Theosophical Society,
H
P Blavatsky
A Dictionary of New Age Terminology
Aquarian Age—Based
on Astronomical
Age Cycles, we are now nearing the end of the Age of Pisces. Evolution goes
through cycles corresponding to the signs of the Zodiac, each lasting 2,160
years.( The Precession of the Equinoxes are calculated at 72 years per degree
and hence a Zodiac Sign is 30 degrees and an Age Cycle is 72*30 = 2160 years) .
Now the Vernal Equinoctial Point is preceding through
Pisces and hence is called the Piscean Age. The V E P will be retrograding
through Aquarius and this will be the Aquarian Age, which will be characterised by a heightened degree of spiritual or Cosmic
Consciousness.
Agent—A person
sending a telepathic message
to another entity. Telepathy is the art of conversing mentally.
Akashic Record—Indestructible
records of every person’s every word, thought,
or deed inscribed
in the spiritual realms
Alpha—The physical body.
Alchemy - The
scientific process by which base metals are transmuted into gold. Divine Alchemy is the process by which base
metals ( human beings ) are transmuted into gold (
divine nature )
Alkaline Diet -
Diet to neutrallise acidity. The body’s ratio is 80%
alkalinity and 20% acidity. Alkaline diet generally refers to fruits and
vegetables. Naturopathy recommends a 100
gms fruits and 320 gms vegetables daily diet.
Animism—Anima means Soul and Animism is the conviction that inanimate
things (such as plants) possess a soul or spirit.
Anthroposophy—Literally
“ Wisdom of Man” , attributed to the German mystic Rudolf
Steiner. It instructs that Truth is in every human being, even though hidden or
often latent. .
Ascended Masters—Refers
to those who have reached the highest level of Cosmic Consciousness & have
become guides of the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Ascension of
Christ—Referred normally as the Ascension, it indicates the principle that man
is divine and symbolises the rise of the Divine
Consciousness in mankind, which is occurring now on a grand scale. .
Astral—Astra means star and astral body is the etheric body which
survives dealth. The Astral body is connected to the
physical body by a Silver Cord, an extended umbilical cord. The Astral Universe
is the subtle physical universe, most proximate to the physical universe. )
Astral Body—The etheric body capable of projection from the physical
body and which survives death.
Astral Flight—Flight
of the Astral body from the physical body during trance, sleep or meditation.
Attunement—It is
actually At- One- Ment , union with the Divine. One attains a spiritual
consciousness of Being through Meditation referred to
variously as Unity Consciousness, Nirvana, Prajna,
Samadhi, etc. Various Consciousness techniques are used to cause this
Hypnosis;
Chanting of a Mantra; Ecstatic Dancing; Channeling of spirit guides;
New Age music; and Positive Thinking or Alpha Mind techniques.
Aura—The Human
Electro Magnetic Field - Radiated glow or halo surrounding living beings which
can be photographed by Kirlian Photography.
Avatar—A
manifestation of Divinity, of the Absolute and who initiates man into divine
principles. Such a one has
progressed beyond the need to be reincarnated in another body
as there is no further bad karma to work
off.
Bhagavad Gita—The
Science of the Absolute, the Upanishad sung by the Lord and the scripture on
Yoga.
Biofeedback—A
technique in which brain waves are monitored to bring normally unconscious,
involuntary bodily functions under conscious, voluntary control. Biofeedback can generate altered states of
Consciousness. Blood of Christ—The Life
Energy of the Cosmic Christ, this blood flowed from the Cross into the
spiritual realms from where the Christ intends to effect
the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Bodhisattva—A being having attained Self Actualisation,
voluntarily turns back from that state in order to aid humanity in evolving to
Godhead.
Brahman - The Absolute, the Infinite. Not an Absolute which is non-relative but an Absolute which
takes all relativity in its embrace. Brahma
Jnana - Supreme Knowledge, a confluence of Relative,
Absolute & Transcendental Knowledge.
Buddha—Literally
The Awakened One, he who has risen from the normal
three relative states of Consciousness to the Fourth - Transcendental
Consciousness and the Fifth - Cosmic Consciousness.
Chakras—The seven Energy points on the body. Tantra
is the discipline which desribes the Seven Dynamoes of Cosmic Energy in the body. The Root Chakra is
at tha base of the spine and the Crown Chakra is on
top of the skull. Yoga and Meditation are practised
through these invisible energy centers and the Kundalini, the coiled feminine
serpentine energy, rises to the Crown Chakra and man attains Unity Consciousness.
( 1. The Root
Chakra - Containing the Earth Principle - Muladhara
2. The Navel Chakra - Containing the Water
Principle _ Manipura
3. The Solar Plexus Chakra - Containing the Fire
Principle - Swadhishtana
4. The Heart Chakra - Containing the Air Principle
- Anahata
5. The Throat Chakra - Containing the Ether
Principle - Vishuddha
6. The Eyebrow Chakra - Containing the Mind
Principle - Ajna
7. The Crown Chakra - The Thousand Petalled Lotus - Sahasrara )
Chaos Theory - A
mathematical theory advanced by Mendelbrot, which
sees order in chaos.
Channeling—A New Age term for mediumship or spiritism. With the intention of receiving supranormal information, the channeled yields control of
his/her perceptual and cognitive capacities to a spiritual entity Clairaudience -- Psychic ability to hear mentally without
using the ears.
Clairvoyance—Psychic
ability to see mentally without using the eyes, beyond ordinary time and space
limits; also called “Second Sight.”
Consciousness
Revolution—New Age exponents call for a Consciousness Revolution or a spiritual
revolution with Life in rhythm with Natural Law. The primary focus of this Unitive Consciousness is oneness with the Divine, with Nature,
all mankind, the earth, and with the entire Universe.
Control—The Spirit that sends messages through a medium in trance.
Cosmic Christ—In
Gnosticism and other mystic schools of thought, the Christ is considered to be
a Universal Spirit or a Cosmic Force, guiding the spiritual evolution of mankind to
the ultimate summit of Unity Consciousness.
Cosmic
Consciousness—Literally meaning Universal
Consciousness. Becoming one with the Universal Self or Cosmic
Mind. .
Cosmic Humanism—Cosmic
Humanism views man as having unlimited mental potential due to his innate
divinity which can make him rise to the level of the Divine. Quite antithetical
to normative humanism which views Man as the measure of all things ( that human conscience
is the final Judge ). .
Discarnate—The soul of a living creature who has died, travelling in
the astral realms. .
Downward Pull of
the Mind. The mind is pulled towards Subsconscient, viz, the Subconscious Mind. Downward pull happening in the
collective mind. Socrates is poisoned. Rimbaud flees to the Abyssinian desert.
Dowser—A
sensitive who uses dowsing rods that points to hidden water, oil, buried money,
lost articles, or people. Spiritual dowsing is one of the legal domains of
study and research in
Earth Logos—The Spiritual Being who is the ensouling
Life of our Planet Earth and this system of philosophy is called Animism. This
mighty Being manifests as earth physically.
Energisation
- Removing negative energy and imparting Positive Energy. In Geo Biology, there
are machines which effectuate this energisation like
the Geopathic Stress Reverser.
Eros - Life Instinct, the opposite of Thanatos,
the Death Instinct. Esoteric—The
opposite of Exoteric. Meaning the inner. The mystical. The inner meaning of different mystic schools of thought as opposed
to the outer intrepretations of different religions.
The outer, exoteric interpretations are often dualistic - that Man and God are
different. Esoteric meaning is that the Divine is resident in man, referred to as the
Esoteric
Christianity—A mystical form of Christianity that sees its core truth as
identical to the core truth of every other religion (i.e., man is divine). This
form of Christianity is same as Aldous Huxley’s
Perennial Philosophy.
ESP—Extrasensory
perception encompassing paranormal abilities such as foreknowledge,
& sychic abilities like telepathy, precognition, retrocognition, clairaudience & clairvoyance.
ESP Cards—A pack of twenty-five cards bearing five symbols, including
stars, squares, circles, crosses, and waves.
Exoteric
Christianity—Theology , a form of Christianity, identified with historic or
orthodox Christianity that New Agers describe as being devoid of all spiritual
authenticity.
Fall of Man—Refers
to the Fall of Man’s Consciousness, which recognizes the existence of only the
material realm. The Christ is believed to have redeemed man in the sense that
He enabled man to perceive the Spiritual Reality behind the material world, the
Noumena behind the phenomena. . Free Masonry - A Western mystical school;
builders in the Spirit. A royal science and a noble art.
It originated from the Vedists of the East and was greatly
influenced by Pythagorus. Free Masonry intends to
generate perfect Initiates.
Gaia -- ( Greek - Gaia -
Goddess of the earth). The Gaia
Hypothesis was a scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all
living matter on the earth is a single living organism. Humanity is considered
the nervous system of the living earth in such a system. .
Geobiology - The biology of the
Earth; the theory that certain points of the earth have positive energy as well
as negative energy. Geopathic Stress -
Negative energy of the earth which causes cancer and other ailments.
Geopathic Zone - A place full
of Negative Energy. Globalism
-- The doctrine that the world is a
celestial family.with all as brothers and
sisters and a New Age term referring to
the need for a transformation of the world
from the present nation state divisions into a global community.
Gnosticism—A
mystical tradition going back to the second century which averrs
that salvation comes through intuitive Gnosis ( experiential knowledge of the Self
) or knowledge of one’s innate divinity.
God—Universal Energy. The sum total energy in the
Universe is an absolute constant and cannot be created or destroyed. The triune
aspects of Being - Immanence, Transcendence and Cosmicity
are symbolised by the Trinity, Son ( Tat ), Father ( Sat
) & the Holy Ghost (
God Consciousness - A glorified state of Cosmic Consciousness that
sees the finest Relative in everything, the 6th state of
Consciousness in Transcendental Philosophy. .
Gemology - The
science of gems; often Astro Gemology, the science of
gems as related to Astrology.
Graphology—The science and the analysis of handwriting. Character
analysis and foretelling based on handwriting.
Great Invocation—A classic New Age prayer, invoking the Cosmic
Christ on earth, whose presence will usher in an era of Unity Consciousness and
Universal brotherhood.
This prayer has been translated into over 80 languages. Group Guru—With Mass Incarnations of the
Cosmic Christ happening on a planetary scale, this New Age terms refers to the
same idea that the Cosmic Christ is incarnate in all of humanity and all
mankind is a single Guru. Guru—He who destroys the darkness of Ignorance. Gu in
Sanskrit means Darkness and Ru menas the destroyer. The term means one who is enlightened
and a bona fide Master.
Harmonic
Convergence—The assembly of New Age meditators
gathered at the same propitious astrological time in different locations to usher
in World Peace and One-World government.
Holism—The doctrine which teaches the interrelatedness and
interdependence of everything. The principle that All Reality is organically One, the basis of Hinduism and Buddhism, now taught in all
colleges and universities in
Holistic Health—Holistic
health gives
priority to the Whole body and not the parts. The body as an
inter-related organism. Following the doctrine that the Whole is more
important than the parts, its goal is to treat the whole person (Body, Mind,
and Self ) as opposed to merely treating a particular
sickness. ( vide Sir William Osler
“ The patient who has the disease is more important than the disease of the patient
“ ). Plato averred that the treatment of the parts should not be attempted
without treatment of the entire body. Psycho-physical medicine
in direct contrast to physical medicine.
Hologram—Basically a three-dimensional projection resulting from the interaction
of laser beams, its image can be reproduced from any one of its many component
parts. According to New Age Philosophy, the entire Universe is one Divine
Hologram and the Hologram is used to illustrate the oneness of all reality.
Homeopathy—A
system of medicine
based on the principle of “ Similia Similibus Curanter “ ( Like cures
like ) & developed by Samuel Hahnemann. Human Potential Movement—Man uses only 5% of
his mental potential and 100% mental potential can be unfolded by psychotechnologies. A movement with roots
in humanistic psychology that stresses man’s essential goodness and the ability
of the mind to achieve 100% potential.
I Ching—A mysterious Chinese book,
which shows the art of divination, This book is used heavily in Red China.
Inconscient - The Unconscious Mind. According to Freud, the
most powerful element of the Mind.
Initiation—This term is generally used in reference to the expansion or
transformation of a person’s consciousness. Derived from the Latin “ In ire “ to go within. An Initiate is one whose
consciousness has been transformed so that he now perceives the Inner Essence,
the noumena behind the phenomena. Inner Self or Higher Self—Often
referred to as the Overself, it refers to the inner
divine nature possessed by human beings. All people possess an inner Self, though
man lives in ignorance of it. Conscience is Vox Dei, the voice of this inner
Self.
Integralism
- The philosophy which integrates both Matter and Spirit. Dialectical Integralism,
propounded by the philosopher Aurobindo, which
unifies Matter and Spirit as the obverse and the reverse of same coin of Being, and emphasises the
omnipotence of the Mind-Overmind-Supermind Axis. Integrator - He who integrates all religions;
all philsophies; all civilizations; as they come from
One Universal Source.
Interdependence
or Interconnectedness—The Universe is the Whole and we are puny parts of that
great Whole and all parts of the Universe are
interrelated, interdependant and interconnected. New Age terms used to illustrate the oneness and
essential unity of everything in the universe.
Intelligence - Invisible Nature. Nature is visible Intelligence.
Intelligence is invisible Nature.
Intuition - The Eye of Wisdom, the Third Eye.
Intuitive Reason
- There are four faculties of the Intuitive Reason - Revealation
( Ila ), Inspiration ( Saraswathi ), Intuition ( Sarama
) & Illumination.
Jesus—An Avatar who attained a high level of attunement to the
Cosmic Christ. This enabled him to become a bodily vehicle
for the Christ and declare “ I am divine, the
Universal expresses through Me “.
Kabala (Cabbala, Qaballah) -- Hebrew
mystical lore, rich with mystical experiences of the followers of the Esoteric
Kabala. Karma—Literally
meaning Action. The Universal Law of
Cause and Effect, the Law of Action & Reaction, the Law of Retributioin is this Grand Law of Causation. Same as “ What ye sow, ye shall reap” of the Bible.
Kirlian Photography—Invented by the Russian electronic engineer, Seymond
Kirlian, a
photographic process that measures living auras
Kundalini—The elemental serpentine energy of the human body which lies
coiled at the base of the spine. Often called as the Serpent Power ( “ The Serpent Power “ by Sir John Woodroffe
) in Tantra & Yoga and as the Golden Serpent in Reiki.
Levitation—Levity
was the term coined by the German poet Goethe. The opposite of
gravitation. While
Macrocosm
- The Whole; the Universe
Magic Circle Ring—A psychic protective ring, drawn by occultists to
protect them from other psychic attacks.
Mantra—A word or
phrase that is to be chanted repetitively in an effort to empty the mind and
attain Cosmic Consciousness.
Mass Incarnation—An incarnation of the Cosmic Force in all of humanity. New Age
exponents say that this incarnation is presently taking place on a massive planetary
scale ( referred to as the Ascension ), like the
incarnation of the Cosmic Christ in the body of Jesus 2,000 years ago.
Maslow’s
Need Hierarchy Scale - The
Transpersonal Psychology of Maslow
lists a hierarchy of human needs. The basic needs are physiological ( food, clothing and shelter ). Next comes the Security Need which is Money. Next
comes Social
& .Esteem needs. The final Need is
Self Actualisation, the Knowledge and Realisation of the Self.
Medium—A
psychically sensitive being whose body-mind-intellect-complex is used as a
vehicle for communicating with etheric bodies.
Metaphysics—The science of the Self. Beyond Physics.
Metaphysics was the study of
Time, Space & Causality, the nature of the Universe and Cosmology. Microcosm -
Mind - A steady
stream of thoughts. In Freud Mind is omnipotent and is a clumsy interlude between
Nature’s vast and precise subconscient action and the
vaster and infallible superconscient action of the
Godhead. Monism—The
mystic tie which connects not only all men into brotherhood but the elements of
the Universe into Unity. Reality as a Unified Whole.
The Unified Field is the only Reality ( Einstein ).
That Unified Field is the Brahman of the Indians and the Tao of the Chinese ( Fritjof Capra ). Everything in
the universe is made of the same Universal Substance (
Universal Matter, Universal Energy or Universal Being.). The Same, the
Same, friend and foe are of the same Stuff ( Emerson
).
Naturopathy -
The prophylactic aspect of Ayurveda, Vedic Holistic
Medicine. Nature as
the Doctor. The Elemental Five are the Five Doctors. “
Medicus Curata Natura
Sanat” - The physician treats but it is Nature that
heals. Negative Energy - GeoBiology ( a combination of
Geology and Biology ) points out that some areas of the Earth are infested with Negative
Energy.
New Age Movement—An
Organization of people, advanced in consciousness and
committed
to Universal Love, who are convinced the world has entered the
Aquarian Age
when World Government and World Peace will rule. Among them may be
found
environmentalists, nuclear-freeze proponents, Marxist-socialist theoreticians,
mind-control advocates & bona fide spiritual Masters. .
Nirvana—Liberation from earthly sorrows; Universal Consciousness. Numerology—The science & analysis of hidden or the vibrational nature of numbers, based on the Pythagorean Law
of Vibration.The mystery of the Universe was intercomprehensible to Pythagorus
in the notion of the Number.
One Worlders—Those who believe that
World Government is the global solution. Those who suggest the
abolition of nations, working to hand over power to a single-world government
which has the knowledge and expertise to create an ideal society.
Out-of-Body
Experience—Referring to the experience when the astral
body gets out of the physical during sleep or temporary death. Overmind - A higher
principle than Mind. The Vijnana of
the Upanishads. The Rig Veda defines it as an ocean of stable lightnings or an Eye Extended in Heaven.
Pantheism—The doctine of the Immanence of the Divine, the principle that identifies
the Divine with the Universe, every
particle, tree, table, animal, and person being part of Him. If Being is
omnipresent, where is It ? The Universe is He in manifestation.
Everything is He.
Paradigm Shift—Refers
to a shift in world perspectives. The New Paradigm (new model or form) is Monistic ( All is Unity ), Pantheistic ( All
is Divine Substance ) & Holistic ( The Whole is divinley
Real ). Paranormal—Above
the normal. Beyond or above normal human powers or senses.
Parapsychology—The art of Biopsychical research.dealing with the energetic and developmental
possibilities of living organisms. Using scientific methods, paranormal
phenomena is researched.
Percipient—The receipient; the person who
receives telepathic messages.
Perennial Philosophy—Philosophia Perennis. Coined by Aldous
Huxley that sees all spiritual truth or
experience as one and the same. This philosophy proposes that even though the
externals of the various religions may differ, the essence or core truth is the
same in each.
Phase Transition
- A term of Quantum Physics implying transition from Entropy (
Disorder ) to order.
Physiognomy - The Wisdom of the Face. The art of character analysis based on the
face.
Precession of
the Equinoxes - The Vernal Equinoctial Point retrogrades thorough the Signs of
the Zodiac. The precession is 72 years per degree. A Precessional
Cycle, therefore, is 360 degrees * 72 years = 25920 years.
Plan, The—A
phrase occurring often in the writings of the foundational apostle of the N A
M, Alice Bailey, referring to certain preparations in the world for a New
Age Movement and a New Age Redeemer. These preparations are carried out by the
Masters of the Hierarchy, a group of perfected beings who guide the spiritual
evolution of people on earth.
Planetary Citizens—Divine Integrators. A New Age group ready to integrate all and
create a Universal Consciousness Planetization—Integrating
the whole planet ( the earth ) into a unified whole. The global solution
advocated by New Age philosophers. Bringing all under the
umbrella of Universal Brotherhood and Universal Friendship. Poltergeist—German word for
a noisy, mischievous, destructive spirit (a demon).
Positive Energy
- GeoBiology ( a combination
of Geology and Biology ) points out that some areas of the Earth are infested with Positive Energy. Prana - Universal Life Energy
; same as Chi in Chinese, Pneuma in Greek and Qi in Japanese.
Prajnana -
Experiential Knowledge of the Self, same as Gnosis of the Greeks.
Precognition—Advance
knowledge of future events.based on Intuition.
PSI—Term used in
place of psychic or paraphysical; ESP.
Psychic Birth—The Second Birth or Birth in Spirit. A quickening of Cosmic Consciousness
and power. This new consciousness is one that recognizes oneness with
the Divine and the universe.
Psychic Energy—Universal Life Energy which has healing properties
and which is heavily used in Reiki and Pranic
Therapy. .
Psychic Healer—A person who cures mental or physical illness from
the Universal Life Energy emanating through the healer’s hands. ( used in Pranic Therapy ).
Psychotechnologies—Refers to the various approaches or systems aimed at deliberately
altering one’s consciousness.
Quantum Medicine
- Holistic Medicine ( vide “ Quantum Healing ‘ by Dr
Deepak Chopra ). The Medicine which treats not only the parts
but the entire body. Reincarnation—The
soul, the immortal spark of the Divine, undergoes a cyclical evolution and
passes over from one body to another & the process continues till it
achieves Self_Actualisation or Final Emancipation
when it merges with the Infinite.
Retrocognition—Cognition of the past events learned via Intuition or psychic vision.
Right Brain
Learning—Right Brain is Synthetic and Left Brain is Analytic.The
right hemisphere of the brain is the center of intuitive and creative thought
& the left is rational and scientific.
New Agers have rightly pointed that this system
of Right Brain Learning Techniques
should be brought into the curriculum. These techniques include Meditation,
Yoga, and Guided imagery.
Rolfing -- A therapeutic
system, by which, energy blockages in
the body are removed by the application of
deep pressure or massage. Séance—A group of people who seeks communication with the dead,
often relatives or dear ones or famous figures via a medium. Second Coming of Christ -- Related to the New Age concept of the
Mass Incarnation. The Second Coming is now occurring in the hearts and minds of
people all over the earth as Divine Consciousness. Also
known as Ascension.
Self Actualisation - Actualisation of
the Absolute Self; same as Unity Consciousness.
Self-Realization—Realization of the Absolute Self, which is the
only Reality. Another synonym for God-Realization and the same as
Nirvana, Samdhi, Prajna, Unity
Consciousness etc. Same as Self Actualisation of Maslow in Maslow’s Need Hierarchy
Scale. .
Sensitive—Psychically sensitive. A person who has
paranormal powers. A person who demonstrates ESP gifts such as
foreknowledge, clairaudience, clairvoyance or precognition.
Shaman—A medicine man with psychic powers, who uses Hypnotherapy, Pranic Therapy, mantras etc to cure patients.
Solar Logos—The Soul of the Solar System. The material solar system is
simply a physical manifestation (or body) of this living Intelligence.
Spirit Control—A
disembodied spirit who relays messages from dead people to the living through a
spiritual medium.
Spiritual - That
which is spiritual is natural in its ascent and cause; that which is natural is
spiritual in its descent and being.
Spiritual
Hierarchy of Masters—Spiritually evolved Masters,
having already achieved Self-Actualisation, are now
guiding the rest of humanity to this same Goal.
Spiritualist or Spiritist—Person who
believes in the ability to contact departed souls through a medium.
Subject—Person
used for experiments in ESP studies. Subconscient -
The Subconscious Mind. The seat of all the negative elements in
Sujnana -
Knowledge of the Absolute, Philosophic knowledge
Sufism—Islamic Mysticism or the Islamic Yoga.
Syncretism—The glorious attempt to combine or unify differing religious
systems. New Age exponents averr that all the world
religions teach the same core truth: that all human beings possess an inner divinity and Religion
is the manifestation of the divinity already in man. All are brethren and all
religions are so many radii of one circle, designed to lead man from the
circumference and the surface of life to the One Central Light, the Self. . Synergy—A principle which
states that the Whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Tantra—Derived
from two Sanskrit terms ‘ Thanothi
“ ( to expand ) and “ Trayathe “ ( to liberate ). Tantra is a similar discipline like Yoga whose aim is Self_Actualisation. The aim of Tantra
is the Union of Knower, Knowledge and the Known.
Taoism—A Chinese system of Philosophy that views the universe as
engaged in incessant motion and activity. Same as Brahman of
the Upanishads. ‘ Duration, then, eternally
successive movement and change in Time is the sole Absolute ‘. The universe is intrinsically dynamic &
everything is in a state of continual flux This
cosmic process is the Tao. Tao is that which is formless, yet the mother
of all forms, and that which is timeless, yet prior to all manifestations, and
that which does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone.
Tarot Cards—A deck of 78 cards wherein the secrets of the Universe
are symbolically depicted.
Telekinesis—The
ability to move physical objects by Psychic Energy or by voluntary control ; same as Psychokinesis.
Telepathy—Communication between minds by ESP.
Thanatos -
Death Instinct, the destructive urge in Man. Equal to Thamas
of Yogic Psychology.
Theosophy One of the forerunners of New Age thought,
Theosophy was founded by Helena P.
Blavatsky. The term literally means Divine Wisdom. The objectives of Theosophy
are to (1) form a universal brotherhood; (2) do comparative study of world
Religions, Science, and Philosophy; and (3) investigate the psychic and spiritual
powers dormant in man.
Therapeutic
Touch—The Touch of the Alternative Medicine
Healer. The Universal Life Energy is chanelled for the patient and then the patient is helped to
assimilate this energy.
Third Eye—Symbolising Intuition, the Eye
of Wisdom, the center of psychic vision. Antinomic Reason is represented
by our two eyes and the Third Eye symbolises the Eye
of Wisdom. “ The Intuition, sees things by flashes,
not as a whole “.
Trance—A psychic state, a possession by Spirit. This is akin to sleep.
Trance Channeler—The new term for trance
medium.
Transformation—Both personal and planetary transformation, individual and collective,
are advocated by New Age exponents. By increasing Self-Actualisation,
personal transformation takes place on an individual level and as more
individuals are transformed, society, state and the world becomes transformed
into a global brotherhood and world peace reigns supreme. . Transfiguration - Our human nature, due to
divine yogic techniques, becomes transfigured into divine nature. The divine Aurobindo spoke about the Transfiguring Hour or the Hour of
God.
Transmutation -
The Divine Transmutation of Man, which is the Ultimate principle of Mysticism.
Human nature becomes transmuted into divine nature, which is the ultimate
divine aim. .
Transcendental
Consciousness - The Fourth State of Consciousness, transcending the three
relative states of Consciousness, referred to as Tureeya
in Yoga. .
UFO—Unidentified flying object; flying saucer.
Ultradien
Healing Response - The human body everyday goes through a healing cycle ( round about 90
minutes ) and this is called the U H R.
Unity-in-Diversity
Council—A New Age Meta-network of over 100 networks and groups rallying for
global cooperation and interdependence, emphasising
the Unity beneath the apparent diversity.
Upward Pull of
the Mind - The Pull of the Mind towards the Superconscient
or the Superconscious Mind.
Vedas—Scriptures which were never written and which were cognised in higher states of Consciousness. Symbolically depicted as ‘ Descendit e caelo
‘ or descended from Heaven. What the Seers hear is only an infinitesimal
portion of the Infinite Vedas !
Vedic Foods -
Low acidity, low-cholesterol diet based on Naturopathy, the prophylactic aspect
of Ayurveda.
Vijnana -
Knowledge of the Relative, Scientific knowledge. Visualization—Another
term for Guided Imagery, visualization basically refers to the power of Mind
over Matter. Mind is omnipotent and can it bring changes in the
material realm. “Mind is a mediator Divinity/ Its powers can undo all Nature’s
work “ ( Aurobindo ).
World Goodwill—A New Age group that works for implementing The New Age
World
Plan.
Yantra - A
masterpiece of Manifestation depicted in Silver, copper or gold plate. A sacred
syllable or Mantra is inscribed on a silver or gold plate. Believed to have occult
powers to ward off evil.
Yin/Yang -- The male and
female components of the Ultimate. Chinese terms referring to the active and
passive principles of the universe or rather Yin refers to the female or [inactive]
negative force; Yang to the male or active force. These two polar forces
continually interplay with each other. Briefly, it means that good and evil and
right and wrong are actually the observe and the reverse
of the coin of Life; they simply appear as opposites. Transcend the Opposites
or the dualities (seen and unseen, hot and cold, up and down, back and forth,
day and night, high and low, etc.), and you can attain Perfection (Nirvana,
Samadhi, Prajna, Unity Consciousness etc.).
Yoga—The Science of the Superconscient.
The scientia ultima
or the Ultimate Science. The method divine of becoming
united with the Supreme Being, or with the Universal Self.
Yogi—The initiate in Yoga who strives for Unitive
Consciousness, the Seventh State of Consciousness. .
Zodiac—A belt of the Heavens 9 degrees away from the Ecliptic. Referred by Dante as “
the Oblique Line that beareth all planets” .
Like fishes swim in a pond, the planets swim in this 18 degree belt. The Zodiac
beginning from 0 degree Aries is Tropical and the Zodiac beginning from 0
degree Beta Arietis ( Ashwini ) is Sidereal.
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