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  2. Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Wuxing was first translated into English as "the Five Elements", drawing deliberate parallels with the Greek arrangement of the four elements. [10] [8] This translation is still in common use among practitioners of Traditional Chinese medicine, such as in the name of Five Element acupuncture. [11] However, this analogy is misleading.

  3. Magic number (physics) - Wikipedia

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    A graph of isotope stability, with some of the magic numbers. In nuclear physics, a magic number is a number of nucleons (either protons or neutrons, separately) such that they are arranged into complete shells within the atomic nucleus. As a result, atomic nuclei with a "magic" number of protons or neutrons are much more stable than other nuclei.

  4. Table of magical correspondences - Wikipedia

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    A table of magical correspondences is a list of magical correspondences between items belonging to different categories, such as correspondences between certain deities, heavenly bodies, plants, perfumes, precious stones, etc. [1] Such lists were compiled by 19th-century occultists like Samuel Liddell Mathers and William Wynn Westcott (both members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ...

  5. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Magic soil that can self-expand and continually grow. Used to fight against the waters of the Great Flood. Xirdalium The Chase of the Golden Meteor: Element which is, in the French first edition of the novel, ~100,000 times more radioactive than radium. [93] In the English first edition this is reduced to 100 times. [94]

  6. Enochian magic - Wikipedia

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    Enochian magic encompasses a system of symbolism and spiritual exploration, primarily centered around the Elemental Tablets and related elements. The core of this magical system is the Great Table, which consists of four Elemental Tablets, symbolizing the classical elements of earth, air, fire, and water. These tablets are inhabited by various ...

  7. Geomantic figures - Wikipedia

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    All elements are active except Water, the element of emotion; its inner element is air, but due to it being ruled by Mars, its outer element is fire. Its planetary intelligence is Graphiel and its spirit is Bartzabel; it is associated with the deities Mavors and Athena and the angels Samael and Malchidael. It is associated with the head.

  8. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    An ancient symbol of a unicursal five-pointed star circumscribed by a circle with many meanings, including but not limited to, the five wounds of Christ and the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, and soul). In Satanism, it is flipped upside-down. See also: Sigil of Baphomet. Rose Cross: Rosicrucianism / Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

  9. Classical element - Wikipedia

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    The basest element, earth, created using all the other elements, can be perceived by all five senses — (i) hearing, (ii) touch, (iii) sight, (iv) taste, and (v) smell. The next higher element, water, has no odor but can be heard, felt, seen and tasted. Next comes fire, which can be heard, felt and seen. Air can be heard and felt.