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Unction	See Eucharist. Every Gnostic Unction in whatever cult or belief, sect or religion, is associated, intimately united with the Last Supper of the Adorable one through the blood pact. The Holy Primeval Christian Gnostic Church, to which we have the privilege of belonging, preserves in secrecy the primeval rituals used by the Apostles. These were the rituals of the Christians that met in the catacombs of Rome during the time of the Caesar Nero. These are the rituals of the Essenes, a humble cast of great initiates to which Jesus the Christ belonged. These are the primeval rituals of the ancient Christians. - The Perfect Matrimony
Upaya	(Sanskrit, “skillful means”) In Mahayana Buddhism, upaya summarizes the first five paramitas (conscious attitudes), and are therefore “methods” or attitudes of upright action. In Tantric scriptures, upaya refers to sexual transmutation (Tibetan: sbyor-ba). "The Tibetan Vajrayana school is different; and although its two principal pillars are also “Vision and Action,” [prajna and upaya] it is unquestionable that it places special solemnity on the latter [upaya], and tirelessly struggles to lead its devotees to the Ninth Sphere (sex). It is not irrelevant to assert in this chapter that the aspirants of the Mahayana School truly long for and have an infinite yearning for direct experience of the Illuminating Void [prajna]. We are in no way exaggerating if we state with a certain fervor that disciples of the Vajrayana school labor tenaciously in the “forge of the Cyclops” (sex) [upaya] with the intelligent objective of achieving Innermost realization of the Illuminating Emptiness [prajna]." - Samael Aun Weor, The Mystery of the Golden Blossom
Urania	(Greek: Ourania) One of the nine Muses of Greek Mythology. Urania is related to astronomy or to the celestial realms, the heavens.
Uranus	Chaldean for Ur = “fire,” Anas = “water.” The planet of sexuality. "Uranus was a Divine King from primeval Atlantis. Uranus reminds us of UR-ANAS, the Primordial Fire and Water. This is equivalent to the establishment of the First Luni-Solar Cult of the Androgynous "IO," in other words, the apparition of the Astrological Chaldean; therefore, Uranus, the Asura-Maya, the First Atlantean, is factually the first revealer of Sexual Mysteries." - from the lecture The Mysteries of Life and Death
Urdhva Padmasana	("Above Lotus Pose") From Swami Sivananda: "Perform Sirshasana. Slowly bend the right leg and keep it on the left thigh and keep the left leg on the right thigh. You must do this very carefully and slowly. If you can stand in Sirshasana for more than 10 or 15 minutes, then you can attempt this. Otherwise you will have a fall and injure your legs. A gymnast, who can balance on the parallel bars on the ground, can do this. The benefits of Sirshasana can be realised from this Asana."
Urdhvareta	(Sanskrit; urdhva means "upwards") 1. "In India, sexual magic (Arcanum A.Z.F.) is known by the Sanskrit term “Urdhvareta.” People who practice the Arcanum A.Z.F. in India are called Urdhvareta yogis. The Great Arcanum is found in a Hindustani book entitled Secrets of Yoga. The author is a yogi from Southern India." - The Yellow Book 2. A perfect initiate whose sexual fluid is completely sublimated.
Urdhvareta Yoga	(Sanskrit; alternately oordhvareta) "A Yogi always directs his attention to the accumulation of this divine energy by unbroken chastity. In Yoga, it is called Urdhvaretas. An Urdhvareta Yogi is one in whom the seminal energy has flown upwards into the brain as Ojas Sakti. There is now no possibility of the semen going downwards by sexual excitement." - Swami Sivananda, Practice of Brahmacharya "The great Yogi-Avatar Sri Lahiri Lahasaya was called to the Initiation by the immortal Babaji when he already had a spouse. Thus, this is how the Yogi-Avatar was Self-realized. In Hindustan, Sexual Magic is known by the Sanskrit term Urdhvareta and the yogis who practice it are named Urdhvareta Yogis. Authentic yogis practice Sexual Magic with their spouse. There are two types of brahmacharya (sexual abstinence), solar and lunar. The solar type is for those that have performed the Second Birth. The lunar type of brahmacharya is that absurd sexual abstinence that serves only to produce filthy, nocturnal sexual pollutions with all of its fatal consequences... The yogis who practice Urdhvareta Yoga (positive Sexual Magic) do not ejaculate their Ens Seminis." - The Esoteric Course of Kabbalah
Uriel	(Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל from אוּרִי "my fire" and אֵל God) An important angel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He is related to the planet Venus. "We learned that when Uriel was seen upon the altar in the likeness of a mighty lion that crouches on its prey, the priests and Yisrael saw and were glad, for they knew that their sacrifice was welcome to the Holy King. Another fire, Holy and supernal, came down FROM ABOVE, WHICH IS THE ANGEL URIEL, against the lower fire KINDLED ON THE ALTAR. The man would then go trembling before his Master and complete repent." - The Zohar 28 Tzav 19

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