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“Fairy” (or, more accurately, “Faerie”) was originally an adjective rather than a noun. It did not refer to a form of elemental creature but was a descriptive term, similar to our present-day “paranormal”. The inhabitants of alternative reality in this region were known as the Fay. The word “fairy” also has roots in the Latin fata, which means “enc

The word “occult” has its roots in the Latin word occultus, which means “hidden” or “secret”.

The word ‘ecstatic’ is from the Greek ekstasis and means ‘standing outside oneself

That life seems to have a purpose, a motivation for change and improvement, was first elucidated by Aristotle, who created the term “teleology”. This is derived from the Greek word telos, meaning “goal” or “end”.

The Greek word Pleroma literally means “fullness”, from the verb plero, “I fill”.

The word “entheogen” was chosen to define such substances. It is derived from two words from ancient Greek: éntheos, literally “full of the god” or “possessed”; and genésthai, “to come into being”. So an entheogen is a substance that facilitates the finding of the “god within”.

• Eidolon (εἴδωλον): A ghostly phantom or illusory double in Greek mythology, reflecting an unreal or idealized image of a person or thing.


• Daemon (δαίμων): A divine or spiritual being in Greek philosophy, acting as a guiding force or moral conscience between gods and humans.

The word Kundalini is of Sanskrit origin and literally means “coiled one”. In Hinduism (specifically the school of Hinduism known as Shaktism) it is believed that there is a form of divine energy located at the base of the spine, which can be released spontaneously or through extensive practice of yoga or meditation.