CABBALA (also Kabbalah) : An ancient Jewish Occult form of mysticism by which Rabbis sought to
decipher meanings in scripture by assigning numerical value to letters and words
CANCER: A
constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Leo and Gemini. The fourth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
CAPRICORN:A
constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere, near Aquarius and Sagittarius.
The tenth sign of the zodiac in astrology. .
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CARDIFF GIANT: a
fake fossil of an antediluvian giant some ten feet high with 21 inch feet. The "fossil" is actually a carved slab
of gypsum, sculpted a year or two before its "discovery" in 1869.
CARTOMANCY:
The art of telling fortunes with cards.
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CATTLE MUTILATIONS:
PhenoA refers to thousands of cases in North America where cattle have been found mutilated under
abnormal circumstances.
CAYCE,
EDGAR:Psychic healer known as "the Sleeping Phrophet" with very personal ways of curing others, who
CENTER a legacy of treatments and remedies still in use decades after his death in 1945..
THE CELESTINE
PHROPHESY:is the title of a novel by James Redfield. The novel is seen as a spiritual guide for the New
Age
CELLULAR
MEMORY:The notion that human body cells contain clues to our personalities, tastes and histories,
independently of either genetic codes or brain cells.
CENTURING:
Another word for "meditation" used by the New Age movement.
CHAKRAS: Hindus teach that there are seven energy pockets, or chakras, that start at the base of
the spine and end at the top of the head. They claim that each chakra has its own color and rate of
vibration, and that the lotus position helps to align these energy pockets.
CHANNELING:
In the New Age movement, channeling is the claimed receipt of information or commands by a person
functioning as a medium or channel for an unknown or divine source, much as a radio receives a signal from
a transmitter.
Chariots of the
Gods?:Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance--the first book to
introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens..
CHARMS:An item
worn for its supposed magical benefit, as in warding off evil; an amulet.
CHIThe life-giving energy
force of the cosmos. Composed of opposites know as Yin and Yang..
CHIROMANCYthe study of the lines and signs of the hands. Also called Palmestry.
CHUPACABRASLTranslated literally from Spanish as "goat-sucker" (compare with chotacabras, the nightjar), the
chupacabra is said to attack small livestock and drink their blood. Descriptions of this creature vary, and no
one has produced undisputable evidence of its existence.
CLAIRAUDIENCE:<
/A>The supposed power to hear things outside the range of normal perception.
CLAIRVOYANCE:
The perception of objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses.
CLAIRVOYANT: Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not
present to the senses.
CLUSTERING
ILLUSION
: The clustering illusion is the intuition that random events which occur in clusters are not really
random events..
CO-CREATION:.
Man creates his own reality.
COGNITIVE
DISSONANCE:a psychological phenomenon which refers to the discomfort felt at a discrepancy
between what you already know or believe, and new information or interpretation
COLD READIND: a set
of techniques used by professional manipulators to get a subject to behave in a certain way or to think that
the cold reader has some sort of special ability that allows him to "mysteriously" know things about the
subject..
COLL
ECTIVE HALLUCINATIONS: is musical sensory hallucinations induced by the power of suggestion. They
generally occur in heightened emotional situations, especially among the musically devoted.
COLLECTI
VE UNCONCIOUS: In Jungian psychology, a part of the unconscious mind, shared by a society, a people,
or all humankind, that is the product of ancestral experience and contains such concepts as science, religion,
and morality
COLLOIDAL
MINERALS: Specific daily requirements are established for calcium, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium and
iron. Besides the more common minerals, there are colloidal trace minerals, which have also been defined as
essential for proper nutrition
COMMUNAL
REINFORCEMENT:a social phenomenon in which a concept or idea is repeatedly asserted very
frequently in a community, that its existence is reinforced to become a strong belief in many people's minds;
regardless of whether sufficient empirical evidence has been presented to support it, or more critically, its
actual ground in reality.
COMPLEX
HOMEOPATHY: Complex homeopathy is homeopathy that uses remedies that are mixtures of
ingredients or that prescribes several remedies taken in combination.
CONFIRMATION
BIAS:: Confirmation bias refers to a type of selective thinking whereby one tends to notice and to look
for what confirms one's beliefs, and to ignore, not look for, or undervalue the relevance of what contradicts
one's beliefs.
CONJUCTION:In
Astrology, conjunction is formed when two planets are at approximately the same degree of the same sign
or at an orb of not more than 8 degrees.
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CONJURING:
To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.
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COSMOBIOLOGY:
an astrological technique that uses personal points, planets, and their midpoints to pinpoint
psychological, physical, and sociological life events. It employs the 90° dial to develop osmic structure
patterns.
COSMOLOGY:
The study of the physical universe considered as a totality of phenoA in time and space.
CRANIOMETRY:
Measurement of the skull to determine its characteristics as related to sex, race, or body type..
CRANIOSACREL THERAPYgentle form of manipulation, craniosacral therapy is a hands-on healing
technique typically practiced by physical therapists, massage therapists, and chiropractors.
CREATIONISM
AND CREATION SCIENCE: Belief in the literal interpretation of the account of the creation of the
universe and of all living things related in the Bible.
CROP
CIRCLES:geometric patterns, some very intricate and complex, appearing in fields, usually wheat fields
and usually in England.
CROWLEY, ALIESTER::
was a British occultist, mystic, writer, poet, astrologer, sexual revolutionary, painter, mountain climber,
and social critic.
CRYPTOMENSIA:
hidden memory. The term is used to explain the origin of experiences that people believe to be original
but which are actually based on memories of events they've forgotten.
CRYPTOZOOLOG
Y:The study of creatures, such as the Sasquatch, whose existence has not been substantiated
CRYSTALS:rocks that have highly predictable vibrations, which leads to the belief that they can effect the similar
vibrations of the body.
CRYSTAL
POWER: The New Age movement believes crystals can give off energy that will heal, control dreams,
and, transmit information, such as a crystal ball.
CRYSTAL SKULLS:Crystal skulls are stone carvings in the shape of human skulls. The sculptures vary in
size from a few inches to life-size. Some crystal skulls are genuine artifacts from Mesoamerican cultures
such as the Aztecs and are known as skull masks.
CULTS:A religion or
religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an
unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
CUPPING: a
technique that is especially useful in the treatment of problems of local qi, or blood stagnation in the
channels, and is usually performed as an alternative to acupuncture
CURSE: An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
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