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Angra Mainyu Angra Mainyu or Ahriman was the “evil spirit” in the strain of . Angra Mainyu is the adversary of , the god of good. The name does not occur in the Old Persian inscriptions. In the *Avesta* he is called the twin-brother of the Holy Spirits, and contrasted either with the Holy Spirit…

Avadhut Avadhut is a term from the spiritual traditions of India. An avadhut is a mystic who has risen above body-consciousness, duality, and worldly concerns. The term is described in one text as one who is free from the consciousness of the ego, roaming free like a child over the face of the earth. An…

The Chariot (tarot) — *Part of the series.* The Chariot is the eighth card of the in the deck, created by and . Name: The Chariot Atu: VII Hebrew Letter: Cheth ח Element: Cancer Tree of Life: (joining and ) From *A Brief Description of the Cards of the Tarot*: “Triumph, victory, health (sometimes unstable).”…

Avadhut Avadhut is a term from the spiritual traditions of India. An avadhut is a mystic who has risen above body-consciousness, duality, and worldly concerns. The term is described in one text as one who is free from the consciousness of the ego, roaming free like a child over the face of the earth. An…

Spirits Spirit is perhaps one of the greatest of ambiguous words one encounters when dealing with and the sciences. A ‘spirit’ is generally assumed to be an intelligence or form of independent ‘thought’ which does not have it’s own physical incarnation on the material plane. A spirit may be tied or otherwise associated to some…

Jesus Christ *Part of the series* Jesus is the central figure in Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from the Greek Ιησους [Iēsoûs], his name in Greek, and Χριστός [Christos]), meaning “anointed”). He is also called Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene. Christians believe he was a historical figure who…

The Fool (tarot) *Part of the series.* The Fool is the first card of the in the deck, created by and . Name: The Fool Atu: 0 Hebrew Letter: Aleph א Element: Air Tree of Life: (joining and ) Description Key Words: Trust, willingness to risk it all, ability to accept yourself, independence, potential, a…

Equinox (publication) — The Equinox is a four-volume set of hard-bound publications released in the early 1900s by and associates. Allegedly the masterpiece of modern Hermetic and Thelemic magick, it contains some of Crowley’s personal writings, many of the , various philosophical dissertations, certain Thelemic rituals appropriate for release to the general public, and other…

Edward Kelly Edward Kelly(1555 – 1597) was a spirit medium who worked with in his investigations. Besides the ability to spirits or angels on a crystal ball, which John Dee so valued, Kelly also claimed to possess the secret of . When Kelly dropped into Dee’s life, in 1582, he carried with him a cryptic…

Winter solstice In astronomy and [astrology]], the winter is the moment when the earth is in a point of its orbit at which the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the . This causes the sun to appear at its farthest below the celestial equator when viewed from earth. *Solstice* is a…