SpiritNetwork's Glossary

daemon

1. Supernatural power. 2. (Greek) Demi-god who inspired Socrates.

Dalai Lama

"Exalted Ocean", spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, now in exile in India; 14th and current Dalai is Gejong Tenzin Gyatsho, 1935-.

darkroom

A light-free room required for most physical psychism to occur. Room commonly used for seance work.

death

Life's other side, afterlife, discarnate realm of existence.

decarnate

To leave the state of flesh and enter into state of spirit being. See discarnate.

decile

Planets 36 degrees apart; minor favorable aspect.

deja entendu

(French) "already heard", feeling that sounds or voices have been heard in the past.

deja vu

(French) "already seen", state of having seen or experienced something before.

delta wave

Slowest of the brain's waves, associated with deep sleep.

demagnetising

Drawing from a body as from a healer, the human magnetism which may have been built up for healing purposes. The distance of hands from body, the direction of passes and negative or positive attitudes in body and spirit of each contributor and recipient may be factors that determine the effectiveness of the magnetism transferred from healer to patient.

dematerialize

To change the rate of frequency vibration so as to disappear from third dimensional range of Earth plane sensing.

Demiurge

The leader of the archons, a second-rate deity who falsely imagines himself to be the true God and claims creation of the world of appearances.

demon

Evil spirit, devil; sometimes like daemon, a friendly spirit.

demonology

The study of the function, life style, levels of existence, laws, relationship to earth beings and nature spirits of low intelligent life beings or spirit in the etheric world.

derma vision

Seeing with the skin or by touch.

dermography

Appearance of writing on the skin.

dense body

The physical body.

dense world

The lowest sub-plane of the physical world; commonly, physical reality which consists of matter visible to the human eye. To many, the "real world."

descendent

Seventh house cusp.

destiny

Life course; the point of collision between energy coming in and out.

destiny number

Number in numerology derived from adding name and birth numbers.

detriment

Low energy point of a plane.

Deva

1. Gods, heavenly beings. 2. Heaven. 3. Great people who know and lead others.

Devata

(Sanskrit) A divine being similar to an angel.

devachan

(Sanskrit) The heavenly world where weary souls rest, refresh the spirit, and experience no pain in a spirit reality.

deviation

Amount an observed number of hits or an average score in an ESP test varies from chance expectation.

devic

Nature kingdom.

Devil

1. Supreme spirit of evil; an enemy of both God and mankind. 2. Tarot #15:disease, great strength.

dharma

1. (Sanskrit) The Law, Duty and Way of Life. 2. Teaching of the Buddha and Patriarch in Buddhism.

dimension

1. A division of the universe. The psi concept envisions a physical world and an ethereal realm each of unknown number of strata. The evidence about the ethereal suggests many spiritual planes, which are referred to, at times, as dimensions, or levels. 2. Measurement characteristics about the size of things, such as, the aura, the spirit body.

discarnate

1. Without body. One who survived death, discarded the corporal body, and now exists in the etheric realm in astral body. 2. Loosely used to mean any intangible disembodied element as a soul, spirit or personality. See decarnate.

discernment

A Gift of the Spirit, achieved after much interaction between conscious mind and higher consciousness. The goal of the disciple is realized as the energy of the soul from its level and the higher mind blend in new awareness.

disciple

1. (esoteric) a first- or second-degree initiate. 2. (common) A pupil or follower who helps spread a Master's teachings. Those who follow a particular discipline according to a prescribed pattern but also recognize much free will and understanding. 3. Those subscribing to a constant habit of spiritual living whose knowledge, capacities, and spiritual abilities are demonstrated in daily life.

disease (dis-ease)

Disharmony between levels of self which results in a breakdown of health in any of the personality sheaths.

disintegration

The separation of the essential organization or harmony of the subject's personality. Such disunity of body, mind, soul, spirit, psyche can be brought about by an overload, over-extension or misuse of one's use of ESP.

displacement

ESP responses to targets other than those for which the calls were intended.

distant healing

Healing a person from a distance via meditation or prayer.

divided consciousness

Ability or state of performing two or more tasks simultaneously.

divination

: The art or act of revealing knowledge through supernormal media or intelligence.

Divine Light

Celestial radiance perceived by the Third Eye; eternal effulgence within all beings brighter than the Sun, realized by turning away from the physical senses and looking within and whose mystical union confers truth, consciousness, and bliss.

Divine Principle

An Agni Yogic term meaning God or the Creator.

Divine Realization

Moments of revelation merging into synthesis or comprehension.

divining rod

A long narrow tool used in the hands of a dowser that gives them tangible signals in answer to their questions.

divinity

The godhood; the totality control of universal forces.

dogma

1. A belief or acceptance that something is absolutely true. 2. A formal and authoritative doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by a religious body.

dominion

Planetary power governing movement.

dowsing

Practice of locating water, minerals, or other objects through the use of a rod, pendulum, or other object.

dream

1. View, goal, or purpose in life. 2. Sleeping consciousness. 3. Awaken to the numinous powers ever present in the phenomenal world about us and whose powers possess us in our high creative moments.

dream journal

Diary in which dreams are recorded or analyzed.

dreamscape

Archetypal space or landscape encountered in dreaming.

dreamwork

Systematic inquiry into or therapeutic use of dreams for growth and self-development.

Druid

Member of an order of Celtic priests, poets, healers, and judges in pre-Christian Britain, Ireland, and France.

DT (Down Through)

Clairvoyant technique of naming the cards of a deck before any are removed or checked.

dualism

Separation, absence of love; seeing oneself as different from the sacred universe. 2. In metaphysical view man is composed of two basics: a physical nature and a spiritual nature; thus two bodies, two minds. The paradox: one personality, one soul, one spirit.