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Iamblichus Iamblichus (ca. AD 245 – ca. 325), Greek: Ιάμβλιχος) was a neoplatonist philosopher who determined the direction taken by later Neoplatonic philosophy, and perhaps western itself. He is perhaps best known for his compendium on Pythagorean philosophy. He coined the term Augoeides (translated as *Luminous Self*), which is synonymous with the found in .…

Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism or Mazdaism is known as one of the world’s oldest religions. It was once the official religion of Sassanid Persia and played an important role in Achaemenid times. The prophet Zarathushtra, commonly known in the West as , the Greek version of his name, came to reform ancient Aryan / Indo-Iranian religious practices…

Aum In and Aum is the most basic , which in Hinduism is known as the “pranava mantra,” the source of all mantras because it is the “all-sound” or the sound of which all other sounds are but modifications. It is the sound of the entire cosmos and the entire circle of time. The “Aum”…

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Tree of Life:Judaica *Part of the series* T H E   T R E E   O F   L I F E *The includes* Columns from *Liber 777:* CXLI—”The Twelve Tribes” CXXII—”The Ten Plagues of Egypt” CIX—”The Kings of Edom” CIX *(continued)*—”The Dukes of Edom” LVI—”The Four Rivers” XCI—”The Saints or Adepts of the…

Nath The Sanskrit word Nath means Lord, Protector, a Refuge. The Sanskrit term means first or original Lord, and is therefore a synonym for , Mahadeva, or Maheshvara, and beyond these mental concepts, the Supreme Absolute Reality as the originator of all things. The Natha Tradition is a heterodox Siddha tradition containing many sub-sects. It…

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Bodhidharma — Bodhidharma (470-543) was the first Patriarch of the Chinese Zen lineage. He is also recognized as the 28th patriarch of Indian Buddhism.

Buddhist Godforms (Buddha) Table of Contents Major Buddhist Dieties Sakka (Indra) Amitabha—Buddha of Boundless Light of the Western Paradise Sangharama—Protector of Buddhism Maitreya—The Buddha of the Future Skanda—Protector of the Dharma Bodhisattva Dieties Avalokitesvara Tara Manjusri Sai-snying-po Four Guardian Kings (Si-Ta-Tien-Wang) Mo-Li Ching—Guardian of East Mo-Li Hai—Guardian of West Mo-Li Shou—Guardian of North Mo-Li Hung—Guardian…

Monism Monism is the metaphysical position that all is of one essential essence, substance or energy. Monism is to be distinguished from , which holds that ultimately there are two kinds of substance, and from pluralism, which holds that ultimately there are many kinds of substance. Monism is often seen in relation to , ,…