SpiritNetwork Glossary
Hahallucination(Sanskrit) The Sun
Hall, Manly PalmerExperiencing or perceiving sensory data which have no physical correlation.
haloBorn in Canada, 1901, deceased 1990. Author, lecturer, and minister of The Church of the People. Established the Philosophical Research Society.
hand analysisA radiant, luminous, shimmering circle of light enveloping the head of a deity, or highly evolved being. It is believed that an enlightened being operates from the crown chakra while preparing for their ascension and this energy spills out of the head as that being evolves.
Harmonic ConvergenceChiromancy is the study of one's hand to attune into that person. Chirosophy is to study a hand as to the lines on the palm, shapes of fingers, and condition of nails, to relate back scientific information as to character, emotional attitude, past and future experiences.
Harmony of the SpheresNew Age day of international prayer and ceremony, August 16 - 17, 1987.
HasidismThe cosmos as a vast musical harmony (Pythagoras).
Hatha Yoga"The Pious", mystical Jewish movement founded by Israel ben Eliezer in the Ukraine; major sects include Chabad, Satmer, Belz, Brestlau.
healing(Sanskrit) Yoga emphasizing physical postures, breathing and diet.
healing channelThe administering of health restoration, often instantaneous, to the sick by a power from beyond the physical.
healing crisisA medium who is an instrument in delivering the power for healing to the unwell. Healing mediumship requires an uplift that extends the consciousness to the Power beyond the cooperating spirit operators. Spirit operators supply supporting assistance; however, the Healing Power comes from a higher source.
healing petitionsBrief illness or symptoms that surface in the initial period after making a dietary change or other holistic health adjustment.
healing powerSmall slips of paper on which are written the nature of the healing desired and the signature or name of the person in need. The petitions are placed in a healing container wherein the practitioner focuses his/her mental energy to contribute to the healing of the person involved.
heart chakraThe source of the power to do healing. The healer must achieve an uplift of consciousness to contact and withdraw power from this higher plane reservoir. Attending spirit operators may aid the healer, but the power for healing is from the Highest Center.
heart-of-footLocated in the center of the chest, the heart chakra when fully opened expresses unconditional love for spirit, consciousness, and every level manifestation of creation. This center influences the thymus gland located in the center of the chest just behind the upper breast bone. The symbolic form of this chakra is the equilateral cross and its color is green and/or pink.
heart-of-handSecondary Chakra on the center of the foot.
heavenSecondary Chakra on the center of the hand.
hellState of consciousness: Utopia. Also a religious belief that Heaven is a place: God's Kingdom
hepatoscopyState of consciousness: Evil and Wickedness. Also a religious belief that Hell is a place: Satan's Domain
herbologyTo perceive psychic impressions by divining the livers of animals.
hereticThe science of alternative healing that uses herbal formulas.
Hermes TrismegistusBy derivation, "One who is able to choose."
hermeticLegendary Egyptian sage, reputed author of the Tarot, neo- platonism, the Kabbalah, alchemy and astrology.
Hermetic PrinciplesSecret, occult; especially the Western mystery tradition.
HermitSeven in number, considered the underlying foundation for life in the material world. They are Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect and Gender.
hexagramTarot #9wisdom, prudence.
hierarchyOne of 64 six-lined figures in the I Ching.
hieromantisThe many degrees or steps of evolving beings in the cosmos, under a divine plan.
hieroglyphicDiviner of sacred things.
HierophantesA picture or symbol representing a word or sound, etc., used in a system by the ancient Egyptians and other civilizations.
high magic(Greek) "Exponent of sacred things", high priest; Tarot #5.
High PriestessThe art of white magic where the practitioner knows what to do, expect and no longer has to depend on rites or tools but relies on psychic powers.
higher selfTarot #2the female inquirer, the anima.
HinduismThe superconscious or higherconscious mind.
hippomancyAgeless, founderless religion of India. The philosophy is based on the sacred books called Vedasteaches reincarnation relating to the ultimate union of the soul with God; the soul moves through several material worlds, higher and lower than this present world until it reaches the final liberation from all material worlds.
hoDivination by observing a horse's pace.
hodNative American word for affirming "and so it is" or "I agree." A powerful mantra.
holarchyEighth sephirah on the kabbalistic Tree of Life – called "splendor" (specifically the splendor of the mind).
holding together"Whole order," synthesis that reflects the order of the totality.
holismAdjacent lines in an I Ching hexagram that are alternately yin and yang.
holistic (Wholistic)The belief that wholes determine the design, function, and health of their parts rather than the other way around.
holistic health1. Knowledge or approach that is simultaneously intuitive and rational, scientific and artistic. 2. Whole, integrated, comprehensive.
hologramNatural, integrative approach to health and well-being utilizing diet, exercise, meditation, chiropractic, acupuncture, macrobiotics, or other noninvasive therapies.
Holotropic BreathworkThree-dimensional photographic image produced by laser light.
Holy SpiritNon-drug journey into non-ordinary states of consciousness developed by Stanislav Grof.
Holy Word1. Spirit that is whole. 2. Action or agent of the Supreme Being. 3. Light.
homeopathyDivine name or breath. Logos (Greek). Kalma, Ism-i-Azam (Arabic). Nad, Udgit (Sanskrit). Naam, Gurbani, Dani (Hindi). Rauch (Hebrew).
horary astrologyScience of healing based on the principle of like attracting like", utilizing tiny doses of natural elements and extracts focusing on the cause of illness rather than the symptoms. Click here for a SpiritNetwork article on Homeopathy.
HorizontalCasting the chart for a specific time, usually the present moment.
horoscopeAstrological house system based on division of the horizon from the east point by vertical circles.
house1. Picture of the heavens at the moment of birth, or progressed to any future time. 2. Astrological forecast.
hsiangOne of twelve divisions of a horoscope.
hsiaoImage in an I Ching interpretation (Chinese).
huna1. Line in an I Ching hexagram. 2. Confucian tenet of filial piety.
hyperesthesiaMagic and healing practiced by Kahunas (Hawaiian).
hydromancySensory organs that possess above normal sensitivity, as, acuteness of hearing, seeing in the dark.
hyperventilateA means of discovering hidden objects by gazing into water surfaces.
hypnogogicWhen going into trance a medium's respiration may be abnormally fast or deep, seemingly absorbing excessive quantities of air. As the state of trance ends a relieving expulsion of breath, hypoventilation, may occur.
hypnologyOccurring between full wakefulness and sleep while in trance.
hypnopaediaScience of sleep investigation.
hypnopompicLearning or memorizing during sleep.
hypnosisOccurring between deep sleep and wakefulness while in trance.
hypnotherapyState of physical and mental relaxation, utilizing a subject's receptive mode of consciousness for heightened suggestibility to acceptable information.
hypoventilateHypnosis applied to psychological problems.
A relieving expulsion of breath as a medium's state of trance ends.