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The Nightmare, by Henry Fuseli (1781) is thought to be one of the classic depictions of sleep paralysis perceived as a demonic visitation. The night hag or old hag is the name given to a supernatural creature, commonly associated with the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. It is a phenomenon in which the sleeper feels the presence of a supernatural ...
"Psychopannychism" – In the Latin it is clearer that Psychopannychia is actually the refutation of, the opposite of, the idea of soul sleep. The version Psychopannychie – La nuit ou le sommeil de l'âme [Psychopannychia – the night or the sleep of the soul] (in French), Geneva, 1558 may have caused the confusion that by -pannychis Calvin meant sleep (in Greek -hypnos, sleep, not ...
The treatises Ascent of Mount Carmel (1581–1585) and Dark Night (the Declaración, 1584–1586) are commentaries on the poem, explaining its meaning line by line. Both works were left uncompleted. The Ascent of Mount Carmel is divided into three books that reflect the two phases of the dark night. The first is a purification of the senses ...
Finnegans Wake is a novel by the Irish writer James Joyce.It is known for its allusive and experimental style and its reputation as one of the most difficult works in literature.
Like secular camp programs, the activities schedule varies from Bible camp to Bible camp. At Aldersgate, Maynard recalls the program hosting themed sessions each week for different age brackets.
Accordingly, the Hebrew word נֶ֫פֶשׁ , nephesh, although translated as "soul" in some older English-language Bibles, actually has a meaning closer to "living being". Nephesh was translated into Greek in the Septuagint as ψυχή , using the Greek word for "soul". The New Testament also uses the word ψυχή.
Spider in a web. Spiders have woven their way into the mystical traditions and spiritual beliefs across cultures for centuries. These eight-legged architects of the natural world hold deep ...
More than just a medical technique, incubation reportedly allowed a human being to experience a fourth state of consciousness different from sleeping, dreaming, or ordinary waking: a state that Kingsley describes as “consciousness itself” and likens to the turiya or samādhi of the Indian yogic traditions.