian, philosopher, and devoted Christian of the Alexandrian school. http://www.religionfacts.com/origen

original sin:  n.
In Christian theology, the condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam’s first act of disobedience.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
orig′inal sin′  n.
a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to the race in consequence of his sin.
[1300–50; Middle English; translation of Medieval Latin peccātum orīgināle]  Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ormus:  “ORME, ormus and m-state all are generic terms which apply to any normally metallic elements in a spectroscopically “invisible” non-metallic form. These terms apply regardless of which method was used to obtain them or the relative effectiveness of the element.” Barry Carter  subtleenergies.com
Also this: ORMUS, also called ORMEs (Orbitally Rearranged Monoatomic Elements) and m-state materials, is a fictitious group of substances exhibiting many miraculous properties, such as healing powers and superconductivity at room temperature. They were supposedly discovered in 1975 by David Hudson, a cotton farmer from Arizona. rationalwiki.org/wiki/Ormus

oroborus: (Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος “tail-eating”)
n. A serpent, dragon or worm who eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
n. A picture or symbol representing this. Wiktionary

Orrery:  or•rer•y  (ˈɔr ə ri, ˈɒr-) n., pl. -rer•ies.an apparatus for representing with movable balls the positions, motions, and phases of the bodies of the solar system.

[1705–15; after Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom it was first made]

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panniers: (ˈpan-yər, ˈpa-nē-ər) n.   inspired by Spanish portraits
ca. 1750, “British, Tan linen and baleen, Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1973 (1973.65.2) Panniers is the name used for the skirt support which changed and evolved throughout the century. It started as a cone shaped hoop skirt and became the wide flat support of Marie Antoinette.” metmuseum.org

parthenogenesis:  (pärˌthənōjĕnˈəsĭs) n. [key] [Gr., = virgin birth], in biology, a form of reproduction in which the ovum develops into a new individual without fertilization. Natural parthenogenesis has been observed in many lower animals (it is characteristic of the rotifers), especially insects, e.g., the aphid. In many social insects, such as the honeybee and the ant, the unfertilized eggs give rise to the male drones and the fertilized eggs to the female workers and queens. Parthenogenesis has also been observed in some snakes, fish, and monitor lizards. The phenomenon is rarer among plants (where it is called parthenocarpy) than among animals. Unusual patterns of heredity can occur in parthenogenetic organisms. For example, offspring produced by some types are identical in all inherited respects to the mother.
infoplease.com/encyclopedia/science/parthenogenesis.
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Particle in Cell Simulation: See http://hedpschool.lle.rochester.edu/2011SummerSchool/lectures/Ren.pdf

Passover: “… in Judaism, one of the most important and elaborate of religious festivals. Its celebration begins on the evening of the 14th of Nisan (first month of the religious calendar, corresponding to March–April) and lasts seven days in Israel, eight days in the Diaspora (although Reform Jews observe a seven-day period). Numerous theories have been advanced in explanation of its original significance, which has become obscured by the association it later acquired with the Exodus. In pre-Mosaic times it may have been a spring festival only, but in its present observance as a celebration of deliverance from the yoke of Egypt, that significance has been practically forgotten. In the ceremonial evening meal (called the Seder), which is conducted on the first evening in Israel and by Reform Jews, and on the first and second evenings by all other observant Jews in the Diaspora, various special dishes symbolizing the hardships of the Israelites during their bondage in Egypt are served; the narrative of the Exodus, the Haggadah, is recited; and praise is given for the deliverance. Only unleavened bread (matzoth) may be eaten throughout the period of the festival, in memory of the fact that the Jews, hastening from Egypt, had no time to leaven their bread. Jewish law also requires that special sets of cooking utensils and dishes, uncontaminated by use during the rest of the year, be used throughout the festival. In ancient Israel the paschal lamb (see Agnus Dei) was slaughtered on the eve of Passover, a practice retained today by the Samaritans.
Bibliography:See T. H. Gaster, Passover: Its History and Traditions (1949, repr. 1962); P. Goodman, ed., The Passover Anthology (1961)”.
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pattern:  pat·tern (ˈpat-ərn) n.
1: a model for making a mold used to form a casting
2: a reliable sample of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution 3: an established mode of behavior or cluster of mental attitudes, beliefs, and values that are held in common by members of a group
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pattern

penance:  pen•ance (pĕnˈəns)
n.  An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.
n.  A sacrament in some Christian churches that includes contrition, confession to a priest, acceptance of punishment, and absolution. Also called reconciliation.
v.  To impose penance upon.
More at Wordnik from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

petroglyph:  (ˈpe-trə-ˌglif) n.  a carving or inscription on a rock
French pétroglyphe, from pétr- petr- + -glyphe (as in hiéroglyphe hieroglyph)   http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petroglyph

phallus: phal•lus (fălˈəs)
n. The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.
n. The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.
n. A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.
Wordnik from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

pharmakeia: (Greek: φαρμακεία, ας, ἡ) n.  employment of drugs, for any purpose; sorcery, magic, enchantment
Revelation 18:23  the light of a lamp will never again shine in you, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will never again be heard in you; for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your magic spells. www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary/pharmakeia

pharmakos: (Greek: φαρμακός) n. in Ancient Greek religion was the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat or victim …sacrificed as an expiation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmakos

phosphene:  a phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye. The word phosphene comes from the Greek words phos and phainein. More at Wikipedia

phos•phene (fŏsˈfēnˌ)
n. A sensation of light caused by excitation of the retina by mechanical or electrical means rather than by light, as when the eyeballs are pressed through closed lids.
Wordnik, from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

photon:  pho·ton  \ˈfō-ˌtän\  n.
1. a unit of intensity of light at the retina equal to the illumination received per square millimeter of a pupillary area from a surface having a brightness of one candle per square meter
2. physics : a tiny particle of light or electromagnetic radiation
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photon
3. a boson–one of the elementary particle that carry the four forces of physics–in this case, the force that produces light, i.e., the electromagnetic force  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_belt

pietà:
n. In Italian art, painting or sculpture, a composition which represents the Madonna seated and bearing in her arms or on her knees the dead body of Christ. The most famous example is the Pietà of Michelangelo in the Capella della Febbre at St. Peter’s, Rome.  Wordnik, from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

plasma:  (′plaz·mə)  n.
“a distinct phase of matter, separate from the traditional solids, liquids, and gases. It is a collection of charged particles that respond strongly and collectively to electromagnetic fields, taking the form of gas-like clouds or ion beams. Since the particles in plasma are electrically charged (generally by being stripped of electrons), it is frequently described as an “ionized gas.”
Plasma was first identified (as “radiant mattter”) by Sir William Crookes in 1879. Sir J.J. Thomson identified the nature of the matter in 1897. It was Irving Langmuir who assigned the term “plasma” in 1928.
It is odd to consider that plasma is actually the most common phase of matter, especially since it was the last one discovered. Flame, lightning, interstellar nebulae, stars, and even the empty vastness of space are all examples of the plasma state of matter.”   Andrew Zimmerman Jones, Physics Expert  physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/plasma.htm

plasma instability:  (′plaz·mə ‚in·stə′bil·əd·ē) n. (plasma physics)
A sudden change in the quasistatic distribution of positions or velocities of particles constituting a plasma, and a sudden change in the accompanying electromagnetic field.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

plasmoid: (′plaz‚mȯid) n.
(physics) An isolated collection of electrons, ions, and neutral particles which holds together for a duration many times as long as the collision times between particles.
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pleomorphism:  (plē·ō′mȯr‚fiz·əm) n.
The occurrence of more than one distinct form of an organism in a single life cycle.   encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com

pleroma: (Greek πλήρωμα)  n. wikipedia.org
1.totality of divine powers
2.completeness of perfect knowledge

portal:  (ˈpȯr-təl)  n.
1:  door, entrance; especially :  a grand or imposing one
2:  the whole architectural composition surrounding and including the doorways and porches of a church
3:  the approach or entrance to a bridge or tunnel
4:  a communicating part or area of an organism; specifically :  the point at which something (as a pathogen) enters the body
5:  a site serving as a guide or point of entry to the World Wide Web and usually including a search engine or a collection of links to other sites arranged especially by topic   merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portal

prayer:  pray•er (prâr)
n. A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship.
n. The act of making a reverent petition to God, a god, or another object of worship.
n. An act of communion with God, a god, or another object of worship, such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving: One evening a week, the family would join together in prayer.
Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

prima materia: pri·ma ma·te·ri·a (prīmə məˈti(ə)rēə, ˌprēmə) n.
US English dictionary
Prima materia, materia prima or first matter, is the ubiquitous starting material required for the alchemical magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher’s stone. It is the primitive formless base of all matter similar to chaos, the quintessence, or aether. Esoteric alchemists describe the prima materia using simile, and compare it to concepts like the anima mundi.  Wikipedia

prophecy:  proph•e•cy (prŏfˈĭ-sē)
n. An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will.
n. A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration.
n. Such an inspired message or prediction transmitted orally or in writing. Wordnik , from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

putti:  (poo-tee; Italian poot-tee)  n.  Dictionary.com
the plural form of putto (po͞oˈtō)  n. A representation of a small child, often naked and having wings, used especially in the art of the European Renaissance.  Wordnik, from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Queen consort:  the wife of a reigning king.  A queen consort usually shares her husband’s rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king’s monarchical titles.  Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant’s political and military powers.  A queen regnant is a queen in her own right with all the powers of a monarch, usually becoming queen by inheriting the throne on the death of the previous monarch; they have been far fewer in number. Wikipedia

Quetzalcoatl:  (kɛtsɑːlˈkoʊɑːtəl) (Classical Nahuatl: Quetzalcohuātl /ketsaɬˈko.aːtɬ/)  n.   a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and means “feathered serpent“. The Nahuatl nouns compounded into the proper name “Quetzalcoatl” are: quetzalli, signifying principally “plumage”, but also used to refer to the bird—Resplendent Quetzal—renowned for its colourful feathers, and cohuātl “snake”. Some scholars have interpreted the name as having also a metaphorical meaning of “precious twin” since the word for plumage was also used metaphorically about precious things and cohuātl has an additional meaning of “twin“. The worship of a feathered serpent is first known documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BCE or first century CE. “Teotihuacan: Introduction”. Project Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico/ ASU. 2001-08-20. Retrieved 2009-05-17. Wikipedia

religion:  n. Look up religion at Dictionary.comc.1200, “state of life bound by monastic vows,” also “conduct indicating a belief in a divine power,” from Anglo-French religiun (11c.), Old French religion “piety, devotion; religious community,” and directly from Latin religionem (nominative religio) “respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods; conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation; fear of the gods; divine service, religious observance; a religion, a faith, a mode of worship, cult; sanctity, holiness,” in Late Latin “monastic life” (5c.).
According to Cicero derived from relegere “go through again” (in reading or in thought), from re- “again” (see re-) + legere “read” (see lecture (n.)). However, popular etymology among the later ancients (Servius, Lactantius, Augustine) and the interpretation of many modern writers connects it with religare “to bind fast” (see rely), via notion of “place an obligation on,” or “bond between humans and gods.” In that case, the re- would be intensive. Another possible origin is religiens “careful,” opposite of negligens. In English, meaning “particular system of faith” is recorded from c.1300; sense of “recognition of and allegiance in manner of life (perceived as justly due) to a higher, unseen power or powers” is from 1530s. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=religion

resonance:   (ˈrɛzənəns) n.
1. the condition or quality of being resonant
2.  (General Physics) sound produced by a body vibrating in sympathy with a neighbouring source of sound
3.  (General Physics) the condition of a body or system when it is subjected to a periodic disturbance of the same frequency as the natural frequency of the body or system. At this frequency the system displays an enhanced oscillation or vibration
4.  (Phonetics & Phonology) amplification of speech sounds by sympathetic vibration in the bone structure of the head and chest, resounding in the cavities of the nose, mouth, and pharynx
5.  (Electronics) electronics the condition of an electrical circuit when the frequency is such that the capacitive and inductive reactances are equal in magnitude. In a series circuit there is then maximum alternating current whilst in a parallel circuit there is minimum alternating current
6.  (Medicine) med the sound heard when percussing a hollow bodily structure, esp the chest or abdomen. Change in the quality of the sound often indicates an underlying disease or disorder
7.  (Chemistry) chem the phenomenon in which the electronic structure of a molecule can be represented by two or more hypothetical structures involving single, double, and triple chemical bonds. The true structure is considered to be an average of these theoretical structures.
8.  (General Physics) physics
a. the condition of a system in which there is a sharp maximum probability for the absorption of electromagnetic radiation or capture of particles
b. a type of elementary particle of extremely short lifetime. Resonances are regarded as excited states of more stable particles
c. a highly transient atomic state formed during a collision process
[C16: from Latin resonāre to resound]
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Rh factor:  The Rh blood group system is one of thirty-three current human blood group systems. It is the most important blood group system after ABO. At present, the Rh blood group system consists of 50 defined blood-group antigens, among which the five antigens D, C, c, E, and e are the most important. The commonly used terms Rh factor, Rh positive and Rh negative refer to the D antigen only. Besides its role in blood transfusion, the Rh blood group system—specifically, the D antigen—is used to determine the risk of hemolytic disease of the newborn as prevention is the best approach to the management of this condition. As part of prenatal care, a blood test may be used to find out the blood type of a fetus. If the Rh antigen is lacking, the blood is called Rh-negative. If the antigen is present, it is called Rh-positive.  Wikipedia

Resurrection:  (ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən)  n. (Christian theology)
1.  the rising again of Christ from the tomb three days after his death
2.  the rising again from the dead of all mankind at the Last Judgment
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ritual: (rĭchˈo͞o-əl) Wordnik
n the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
n any customary observance or practice
n stereotyped behavior (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
adj of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals
adj of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals           vocabulary.com

ruff collar:    (ruhf)   n.  1. a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. something resembling such a piece in form or position.
3. a collar, or set of lengthened or specially marked hairs or feathers, on the neck of an animal.
4.  Alaska and Northern Canada. a fringe of fur around the edge of a parka hood or along the edges of a jacket.
ruff: n. Ornithology. a species of European and Asian sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers during the breeding season.
Compare reeve3.
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Sacred Heart:   “The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart^[3] shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross, and bleeding. Sometimes the image is shown shining within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart. The wounds and crown of thorns allude to the manner of Jesus’ death, while the fire represents the transformative power of divine love.” Wikipedia

sacrifice:  sac·ri·fice  (ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs, also -fəs or -ˌfīz)  n.
: the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone
: an act of killing a person or animal in a religious ceremony as an offering to please a god
: a person or animal that is killed in a sacrifice
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice
Act of offering objects to a divinity, thereby making them holy. The motivation for sacrifice is to perpetuate, intensify, or reestablish a connection between the human and the divine. It is often intended to gain the favour of the god or to placate divine wrath. The term has come to be applied specifically to blood sacrifice, which entails the death or destruction of the thing sacrificed (see human sacrifice). The sacrifice of fruits, flowers, or crops (bloodless sacrifice) is more often referred to as an offering. (Concise Encyclopedia)

salvation:  sal·va·tion (sal-ˈvā-shən) n.
in Christianity
1: the act of saving someone from sin or evil : the state of being saved from sin or evil
2: something that saves someone or something from danger or a difficult situation
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvation
In religion, deliverance from fundamentally negative conditions, such as suffering, evil, death, or samsara, or the restoration or elevation of the natural world to a higher, better state. Eastern religions tend to stress self-help through individual discipline and practice, sometimes over the course of many lifetimes, though in Mahayana Buddhism bodhisattvas and certain buddhas may act as intervening divine agents. In Christianity, Jesus is the source of salvation and faith in his saving power is stressed. Islam emphasizes submission to God. Judaism posits collective salvation for the people of Israel. (Concise Encyclopedia)

scale: n.
(anatomy), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals Fish scale, Reptile scale
(Lepidopteran anatomy), on the wings of butterflies and moths
(map), the ratio of a distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance
(ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original
The scales of justice, held by Lady Justice
Weighing scale, an instrument used to measure weight or mass
Limescale, a chalky deposit
(Compensation Pay scale) , the minimum compensation rates and work conditions
Mathematics: (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points (for example real numbers) and used for a wide variety of applications
(parameter), a description of the spread or dispersion of a probability distribution
(geometry), a linear transformation that enlarges or shrinks objects
Music: a sequence of ordered musical notes
(string instruments), the sounding length of the strings of an instrument
Science: (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales,
(physics), an informal system of general size categorizations
(social sciences), the process of measuring or ordering entities with respect to quantitative attributes or traits Index (social sciences), a type of scale often referred to as on
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Common meanings

scalable:  uk (also scaleable)  (ˈskeɪ.lə.bl) adj.  specialized us
1.used to describe a business or system that is able to grow or to be made larger:
2. able to be made larger in size:
(Definition of scalable from the  Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus  © Cambridge University Press)

scalar: sca•lar (skāˈlər, -lärˌ)
n. A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, that is completely specified by its magnitude and has no direction.
n. Mathematics: A number, numerical quantity, or element in a field.
n. A device that yields an output equal to the input multiplied by a constant, as in a linear amplifier.  Wordnik

scientism: n
1. Often Disparaging. the style, assumptions, techniques, practices, etc., typifying or regarded as typifying scientists.
2. the belief that the assumptions and methods of the natural sciences are appropriate and essential to all other disciplines, including the humanities and the social sciences.
3. scientific or pseudoscientific language. — scientistic, adj.
See also: Attitudes
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scientistic

secretion:  n. Look up secretion at Dictionary.com 1640s, “act of secreting;” 1732, “that which is secreted,” from French sécrétion, from Latin secretionem (nominative secretio) “a dividing, separation,” noun of action from past participle stem of secernere “to separate, set apart” (see secret (n.)). etymonline.com
Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
sentient:  (snshnt, -sh-nt)  adj.
…from the Latin sentient-, “feeling,” and it describes things that are alive, able to feel and perceive, and show awareness or responsiveness. Having senses makes something sentient, or able to smell, communicate, touch, see, or hear. Whether or not plants and living things other than animals and people are sentient depends on whom you ask.       vocabulary.com/dictionary/sentient

Sethian:  n.   A member of an ancient Christian Gnostic sect who venerated the Biblical Seth, third son of Adam and Eve, depicted in their creation myths as a divine incarnation.
Read more at http://www.yourdictionary.com/sethian#Ld7WD6OMJLPjGq1h.99

shaman: sha·man  (shah-muhn, shey-, sham-uhn) n.
“…a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces”  dictionary.reference.com

shamas: n.
…”The central shaft [of the Menorah] is known as the “shammas” (server) for its candle is used to light the others.”
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Shekhinah: n  Shekinah, Shechinah, Shechina, or Schechinah (Hebrew: שכינה‎), .. Aramaic equivalent shekinta, is the English transliteration of a Biblical Hebrew word meaning dwelling or settling, and denotes the dwelling or settling of the Divine Presence of God [especially in the Temple of Solomon]…only through a matter of joy in connection with a precept. [note: related to music played by mistrel …psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp ] …The Shekinah is associated with the transformational spirit of God regarded as the source of prophecy. …concept of Shekinah is also associated with the Jewish conception of the Holy Spirit (Judaism) (ruach ha-kodesh)  (Also) …throne or robes (that come in visions),…sanctuary, …having scriptural authority,   … a queen and a Sabbath bride.
From the public domain Easton’s Bible Dictionary, published in 1897: “God also spoke to Moses through the ‘Shekinah’ out of a burning bush.”… “It is probable that after the entrance into Canaan this glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the covenant in the most holy place.”
Arabic: سكينة‎ sakīnah is mentioned in the Quran: (including this), “Sakinah is a sweet breeze/wind, whose face is like the face of a human”.
“… in some gnostic writings written in Aramaic, …shekhinas are described as hidden aspects of God… resembling the Amahrāspandan (great divine sparks) of the Zoroastrians.”
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simulacrum:  (sĭmˌyə-lāˈkrəm, -lăkˈrəm)  n. plural Simulacra:  see article at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum
Also:/ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪkrəm/  noun (archaic) ( pl) -cra (-krə)
1. any image or representation of something
2. a slight, unreal, or vague semblance of something; superficial likeness
Word Origin:C16: from Latin: likeness, from simulāre to imitate, from similis like
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sin: (sĭn) n.
1. Name of a moon goddess worshipped by Sumerians, Akkadians, and ancient Arabs. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php
2. Sin:  to think “incorrectly”…expand this
dwelling in the emotions…Sumerian  “sinn?”
3. sin: to fall short of completion

sinister :  (ˈsɪnɪstəʳ) adj. early 15c., “prompted by malice or ill-will, intending to mislead,” from Old French senestre, sinistre “contrary, false; unfavorable; to the left” (14c.), from Latin sinister “left, on the left side” (opposite of dexter), of uncertain origin. Perhaps meaning properly “the slower or weaker hand” [Tucker], but Klein and Buck suggest it’s a euphemism (see left (adj.)) connected with the root of Sanskrit saniyan “more useful, more advantageous.” With contrastive or comparative suffix -ter, as in dexter (see dexterity).

The Latin word was used in augury in the sense of “unlucky, unfavorable” (omens, especially bird flights, seen on the left hand were regarded as portending misfortune), and thus sinister acquired a sense of “harmful, unfavorable, adverse.” This was from Greek influence, reflecting the early Greek practice of facing north when observing omens. In genuine Roman auspices, the augurs faced south and left was favorable. Thus sinister also retained a secondary sense in Latin of “favorable, auspicious, fortunate, lucky.”

Meaning “evil” is from late 15c. Used in heraldry from 1560s to indicate “left, to the left.” Bend (not “bar”) sinister in heraldry indicates illegitimacy and preserves the literal sense of “on or from the left side” (though in heraldry this is from the view of the bearer of the shield, not the observer of it).   etymonline.com (adj.)  Dictionary.com

somatid:   n.  named by Gaston Naessens
1.“…an ultramicrosopic subcellular living and reproducing entity, which many scientists believe is the precursor of DNA and which may be the building block of all terrestrial life.”
2. (tiny body). …(particle) could be cultured, that is, grown, outside the bodies of its hosts (in vitro, “under glass,” as the technical term has it). …this particle was seen by Naessens to develop in a pleomorphic (form-changing) cycle, the first three stages of which – somatid, spore, and double spore – are perfectly normal in healthy organisms, in fact crucial to their existence.
Re: The Persecution and Trial of Gaston Naessens, Christopher Bird
http://customers.hbci.com/~wenonah/new/somatid.htm

sorcery: sor•cer•y  (ˈsɔr sə ri) n. (pl.)-cer•ies.
the practices of a person who is thought to have supernatural powers granted by evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
Origin of (word?) sorcery:1250–1300; ME sorcerie < ML sorceria  Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
also:
sorcery (n.) Look up sorcery at Dictionary.comc.1300, from Old French sorcerie, from sorcier “sorcerer, wizard,” from Medieval Latin sortiarius “teller of fortunes by lot; sorcerer,” literally “one who influences fate or fortune,” from Latin sors (genitive sortis) “lot, fate, fortune” (see sort) (n.)).  http:sort (n.) Look up sort at Dictionary.comlate 14c., “group of people, animals, etc.; kind or variety of person or animal,” from Old French sorte “class, kind,” from Latin sortem (nominative sors) “lot; fate, destiny; share, portion; rank, category; sex, class, oracular response, prophecy,” from PIE root *ser- (3) “to line up” (cognates: Latin serere “to arrange, attach, join;” see series). The sense evolution in Vulgar Latin is from “what is allotted to one by fate,” to “fortune, condition,” to “rank, class, order.” Later (mid-15c.) “group, class, or category of items; kind or variety of thing; pattern, design.” Out of sorts “not in usual good condition” is attested from 1620s, with literal sense of “out of stock.” //www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sorcery

soul  (sōl) n.
1:  the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life
2 :  the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe
merriam-webster.com

In its essence, the soul is the spouse of the divine spirit. It keeps in memory all the experiences and knowledge that man has acquired on Earth.  The soul comes like a guiding Light.  It incarnates with man from his first breath and remains very present in the first months of his life.  With time, the child’s soul is exposed to all kinds of influences that permeate the etheric water that surrounds it (its aura).  The transparency of this water is vital: if it is pure, the soul can connect with man.  If man listens to his soul, it allows him to awake in a higher consciousness and brings him happiness and plenitude.
If man’s thoughts, feelings and impressions which he is living at each moment of his life are cloudy, they are printed on the subtle substance of its soul and can go as far as to smother the soul and live in its place.  It is very rare these days to reach an adult age while keeping a contact with one’s soul… The soul sacrifices itself and becomes a prisoner of the body.  It suffers of not being able to have a conscious contact with man.  Being unable to find his place, man is lost and the divine world cannot come on Earth to accomplish the work of Light.
essenespirit.com/essenebaptism

sovereignty:  (sŏvˈər-ĭn-tē, sŏvˈrĭn-)
n. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.
n. Royal rank, authority, or power.
n. Complete independence and self-government.
Wordnik

spagyric (spəˈdʒɪrɨk) n.  an herbal medicine produced by alchemical procedures. These procedures involve fermentation, distillation and the extraction of mineral components from the ash of the plant. These processes were in use in medieval alchemy generally for the separation and purification of metals from ores (see Calcination), and salts from brines and other aqueous solutions…. Paracelsus stated that the true purpose of Alchemy was not for the vulgar purpose of gold making, but rather for the production of medicines. The term ‘Spagyria’ has been used by Paracelsus in his book Liber Paragranum, deriving from the Greek words ‘spao’ and ‘ageiro’, the essential meaning of which is to ‘separate and to combine’.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spagyric

Spirit:  (spĭrˈĭt)
n. The vital principle or animating force within living beings.
n. Incorporeal consciousness.
n. The soul, considered as departing from the body of a person at death.   Wordnik

Squatter Man: Read Anthony Peratt’s – “Characteristics for the Occurrence of a High Current Z-Pinch Aurora as Recorded in Antiquity”

subconscious: [S] uk    /ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/  us   /-ˈkɑːn-/  n.
the part of your mind that notices and remembers information when you are not actively trying to do so, and influences your behaviour even though you do not realize it.
adj. uk    /ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/  us     /-ˈkɑːn-/   relating to this part of your mind       dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/subconscious

subjugate (ˈsʌb.dʒʊ.ɡeɪt) v.
(DEFEAT) › to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom
(CONTROL) › to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs
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subjugation:[suhb-juh-gey-shuh n]  n.  the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement:
“The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.”
origin: late 14c., from Late Latin subjugationem (nominative subjugatio), from past participle stem of Latin subjugare “to subdue,” literally “bring under a yoke,” from sub “under” (see sub- ) + jugum (see jugular ).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper dictionary.reference.com/browse/Subjugation

subliminal:  sub•lim•i•nal (sŭb-lĭmˈə-nəl)
adj. Psychology Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli.
adj. Psychology Inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke a response: subliminal propaganda.
More at Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th

synethesia:  Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.More at Wikipedia

symmetry:  sym·me·try (ˈsi-mə-trē)  n.
: the quality of something that has two sides or halves that are the same or very close in size, shape, and position : the quality of having symmetrical parts
Full Definition of SYMMETRY
1:  balanced proportions; also :  beauty of form arising from balanced proportions
2:  the property of being symmetrical; especially :  correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or median plane or about a center or axis — compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry
3:  a rigid motion of a geometric figure that determines a one-to-one mapping onto itself
4:  the property of remaining invariant under certain changes (as of orientation in space, of the sign of the electric charge, of parity, or of the direction of time flow) —used of physical phenomena and of equations describing them   Origin of SYMMETRY
Latin symmetria, from Greek, from symmetros symmetrical, from syn- + metron measure — more at measure  First Known Use: 1563

sym·me·try (ˈsim-ə-trē)  n.
Medical Definition of SYMMETRY
1: correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or median plane or about a center or axis—see bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry
2: the property of remaining invariant under certain changes (as of orientation in space, of the sign of the electric charge, of parity, or of the direction of time flow)—used of physical phenomena and of equations describing them

symmetry: n.    (Concise Encyclopedia)
In geometry, the property by which the sides of a figure or object reflect each other across a line (axis of symmetry) or surface; in biology, the orderly repetition of parts of an animal or plant; in chemistry, a fundamental property of orderly arrangements of atoms in molecules or crystals; in physics, a concept of balance illustrated by such fundamental laws as the third of Newton’s laws of motion. Symmetry in nature underlies one of the most fundamental concepts of beauty. It connotes balance, order, and thus, to some, a type of divine principle.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symmetry

symplast:    n.”holographic representations of things going on in the body”… “Symplasts represent both emotional and physical disturbances.”  (Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen p. 87)

synchronicity:   (sĭngˌkrə-nĭsˈĭ-tē, sĭnˌ-) Wordnik, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
 …the experience of two or more events as meaningfully related, where they are unlikely to be causally related. The subject sees it as a meaningful coincidence. The concept of synchronicity was first described by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist, in the 1920s.
[1] The concept does not question, or compete with, the notion of causality (however critics state that the causality, statistics and probability theorems, is enough for explaining cases of “synchronicity“
[2] which are in fact “normal events of low probability“
[3] It maintains that just as events may be connected by a causal line, they may also be connected by meaning. A grouping of events connected by meaning need not have an explanation in terms of a concrete sense of cause and effect.  Wikipedia

Tapuat:  Hopi  “…the mother child symbol.  The lines represent stages of life, umbilical cord, and the path of moving – always within the watchfulness of the Mother.  The center symbolizes the amniotic sack – the center of life – the beginning.  This piece is also referred to as the Journey symbol.”
symbolic-meanings.com

tarot: tar•ot (tărˈō, tə-rōˈ)  Wordnik
n. Any of a set of usually 78 playing cards including 22 cards depicting vices, virtues, and elemental forces, used in fortunetelling.
n. Any of these 22 pictoral cards used as trump in tarok.
n. Tarok.   ADD DEEPER DEFINITION

telepathy: te·lep·a·thy  (tə-ˈle-pə-thē)  n.
a way of communicating thoughts directly from one person’s mind to another person’s mind without using words or signals
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telepathy

terrain:   n. “physical manifestation of the body, the surrounding environment, and the etheric, astral and physical bodies….’terrain encompasses the entire universe.”  (Holographic Blood by Harvey Bigelsen p. 29)

template: n.
a stencil, pattern or overlay used in graphic arts (drawing, painting, etc.) and sewing to replicate letters, shapes or designs

Three Days of Darkness:   “Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (1769-1837) is the most known seer of the Three Days of Darkness and describes the event in this way:  There shall come over the whole earth an intense darkness lasting three days and three nights.  Nothing can bee seen, and the air will be laden with impossible to use any man-made lighting during this darkness, except blessed candles.  He, who out of curiosity, opens his window to look out, or remain in their homes, pray the Rosary and beg God for mercy.  All the enemies of the Church, whether known or unknown, will perish over the whole earth during that universal darkness, with the exception of a few whom God will soon convert.  The air shall be infected by demons who will appear under all sorts of hideous forms.” ^{[2]  en. wikipedia}

trauma: (trôˈmə, trouˈ-) n. A serious injury or shock to the body, as from violence or an accident.   n. An emotional wound or shock that creates substantial, lasting damage to the psychological development of a person, often leading to neurosis.   n. An event or situation that causes great distress and disruption.More at Wordnik from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th

 Trinity:  (trin-i-tee) n.
1.  Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
2.  a representation of this in art.
3.  Trinity Sunday.
4.  (lowercase) a group of three; triad.
5.  (lowercase) the state of being threefold or triple.
Dictionary.com Unabridged   Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2014.

tilaka: A Bindi or tilaka (tilaka means red) is a symbol drawn with clay, ashes (vihuti), or sandalwood on the area in the center of the forehead (in the location of the Ajna chakra), as a mark of devotion to the Hindu deities. http://symboldictionary.net/?p=1868
[Mark of God, worn over Third Eye]

tilma:  n. A tilmàtli (or tilma) was a type of outer garment worn by men, documented from the late Postclassic and early Colonial eras among the Aztec and other peoples of central Mexico.
The garment was to be worn at the front like a long apron, or alternatively draped across the shoulders as a cloak. It was also frequently used as a carry-all.
Several different types of the garment were in use, designed for the various classes in society. Upper classes wore a tilmàtli of cotton cloth knotted over the right shoulder, while the middle class used a tilmàtli made of ayate fibre, a coarse fabric derived from the threads of the maguey agave. It was knotted over the left shoulder. The lower classes knotted the garment behind the neck, where it could serve for carrying.
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topological metaphor: lengthy description in Dr. Joseph P. Farrell’s Hidden Patterns of Creation interview .  Link here: https://gizadeathstar.com/2016/08/tidbit-new-forum-borealis-interview-topological-metaphor-medium/

toroid:  (tôroid)  n.
A surface generated by rotating a closed curve about an axis that is in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it.
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torus: (ˈtōr-əs)  n.
1:  a large molding of convex profile commonly occurring as the lowest molding in the base of a column
2:  the thickening of a membrane closing a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity
3:  a doughnut-shaped surface generated by a circle rotated about an axis in its plane that does not intersect the circle; broadly :  toroid
4:  a smooth rounded anatomical protuberance (as a bony ridge on the skull)

transubstantiation: (trănˌsəb-stănˌshē-āˈshən)
n. Conversion of one substance into another.
n. In many Christian churches, the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, although their appearances remain the same.   More at Wordnik   from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

uraeus:  u•ræ•us (yo͝o-rēˈəs) n.
The figure of the sacred serpent, an emblem of sovereignty depicted on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers and deities.

usurper: n.
An usurper is an illegitimate or controversial claimant to power, often but not always in a monarchy. This may include a person who succeeds in establishing himself as a monarch without inheriting the throne or any other person exercising authority unconstitutionally. A person who takes the power of the country for himself or herself at the expense of the people. It may also be applied to an official acting ultra vires, outside his authority or jurisdiction.  Wikipedia

Utkata Konasana:

n.  a powerful standing yoga asana, where the lower body is in a wide-legged squat and the arms are raised at shoulder height.  The name is derived from the Sanskrit, utkata, meaning “powerful” or “fierce,” kona, meaning “angle,” and asana meaning “pose.” Thus, the name of the posture refers to the “fierce” angle of the legs, and the strength and determination built through mastering this posture.

• known for its energizing and empowering effects on the mind, as the physical strength required to hold this posture also has a positive impact on the mind.
• commonly referred to as goddess pose in English.

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/7247/utkata-konasana

veil: (vāl) n.
1. a covering structure.
2. a caul or piece of amniotic sac occasionally covering the face of a newborn child.
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vesica pisces:  “The term “vesica piscis,” meaning “fish bladder” in Latin, is used for the particular symmetric lens formed by the intersection of two equal circles whose centers are offset by a distance equal to the circle radii (Pedoe 1995, p. xii). The height of the lens is given by letting d=r=R=a in the equation for a circle-circle intersection
h=a/dsqrt(4d^2R^2-(d^2-r^2+R^2)^2),
(1) giving h=asqrt(3).
(2) The vesica piscis therefore has two equilateral triangles inscribed in it as illustrated above.
The area of the vesica piscis is given by plugging d=R into the circle-circle intersection area equation with r=R,
A=2R^2cos^(-1)(d/(2R))-1/2dsqrt(4R^2-d^2),
(3) giving A = 1/6(4pi-3sqrt(3))a^2
(4) = 1.22837…a^2
(5) (OEIS A093731). Since each arc of the lens is precisely 1/3 of a circle, perimeter is given by p=4/3pia.
(6) Renaissance artists frequently surrounded images of Jesus with the vesica piscis.” (Pedoe 1995, p. xii; Rawles 1997).
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/VesicaPiscis.html

will:  (wĭl) Wordnik
n. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action: championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination.
n. The act of exercising the will.
n. Diligent purposefulness; determination: an athlete with the will to win.

wisdom: (wĭzˈdəm) n.
The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight.  Wordnik

World Tree:   a motif present in several religions and mythologies, particularly Indo-European religions, Siberian religions, and Native American religions. The world tree is represented as a colossal tree which supports the heavens, thereby connecting the heavens, the world, and, through its roots, the underworld. It may also be strongly connected to the motif of the tree of life.
Specific world trees include világfa in Hungarian mythology, Ağaç Ana in Turkic mythology, Modun in Mongolian mythology, Yggdrasil (or Irminsul) in Germanic (including Norse) mythology, the Oak in Slavic and Finnish mythology, and in Hindu mythology the Ashvattha (a Sacred Fig). Wikipedia

Yggdrasill:  (gdr-sl, üg-)  n. Norse mythology, name of World Tree
It translates as …one who demands reverence, also the terrible horse
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yoni:  yo·ni (ˈyō-nē) n.  a stylized representation of the female genitalia that in Hinduism is a sign of generative power and that symbolizes the goddess Shakti — compare lingam

Zadok: (Name of ) a priest descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron. He aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom, and was consequently instrumental in bringing King Solomon to the throne. After Solomon’s building of The First Temple in Jerusalem, Zadok was the first High Priest to serve there.

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