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Term: Llewellyn\'s Paranormal, Magical and Occult Encyclopedia

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Llewellyn's Paranormal, Magical and Occult Encyclopedia: Llewellyn Worldwide's free, on-line encyclopedia of terms associated with spirituality, metaphysics, the occult, body-mind-spirit, magick, the paranormal, the "New Age," and all topics currently linked under the general term "parapsychology." Intended as a free service to the community in thanks for the support Llewellyn has received, Llewellyn's Paranormal, Magical and Occult Encyclopedia consists of an enormous quantity of terms, brief definitions of those terms, and longer articles related to those concepts. Ever-growing in the number of entries, it is our goal to provide the largest encyclopedia of its kind in the world. We welcome your comments, input, corrections, additions, and suggestions.

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The History of the Golden Dawn

The story of the Golden Dawn, like that of any human organization, is replete with high points and low points�with human achievements and human failings. There is no need for us to try to whitewash or sugarcoat the faults of some of the individuals ...

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Norse Gods & Goddesses

Partial List of the Norse Gods, Goddesses & Other Supernatural Beings Their Lore, Powers & Influence The Names of the deities are in the old Norse language while the Rune names are in German. (Note: Many of the correspondences given in ...

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Where Did Runes Come From?

Over the last century or so, several theories have arisen on the origin of the runes, each having a strong body of supporters at different times. The nineteenth-century Danish rune scholar L. F. A. WimmerM, struck by the obvious similarity between ...

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Principles of Ceremonial

Magical ceremonial can be built up and elaborated to forms of great subtlety and complexity, but the initial principles which cause its creation are simple in the extreme. In the first place, ceremonial is a different thing from meditation, and it ...

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Review of The Robin Wood Tarot

Summary: A delightful delicacy in lively, stand-out color that modernizes the Rider-Waite-Smith deck in style while keeping most of the symbolism (including the medieval context) and making the characters� personalities really apparent. This moves ...

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Developing and Working with the Body of Light

After you have learned basic astral projection, the next step is for you to produce a Body of Light that can be used as your vehicle of consciousness on the inner planes. Unlike the basic training we adapted from Ophiel’s “Little ...

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The Robin Wood Tarot�A Review

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Divinatory Practices

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of different forms of divination and clairvoyant practice. The following lists organize some of the more familiar by the major styles. It is a preliminary effort. Analytical Tables of Clairvoyant & ...

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Crystal Power

Crystals have a history of capturing people's imaginations. The crystal structures are aesthetically pleasing as well as precise, implying an order to the universe thatis reassuring to the pattern-seeking human mind. But crystals are more ...

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Magical Tattwa Cards

Summary: A unique deck of cards that unites the Eastern Tattwa symbols and the Western flashing colors. Great for broad, general divinations and for a wide variety of magical work. Especially good for Golden Dawn practitioners or for people ...

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Exploring the Dark Side: Identifying 3 Types of Negative Paranormal Phenomena

Whatever your background is, it's bound to happen to you: the scary paranormal case. We're not talking about your run-of-the-mill haunting here. We're talking portal hauntings, negative entities, and bad earthbound spirits�in a nutshell, things that scare us! These cases usually start out as a seemingly routine investigation; then, somewhere... read this article

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