| Psychic and Spiritual Terminology Seance A gathering of people seeking communication with deceased loved ones or famous historical figures through a medium. Second Coming of Christ Understood by some as the coming of the Cosmic Christ in all of humanity, related to the New age concept of the "mass incarnation." The Second Coming is supposedly now occurring in the hearts and minds of people all over the earth. Others associate it specifically with the appearance of Maitreya as the avatar of this age. Self-realization New Agers use this as a synonym for God-realization. It refers to a personal recognition of one's divinity. Sensitive A person who frequently demonstrates extrasen-sory gifts such as clairvoyance, telepathy, or precognition. Shaman A medicine man/woman or witch doctor. Solar Logos Believed by some to be a mighty spiritual being who is the ensouling life 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 trance medium. Spirit Guide A spiritual entity who provides information of "guidance," Spiritual Hierarchy of Masters Spiritual "masters" which are highly evolved men who, having already perfected themselves, are now guiding the rest of humanity to this same end. Subject Person used for experiments in ESP studies. Sufism Persian mystical religion based on Islam. Syncretism The attempt to combine or unify differing religious systems. New Age gurus often claim that all the world religions teach the same core truth: all people possess an inner divinity. Synergy A principle which states that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Taoism A Chinese religion and philosophy that sees the universe as engaged in ceaseless motion and activity. All is considered to be in continual flux. The universe is in trinsically dynamic. This continual cosmic process is called the "Tao" by the Chinese. The process is described in terms of Yin and Yang. (See: Yin/Yang.) Tarot Cards Deck of seventy-eight cards used as a tool to do Psychic Readings with. Telekinesis The ability to move physical objects by force of will or mental energy alone; also called psychokinesis. Telepathy Communication between minds by extrasensory means. Tetragram A diagram shaped as a four-pointed star. |
