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Abadon
�@The name of the demon mentioned in the Bible, Revelation 9:11.

Abductees
Those who insist their abduction experience.

Abductions
 A phenomenon of being taken away by UFOs or their occupants.

Abigor
 The name of a demon.

Abracadabra
One of the magic spells. It is said to have derived from Hebrew word but sometimes is attributed to Abraxas.

Abraxas
 A mystic figure of Gnostic origins. It has the image of a man with cock head. Its shape is curved on gems and stones for use in Amulets.

Adamastor
 The name of the spirit of Cape of Good Hope.

Adamski, George(1891-1965)
An American Contactee. He claims to have seen his first spaceship on October 9, 1946 and met space friends on November 20, 1952.

Adamski type UFOs
Types of UFOs which are seen and photographed by George Adamski.

Adept
A person of skill in occult wisdom.

Adjuration
 A formula to conjure or exorcise evil spirits.

Aerial Phenomena Research Organization(APRO)
An American UFO research organization founded by Jim and Coral Rorenzen in 1952. It ceased its activity after demises of Jim in 1987 and Coral in 1988.

Aeromancy
 The method to foretell future by observing atmosphere.

Aetherius Society,the
An religious organization founded by Dr. George King in 1956 in London, but its headquarter is now in California.

Aetites
 A magic stone found in the neck or stomach of an eagle.

Afrit
 The second most powerful class of jinn.

Agate
 Name of gemstone. It is said to have the power to make possessor invisible.

Agathodemon
 A good spirit worshiped by the Egyptians. It has serpent shape with human head.

Age of Aquarius
see Aquarian Age

Agrippa,Cornelius(1486-1535)
An occultist and magician of the sixteenth century. While famous as a medical doctor, he was a profound student of the Kabbalah, Alchemy and gematoria. Many mysterious stories are attributed to him.

 Ahriman
The king of demon in Zoroastrianism.

Ahra Mazda
 Also called Ormuzd. The god in Zoroastrianism.

Akasha
 Essential life principle which permeates the universe in Hindu philosophy. This concept was first introduced to the West by Helena P.Blavatsky. Every memories recorded on Akasha is called Akashic records.

Akashic Records
 Also called Akashic Chronicles. The historical records of all the personal experiences and world events recorded on Akasha.

 
Alberich
 The name of the dwarf king in Scandinavian mythology.

Albertus Magnus(c.1200-1280)
A German Scholar. but also interested in Alchemy. He was known by his deep knowledge as Doctor Universalis. He was canonized in 1931. 

Alchemy
A mystical art to transmute base metal into gold. Alchemy is considered to be originated in ancient China and introduced to the west through Islamic world.

 Alectromancy
 A divination using a cock or hen. This name is derived from the Greek alectruon(cock) and manteia(divination).

Aleuromancy
 A divination using flour.

Alomancy
 A divination by interpreting random patterns of salt.

Alphitomancy
 A method of determining the guilt by feeding barley loaf.

Amulet
 An object, image, drawing or inscription believed to have protecting power from evil.

Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
see Rosicrucians

Andrus, Walter(1920-)
An American UFO researcher. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he graduated from the Central Technical Institute at Kansas City.

Angel
 An spiritual being mediating between God and human kind. The word is derived from the Greek angelos(messenger). According to Dionysius the Aeopagite angel is classified into nine hierarchy of three triads. Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones are in the first circle, Dominions, Virtues and Powers in the second, Principalities, Archangels and Angels in the third.

Angel's Hair
Strange substance falling from the sky. Usually it is linked with UFOs and their sightings but in most cases, the substance is cobweb.

Angelucci, Orfeo(1912-)
An American contactee.

Animal Magnetism
 see Mesmerism

Animal Mutilations
Strange mutilations of cattle. Sometimes it is linked to UFOs without any hard evidence.

Animal PSI
 ESP attributed to animals.

Anima Mundi
 The Latin term meaning �gSoul of the World�h.

Anka(Darryl)
An American channeler.

Anthropomancy
 A divination by raising the dead or interpreting movements of dying man.

Anthroposophy
 A philosophical school originated by Rudolf Steiner.

Arnold, Kenneth(1915-1984)
He was the man who witnessed nine flying objects over the Cascade mountains on June 24,1947. The term flying saucer was derived from his sighting and June 24 is international anniversary of the Flying Saucers.

Antichrist
 The meaning is �gsomeone who is against Christ�h. A person who is believed to appear before the second coming of Christ.

Anubis
 An Egyptian god with jackal head.

Apollyon
 Greek name of Abaddon.

Apparition
 The supernatural manifestation of things.

Apport
 A materialized object out of nothing.

Aquarius
 The eleventh sign of the zodiac. Those who were born from 21 January to 18 February are under this sign. It is air sign, masculine and fixed. Its ruling planet is the Uranus.

Arcanum
 This term means anything hidden in general use. The plural �gArcana�h is used for Tarot cards.

Archangels
 This name is used for greater angels, but according to  the Areopagite they are in the eighth hierarchy of nine. Usually four names,Gabriel,Raphael Michael and Uriel are quoted.

Ariel
 The spirit of air.

Aries
 The first sign of the zodiac.Those who were born from 21 March to 20 April are under this sign. It is fire sign, masculine and cardinal. Its ruling planet is the Mars.

Arioch
 One of the fallen angels in John Milton�fs Paradise lost.

Arithmomancy
 A divination by numbers.

Asano,Wasaburo
 Japanese pioneer in spiritual research. see Japanese Mystics.

Ascendant
 The point at the eastern horizon of horoscope.

Ashtoreth
 The Phoenician goddess of fertility and reproduction.

Asmodeus
 This is the name of a demon mentioned in the Book of Tobit.

Aspects
 An astrological term for angular relation between planets and other nodal points.

Asport
 Supernatural disappearance of objects.

Astarte
 Greek name of Ashtoreth, Phoenician moon goddess.

Astragalomancy
 Divination by throwing dices or bones.

Astral body
 A body of the same shape with physical body but consist of fine luminous material. The Astral Body is usually overlapping the physical body but sometimes goes out(Out-of-Body Experience). At the time of death, the Astral Body is finally separated from the physical body.

Astral Projection
 See Out-of-Body experience

Astral Travel
 A trip by Astral body.

Astrology
 This term is used for any kind of divinations using planetary cycles. Astrology is divided into two major categories. One is Mesopotamian origine and the other is Chinese origin. 

Atlantis
 A legendary ancient continent in the Atlantic Ocean.

Aura
 A subtle emanation from living body. Only psychic can see this emanation.

Austromancy
 A divination by winds or cloud shape.

Automatic Writing
 One of the spiritual phenomena. Writing by a medium in a trance or altered states of consciousness.

Avatar
 Incarnation of gods in Hinduism.

Avebury
 A village in Wiltshire, southern England. It is famous for the Neoritic stone monuments.

Avesta
 The Zoroastrian holy book.

Azazel
 A rebellious angel mentioned in The Book of Enoch.

Axinomancy
 A divination by heating axe.