Prana, Mana, The Life Force
Spirit Force, Life Force, The Force, Mana, Prana, Spiritual Energy
Many see this as the all creating and destroying eternal force in the universe from which all life – whether biological or spirit comes from or departs to. Some call it the Creator, some see it as above any Creator or God/desses. Some call it a Supreme Being, others call it the Universe. Some call it “Energy” while others call it “Magic”. Some give it a consciousness while others see it as a energy field. Every religion, cult, belief system, form of spirituality and even alternative medicinal practices embrace and address it. It is seen as a variety of phenomena that is observed or experienced by some observers in a particular faith, spirituality, or religion. It is seen as the “energy” that is the life force that flows within and between all things. It is Life. It is the “breath of life”. It is seen as the continuum that unites body with the mind and spirit. It is what makes a animal be “alive”, or a plant “grow”, or a lightning bolt scream across the sky. It is the force behind gravity, science, and magic. Some see it as “vitality” or “vitalism”, “subtle bodies”, “qi”, “prana”, “mana”, or “kundalini”. Some say you can see this energy force as “vibrations”, “rays of light”, “fields”, or “auras”. It is the web of life that connects all life together. PRANA is the Sanskrit term for “vital life”. It comes from the roots “pra” meaning “to fill” and Latin “plenus” meaning “full”. It is seen as one of the five organs of vitality or sensation, as “breath”, “speech”, “sight”, “hearing”, and “thought”. It is the notion of the vital life sustaining force of all life and vital energy. Mana as a Oceanic term for the impersonal force or quality that lives within animals and inanimate objects. It is seen as the “stuff of which magic is formed” as well as the substance from which souls are made.
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on March 19th, 2013 at 9:15 pm
[…] Many see this as the all creating and destroying eternal force in the universe from which all life whether biological or spirit comes from or departs to. Some call it the Creator, some see it as above any Creator or God/desses. Some call it a Supreme Being, others call it the Universe. Some call it Energy while others call it Magic. Some give it a consciousness while others see it as a energy field. Every religion, cult, belief system, form of spirituality and even alternative medicinal practices embrace and address it. It is seen as a variety of phenomena that is observed or experienced by some observers in a particular faith, spirituality, or religion. It is seen as the energy that is the life force that flows within and between all things. It is Life. It is the breath of life. It is seen as the continuum that unites body with the mind and spirit. It is what makes a animal be alive, or a plant grow, or a lightning bolt scream across the sky. It is the force behind gravity, science, and magic. Some see it as vitality or vitalism, subtle bodies, qi, prana, mana, or kundalini. Some say you can see this energy force as vibrations, rays of light, fields, or auras. It is the web of life that connects all life together. PRANA is the Sanskrit term for vital life. It comes from the roots pra meaning to fill and Latin plenus meaning full. It is seen as one of the five organs of vitality or sensation, as breath, speech, sight, hearing, and thought. It is the notion of the vital life sustaining force of all life and vital energy. Mana as a Oceanic term for the impersonal force or quality that lives within animals and inanimate objects. It is seen as the stuff of which magic is formed as well as the substance from which souls are made.(http://www.technogypsie.com/faerie/?p=29) […]