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*In parts of Africa and Polynesia they have <u>''Mana''</u> |
*In parts of Africa and Polynesia they have <u>''Mana''</u> |
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*Sufism reffers to it as <u>''Baraka''</u> |
*Sufism reffers to it as <u>''Baraka''</u> |
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*Some of the Plains Indians call it <u>'' |
*Some of the Plains Indians call it <u>''Wakan''</u> |
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* In the christian faith the idea is exemplified in the biblical concept of divine <u>''glory''</u> as halos over the heads of saints in medieval art |
* In the christian faith the idea is exemplified in the biblical concept of divine <u>''glory''</u> as halos over the heads of saints in medieval art |
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*In the sixteenth century, Paracelsus claimed to observe an energy he called <u>''Munia''</u> |
*In the sixteenth century, Paracelsus claimed to observe an energy he called <u>''Munia''</u> |
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- Yogis in India speak of a similar energy called Prana or Kundalini
- Chinese and Japanese herbalists, acupuncturists, and martial artists all claim to manipulate an energy with the names chi or ki
- In parts of Africa and Polynesia they have Mana
- Sufism reffers to it as Baraka
- Some of the Plains Indians call it Wakan
- In the christian faith the idea is exemplified in the biblical concept of divine glory as halos over the heads of saints in medieval art
- In the sixteenth century, Paracelsus claimed to observe an energy he called Munia
- In the eighteenth century, Goethe claimed to observe a similar energy called Gestaltung
- Franz (Anton?) Mesmer (1734-1815) coined it Animal Magnetism
- Philosopher Friederich Schelling (1775-1854) named it Dynamism
- Karl Reichenbach called it the the Odic force
- Walter Kilner called it the Human Atmosphere
- Rudolph Steiner reffered to it as the Formative Forces
- Wilhelm Reich claimed to discover Orgone
- Russian scientist's called it Bioplasm
- Star Wars characters popularized it with The Force
- PSI energy coined by Russell Targ. (?)
- Hippies reffered to it as Vibes
- The New Agers reffer to it auras