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Acheron One of the rivers of Hades in Greek mythology.<span ...
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Achit Absolute non‐intelligence; as Chit is—in contrast— absolute intelligence. [[Category: Theosophic ...
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Achyuta That which is not subject to change or fall; the opposite to Chyuta, “fallen”. A title of Vishnu ...
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Acosmism The precreative period, when there was no Kosmos but Chaos alone. [[Category: Theosophical Glossary ...
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Ad Ad, “the Father”. In Aramean ad means one, and ad‐ad “the only one”. [[Category: Theosop ...
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Adah Borrowed by the Hebrews for the name of their Adah, father of Jubal, etc. But Adah meaning the first ...
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Adam In the Kabalah Adam is the “only‐begotten”, and means also “red earth”. (See “Adam‐Adami” in the ...
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Adam Kadmon Archetypal Man; Humanity. The “Heavenly Man” not fallen into sin; Kabalists refer it to the Ten Seph ...
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Adamic Earth Called the “true oil of gold” or the “primal element” in Alchemy. It is but one remove from the pure ...
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Adbhuta Is a title of Vishnu, the “first Element” containing all elements, “the unfathomable deity”. [[C ...
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Adbhuta Brahmana The Brâhmana of miracles; treats of marvels, auguries, and various phenomena. [[Category: Theosophic ...
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Adbhuta Dharma The “law” of things never heard before. A class of Buddhist works on miraculous or phenomenal events ...
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Adept Adeptus, “He who has obtained.” In Occultism one who has reached the stage of Initiation, and be ...
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Adharma Unrighteousness, vice, the opposite of Dharma.<span ...
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Adhi Supreme, paramount.<span style="color: grey; font-si ...
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Adhishtanam Basis; a principle in which some other principle inheres. [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD ter ...
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Adhi‐bhautika duhkha The second of the three kinds of pain; lit., “Evil proceeding from external things or beings”. [ ...
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Adhi‐daivika duhkha The third of the three kinds of pain. “Evil proceeding from divine causes, or a just Karmic punishme ...
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Adhyatma Vidya Lit., “the esoteric luminary”. One of the Pancha Vidyâ Sastras, or the Scriptures of the Five Scienc ...
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Adhyatmika duhkha The first of the three kinds of pain; lit., “Evil proceeding from Self ”, an induced or a generated ...
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Adi The First, the primeval.<span style="color: grey; fo ...
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Adi Varsha The first land; the primordial country in which dwelt the first races. [[Category: Theosophical Glos ...
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Adikrit Lit., the “first produced” or made. The creative Force eternal and uncreate, but manifesting periodi ...
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Aditi The Vedic name for the Mûlaprakriti of the Vedantists; the abstract aspect of Parabrahman, thoug ...
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Aditi‐Gaea A compound term, Sanskrit and Latin, meaning dual, nature in theosophical writings—spiritual and phy ...
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Aditya A name of the Sun; as Mârttânda he is the Son of Aditi. [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms ...
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Adityas The seven sons of Âditi; the seven planetary gods.<s ...
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Adi‐Buddha The First and Supreme Buddha—not recognised in the Southern Church. The Eternal Light. [[Category: T ...
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Adi‐Sakti Primeval, divine Force; the female creative power, and aspect in and of every male god. The Sakti ...
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Adi‐Sanat Lit., “First Ancient”. The term corresponds to the Kabalistic “ancient of days”, since it is a title ...
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Adi‐bhuta The first Being; also primordial element.<span style ...
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Adi‐budhi Primeval Intelligence or Wisdom; the eternal Budhi or Universal Mind. Used of Divine Ideation, “ ...
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Adi‐natha The “first” Lord”—Âdi “first” (masc.), nâtha “Lord”. [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD ...
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Adi‐nidana First and Supreme Causality, from Âdi, the first, and Nidâna the principal cause (or the con ...
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Adonai The same as Adonis. Commonly translated “Lord”. Astronomically—the Sun. When a Hebrew in reading cam ...
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Adonim‐Adonai • Adon The ancient Chaldeo‐Hebrew names for the Elohim or creative terrestrial forces, synthesized by Jehov ...
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Adwaita A Vedânta sect. The non‐dualistic (A‐ dwaita) school of Vedântic philosophy founded by Sankarâchârya ...
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Adwaitin A follower of the said school.<span style="color: gr ...
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Adytum The Holy of Holies in the pagan temples. A name for the secret and sacred precincts or the inner cha ...
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Aeolus The god who, according to Hesiod, binds and looses the winds; the king of storms and winds. A king o ...
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Aeon • Aeons Periods of time; emanations proceeding from the divine essence, and celestial beings; genii and ange ...
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Aesir The same as Ases, the creative Forces personified. The gods who created the black dwarfs or the ...
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Aether With the ancients the divine luminiferous substance which pervades the whole universe, the “garment” ...
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Aethrobacy Lit., walking on, or being lifted into the air with no visible agent at work; “levitation”. It may b ...
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Afrits A name for native spirits regarded as devils by Mussulmen. Elementals much dreaded in Egypt. [[Categ ...
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Agapae Love Feasts; the early Christians kept such festivals in token of sympathy, love and mutual benevole ...
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Agastya The name of a great Rishi, much revered in Southern India; the reputed author of hymns in the Rig ...
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Agathodaemon The beneficent, good Spirit as contrasted with the bad one, Kakodæmon. The “Brazen Serpent” of the B ...
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Agathon Plato’s Supreme Deity. Lit., “The Good”, our ALAYA, or “Universal Soul”. [[Category: Theosophical Gl ...
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Aged One of the Kabbalistic names for Sephira, called also the Crown, or Kether. [[Category: Theosoph ...
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