The coldest it can get at which most known physical activity ceases. 0°K on the Kelvin scale and as −273.15°C on the Celsius scale, and −459.67°F on the Fahrenheit scale. At temperatures very close to absolute zero, matter exhibits quantum effects such as superconductivity and superfluidity. The esoteric significance is that here energy still exists in matter sometimes called “Dark Matter,” and where Intentional Consciousness is still dynamic. 

Part of Area 51, rumored to be the location of secret aircraft tests.

An out-of-body induction procedure specifically designed to promote astral travel. to the spirit realm.

Suggested Reading: Beyond Reincarnation, by Joe H. Slate, Ph.D.

An imagery and relaxation procedure for inducing out-of-body travel.

2.  The "substance" of the Astral Plane that responds to It is approximately equivalent to Ether, Mana, Vital Fluid, etc. holding the impressions of thought and emotion and feeling, forming memory.

Suggested Reading – Regardie & the Ciceros: The Tree of Life – An Illustrated Study of Magic

2.  A phenomenon in which the astral body disengages from the biological body to consciously experience distant realities. See Out-of-Body experience (OBE).

Scientifically, the reappearance of a recessive genetic trait after multiple generations where there was a lack of such an appearance. In some shamanic and magickal practices, practitioners have a goal of causing such characteristics to re-emerge, bringing back primal aspects of their being.

2.  In astrology there are six axes formed by signs directly opposite each other in a natal chart. They are:

• Warrior Axis (Aries and Libra)
• Axis of True Being (Taurus and Scorpio)
• Axis of Innocent Play (Gemini and Sagittarius)
• Responsibility Axis (Cancer and Capricorn)
• Social Awareness Axis (Leo and Aquarius)
• Axis of Enlightened Service (Virgo and Pisces)

 Relating the interpretations of the axes can add depth to a chart analysis.

In psychoacoustics and cognitive psychology, the masking of some stimulus by another, often louder or more apparent stimulus, that occurs a fraction of a second after the first stimulus. Often confused with backmasking wherein hearing something played backwards supposedly influences the listener.

The disorganized, primal, state from which creation emerges. Chaos Theory is a field of mathematics with applications in various sciences, including physics and magick, concerning the level at which small changes can produce major, generally unpredictable, results—the so-called “Butterfly Effect.” In Quantum Theory and in Magickal Theory, intention applied at sub-atomic levels can create desired change.

A time traveler.

A hypnotic induction where the hypnotist tells confusing stories that are impossible to logically follow. Eventually, the person being hypnotized gives up trying to follow them and simply listens to them. This can be seen by certain physiological signs. At this point the hypnotist suggests relaxation and hypnotic trance, and the person follows the directions.

That part of the mind that gives us awareness of ourselves and things outside of ourselves.

2.  The concept that the physical world, as we perceive it, is an illusion—an illusion so powerful that it we accept it as “real” and in our endeavors to understand this reality we have given it still greater “hardness” through our accumulation of  history, myth, fable, and statements of physical laws. All of this has been limited to the perceptions of physical senses and rejection of the non-physical.

A person who believes he or she is in contact with entities not usually encountered on Earth, most commonly extraterrestrials. They are most often consciously aware of this communication and believe they have a message to pass on to the people of Earth. Although some also claim to have been abducted by aliens, most often they have other forms of contact such as through dreams, visions, channeling, etc.

An odd suggestion given by a hypnotist to a person the hypnotist is trying to lead into trance to see if that person will follow the suggestion, thus proving to the hypnotist that the person is actually in trance. Later, if the person doubts he or she was hypnotized, the hypnotist can remind him or her of how they followed the suggestion.

The theory expressed by Fritz Leiber in his novel, Conjure Wife –

"The way nails sometimes insist on bending when you hammer, as if they were trying to. Or the way machinery refuses to work. Matter’s funny stuff. In large aggregates, it obeys natural law, but when you get down to the individual atom or electron, it’s largely a matter of chance or whine."

Leiber, Fritz: Conjure Wife, 1968, Award Books, Universal Publishing & Distribution Co., New York

Expression used by Dion Fortune meaning Astral Projection.

The act of bringing something from the non-physical into the physical.

An orgasmic experience that can be felt throughout or in specific parts of the body, with or without genital involvement. It can be induced by breath, movement, sound, visualization, or any combination thereof. 

See Etheric Body.

Etheric Substance is composed of the three higher molecular kinds of physical matter and is the substance of the Etheric Double or Energy aspect of the physical/etheric body.

The theoretical examination of political institutions and methods used by extraterrestrial societies. This can be an important study in determining how best to communicate with (or whether to communicate with them at all) any such civilizations.

A classic form of hypnotic induction that involves focusing the eyes on an object, most often while listening to a verbal set of instructions. 

Both a verb and a noun, it is the directing, and projection, of consciousness on to a specific object, persona, idea, feeling, place, etc. It’s like a searchlight focused on a single spot in the darkness to reveal what’s there, or like an index finger pointing. 

Some esoteric groups believe that there is a Plan guiding the evolution of human consciousness to its eventual reunion with the ultimate Source. They further believe that Humanity has a role to play as co-creators able to accelerate the Plan in its application to human consciousness. See also "Divine Plan."

1.  L(afayette) Ron(ald) Hubbard (1911-1896) was a science fiction writer and founder of Scientology.

A trance state in which totally new abilities and highly developed skills may emerge through self-hypnosis including instantaneous command of a new language and sudden mastery of an artistic or scientific skill, each of which could be explained as the retrieval of skills acquired in a past life.

A person who leads another into a state of hypnosis. A hypnotist will then give suggestions to the hypnotized person. If the purpose of the suggestions are to create a change in the hypnotized person’s behaviors or thoughts, the hypnotist is frequently called a hypnotherapist. If the purpose of the suggestions are to create a behavior in the hypnotized person that will entertain an audience, the hypnotist is frequently called a Stage Hypnotist.

1.  Something that deceives at least one of the common senses.

2.  Among entertainer magicians, a very large effect, usually presented on a stage. It may involve other people and large boxes or other props.

The entrance of a personality or soul into something physical. Most often refers to when a human soul enters a human body. When this is repeated it is called reincarnation.

More spiritual levels of existence or consciousness that transcend our ordinary world or normal consciousness. Sometimes used to mean the astral plane.

Acting with a goal in mind. However, "Intention" has become a key word in applied Quantum Theory where it is demonstrated that directed thought and image can effect changes in the Universal Field at the foundation of physical reality.

That hemisphere of the brain that physiologically appears to be related to thinking that logical, and rational, and deductive.

The belief that some aspect of consciousness continues after a person dies and can incarnate again in a new body. See Reincarnation.

A rapid remembrance of one's life, often in the form of flashbacks of important events in one's life. This is most often reported as being associated with some near-death experiences.

Literally neaning “clear,” being lucid was also an early term for clairvoyance. It is now rarely used for this purpose.

Energy that has slowed down its vibration rate enough that it can be perceived by the physical senses. The “stuff” that makes up the physical plane.

A concept invented (or discovered) by a Scottish engineer named Alexander Thom (1894–1985). By measuring numerous megalithic sites, he came to the conclusion that there was a standard of measurement, used anciently, throughout Great Britain. He called this measurement, precisely 0.82966 meters in length, a megalithic yard. 

2.  In Spiritualism, the name for a communication from a spirit to a living person by way of a Spiritualist medium.

Also Miz-Maze, the name for two of England’s historical turf mazes. Unlike most mazes, a Mizmaze is more like a labyrinth as it has no stems, just one long path to reach the end.

The hallucination of not noticing the sensory input of something that is there such as not seeing one’s keys on a table even though they are in plain sight or not hearing one’s name being clearly called. Negative hallucinations can easily be created when a person is hypnotized.

The network of human thought surrounding the earth. See also Collective Unconscious.

A type of hypnotic induction that breaks a person’s normal pattern of behavior or thought. During that time, the mind briefly seeks instructions, and if the hypnotist gives suggestions to go into trance, the person is likely to do so. This can result in a very rapid or instantaneous induction into hypnosis.

The hallucination of noticing something, as if you have received the sensory input of it, even though it is not there, such as believing you saw someone at a party even though they were somewhere else. Positive hallucinations can easily be created when a person is hypnotized.

In an ESP test, the mathematical likelihood that something will occur by chance.

Strictly speaking, any of a class of plants or drugs which have the effect of modifying sensory input to the brain in ways not related to objective reality. Thus, colors can become brighter, walls may become plastic, etc. Commonly (and incorrectly) equated to substances that cause hallucinations, where the mind creates sensory input rather than modifies it.

A concept in Quantum Physics descriptive of extremely “primitive” sub-atomic matter and possible a source of zero-point energy.

A way of reducing or eliminating external stimuli in an effort to improve a subject’s receptivity to paranormal phenomena for ESP testing or meditation. This may be done in a sensory deprivation chamber or through other means. See Ganzfeld.

A device used to reduce or eliminate external stimuli. The chamber is usually partially filled with heavily salinized water so a person floats in it as if it were a womb. It is often completely dark, resulting in a womb-like experience. Used for ESP testing and meditation.

The spirit of a deceased person that choose to remain on the physical plane. A ghost.

See: astral whiplash

Term used by some for extraterrestrial beings, especially when channeled by certain psychics or mediums. Used derogatorily by some who do not believe in the existance of aliens or that a particular person has channeled them.

1.  Phenomenon that exists below the regular perceptive abilities of our senses.

2.  A message made at a subliminal level intending to influence the person who receives the message.

See Tesla.

An archaic magickal alphabets first published by Francis Barret in The Magus in the 1801 but probably much older. Used by some Pagans and ceremonial magicians as a code. 

(1847–1931) Famed American inventor and strident businessman, known as “The Wizard of Menlo Park.” Edison is sometimes associated with the paranormal because, during an interview in 1920, he said he was working on a “Spirit Phone” to communicate with the dead. In an interview given six years later he claimed he was just making a joke.

An altered state of consciousness, often giving the appearance of sleep. During trance, some of the physiological functions, such as respiration, may slow. The focus of the mind also changes, often allowing easier access to the unconscious

A term that means changing one thing into another. In alchemy it refers to changing base metals and elements into precious things. Some people take this literally and others take it metaphorically. 

A posthypnotic suggestion of a sensory input—such as a sound, word, color, touch, taste, etc.—that results in the conscious or unconscious stimulation of the behavior that has been suggested. Thus, the taste of a sweet food might be used to trigger a sensation of fullness during weight normalization hypnotherapy.

The study of unidentified fying objects.

The practice of subsisting on the vitality of another. Although in popular culture it is believed that the vitality is found in the blood of another, it is actually more commonly taken directly from a person’s life force by a psychic vampire. 

The appearance of something unreal; a hallucination or apparition. Often, the term vision is limited to appearances of a religious or spiritual nature.

(Quantum Theory): The “lowest” point in Physical Existence where even motion ceases and everything is potential rather than manifest.