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- Tachyon:
- A
theoretical
particle,
or
wave
which
travels
faster
than
the
speed
of
light.
Tachyons
exist
in
a
theoretical
world
where
objects
have
negative
mass
and
time
goes
backwards.
Tachyon
energy
is
used
to
scan
"subspace",
among
other
things,
on
the
sci-fi
fantasy
program,
Star
Trek
Voyager.
So
far,
there
is
no
empirical
evidence
for
the
existence
of
tachyons.
"If
they
do
exist,
tachyons
would
be
extremely
difficult
to
utilize
under
our
current
understanding
of
physics,"
says
NASA
scientist
Tom
Bridgman.
Despite
being
theoretical
and,
if
real,
difficult
to
utilize,
and
if
utilized,
of
unknown
value,
tachyons
are
the
main
ingredient
in
a
feature
line
of
New
Age
products
that
range
from
beads,
belts
and
shoe
inserts,
to
sweatbands,
power
pillows,
massage
oils
and
vials
of
tachyon
water.
A
few
enterprising
New
Agers
claim
that
they
know
tachyons
exist
and
they
have
harnessed
its
power.
- Tai
Chi
Chuan:
- Traditional
Chinese
non-aggressive
martial
art
based
on
awareness
and
yielding
which
is
practiced
in
slow
motion;
a
meditation
technique
for
grounding
and
centering,
that
is
based
on
Taoist
philosophy.
- Talisman:
- A
talisman
is
a
cut
figure
or
engraving,
such
as
on
a
coin,
that
has
magical
powers
to
avert
evil
or
bring
about
good.
- Tantra:
- 1)
The
word
tantra
refers
to
certain
Hindu
and
Buddhist
scriptures,
or
the
rituals
and
practices
described
therein.
They
deal
especially
with
meditative
techniques
and
rituals
involving
sexual
practices.2)
A
word
invented
to
describe
the
Hindu
and
Buddhist
"scriptures"
(which
are
actually
called
Sutras
and
Vedas)
which
show
people
"shortcuts"
to
getting
Prajna
("enlightenment").
- Taoism:
- A
Chinese
religion
and
philosophy
that
sees
the
universe
as
engaged
in
ceaseless
motion
and
activity.
All
is
considered
to
be
in
continual
flux.
.The
universe
is
in
trinsically
dynamic.
This
continual
cosmic
process
is
called
the
"Tao"
by
the
Chinese.
The
process
is
described
in
terms
of
Yin
and
Yang.
(See:
Yin/Yang.)
Tao
is
that
which
is
formless,
yet
the
mother
of
all
forms,
and
that
which
is
timeless,
yet
prior
to
all
manifestations,
and
that
which
does
nothing,
yet
leaves
nothing
undone.
At
the
base
of
Taoism
is
Lao
Tzu's
adage
"Forget
right
and
wrong,
and
it
will
be
better
for
everyone."
- Tarot:
- Deck
of
seventy-eight
cards
used
in
divination.
Divided
into
the
Major
Arcana
(twenty-two
cards
with
archetypal
significance)
and
the
Minor
Arcana
(fifty-six
cards
of
four
suits:
wands,
swords,
cups,
and
pentacles).
- Tasseography
(from
French
Tasse:
cup)
- The
art
of
tea-leaf
reading.
- Telekinesis:
- The
ability
to
move
physical
objects
by
force
of
will
or
mental
energy
alone;
also
called
psychokinesis.
- Telepathy:
- Communication
between
minds
by
extrasensory
means.
- Tetragram:
- A
magic
diagram
shaped
as
a
four-pointed
star.
- Theosophy:
- A
school
of
philosophy
founded
by
Helena
P.
Blavatsky.
that
promotes
the
ideas
of
Helena
Petrovna
Blavatsky,
Annie
Besant
and
others.
Objectives
are
to
form
a
universal
brotherhood,
investigate
man's
latent
psychic
and
spiritual
powers,
and
study
philosophy,
comparative
religion
and
science.
The
term
literally
means
"divine
wisdom."
The
goals
of
Theosophy
are
to
(1)
form
a
universal
brother-hood;
(2)
do
comparative
study
of
world
religions,
science,
and
philosophy;
and,
(3)
investigate
the
psychic
and
spir-
itual
powers
latent
in
man.
Theosophy
is
the
forerunner
of
much
New
Age
thought.
- Therapeutic
Touch:
- A
therapy
in
which
the
practitioner
channels
the
universal
life
energy
for
the
patient
and
then
helps
the
patient
to
assimilate
this
energy.
- Third
Eye:
- he
Brow
Chakra.
Believed
to
be
the
center
of
psychic
vision.
- Tiamat:
- Babylonian
Chaos-goddess.
Sister
of
Apsu
and
consort
of
Kingu.
She
is
equated
with
the
primal
"waters"
or
abyss.
She
was
split
in
two
by
Marduk
to
create
heaven
and
earth.
.Tiamat
survived
within
the
pages
of
the
Old
Testament
in
Genisis
1:2
-
The
spirit
of
Elohim
moved
across
the
face
of
Tahom
Tahom
is
Hebrew
for
Tiamat
- Time:
- The
fourth
dimension.
Used
to
measure
motion,
one
of
the
qualities
of
the
spacial
universe.
- Torah:
(Hebrew)
- In
its
narrowest
sense,
the
Torah
the
first
five
books
of
the
Bible:
Genesis,
Exodus,
Leviticus,
Numbers
and
Deuteronomy,
sometimes
called
the
Pentateuch
or
the
Five
Books
of
Moses.
In
its
broadest
sense,
the
Torah
is
the
entire
body
of
Jewish
teachings
- Trance:
- A
mental
state
resembling
sleep
during
which
the
conscious
mind
rests
while
the
spirit
entity
takes
over
the
medium's
body.
- Trance
Channeler:
- The
newest
term
for
"trance
medium."
(See:
Medium.)
- TMJ
Therapy:
- Correction
of
malfunction
of
the
temporomandibular
joint
(TMJ)
located
in
front
of
the
ears
at
the
jaw
joint
which
is
sometimes
aggravated
by
dental
work.
May
involve
ligaments,
muscles
or
the
bone
itself.
- Trager
Psychophysical
Integration:
- A
physical
therapy
using
a
gentle
rhythmical
type
of
bodywork
that
coaxes
the
subconscious
mind
to
release
its
old
programming.
Deals
with
stress,
limited
movement,
muscle
spasm,
pain
and
emotional
holding
patterns.
- Transactional
Analysis:
- Process
to
diagnose
the
ego
states
where
verbal
exchanges
originate,
as
well
as
techniques
to
use
this
information
to
improve
communication.
Usually
involves
helping
the
client
get
in
touch
with
internal
parent/adult/child
transactions
that
affect
human
behavior.
- Transformation:
- New
Age
advocates
promote
both
personal
and
planetary
transformation.
Personal
transformation
involves
the
changes
wrought
in
one's
life
by
increasing
Self-realization.
As
more
and
more
people
are
personally
transformed,
the
planet
too
will
be
transformed
into
a
global
brotherhood.
- Transformational
Counseling/Therapy:
- Counseling
techniques
associated
with
transpersonal
psychology
that
are
aimed
at
promoting
self-realization
at
the
personal
level
and
planetary
brotherhood
and
consciousness
at
the
global
level.
- Transpersonal
Psychology/Counseling:
- A
school
of
psychology
that
aims
at
integrating
Western
science
and
Eastern
thought
by
moving
beyond
Humanistic
Psychology
and
its
focus
on
the
self
or
ego.
Its
orientation
is
a
holistic
one
that
focuses
on
the
integration
of
mind,
body
and
spirit
and
has
ultimate
psychological
growth
and
well-being
as
its
goals.
- Tree
of
Life:
- (1)
The
Tree
of
Life
is
the
central
feature
of
Kabbalah.
According
to
the
teachings,
the
Tree
of
Life
was
put
into
place
before
Creation.
Everything
in
Creation
is
patterned
after
the
Tree
of
Life.
The
ten
spiritual
centers
or
Sefirot
in
the
Tree
of
Life
represent
the
ten
Divine
attributes
of
God
within
man.
It
is,
by
definition,
humanity's
process
of
returning
to
divinity
along
the
same
path.
(2)
One
of
two
trees
placed
in
the
Garden
of
Eden
by
God.
The
other
tree
is
the
Tree
of
the
Knowledge
of
Good
and
Evil.
These
two
trees
presented
the
two
elements
that
form
mortal
existence
-
Reincarnation
(lives)
and
karma
(the
experience
of
desire
and
aversion).
-
- Trinty:
- 1)
The
Christian
doctrine
that
God
is
a
trinity
of
persons:
the
Father,
the
Son,
and
the
Holy
Spirit
--
the
Triune
God
This
doctrine
is
the
result
of
a
compromise
between
two
opposing
factions
at
the
fourth
century
Nicean
Council.
Hence
the
conflicting
elements
within
it
According
to
this
doctrine
the
three
are
separate
"persons",
yet
they
are
not
three
gods
and
not
three
beings.
They
are
three
distinct
persons;
yet,
they
are
all
the
one
God.
They
are
in
absolute
perfect
harmony
consisting
of
one
substance.
They
are
coeternal,
coequal,
and
copowerful.
If
any
one
of
the
three
were
removed,
there
would
be
no
God.
This
doctrine
is
poorly
supported
in
scripture.
2)
New
Age
explanation:
There
is
only
one
God.
All
that
exists
is
an
expression
of
this
one
God.
The
physical
universe
is
God's
body.
The
astral
universe
is
God's
soul
and
the
eternal
spirit
is
God.
- Trumpet
Medium
- A
psychic
or
sensitive
who
brings
forth
"spirit
voices"
through
a
trumpet
at
seances.
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