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...e River Luo and presented the legendary Emperor Fu Xi with the elements of writing. According to legend, when it appeared before Fu Xi, it filled a hole in th ...appear in Japanese mythology: the fifth element in the Japanese elemental system is Void. So there cannot be an animal representing it. Because of this, Hua

...h century occultists Edward Kelley and John Dee within the latter's occult system of Enochian magic. ...f the raving and inconsistent forces that occupy the Abyss. In the Thelema system of magic, Choronzon is given form in evocation only so it may be mastered,

...osicrucian order. With Bulwer-Lytton, Lévi conceived the notion of writing a treatise on magic. This appeared in 1855 under the title ''Dogme et Ritu ...ictitious secret society. He incorporated the Tarot cards into his magical system, and as a result the Tarot has been an important part of the paraphernalia

...raft]] and associated writers. Together, they form the mythos that authors writing in the Lovecraftian milieu have used—and continue to use—to cra ...with August Derleth who added to the mythos and developed the ''elemental system'', associating the pantheon with the four elements of ''air'', ''earth'', '

...on are deeply rooted in the human nervous system. The relationship of that system to consciousness, thought and subjectivity is not understood, although ther *[[Asemic]] Writing

==Home System== ...lanet of the second star of Reticulum). Zeta Reticuli 1 & 2, a binary star system visible from the Southern Hemisphere is approximately 38 light years away

...red. Children were placed on the hands of the statue. Through an ingenious system the hands were raised to the mouth (as if Moloch were eating) and the child ...oday. Information from the novel and film still finds its way into serious writing about Moloch, Melqart, Carthage, and Ba‘al Hammon. A temple at Amman (140

...e language of the goddess”; that is, the common (but undeciphered) writing system attested on Neolithic pottery of much of Europe, including the Balkans. In

1902 saw him writing the essay ''Berashith'' (the first word of Genesis), in which he gave medit ...0th to the occult community, it took years for Crowley to fully accept the writing of the ''Book of the Law'' and follow its doctrine. (Sutin, pp. 195-196). O

...different scribes. A natural reading of the text would reveal that John is writing literally as he sees the vision (Rev 1:11; 10:4; 14:3; 19:9; 21:5) and that According to early tradition, the writing of this book took place near the very end of Domitian's reign, around the A

...typically done by rolling dice, but optional methods include a points buy system. The player then chooses a race (species), a character class (similar to a ...ry Gygax and Dave Arneson, evolved in the early 1970s from a naval wargame system, and certain rules of early D&D versions reflect this history. The game was

...d in Tolkien's writing, but not necessarily in other sources. In Tolkien's writing, Orcs are of human shape, but smaller than Men, ugly, and filthy. In a priv ...it, Tolkien carried over the concept of the "orc" that he had developed in writing early versions of The Silmarillion, just as he carried over references to E

...es the body of knowledge and innovation (especially creative works such as writing, art, music, and inventions) in relation to which no person or other legal ...evote staff to resolving legal conflicts through negotiation and the court system.

...for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] (Nintendo Entertainment System). ''Resident Evil'' borrowed many elements from ''Sweet Home'' including th ...ould give the quick load times required for the game's character switching system.

...office of ADT Security Services, a company which sold and installed alarm system for commercial businesses during Rader's years there.[1] He held several po ...sspellings and incorrect grammar usage. It was theorized at times that the writing style was a ruse to conceal his intelligence, but it turns out Rader really

Originally, in the Ogdoad system, he was god of the underworld, and his name is frequently thought to have r ...justs the scales, while a baboon--symbolizing Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing - sits on the balance beam and prepares to write down the result. Behind Na

...] style), and the like are already available, albeit uncommonly as of this writing. It is likely that over time, other [[cosmetic surgery|elective surgical p * De Groot, J.J.M. (1901) ''The Religious System of China: Volume IV'' Leiden: Brill.

...been closely connected with [[Hermeticism]], a philosophical and spiritual system that traces its roots to Hermes Trismegistus, a [[syncretism|syncretic]] Eg ...; for instance, [[Isaac Newton]] devoted considerably more of his time and writing to the study of alchemy than he did to either optics or physics, for which

...o become an important figure within the cosmology of Thelema, the mystical system established by [[Aleister Crowley]] in the early 20th century. Crowley iden *Idries Shah, writing as "Arkon Daraul" in his book about ''Secret Societies'', proposed that "Ba

...hes Satan's dominance. This seems to suggest a common theme in Puritanical writing that, while the freedom to do evil may appear tantalizing, it ultimately on ...nother prominent, yet seemingly esoteric figure in the origination of this writing is Plato's Republic: Book VIII.

...ody from various organic parts, then stimulated the functions of the human system in it. Subsequent visual interpretations of the story have included the cre Mary Shelley completed her writing in May 1817, and ''Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus'' was first publi

...anic components. The term is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. ...mes spelled “homonculus”) is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. In the scientific sense of an unknowable prime actor, it can be viewed as

.... For example, if one wishes to concentrate on a God, one might memorize a system of correspondences (perhaps chosen arbitrarily, as this would not affect it ...e successful hunts. Much of the [[Babylon]]ian and [[Egypt]]ian pictorial writing characters appear derived from the same sources.

...p before it. Inscribed on the tablet was an ancient, now-extinct [[writing system|script]] promising death to anyone who exposed the contents of the barrow.

...Wicca shares some of the basic religious principles, ethics and the ritual system of 'traditional' or 'initiatory' Wicca, but not the organisational structur Philip Heselton, writing in ''Wiccan Roots'' and later in ''Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspi

Writing in 1959, Nandor Fodor, a psychoanalyst interested in psychic phenomena, rem ...Mars that has been colonized by humans and is an important player in Solar System diplomacy.

...ork embedded in his stomach, soaking up some blood on a piece of paper and writing the phrases "RISE" and "DEATH TO PIGS" on the walls, as well as the misspel ...Older had them removed from the courtroom on several occasions. A monitor system was rigged up in the lockup so that the defendants could follow the proceed

Angelology is a branch of theology that deals with a hierarchical system of angels, messengers, celestial powers or emanations, and the study of the ...onysius the Areopagite]], an unknown [[5th century]] [[author]] or authors writing in the style of [[Dionysius the Areopagite]]. The creeds and confessions do

...er, in the 2005 series episode ''Dalek'', they are part of a self-destruct system. The casings are vulnerable to "bastic"-headed bullets, and when breached, Prior to writing the first Dalek serial, Nation was chief scriptwriter for comedian Tony Han

...ared around 600 BCE, about the same time that the Greek pre-Socratics were writing. ...ergo sum]]'' ("I think, therefore I am"). He then attempted to rebuild a system of knowledge based on this single supposedly indubitable fact. His approac