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  2. Aeon (Gnosticism) - Wikipedia

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    This source of all being is an Aeon, in which an inner being dwells, known as Ennoea (ἔννοια, "thought, intent"), Charis (χάρις, "grace") or Sige (σιγή, "silence"). The split perfect being conceives the second Aeon, Nous (Νους, "mind"), within itself. Complex hierarchies of Aeons are thus produced, sometimes to the number of ...

  3. Aeon - Wikipedia

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    Although the term aeon may be used in reference to a period of a billion years (especially in geology, cosmology and astronomy), its more common usage is for any long, indefinite period. Aeon can also refer to the four aeons on the geologic time scale that make up the Earth's history, the Hadean , Archean , Proterozoic , and the current aeon ...

  4. Aeon (Thelema) - Wikipedia

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    The Aeon of Horus, identified by Crowley as beginning in 1904 with the reception of The Book of the Law, marks the current era in Thelemic philosophy. This aeon emphasizes self-realization, individualism, and the pursuit of one's True Will, symbolized by the child god Horus representing new beginnings and potential growth. Crowley described it ...

  5. Æon Flux - Wikipedia

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    A developer build of it was leaked, and pictures of this build can be found on various websites. Viacom New Media would merge with Virgin Interactive midway through the game's development. The merger ultimately led to the cancellation of Viacom's in-development games, leaving Cryo without the rights to use the Æon Flux property. [25]

  6. Valentinianism - Wikipedia

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    The name is perhaps an echo of the Egyptian Horus. [14] [21] The task of Horos is to separate the fallen Aeons from the upper world of Aeons. At the same time he becomes a kind of world-creative power, who in this capacity helps to construct an ordered world out of Sophia and her passions.

  7. Crocodiles (album) - Wikipedia

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    Echo & the Bunnymen formed in 1978 and originally consisted of Ian McCulloch (vocals and rhythm guitar), Will Sergeant (lead guitar), Les Pattinson (bass) and a drum machine. They released their debut single, "The Pictures on My Wall", in May 1979 on the independent label Zoo Records .

  8. Whispering gallery - Wikipedia

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    The extent to which the sound travels at St Paul's can also be judged by clapping in the gallery, which produces four echoes. [2] Other historical examples [3] [4] [5] are the Gol Gumbaz mausoleum in Bijapur, India and the Echo Wall of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. A hemispherical enclosure will also guide whispering gallery waves. The waves ...

  9. Aion (deity) - Wikipedia

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    The Alexandrian Aion may be a form of Osiris-Dionysus, reborn annually; [10]: 309 his image was marked with crosses on his hands, knees, and forehead. [ 10 ] : 306–307, 311 Quispel (2008) conjectured that the figure resulted from integrating the Orphic Phanes , who like Aion is associated with a coiling serpent, into Mithraic religion at ...