photism — The term photism comes from the Greek verb photizein, which means to give light, to illuminate. It is used in * synaesthesia research to denote a hallucinated colour sensation triggered by a sensory stimulus which affects a different sensory… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
pressure photism — The term pressure photism is indebted to the Greek verb photizein, which means to give light, to illuminate. It used to denote a type of *synaesthesia characterized by a hallucinated colour sensation (i.e. a *photism) which is triggered by a… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Abraham Abulafia — Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia ( he. אברהם בן שמואל אבולעפיה), the founder of the school of Prophetic Kabbalah , was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1240, and died sometime after 1291, in Comino, Maltese archipelago. Early life and travelsVery early in… … Wikipedia
luminous phenomenon — The term luminous phenomenon is indebted to the Latin adjective luminosus, which means welllit, shining, luminescent. In parapsychology and occultismitisusedasagenerictermforvar ious types of self generated light that cannot be explained by… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Vajrayana — Part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism … Wikipedia
Tantra techniques (Vajrayana) — Tantra techniques in Vajrayana Buddhism are techniques used to attain Buddhahood. Vajrayana partially relies on various tantric techniques rooted in scriptures such as tantras and various tantric commentaries and treatises. The most important… … Wikipedia
Synesthesia — For other uses, see Synesthesia (disambiguation). How someone with synesthesia might perceive certain letters and numbers. Synesthesia (also spelled synæsthesia or synaesthesia, plural synesthesiae or synaesthesiae), from the ancient Greek σύν… … Wikipedia
