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51on cloud nine — ECSTATIC, rapturous, joyful, elated, blissful, euphoric, in seventh heaven, walking on air, transported, in raptures, delighted, thrilled, overjoyed, very happy; informal over the moon, on top of the world; Austral. informal wrapped. → cloud * *… …
52gift of tongues — ecstatic speech that is usually unintelligible to hearers and is uttered in worship services of various contemporary religious groups laying great stress on religious excitation and emotional fervor * * * speaking in tongues or gift of tongues… …
53Daniel Moore (poet) — Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore (born July 30, 1940, in Oakland, California, USA as Daniel Moore) is a U.S. poet, essayist and librettist. In 1970 he embraced the Sufic tradition of Islam and changed his name to Abdal Hayy (eventually merging it with his …
54KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
55prophecy — /prof euh see/, n., pl. prophecies. 1. the foretelling or prediction of what is to come. 2. something that is declared by a prophet, esp. a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation. 3. a divinely inspired utterance or revelation …
56ECSTASY — ECSTASY, from Greek ekstasis, displacement, movement outwards, distraction of mind, drunken excitement, entrancement, or secondarily, astonishment. (See Mark 5:42.) In Greek religion two fundamental types of ecstasy, dionysiac and contemplative,… …
57PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… …
58Religious ecstasy — For related topics, see ecstasy (emotion) and ecstasy (philosophy). Spiritual ecstasy is an altered state of consciousness characterized by greatly reduced external awareness and expanded interior mental and spiritual awareness which is… …
59Trance — denotes a variety of processes, techniques, modalities and states of mind, awareness and consciousness. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden.The term trance may be associated with meditation, magic, flow, and prayer. It may also be… …
60Steve Erickson — Infobox Writer name = Steve Erickson imagesize = caption = Steve Erickson pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date and age|1950|04|20|mf=y birthplace = Los Angeles, California deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Novelist, essayist and critic… …
