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Bodhisattva -
(Sanskrit) An enlighted one who incarnates, refraining from
entering nirvana, for the soul purpose to save others.
Worshiped as a deity in Mahayana Buddhism.
boji - A stone
used to remove pain by closing holes in the energy field of
the human body.
Book of Thoth -
Tarot
cards.
Boreal
- v. Signs.
born again -
The spiritual birth which occurs in the physical world, or
secular reality. (1) The spiritual empowerment of "babes in
Christ," candidates for the teachings to whom spiritual
reality extends – "eyes with which to see and ears with
which to hear." (2) (non-physical) birth – as the "birth of
the Christ-within" – (3) realized by initiates of a
disciplines nature, when we proceed to soul
maturity.
born with a
veil - Infant born with a thin membrane enveloping
the fetus, denoting that the infant is psychic.
BPE -
Biophysical Effects Method; Russian term for
dowsing.
Brahma - The
chief member of the Hindu Trinity, regarded as the Creator
of the Universe.
Brahmanaspati -
Hindu name for the planet Jupiter. A deity in the
Rig-Veda. Known in Vedic mythology as Brihaspati,
signifying the power of prayer. His wife Tara was carried
away by Soma (the
Moon).
breathwork -
Working with breath inhalation and exhalation patterns to
achieve emotional, mental, spiritual and material changes,
e.g. rebirthing.
Broken Signs -
v. Signs.
Brotherhood,
The - The Hierarchy of Elder Brothers before the
Throne, as called in Christian tradition; saints and holy
ones who have emerged from the human condition into greater
oneness with the Christ. Having passed certain tests at
first initiation, the aspirant is deemed worthy of the
attention of the Brotherhood (or Hierarchy). Also known as
the White Brotherhood or the Great White Brotherhood. White,
in this case, having nothing to do with color; meaning
purity.
brow chakra - The 6th chakra, the
third eye, found above and between the brows, in the center
of the forehead. The source of ecstasy, ESP, clairvoyance,
clairaudience, heightened intuition, and paranormal powers.
It influences the pituitary gland which is the master
control center of the mind and body affecting all the other
endocrines. Its symbolic form is a six-pointed star. Indigo,
a pure mid-night blue, is the color of the brow
chakra.
Brutish Signs -
v. Signs
BT - Basic
Technique; practice by which each card in an ESP test is
laid aside by the experimenter as it is called by the
subject and a check is made at the end.
Buddha - (1) Gautama
Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism in the 6th century B.C.E.,
was classed by his followers as the perfect example of a
divine godly man. His religion taught tolerance, universal
compassion, charity, love, self-sacrifice, poverty, and
contentment with one's lot. His faith was never enforced by
fire and sword. (2) Esoterically connected with the
planet Mercury, as the enlightened
and wise one who has attained perfect wisdom.
Buddhism - A
religion of Asia holding the belief that by the right living
and the right thinking one can reach Nirvana.
bushido -
(Japanese) Way of the warrior, samurai code.
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