| Association, Law of |
"If any two or more patterns have elements in common, the patterns interact 'through' those common elements and control of one pattern facilitates control over the other(s), depending (among other factors) upon the number of common elements involved." |
| Astral Planes |
Subjectively real "places" where some astral projectors perceive themselves as traveling; said to be multiple "levels" of (a) material density in the same space, and/or (b) awareness and concentration. |
| Astral Projection |
An OOBE or Psi talent that may involve traveling GESP with the image of a body and/or the separation of a "less dense" body from the normal physical one. |
| Astrology |
Divination through the correlation of earthly events with celestial patterns. |
| Athame |
Ritual dagger used by Neopagan Witches, borrowed by Gerald Gardner from medieval grimoires. |
| Atomic Psychokinesis or APK |
Psychokinesis done upon the molecular, atomic or subatomic levels; a subcategory of PK. |
| Augury |
Divination by means of whatever is most handy at the time. |
| Aura |
One or more energy fields supposedly generated by and surrounding all beings and many objects; those persons blessed with clairvoyance or other psychic talents can "read" the patterns of energy and determine information about the person or object. See Kirlian Photography. |
| Belle Indifference |
Lack of interest or concern on the part of a "hysteric" or RSPKer towards unusual events occurring in or around him or her. |
| Beltane |
Celtic fire festival beginning the summer half of the year; starts at sunset on May 4th and is also known as Bealtaine, Galan- Mai, Roodmas, Walpurgistag, St. Pierre's Day, Red Square Day, etc. Celebrated by most Neopagans and many Marxists as a major religious holiday. |
| Bibliomancy |
Divination through the random selection of words or phrases taken out of books, especially the Bible. |
| Biocurrents |
Electrochemical energy currents generated by living cells. |
| Biological Radio |
One Russian term for telepathy. |
| Biophysics |
The physics of biological phenomena. |
| Bit |
From "binary digit," a unit of data equal to the result of a choice between two equally probably alternatives, used in computer technology. Eight bits usually equals one "byte." |
| Black Magic |
A racist, sexist, creedist and classist term used to refer to magic being done for "evil" purposes or by people of whom the user of the term disapproves. |
| Blessing |
The use of magic to benefit an object or being. |
| Bon |
The native Tibetan religion that later merged with Buddhism and Tantrism. |
| Bonding Control |
A PK talent involving the creation and/or alteration of bonding patterns on the intermolecular, interatomic and subatomic levels; thus causing disintegration or cohesion. See Geller Effect. |
| Boomerang Curse |
Spell designed to make an attacker suffer the effects of whatever hostile magic they may have launched at the user; a variation of the "mirror effect," probably operates through reddopsi. |
| Cabala |
See Kabbalah. |
| Cartomancy |
Divination through the use of cards, especially Tarot Cards. |
| Casting Runes |
(1) Divination through the use of small objects which have been inscribed with runic letters. (2) A method of focusing or firing a spell through the carving or writing of runes. |
| Catapsi |
An antipsi talent for the generation of strong fields of psychic static, frequently at such high intensity that all other psi fields within range are disrupted and/or drowned out, usually with the information content of those fields collapsing first. |
| Cause and Effect, Law of |
"If exactly the same actions are done under exactly the same conditions, they will usually be associated with exactly the same 'results'." |