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Absolute Energy - An invisible primal life force found in the atmosphere, necessary for the existence of all life in the universe.

Activity - C conscious and unconscious thoughts have an effect on outer manifestations this effect corresponds to the type and kind of thought.

After-Death World - Umbrella term, any level of the etheric word that is alive, vibrating and full of soul-minds without physical bodies.

Air Fairies - Nature spirits who work and reside in air, have charge of wind and storms.

Alchemist - A scientist who studies how to transmute anything from a lower form to a higher form using both a chemical process and a spiritual process.

All Hallows Eve (Holloween) - The night of October 31st. Originally a Pagan festival of darkness, and death. Halloween was believed to be the one time of year when the souls of the dead revisited their former homes. The modern use of wearing costumes originated from the use of scary masks worn to scare the roaming souls away.

All Soul's Day - The anniversary of Siddhartha's death celebrated in respect of all people who have made their transition.

Amethyst - A jewel that has the vibrational frequency to protect the wearer from external negative activity.

Amulet - A charm worn around the neck in order to bring good luck or ward off evil.

Ancestral Ghost - A discarnate being that communicates or makes his presence known to an earthling who is capable of psychism.

Angel - Supernatural being, an instrument of divine justice.

Angelic Host - A group of synchronized etheric world intelligences desiring to offer assistance to civilization.

AntiChrist - Satan. The enemy of man and God who, according to many religious cultures, will establish a reign of evil on Earth which will last fifty years before being overthrown by the second coming of Christ.

Apparition - A supernatural appearance or image recognizable (being familiar) to the viewer.

Apport - An object transported through supernatural means.

Arch-Angels - Etheric world intelligences who have purified their soul-minds from all imperfection before earth came into being.

Astral Body - The invisible spirit of a person (or, more unlikely, animal). See Astral Projection.

Astral Plane - The level of existence through which spirits of the dead first pass. The level in which an Astrally projected spirit travels.

Astral Projection - The separation of the astral body (or spirit) from the physical body. The astral body travels in the astral plane to locations near or far.

Astrology - A science and art that brings guidance and counsel to mankind based on one's birth date.

Aura -An invisible electromagnetic energy field completely surrounding a living being.

Automatic Writing - The production of written material by a spirit through a person but without conscious control of that person. Often, a person may write pages and pages of words that, upon "awakening", they do not remember writing.
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Beelzebub - One of Satan's chief Lieutenants, considered Satan's "left hand man".

Black Art - To deliberately use psychic energy for evil intent.

Black Magic - The practice of conjuring preternatural forces for a specific evil purpose.

Black Mass - The mass said in honor of Satan at the black witches sabbath and by Satanists.

Born with a Veil - A baby born with a thin membrane that envelopes the fetus, it is believed that this child is psychic.

Brimstone - an element that has the properties to burn away negative vibrations and evil spirits.
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Channeling - To allow an spirit to enter one's mind and impress thoughts upon the consciousness to be spoken aloud.

Cherub - A member of the second order of etheric world angels, known for their knowledge and help in carrying out the Divine plan.

Circumambulism - Ceremonial walking around an object or person to secure protection.

Clairaudience - The psychic ability to hear sounds or voices normally not heard by most people.

Clairvoyance - The psychic ability to see objects, persons, places or events regardless of time or distance.

Conjuring - The process of calling preternatural forces into aid or action through the use of sorcery or ceremonial black magic.

Curse - To invoke preternatural forces to cause harm or injury to a person, place or object.
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Dead Sea Scrolls - a number of leather, papyrus and copper scrolls collaborating on the books in the Old Testament of the Bible, found in 1948 in caves on the northwest coast of the Dead Sea, believed to have been written between 168 B.C. and A.D. 233.

Demon - An evil entity hostile to humans. A lower level evil spirit working for Lucifer.

Demonic - Pertaining to or caused by demons.

Demonologist - Involved in the study of Demonology.

Demonology - The study of demons, including their characteristics, classification, and effect on mankind.

Devil - An upper level evil spirit working for Lucifer. (Beelzebub, among many)

Diabolical - Pertaining to or caused by a devil.

Discarnate - Existing outside a physical body.

Disembodied - A spirit functioning without a body.

Doppleganger (Doubleganger) - A spirit of a living person outside of the physical body.

Dowser - A psychic with radiesthetic sense; detects oil, water, or anything underground by means of the reaction of his or her dowsing rods.

Dowsing Rod - A "Y" shaped rod (sometimes made from a tree branch)

Dwarf - An nature spirit that is short, dark, ranging in height from two inches to two feet.
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Earthbound - A spirit being trapped on or remaining on the earthly plane.

Ectoplasm - An unknown substance which emanates from the bodies of mediums, correlating to supernatural phenomena.

Elemental - A lesser spirit associated to the fundamentals of nature (fire, earth, wind and water).

Entity - A disembodied or preternatural spirit.

Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) - Voices of spirits captured using audio and/or video recording.

Exorcism - The process of expelling or removing an evil spirit by religious ceremony.

Exorcist - One who conducts the rites of exorcism.
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Fairy - An elemental spirit considered benign but inclined to mischief.

Faith Healing - To expect that one will get better is one of the necessary factors in every type of cure, this confidence that one will be cured comes from a desire to live.

Fallen Angels - Discarnate entities who live close to earth and are desirous and capable of haunting earthlings.

Familiar - A live cat or other animal owned by a witch upon which she transfers psychic energy in cases of evil-oriented activities.

Frankincense - A gum resin of trees of the Boswellia family used to invoke the etheric world helpers for guidance and protection.
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Gabriel - The planetary archangel in charge of the moon, a genius of mysteries, who has worked psychically through the great masters during their earthly incarnations.

Ghost - A supernatural appearance or image unrecognizable to the viewer.

Gnomes - Nature spirits made of pure elemental substance, living underground, in mines, and in rocks.

Goblin - A nature spirit showing itself as small, swarthy, and malicious, capable of shape-shifting to become an animal, thief, or villain, name given to the more mischievous and grotesque-looking fairies.
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Herbalist - A practitioner who understands plants for their medicinal use. knows where they grow, how to prepare them for healing various kinds of diseases, and how to use them in everyday life.

Hex - To use BLACK MAGIC to harm another person's body, family or property by means of deep concentration.

Hexagram - Two interlaced equilateral triangles, one apex pointing up and one apex pointing down.

Hinduism- Ageless religion of India.

Holy Grail - The holy cup used in Jesus Christ's last supper.

House Blessing - A minor exorcism of a home performed by a priest.

Human Sacrifice - The ceremonial killing of a person as an offering to an evil spirit for magical purposes.

Human Spirit - The (earthbound) spirit of a deceased person.

Hypnosis - Represents the alpha and theta levels of consciousness that one also reaches during sleep.
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I Ching - A divination process where one uses the patterns of three tossed objects to receive an answer to one's psychological, business, or social problem from the BOOK OF CHANGES.

Imp - A nature spirit who does more harm than good to the earthling.

Incantation - To sing and chant formulaic words, phrases or sounds to special rhythm and tonation.

Incarnate - Living in a physical body.

Incubus - A demon which seeks sexual intercourse with a living woman.

Inhuman spirit - An entity or spirit of a being that has never lived in the earthly realm.
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Judaism - A religion which holds the belief that every human being has a right to justice, purity, and truth which even the power of kings cannot erase.
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Kia - A trancelike state of emotional ECSTASY wherein the SHAMAN has enhanced awareness.

Kabbalah - Doctrines received from tradition, a Jewish doctrine or system of theosophy tells the importance of humanity's role in God's universe.

Karma - Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Theosophy, the principle that makes every man or woman the cause of their present global location, lifestyle, intelligence, relatives and physical body condition.

Kirlian Photography - The process for taking pictures of the emanations and radiations surrounding living objects.
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Legion - The term used to describe the multitude and myriad of evil spirits.

Levitation - The raising of a body or object without any physical or visible means.

Limbo - A level of consciousness which comprises one of the seven planes in the density in the etheric world.

Low Magic - To use amulets, talismans, handed down rituals, chants and incantations as an aid to help the magician perform his or her psychic feats.

Lucifer - Satan, leader of the rebellious angels.
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Magic - The art of producing illusions. (See conjuring, Black magic)

Magic Circle - An imaginary circle drawn with a pointed finger or magical item or a real circle made with substance.

Materialization - The appearance of spirits in material form.

Meditation - A disciplined mind technique for a set time to achieve a high state of consciousness.

Medium - A person who makes contact with discarnate or inhuman spirits on the astral plane.

Miracle - An occurrence caused by supernatural causes, that excites wonder, an effect or extraordinary event which surpasses all known human or natural causes.

Mystic - One who brings new knowledge of spiritual truths ( proven or not) incorporates psychic skills and psychic healings with religion.
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Necromancy - The practice of conjuring evil spirits.

Necronomicon - The book of the dead.

Numerology - The study of numbers in regard to a person's character and life plan.
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Occult - Pertaining to the supernatural; that which is beyond the range of natural knowledge.

Old Soul - One who has been incarnated innumerable times.

Oracle - Any person or thing that serves as an agent of divine communication.

Ouija board - A board consisting of the letters of the alphabet, numbers 1-0, and words "yes", "no" and "goodbye" which is used as a tool for communicating with spirits.

Out of body experience - (See astral projection), can be done purposefully or unconsciously by a person.
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Palmistry - Encompasses all phases of analyzing one's hands to tune into one's past and future.

Parapsychology - The scientific study of phenomena that natural laws cannot explain.

Pentagram - The magical diagram consisting of a five pointed star which is a representation of man. Considered by occultists to be the most potent means of conjuring spirits.

Phantomania - An occurrence in which the victim is held paralyzed while being subjected to preternatural attack.

Planchette - The indicator or pointer used in association with a Ouija board.

Poltergeist - >From the German, meaning "noisy spirit". Term for a spirit which is associated with the movement of objects and general mischievous haunting activity.

Possession - The state in which a living person is controlled by a foreign, malignant entity.

Precognition - Knowledge of future events.

Premonition - A vision or warning of future events.

Preternatural - Associated with inhuman, demonic or diabolical spirits or forces.

Prophet - A human spokesman for an etheric world.

Psychic - Dealing with the ability to see, hear, feel and sense beyond the average human ability; A medium.

Psychic Attack - The transference of negative energy into a person to deliberately harm.

Psychic Cold - The cold sensation received when a spirit is present, usually having defined boundaries.

Psychic Photograph - Supernatural or preternatural Images appearing on a photograph.

Psychic Research - The study of psychic phenomena.

Psychokenesis (PK) - The movement of objects without the use of physical means, such as using the mind.

Psychometry - The ability to acquire knowledge of people, places or object by touching an object associated with it.
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Regression - The activation of the subconscious mind to recall parts of the past.

Reike - A type of healing in which the healer is a channel for universal force and energy.

Reincarnation - The belief that each person possesses a soul which is independent of the body and can be reborn into another body.

Relic - An item closely associated with a holy person or saint, usually a part of that persons body or clothing.

Religion - A belief in powers higher than one's self backed by faith rather than logic.

Remote Viewing - The term used when a person is able to "see" a remote object and explain it's characteristics and location without ever physically been to the particular location. Used heavily by the US Government, during the height of the Cold War, for spying.

Ritual - A prescribed event or a particular form or ceremony that is built up by tradition, and with it, a great amount of energy.

Ritual Magic - Proven processes and ceremonies used repeatedly .
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Salt - Symbol of the element EARTH because it's a crystalline substance it can receive and hold etheric magnetism better than other substances. Has properties to ward off evil vibrations.

Satan - God's adversary, expelled from Heaven for rebelling against God.

Satanic - Pertaining to Satan.

Satanism - The Worship of Satan.

Scrying - To perceive psychic visions on clear, shiny surfaces that relate to the masses or to individual questions, surfaces from clear crystal, clear water, polished mirrors, are effective, Crystal Ball is most commonly used.

Séance - A group of dedicated persons and at least one well-grounded medium who sit in a blacked-out room to produce physical phenomena. Groups sit in a circular formation to keep psychic energy concentrated in the center for easier manipulation by the etheric world intelligences.

Sect - A group of people who all believe, or who profess to believe, in the same basic principles of a religious nature.

Sensitive - A person who possesses psychic powers.

Seth - A very highly evolved Etheric world intelligence who spoke through Jane Roberts, bringing her new scientific knowledge about the reality of man and the universe. An energy personality essence no longer focused in physical reality.

Shaman - An individual capable of many psychic and mediumship skills, either a natural born characteristic or can be earned through many difficult initiations.

Smudging - To burn a special plant (usually Sage) in an area before a ceremony, a healing, or a lecture, which cleanses the atmosphere of any negativity.

Solar Plexus - Believed to be the Soul of man, the center of the body where one feels the emotions of the universe.

Sorcerer - A male who has made a pact with the devil in exchange for magic powers.

Sorceress - A female who has mad a pact with the devil in exchange for magic powers.

Sorcery - The practice of black magic.

Spectre - A ghost (unrecognizable to the viewer)

Spell - A magical command or incantation during which period of time a person or object is held captive by a psychic for the benefit of the psychic.

Spirit - A collective word, the basic theme is always, "indestructible life".

Spiritualism - A science, philosophy, and religion using the doctrine of metaphysics, belief in the continuity of life after death and communication with this life for the advancement of civilization and personal growth.

Spiritualist - One who believes in the communication between this world and the invisible world, and who endeavors to mold his or her character and conduct in accordance with the highest teachings derived from such communion.

Sprite - A radiant, small nature spirit whose energy blends well with good deeds for earthlings, brings guidance, confidence, honor and security regarding money and opportunities, changes demensions to be recognized by earthlings.

ST. Michael - A lofty etheric world Angel who communicated with earthlings during the time of the Old Testament, his function was to be guardian over Israel. In the New Testament, he was the first of the seven Archangels and led the host against the Devil.

Stigmata - Marks on one's body resembling crucifixion wounds, bleeding from these points simulating the wounds of Jesus the Christ.

Succubus - A demon which seeks sexual intercourse with living men.

Supernatural - Activity caused by God or His angels, commonly referred to as to anything outside the bounds of natural laws.

Superstition - The unfounded believe that certain object, activities or rituals can be helpful or harmful.
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Talisman - Drawings of various shapes and sizes which have specific purposes of good luck.

Tarot Cards - A pack of cards for the purpose of divination using symbolism contains seventy-eight cards forming a system of communication.

Telekinesis - Telepathic sounds and noises projected to people.

Telepathy - Psychic communication between individuals.

Teleportation - Objects moved by supernatural forces.

Torah - A sacred book of teachings, an inclusive term that refers to all that God has revealed about Himself, history of the Jewish people, and the conduct that is required of them.

Trance - An altered state of consciousness brought about by the willing collaboration between the medium and the etheric world intelligence for the purpose of physical phenomena.

Transcendence - A temporary, spontaneous experience in which the life force leaves the physical body to bypass the experience of physical pain, the life force hovers close to the physical body.

Troll - A nature spirit that inhabits the mountains and has charge of their functions, shows itself as a dwarf or a giant, capable of shape-shifting, can be helpful or capricious and hostile.


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Voodoo - Magical practice considered to be a form of black magic but also is considered as a religion to some.
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Walk-In - Coined by Ruth Montgomery, a superior spirit from the sixth plane who enters an adult physical body on earth and uses it while helping the planet in trying times.

Whammy - Casting a spell on another by staring intently, using direct eye contact, and influencing thoughts and behavior.

Warlock - A male witch.

Werewolf - A person who has been transformed into or having assimilated wolf-like characteristics.

White Witch - A witch whose practice in witchcraft is solely for the purpose of good.

Wicca - An ancient witchcraft religion which honor the gods of nature. Wicca means "wise one".

Witch - A woman who practices witchcraft.

Witchcraft - The practice of performing acts with the aid of a spirt.
Supernatural Glossary


Akashic Records
Collection of knowledge that is stored on a non-physical plane of existence. The Akashic Records are said to have existed since the beginning of Creation. Just as we have various specialty libraries (e.g., medical, law), there are said to exist various Akashic Records (e.g., human, animal, plant, mineral, etc). Most writings refer to the Akashic Records in the area of human experience.

Angels
An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. In scripture, they typically act as messengers, as held by the three prominent monotheistic faiths, Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Apparition
An apparition is an appearance to a human of a ghost.

Astral
Relating to a subtle body and plane of existence that coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body.

Astral Projection
Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) achieved either awake or via lucid dreaming, deep meditation, or use of psychotropics. The consciousness or soul has transferred into an astral body which moves in the astral plane.

Astrology
Group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which knowledge of the relative positions of celestial bodies and related information is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting, and organizing knowledge about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial events. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer, or, less often, an astrologist.

Aura
Energy field emanating from the surface of a person or object. This emanation is visualized as an outline of cascading color and may be held to represent soul vibrations, chakric emergence, or a reflection of surrounding energy fields. Auras may be viewed by the naked eye. Focused training may improve one's ability to see auras. Layers of aura are separate and distinct yet connected to all the remaining layers.

Automatic Writing
Automatic writing is the process of writing material that does not come from the conscious thoughts of the writer. The writer's hand forms the message, and the person is unaware of what will be written. It is sometimes done in a trance state. Other times the writer is aware (not in a trance) of their surroundings but not of the actions of their writing hand.

Chakra
Nexus of biophysical energy residing in the human body, aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. In various traditions chakras are associated with multiple physiological functions, an aspect of consciousness, a classical element, and other distinguishing characteristics. They are visualised as lotuses with a different number of petals in every chakra.

Channeling
Process of receiving messages or inspiration from invisible beings or spirits.

Clairaudience
Ability to hear things not audible within normal hearing ranges. It includes the audible perceptions of ghosts, spirits and those who are in the astral realm.

Clairsentience
A clairsentient person is able to perceive energy fields (through physical sensations), including a person's aura and vibrations (such as voice and how words are strung together). This may also explain the ability to "sense" the presence of non-corporeal entities, such as ghosts.

Clairvoyance
Extra-sensory perception whereas a person perceives distant objects, persons, or events, including perceiving an image hidden behind opaque objects and the detection of types of energy not normally perceptible to humans. Typically, such perception is reported in visual terms, but may also include auditory impressions (sometimes called clairaudience) or kinesthetic impressions.

Crystal Ball
Crystal or glass ball believed to aid clairvoyance. It is sometimes known as a shew stone. The art or process of "seeing" is known as "scrying," whereby images are seen in crystals, or other mediums such as water, and are interpreted as meaningful information. The "information" gleaned then is used to make important decisions in one's life.

Divination
Divination is the attempt of ascertaining information by supernatural means. Divination has a formal or ritual and often social character, usually in a religious context; fortune-telling is a more everyday practice for personal purposes.

Empath
Possesses the ability to sense the emotions of other sentient life forms.

ESP (Extra Sensory Perception)
Perception that involves awareness of information about something (such as a person or event) not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience. Classic forms of ESP include telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

Ghost
A ghost is a non-corporeal manifestation of the spirit or soul of a dead person which has remained on Earth after death.

Haunting
To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being.

Hypnosis
Psychological condition of altered state of consciousness in which some people may be induced to show various differences in behaviour and thinking, like heightened suggestibility and receptivity to direction.

Intuitive
A person sensitive to the feelings of other life forms, as well as signals of nature.

Kirlian photography
Kirlian photography refers to a form of contact print photography, theoretically associated with high-voltage. It is named after Semyon Kirlian, who in 1939 accidentally discovered that if an object on a photographic plate is connected to a source of high voltage, small corona discharges (created by the strong electric field at the edges of the object) create an image on the plate.

Manifestation
The materialized form of a spirit.

Medium
A person who posess the ability to communicate with spirits of deceased people (and sometimes pets). Some mediums claim to be able to channel the spirit, by allowing the deceased to speak or write messages using the medium's body.

Numerology
Numerology refers to any of many systems, traditions or beliefs in a mystical or esoteric relationship between numbers and physical objects or living things. Numerology and numerological divination were popular among early mathematicians, such as Pythagoras, but are no longer considered part of mathematics and are regarded as pseudomathematics by most scientists.

Ouija
Ouija refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (also called a talking board or spirit board) and planchette. The fingers of the participants are placed on the planchette which then moves about a board covered with numbers, letters and symbols so as to spell out messages. Ouija Board is a trademark for a talking board currently sold by Parker Brothers.

Parapsychology
Parapsychology is the study of seeming mental awareness of or influence upon external objects, without any physical or energetic means of causation which scientists currently understand. Most objects of study fall within the realm of "mind-to-mind" influence (such as extra-sensory perception and telepathy), "mind-to-environment" influence (such as psychokinesis) and "environment-to-mind" (such as hauntings). Collectively, these abilities are often referred to as "psionics". Another definition of parapsychology is the scientific study of paranormal phenomena.

Portal
A doorway, entrance, or gate between two worlds, the physical and the spiritual.

Premonition
Premonition refers to a situation when future events are foreknown or forecast. Premonitions are usually treated as a result of paranormal or supernatural feat. However, it is possible that the human mind is capable of forecasting an accurate view of the future.

Psychic
person who possess extra-sensory abilities, including: clairvoyance, psychometry and precognition, who can sometimes communicate with spirits, ghosts or entities.

Reading
A consultation with a specialist gifted with extra sensorial talents in order to provide insight and guidance.

Remote viewing
Remote viewing allows a viewer to use his or her intuitive abilities to gather information on a target consisting of an object, place, or person, etc., which is hidden from the physical perception of the viewer and typically separated from the viewer in space by some distance. The "view" is merely a personal impression experienced by the viewer, and is sometimes recorded by another person. This is similar to somebody recording another person's dream memories when first awakened. Classic remote viewing is done in real time, although some remote viewers claim the ability to perform retrocognition and precognition as well.

See also: Remote Viewing Terms

Spirit Guides
Term used by mediums and psychics to describe an entity that remains a disincarnate spirit in order to act as a spiritual counsellor or protector to a living incarnated human being. The term can also refer to animals or totems, controls, angels or nature spirits.

Supernatural
The supernatural refers to forces and phenomena which are not observed in nature, and therefore beyond verifiable measurement.

Tarot
Most modern tarot decks consist of 78 cards with allegorical representations today used for divination. The major arcana consists of 22 trump cards.

Telepathy
Communication of information from one mind to another by means other than the known perceptual senses. Considered a form of extra-sensory perception or anomalous cognition, telepathy is often associated with other paranormal phenomena, such as precognition, clairvoyance, and telekinesis.

Totem
A totem is any entity which watches over or assists a group of people, such as a family, clan or tribe. Totems support larger groups than the individual person. In kinship and descent, if the apical ancestor of a clan is nonhuman, it is called a totem. Normally this belief is accompanied by a totemic myth.

Trance
An altered state of consciousness is any state which is significantly different from a normative waking beta wave state. A synonymous phrase is "altered states of awareness".
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