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  2. Oneiromancy - Wikipedia

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    Oneiromancy (from Greek όνειροϛ ' dream ' and μαντεία (manteia) ' prophecy ') is a form of divination based upon dreams, and also uses dreams to predict the future. Oneirogen plants may also be used to produce or enhance dream-like states of consciousness.

  3. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Go to, or head for, the last roundup [11] To die Euphemistic Associated with dying cowboys, along with "Going to that big ranch in the sky." Go to one's reward [2] To die Euphemistic: Final reckoning, just deserts after death Go to one's watery grave [1] To die of drowning: Literary: Go to a Texas cakewalk [11] To be hanged Unknown Go the way ...

  4. Death or departure of the gods - Wikipedia

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    A dying god, or departure of the gods, is a motif in mythology in which one or more gods (of a pantheon) die, are destroyed, or depart permanently from their place on Earth to elsewhere. Henri Frankfort speaks of the dying god as " The dying God is one of those imaginative conceptions in which early man made his emotional and intellectual ...

  5. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    God: The term God is capitalized in the English language as if it were a proper noun but without an object because it is in linguistics a boundless enigma as is the mathematical concept of infinity. God is used to refer to a specific monotheistic concept of a supernatural Supreme Being in accordance with the tradition of Abrahamic religions.

  6. Dreams and visions in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Descriptions of dreams provide hints of the guiding power of the godlike Valar, transcending ordinary reality. [17] [18] Paul Kocher writes that Frodo's visions "set him apart as unusual even before he leaves the Shire". [19] He dreams of the Misty Mountains, the direction he needs to take to begin his quest.

  7. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    "Once in a blue moon" refers to a rare event. [8]"Don't hold your breath" implies that if you hold your breath while waiting for a particular thing to happen, you will die first.

  8. Metanoia (theology) - Wikipedia

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    When personified, Metanoia was a figure of unclear description who accompanied Kairos, the god of Opportunity, and ultimately inspired human individuals to deep changes in their normal consciousness modes; a feeling of personal regret would provide the emotional catalyst to approach life with a substantially different perspective.

  9. Astral projection - Wikipedia

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    Astral projection (also known as astral travel, soul journey, soul wandering, spiritual journey, spiritual travel) is a term used in esotericism to describe an intentional out-of-body experience (OBE) [1] [2] that assumes the existence of a subtle body, known as the astral body or body of light, through which consciousness can function separately from the physical body and travel throughout ...