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...-death-rebirth deity]] (see [[Legend of Osiris and Isis]]), as well as one of the [[Ennead]]. Later, she acquired the goddess [[Sopdet]]. ...r still (During the period of Greek dominance), she was the patron goddess of sailors. ...

...he aim of promulgating the [[Rosicrucian]] teachings of the Mystery School of the West, the invisible Rosicrucian Order (which, according to Max Heindel, ...red by the Elder Brothers of the Rosicrucian Order to reveal the teachings of the Rosicrucian Philosophy (Western Wisdom Teachings). In November 1909 the ...

Each of the two paths is incomplete: as your mental balance goes to extremes, a sha ...s about the personal-development and illumination themes, challenging many of the usually accepted ideas. So, you thought illumination was going to make ...

...heory and practice and is one of few orders which focuses on the dark side of magic and the left hand path. They are exploring the nightside tradition on ...from a circle of old Yezidi-Typhonian magicians who left their great work of awakening the dragon force to their younger inheritors. At midnight on new ...

...xalted aspects, is connected with the Divine Mystery of Union; the virtue, of course, operates in all planes, and hence draws on all in its symbolism. It ...lion signifies the passions, and she who is called Strength is the higher nature in its liberation. It has walked upon the asp and the basilisk and has trod ...

'''Earth''' is one of [[Classical element|the Elements]], usually described as the fourth. * [[Heh]] (final), the first letter of the name of God (HEBREW:Yod,Heh,Vau,Heh(final)). ...

...empt to use powers reserved to the deity and its agents, or the invocation of evil or taboo entities or forces. ...h cases, magical practice is often considered a connection to, and a means of interaction with, the divine. ...

...tly cover the early aspects of Christianity, up to and including the times of Luther. After that, separate entries will exist on the Roman Catholic churc ...esus, the immaculate conception, the resurrection and various other issues of scripture (literal versus figurative) and politics/morality (such as aborti ...

...ty have a human face, a being who in some way represents the Human Face of God, if only in folk belief. ...s who refine the deal with Hashem ("The Lord" - a somewhat more polite way of saying [[YHVH]]), including Moshe Rabbenu (Moses) and various other figures ...

...stic living]] of the [[esoteric knowledge]] related to the inner teachings of [[Christianity]]; the term is generally associated to [[Rosicrucian|Rosicru ...al brotherhood. Its central aim is to aid each human being in his/her task of developing the '''Golden Wedding Garment''': the ''Christ Within'' that mus ...

...Ching'', see below) appeared in 600 BC. There are at least three branches of Taoism: the philosopical, the folk-religious, and vitalising. ==Varieties of Taoism== ...

==Deities of pre-Christian Poland== ...way out of dark forests or reapers in the fields. Bialobog is the source of goodness, happiness and luck. ...

...very being. Crowley's received text ''Liber AL vel Legis'' or ''[[The Book of the Law]]'' is the central document which provides the basis for Thelema. T *''Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law'' ...

* THE BOOK OF CREATION * THE BOOK OF FORMATION ...

...asons for this, one of which is that Freemasonry uses an initiatory system of degrees to explore ethical and philosophical issues, and this system is les ...9th century, including (mostly in North America) belief in the immortality of the soul. The Freemasonry that predominates in Scandinavia accepts only Chr ...

[[File:Tree of life bahir hebrew.png|thumb|right|The Tree of Life]] ...f the Sefer Yetzirah - the three texts commonly held to represent the core of what became the kabbalah. ...

{{short description|Hidden name of God in Judaism and occultism}} ...o a name of God composed of either 4, 12, 22, 42, or 72 letters (or triads of letters), the latter version being the most common.{{sfnp|Asprem|2012|p=33} ...

...Augoeides of [[Iamblichus]], the [[Atman]] of [[Hinduism]], and the Daemon of the [[gnosticism|gnostics]]. ...]. For [[Aleister Crowley]], this event was the single most important goal of any adept: ...

...ities of life and predate the sky gods. They also appear to be forerunners of the Rusalki. ===Dogoda=== – Gentle Spirit of the [[West]] Wind, associated with love. ...

....jpg|thumb|0/57. Choice ("[[The Fool]]"): Belief of Knowledge (Acceptance) of the present moment or a potential moment]] ...8. Matrix of the Mind: Awareness ("[[The Magician]]"): Belief of Phenomena of the present moment or a potential moment]] ...