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Heracles In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês (“glory of Hera”) was the demigod son of and Alcmene, the grand-daughter of Perseus and the wife of Amphitryon. In Roman mythology he was called Hercules. He was, arguably, the greatest of the mythical Greek heroes, best known for his superhuman strength and many stories are told of…

Astrology *Part of the series.* An example of a natal chart, showing the relationship of the planets and signs of the Zodiac at the time of birthAstrology (from Greek: αστρολογία = άστρον, astron, “star” + λόγος, logos, “word”) is any of several traditions or systems in which knowledge of the apparent positions of celestial bodies…

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Summer solstice The summer is an astronomical and term regarding the position of the Sun in relation to the celestial equator. The summer solstice is the date with the longest day and hence with the shortest night. This date, on the common calendar, usually falls on June 21/June 22 (in the Northern hemisphere) or December…

Hermes Trismegistus Hermes Trismegistus (Greek for “Hermes the thrice-greatest”, Greek: *Ερμης ο Τρισμεγιστος*) or Mercurius ter Maximus in Latin, is the syncretism of the god and the Egyptian . In Hellenistic Egypt, the god was given as epithet the Greek name of Thoth. He has also been identified with . Other similar syncretized gods include…

Isopsephy — Isopsephy (*iso* meaning “equal” and *psephos* meaning “pebble”) is the Greek word for the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry. A Greek synonym for the word “pebbles” is…

Theism Theism is the belief in one or more gods or goddesses. More specifically, it may also mean the belief in , a god, or gods, who is/are actively involved in maintaining the Universe. This secondary meaning is shown in context to other beliefs concerning the divine below. The term is attested in English from…

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Bhagavad Gita Bhagavad Gita (literally: *Song of the Lord*), composed between the fifth and second centuries BCE, is part of the epic poem of Mahabharata, located in the *Bhisma-Parva*, chapters 23–40, and is revered in . It is not limited to followers of the Vaishnava stream, since it is a core text for most yogic…

Path of Kaph In the , the (named after the letters of the Hebrew alphabet) connect the ten on the “.” The eleventh is the Path of Kaph, which connects with . The 22 paths are: , , , , , , , , , , 21 Kaph, , , , , , , ,…