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New Age
The New Age (also known as the New Age Movement, New Age spirituality, and Cosmic Humanism,) is a decentralized Western social and spiritual movement that seeks "Universal Truth" and the attainment of the highest individual human potential. It...
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Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed" may be one detected...
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Religion
A religion is any systematic approach to living that involves beliefs about one's origins, one's place in the world, or a responsibility to live and act in the world in particular ways. Religion is often equated with faith and belief in a higher...
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- The God Delusion ,
- Quantum Theology ,
- When Bad Things Happen to Good People ,
- Foundations of Christianity
Shamanism
Shamanism comprises a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. It is a prominent term in anthropological research. A practitioner of shamanism is known as a shaman, pronounced /ˈʃɑːmən/, /ˈʃeɪmən...
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- Hallucinogens and Shamanism ,
- Ayahuasca Analogues ,
- Forest Of Visions ,
- Ayahuasca: Hallucinogens, Consciousness, and the Spirit of Nature
Siberia
Siberia (Russian: Сибирь, tr. Sibir', IPA [sʲıˈbirʲ]), is the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the...
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- Baikal ,
- The Big Red Train Ride ,
- Through Siberia by accident ,
- Travels in the Regions of the Upper and Lower Amoor
Magic
Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is the practice of consciousness manipulation and/or autosuggestion to achieve a desired result, usually by techniques described in various conceptual systems. The practice is often influenced by ideas of religion,...
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- A Wizard of Earthsea ,
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ,
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ,
- Spirits, Stars, and Spells
Comparative religion
Comparative religion is a field of religious study that analyzes the similarities and differences of themes, myths, rituals and concepts among the world's religions. Religion can be defined as the human notions regarding the sacred, numinous,...
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- Conversations with God ,
- The New Believers ,
- Little Essays Toward Truth ,
- The Varieties of Religious Experience
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning subjects such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
There are at least two senses in which the term philosophy is used. In the more formal sense,...
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