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Bardo Thodol The *Bardo Thodol*, sometimes called the Tibetan Book of the Dead, is a funerary text that describes the experiences of the soul after death during the interval known as bardo between death and rebirth. It is recited by lamas over a dying or recently deceased person, or sometimes over an effigy of the…

Tarot *Part of the series.* This article is incomplete. You can help Thelemapedia by adding to it (*http://www./index.php?title=Tarot&action=edit*). See also: Tarot (Tar-oh) is a system of symbolism and philosophy consisting of a set of 78 images, normally embodied in a deck of cards similar to a regular set of game-playing cards (see playing card). In…

Panentheism Panentheism (Greek words: *pan* =all, *en* =in and *Theos* =God) is the view that God is immanent within all creation and that the universe is part of God or that God is the animating force behind the universe. Unlike , panentheism does not mean that the universe is synonymous with God. Instead, it maintains…

Qur’an — The Qur’an is the Holy book revealed to in 610 e.v. by the angel Jibril (Gabriel) It is believed that the scripture got was a copy of the book of have in paradise. The content also have some of the stories from the Bible, but the stories are not exactly the same. Note:…

Kundalini Kundalini is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning either “coiled up” or “coiling like a snake”; there are a number of other translations usually emphasizing a more nature to the word—’serpent power’ or suchlike. It is a term in referring to the mothering intelligence behind yogic awakening and spiritual maturation. According to Yogic phenomenology…

Pluto (astrology) — The Zodiac The Planets Pluto (♇) Other components Qualities Motion Pluto (♇) is the ruling planet of to most modern Western astrologers. Pluto is called “the great renewer” and is considered to represent the part of a person that destroys in order to renew. A commonly used keyword for Pluto is “transformation.”…

Chakra A chakra (from the Sanskrit word चक्र meaning “wheel, circle”) is an energy node in the human body. The seven main chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Each chakra is associated with a certain color, multiple specific functions,…

Thomas Vaughan — Thomas Vaughan (1622–1666) was a Welch , poet, , apologist, and twin brother to the famous poet Henry Vaughan. He was also an ordained Angelican minister and a desciple of . Supposedly he died in an explosion while performing his alchemical craft (Sabazius, 1995), although another account has him dying of mercury…

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers This article is incomplete. You can help Thelemapedia by adding to it (*http:///index.php?title=Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers&action=edit*). Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, born as Samuel Liddell Mathers (1854-1918), was a famous magician and one of the most influential figures in modern . He is primarily known as a founder of the , a magical organization which…

Nu Nu! the hiding of . (Al II,1) — Nu is, quite simply, the word for ‘Space’ in . When the ‘-it’ ending is added, the notion of space is reifiied as the deity or godform , the Egyptian Goddess of Space. This process of naming resembles the unfolding of , , and . The…