Glossary of Spiritual and Religious Words

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Gabriel

also Gavriel, Gavri'el (Hebrew) גַבְרִיאֵל from גברי gavri, in the sense of "man-like," and אל (el, "God"). גַבְרִיאֵל means "strong man of God." An important angel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. One of the seven primary intelligences of our solar system.

"And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision." - Daniel 8:15-16

"And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God..." - Luke 1:19

"Gabriel, as a Regent of the Moon, is one of the planetary Genii. Yet, the Intimate Gabriel is something distinct. He is one of the autonomous and cognizant parts of our own Being. The Intimate Gabriel governs our own psychological Moon. The psychological Moon also has two faces, the visible and the hidden. All of our psychological defects, visible to simple sight are in the visible part of the Psychological Moon. However, the secret defects are found in the hidden part of our own Psychological Moon. It is obvious that defects, psychic aggregates and perversities that we do not even remotely suspect, exist in the hidden part of our own Psychological Moon." - Samael Aun Weor, The Pistis Sophia Unveiled

Garima

(Sanskrit) One of the eight major powers (siddhis).

“The power to willingly increase the weight of the physical body to that of a mountain.” - The Aquarian Message

“This is the opposite of Laghima. In this the Yogi acquires an increase of specific gravity. He can make the body as heavy as a mountain by swallowing draughts of air.” - Swami Sivananda, Kundalini Yoga

Geburah

(Alternatively gevurah; Hebrew גבורה means severity or power) The fifth sephirah of the Tree of Life. Also called Din.

"Geburah is Severity, the Law, Buddhi, the Spiritual Soul, the Valkyrie... - Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah

Gedulah

(Hebrew גדולה) An alternate name for the sephirah Chesed.

Gemini

(May 21st to June 21st)  The third sign of the zodiac. Ruled by Mercury. Related to the element air.

"The natives of Gemini are of firm will, possess great courage, are versatile and like to travel a lot. Their lives are a mixture of successes and failures. At times they live in comfort and at times they have to endure much misery. They are very intelligent and become irritated easily. The defect of those born under Gemini is that they want to solve all matters with their head; they always want to silence the wise voice of the heart and this creates all kinds of problems for them." - Samael Aun Weor, Manual of Practical Magic

Gemmation

The formation of a new individual by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity.

Genius Lucis

(Latin) Genius is Latin for "guardian deity or spirit that watches over each person; spirit, incarnation" from root of gignere "beget, produce." Lucis is Latin for "light."

"...the genius lucis... is the Odic or magnetic force with which the animal ego is converted into cosmic dust. We must learn how to utilize the genius lucis in order to eliminate the “I.” The genius lucis of man and woman can eliminate all of those entities that form the “I,” the “myself,” because it is the weapon used in order to destroy the ego." - Samael Aun Weor, Tarot & Kabbalah

Gimel

The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet, it symbolizes the Inner Man ‘Chesed’ bestowing through Neshamah his will, his teachings, upon the Human Soul. Its Kabbalistic value is 3.

Glorian

The deepest, most sublime heights of our inner Being.

"Our [inner] Father is, first of all, a flame of burning fire, and all flames are susceptible to the fiery expansion and development, unfoldment, evolution, and independence of each of its sparks. Perform an experiment with any flame and you will see that the flame can spread everywhere, and that each of its sparks can become an independent flame. Now, take this example to the aurora of the Mahamanvantara, and you will comprehend how your celestial Fathers engendered you. Now, if you consider that each spark is associated with its own ray of light, you will then comprehend the relationship of the sparks to the light, and the relationship of our divine spark with the ray of Absolute Light to which we belong. That ray of Absolute Light is our Glorian. Our “Glorian” is a breath, profoundly unknowable unto itself; our “Glorian” is a breath of the Absolute." - Samael Aun Weor, The Zodiacal Course (1951)

"In reality, the Glorian is nothing but the Ray from which the Innermost (Spirit) emanated. Thus, the Glorian is substance, yet it is not Spirit, neither matter. The Glorian is the Great Breath that is profoundly unknowable to itself. It is a breath from the Absolute, one of the many breaths from the Great breath. The Glorian is the “Atmic Thread” of the Hindus. It is the Absolute within us, our own individual ray, the whole of our Real Being made in glory. The soul aspires for the union with his Innermost, and the Innermost aspires for the union with his Glorian." - The Revolution of Beelzebub

Gluttony

One of the seven capital sins. Must be transmuted into its pure form: temperance, which is related to Saturn (Orifiel).

Gnosis

(Greek γνώσις) Knowledge.

1. The word Gnosis refers to the knowledge we acquire through our own experience, as opposed to knowledge that we are told or believe in. Gnosis - by whatever name in history or culture - is conscious, experiential knowledge, not merely intellectual or conceptual knowledge, belief, or theory. This term is synonymous with the Hebrew "Daath" and the Sanskrit "jna."

2. The tradition that embodies the core wisdom or knowledge of humanity.

"Gnosis is the flame from which all religions sprouted, because in its depth Gnosis is religion. The word “religion” comes from the Latin word “religare,” which implies “to link the Soul to God”; so Gnosis is the very pure flame from where all religions sprout, because Gnosis is Knowledge, Gnosis is Wisdom." - Samael Aun Weor, The Esoteric Path

"The secret science of the Sufis and of the Whirling Dervishes is within Gnosis. The secret doctrine of Buddhism and of Taoism is within Gnosis. The sacred magic of the Nordics is within Gnosis. The wisdom of Hermes, Buddha, Confucius, Mohammed and Quetzalcoatl, etc., etc., is within Gnosis. Gnosis is the Doctrine of Christ." - Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of Beelzebub

Gnostic Anthropology

From Gk. Gnosis “Knowledge” + Anthropos "Human Being" + Logy, from Gk. Logos "Word, Speech, Voice." “In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God and the Logos was God.”
Gnostic Anthropology is therefore the scientific, philosophical and religious theological knowledge that studies the origin of the Logos in relation to the physical, astral, mental, causal, cognizant and spiritual behavior of the Human Being, as well as the study of the social development of human beings found in all archeological, cultural societies throughout history, especially the serpentine civilizations.

God

The perfect, intelligent, impersonal, ineffable, and unrevealed multiplied unity or entity that nobody has seen, but whose strength, creative potential, has been molded in the perennial rhythm of creation.

Goddess

The feminine, receptive force through which creation occurs, symbolized in many religions by figures such as Isis, Mary, Maya, Tara, Isobertha, Rhea, Cybele, Gaea, etc. The formless-force-matter symbolizing Nature, whose conception and childbirth reveals the fertility of Nature. In Hebrew, Eloah, the feminine counterpart of El, whose union produces Elohim.

"Eloah [The Goddess’] generations of the heavens and of the earth when in her [the letter 'Hei'] were created, in the day that Iod-Hei Vav-Hei Elohim made the earth and the heavens." - Genesis / Bereshit 2:4

"By the breath (or, soul) of Eloha they perish..." - Job / Iyov 4:9

"...I would behold the goddess (Eloah) while still in my flesh." - Job / Iyov 19:26

Gods

The independent intelligent wills that manifest the creative or destructive power of the Unknowable Multiple Divine Unity.

"Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken..." - John 10:34-35

 

Goeteia

Comes from an ancient word that means "howling and groaning." Goeteia is the science of practical black magic. Magic is the science of influencing nature’s phenomena (internal and external). The practitioner of goeteia uses magic to manipulate, harm, gain power, control, and feed desire/ego through consciously feeding the sensual mind.

Gold

An Alchemical symbol with levels of meaning. Spiritual Gold is Sacred Fire which must be made to rise through the 2 cords or nervous channels Ida and Pingala. Volatile Gold is the fire of Kundalini, otherwise known as "perfect medicine." This form has an affinity with Mercury: both are perfect & incorruptible. Gold becomes perfect Mercury. Dead Gold is useless and must be reduced it to it’s female state (crude matter) to be reborn by a process of regeneration. (For more information about these terms, study Treatise of Sexual Alchemy).

Good and Evil

In Hebrew, the two sides of the Tree of Knowledge (Daath), written as Tob [טוב] and Ra [רע]. More accurately, טוב means "goodness" and רע means "impurity."

"In pure esotericism, good is all that is in its place; bad is all that is out of its place. Likewise, fire in the kitchen, when in its place, besides being useful, is good. Yet, the fire out of its place, burning the furniture of the living room, would be bad and harmful. Thus, any virtue, no matter how holy it might be, is good in its place; yet, it is bad and harmful out of its place. We can harm others with our virtues. Therefore, it is indispensable to place virtues in their corresponding place. What would you say about a priest who preaches the Word of the Lord inside a brothel? What would you say about a meek and tolerant male who blesses a gang of assailants attempting to rape his wife and daughters? What would you say about that type of tolerance taken to such an extreme? What would you say about the charitable attitude of a man who, instead of taking food home, shares his money among beggars who have a vice? What would be your opinion of a helpful man who in a given moment lends a dagger to a murderer? Remember, dear reader, that crime also hides within the rhythm of poetry. There is much virtue in the perverse one and as much evil in the virtuous one. Even though it may appear incredible, crime also hides in the very perfume of prayer." - Samael Aun Weor, Revolutionary Psychology

Grabontzi

"Some Atlantean survivors searched for refuge on the small continent of Grabontzi (present-day Africa).  This continent increased in size and extension because other landmasses (which had surfaced from within neighboring seas) were added onto it." - The Kabbalah of the Mayan Mysteries

Green Lion

An alchemical symbol of the Innermost (Chesed, Atman). Our Internal Angel. Synonymous with the Tincture of Gold and the Divine Crocodile Sebek.

Guardian Angel

"The flaming powers of the Guardian Angel are truly extraordinary, marvelous, and extremely divine.  I know what the Guardian Angel is from purely Gnostic sources, secretly kept in monasteries of initiation. These bear no resemblance to common pseudo-Christianity and pseudo-occultism which are accessible to the general public." - Samael Aun Weor, The Secret Doctrine of Anahuac, and Dream Yoga

Guardian of the Threshold

"Theurgy is one thing and Necromancy is another... The internal master of the Theurgist is the Intimate. The internal master of the Necromancer is his Guardian of the Threshold to whom they call the guardian of their consciousness, the guardian of the precinct, the guardian of their chamber, the guardian of their sanctum... The Intimate is our Divine Spirit, our Real Being, our Internal Angel. The Guardian of the Threshold is the internal depth of our animal “I.” The Intimate is the ardent flame of Horeb. In accordance with Moses, the Intimate is the Ruach Elohim who sowed the waters in the beginning of the world. He is the Sun King, our Divine Monad, the Alter Ego of Cicerone. The Guardian of the Threshold is our Satan... our internal beast, the source of all of our animal passions and brutal appetites... The Real Being of the Theurgist is the Intimate. The superior “I” of the Necromancer is the Guardian of the Threshold. The powers of the Intimate are divine. The powers of the Guardian of the Threshold are diabolic. The Theurgist worships the Intimate. The Necromancer worships the Guardian of the Threshold. The Theurgist avails himself with the power of his Intimate in order to perform his great works of practical magic. The Necromancer worships the Guardian of the Threshold for his works of black magic." - Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of Beelzebub

Gugumatz

An alternative name for Tepeu-Gukumatz.  Gugumatz, along with Hurucan, created heaven and earth according the Popol Vuh.  See: Tepeu-Gukumatz, Hurucan, and Popol Vuh

Gunas

(Sanskrit) Literally, "fundamental quality."

"Prakriti is composed of the three Gunas or forces, namely, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Sattva is harmony or light or wisdom or equilibrium or goodness. Rajas is passion or motion or activity. Tamas is inertia or inaction or darkness. During Cosmic Pralaya these three Gunas exist in a state of equilibrium. During Srishti or projection a vibration arises and the three qualities are manifested in the physical universe." - Swami Sivananda, Kundalini Yoga

"Sattva, Rajas and Tamas (harmony, emotion and inertness) were in a perfect, nirvanic equilibrium before the dawning of the dawn of the Mahamanvantara. The fire put the cosmic scale in motion. Sattva, Rajas and Tamas were unbalanced; therefore, the Mahamanvantara dawned. The yogi must liberate himself from Sattva, Rajas and Tamas to gain the right to enter into the Absolute. Sattva, Rajas and Tamas will be in perfect equilibrium again at the end of the Mahamanvantara; thus, the universe will sleep again within the profound bosom of the Absolute, within the supreme Parabrahman, the In-nominated." - Samael Aun Weor, The Mysteries of the Fire

Gupta-Vidya

(Sanskrit) The science of Mantras, the Magic of the Verb; it is based on the mystical powers of sounds, on the science of harmony.