List of occultists - List of occultists List of notable occultists and mystics. See also List of dignitaries of mystical organizations. This is a list of notable people, whether contemporary, historical or legendary, who are or were involved in any of the following practices and traditions: paranormal or supernatural magic witchcraft sorcery wizardry alchemy practical mysticism voodoo The subject is one that has attracted hoaxes, folklore, and tall tales; the inclusion of a person on this list means only that they have been associated with the practice of paranormal magic, but not necessarily that they did practice it. For a list of sleight of hand artists and practitioners of stage magic, see: List of magicians. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Famous magicians: 1.1 Classical mythology: 1.2 Ancient world: 1.3 Mediæval.
List of people by belief - List of people by belief There are a variety of articles on wikipedia that list people of a particular religious belief. These lists are not exhaustive: there is no encyclopedic benefit to listing every single member of each religion. People are selected on various criteria - ideally they should have wikipedia articles of their own, and be in some way noteworthy for their belief. Lists of people By name By belief By nationality By occupation By office held By prize won List of people by religious belief agnostics -- see agnosticism atheists -- see atheism Buddhists -- see Buddhism Bahá'ís -- see Bahá'í Faith Christians -- see Christianity List of Biblical figures List of bishops List of popes List of saints Confucianists -- see Confucianism Deists.
List of notable eccentrics - List of notable eccentrics Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Definition of eccentricity 2 Aristocrats 3 Artists 4 Athletes 5 Business 6 Entertainers 7 Incumbents 8 Inventors 9 Occultists 10 Pranksters 11 Religious 12 Scholars and scientists 13 Writers 14 Others Definition of eccentricity Eccentricity is necessarily a relative definition. An eccentric is someone whose behaviour, beliefs and/or hobbies deviates in significant way from the accepted norms that the rest of the society that defines that person recognizes as proper or as traditional. He or she may be regarded as strange, odd or at least unconventional, irregular and erratic. Other people usually regard the eccentric with apprehension but also with considerable amusement. The eccentric is usually alone with his beliefs. Although the society may regard members of.
List of magicians - List of magicians This is a list of magicians, illusionists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. For a list of witches, wizards, and other practitioners of paranormal magic, see: List of occultists. David Blaine Derren Brown Ali Bongo Charles Carter David Copperfield Tommy Cooper Paul Daniels Geoffrey Durham Siegfried Fischbacher, see Siegfried & Roy Uri Geller Harry Houdini Ricky Jay Penn Jillette Jasper Maskelyne David Nixon The Pendragons James Randi Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Raymond Joseph Teller.
List of dignitaries of mystical organizations - List of dignitaries of mystical organizations Here is a list of chiefs and dignitaries of mystical, occult, magical and similar organisations. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Rosicrucian Organisations 1.1 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC 1.2 Confraternity of the Rose Cross 1.3 Fraternitas Rosae Crucis 2 Freemasonry 2.4 Grand Lodge of Greece A.F. & A.M. 2.5 United Grand Lodge of England 2.6 Supreme Council, 33rd Degree So. J. USA 2.7 Supreme Council, 33rd Degree No. J. USA 2.8 Antient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim 3 Federations 3.9 FUDOSI 3.10 FUDOFSI 4 Hermetic movements 4.11 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 5 Other movements 5.12 Servants of the Light 6 See also Rosicrucian Organisations Rosicrucianism is a major subject of Esotericism and there are many groups and orders everywhere in.
List of Rosicrucians - List of Rosicrucians For information on Rosicrucians check Rosicrucian. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Historical figures associated with Rosicrucianism 2 Rosicrucians affiliated with AMORC 3 Rosicrucians affiliated with CR+C 4 Rosicrucians affiliated with Fraternitas Rosae Crucis 5 See also Historical figures associated with Rosicrucianism This list is based on the AMORC's online PDF version of Mastery of Life. Isaac Newton Benjamin Franklin Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz Rene Descartes Marie Corelli Elbert Hubbard Michael Faraday Ella Wheeler Wilcox Robert Hudd Francis Bacon: Believed to be past Imperator of the Order. Rosicrucians affiliated with AMORC For information on AMORC check Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis. Harvey Spencer Lewis Ralph Maxwell Lewis Gary L. Stewart Christian Bernard Julie Scott Rosicrucians affiliated with CR+C For information on CR+C check Confraternity.
Great Pyramid of Giza - his co-regent (of whom there is some historical evidence), and there is very credible testimony to a sarcophagus having existed in the queen's chamber, as well as in the king's chamber. On September 18, 2002, archaeologists used a remote-controlled robot to access a hitherto sealed chamber within the pyramid: the robot drilled a hole in a long-sealed door and poked a fiber-optic camera through. Unfortunately, all that was revealed was another closed door. Since the pyramids were built, they have moved 4 kilometers south, due to the movement of the Earth's crust. Construction From surviving drawings etched in stone, including some attributed to workers on break, certain ideas about the construction of the Great Pyramid have emerged. A comparatively small number of permanently employed, highly qualified and well-paid workers was augmented.
Satanism - quote is using the word to describe Martin Luther's teachings, although Luther himself would have denied either worshipping Satan or being inspired by the study of Satan. There are various kinds of Satanists in modern society: Rebellious Satanists, typically rebelling against Christianity or modern society, with a traditionally Christian view of Satanism. Occultists, also known as Modern Satanists, who do not believe in the existence of any Satan or demon or devil, but instead who find inspiration in the study of various "dark" gods and spirits and myths. Autotheism or Suitheism (self-deification) is upheld by many Modern Satanists. Religious Satanists, also known as Traditional Satanists, who do believe in some Prince of Darkness (a more generic name than Satan), and who worship or otherwise work to fashion their lives based on.
Spiritualism - also: Spiritism Edythe Morahan de Lauzon Michel Eugène Chevreul Theosophical Society Love and Mr Lewisham Frances Hodgson Burnett Witchcraft Act Burned-over district H.D Karl Ludwig Michelet Alexandra David-Néel Cao Dai Arthur Conan Doyle List of occultists Edythe Morahan de Lauzon Society for Psychical Research Anomalous phenomenon Harry Houdini Robert Owen Alfred Deakin Henry More Necromancy.
Occultism - Even qabalah has been considered an occult study, perhaps of its popularity amongst magi and Wiccans. Between World War I and World War II the centre of occult and mystical activity was shifted from France to Belgium. Belgium became the main centre for many brotherhoods and secret societies of which many branches still exist today. See also New Age, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, List of occultists, Esotericism, Gnosticism, Hermeticism.
Magic - (illusion) deals with the use of illusions and tricks to give the appearance of magical phenomena, with intent to amuse. The term magician can refer to a practitioner of either paranormal magic or illusionism. See list of magicians (illusionists); list of occultists (paranormal) Magic: The Gathering, is a card game invented by Richard Garfield. Magic may refer to a United Kingdom television channel. See: Magic TV The Orlando Magic is an NBA basketball team Magic (software) is a popular and free VLSI layout tool. In computer programming, some arcane techniques are referred to as magic. See e.g. deep magic or black magic. Magic in the Harry Potter books This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you.
Magic (paranormal) - an overview of specific magical traditions and practises. It also discusses the use of magic as a plot device in various kinds of fiction. For a list of historical figures associated with paranormal magic, see: List of occultists. Note that the term magic is used in other contexts in other articles. For a discussion of magic as an aspect of religion, see magic and religion. Some people also use the term magick, with that variant spelling, to distinguish the concept of magick as proposed by Aleister Crowley from other varieties of magic. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History of magical beliefs 2 Modern believers in magic 3 How does Magic work? 4 Religious ritual and magical thinking 5 Magical practices 6 Varieties of magical practice 7 Magic in fiction History of.
Magic (paranormal)/temp - overview of specific magical traditions and practises. It also discusses the use of magic as a plot device in various kinds of fiction. For a list of historical figures associated with paranormal magic, see: List of occultists. Note that the term magic is used in other contexts in other articles. For a discussion of magic as an aspect of religion, see magic and religion. Some people also use the term magick, with that variant spelling, to distinguish the concept of magick as proposed by Aleister Crowley from other varieties of magic. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History of magical beliefs 2 Modern believers in magic 3 How does Magic work? 4 How does one work Magic? 5 Religious ritual and magical thinking 6 Magical practices 7 Categories of magical practice 8.
Vector graphics - to draw this circle are the radius r the location of the center point of the circle stroke line style fill style (possibly empty) There are two major advantages to this style of drawing over raster graphics. First, this minimal amount of information translates to a much smaller file size (the size of representation doesn't depend on the dimensions of the object). Second, the parameters of objects are stored and can be later modified. This means that moving, scaling, rotating, filling etc. doesn't degrade the quality of a drawing. Moreover, it is usual to specify the dimensions in device-independent units, which results in the best possible rasterization on raster devices. Typical primitive objects lines and polylines polygons circles and ellipses Bézier curves Bezigons Text This list is not complete. There are.
Velodrome - on these was usually quite shallow. Modern velodrome surfaces are of wood or smoothed concrete. While outdoor veldromes used to be the norm, new velodromes tend to be indoor venues, particuarly if they are to be used for high-level competition. A velodrome will usually be among the facilities constructed for major events such as the Olympics or Commonwealth Games. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 List of velodromes 1.1 United Kingdom 1.2 Links List of velodromes United Kingdom (outdoor, unless stated) Aldersley, Wolverhampton Brighton (Preston Park), East Sussex Calshot, near Southampton, Hampshire (indoor) Cardiff (Maindy Park) Cleveland, Teesside Gypsies Green, South Shields (currently semi-derelict) Halesowen, near Birmingham Herne Hill, south London Kirkby, near Liverpool Leeds (Roundhay Park), West Yorkshire Leicester (Saffron Lane Sport Centre) Meadowbank, Edinburgh The National Cycling Centre, Manchester (indoor).
Kazoo - the casual listener might mistake for a trombone solo is actually a kazoo solo by drummer Tony Sbarbaro. The Mound City Blue Blowers had a number of hit kazoo records in the early 1920s. The Mound City Blue Blowers featured Dick Slevin on metal kazoo and Red McKenzie on comb and tissue paper kazoo. The kazoo is not often found in classical music, a rare exception being David Bedford's With 100 Kazoos, a piece which emphasises the simplicity of the instrument - rather than being played by trained musicians, kazoos are handed out to members of the audience, who accompany a professional instrumental ensemble. External Links Rick Hubbard's Kazoobie Home Page Kazooco, kazoo museum and historic manufacturer Eden, NY, home of Kazooco "This is a kazoo!" more history, including details on.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - Gora in Czestochowa. The Mannerist architectural and park landscape complex and pilgrimage park in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska were entered in 1999 onto the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites..
Vermont - same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage. In Baker v. Vermont (1999) the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that, under the Constitution of Vermont, the State of Vermont must either allow homosexual couples to marry, or provide a separate but equal status for them. The State legislature chose the second option by creating the institution of civil union; the bill, which was supported by about half of the state's voters, was passed by the legislature, and signed into law by Governor Howard Dean. Some Vermonters voiced their displeasure out loud and in the following state senate elections. Although Vermont boasts two Senate seats and a relatively small population, attempts by out-of-state candidates (so called "carpetbaggers") to win a seat in Vermont have often been thwarted by locals. In 1998,.
Kate Sobrero - NSCAA All-American team one time and was chosen for the All-State team three times. After graduating high school, she decided to attend Notre Dame. In Notre Dame, she was a member of the Dean's List, and graduated with a degree in science and business. She was a three time NSCAA All-American while there, was a three time all Big East selection, the 1997 Big East defensive player of the year, and the defensive MVP of the NCAA's Final Four in 1995, year in which her team won the NCAA women's soccer championship. In 1998, she played in her first U.S. women's national team game, when they faced the national selection of Argentina. Sobrero was the youngest member of the team that won the world cup in 1999, and she participated also.
Vegetarianism - for one or more of the above-mentioned reasons must be seen as a rational choice. Likewise, choosing to eat meat is a rational choice, although there may be reasons not to do so. No diet is necessarily unnatural. Human beings have been omnivores since time immemorial; we have the teeth (incisors and molars) and the digstive systems of creatures who eat both meat and plants. Nearly all the higher primates to whom we are related are omnivores, except the gorilla. In the past, many people ate meat infrequently, because often it wasn't available or affordable. Strict vegetarianism is something comparatively new in human history, that is to say, in evolutionary terms. Although the phenomenon isn't entirely well understood, some people may not thrive on strict vegetarian diets, becoming pale and weak..
