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Sedona Spirit Radio features Live Talk Radio Mon-Thur evening starting at 6pm. Join our Hosts from Sedona and Arizona as we bring the Mysteries of the SouthWest and the Light of Sedona into your Space and Heart.
Our Hosts are trained in various Healing Modalities, Various Educational Degrees and all come from the heart and spirit that is within each of us. They will take you deep into yourself and your mind as we venture throug this jouney of life.
Thank you for joining us as we venture forth.
With Love and Oneness,
Joshua James
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Jewels Amaru
The Return To Love
My prayer is that we each come in to harmony with the Ascension energies that are rapidly escalating every day. The Return to Love program is an inspiring mix of poetry, music, and discussion to uplift our spirits and bring more peace to the planet every day! Join us for Words of Wisdom, Love and Peace.
Dr. Jewels Maloney is an Ambassador of Peace and Love.
www.dancingwiththesun.com
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Susie Brighten
Wisdom Of The Universe
Sedona Spirit Radio
(Energies of gold, green + orange Sound + Light that suddenly appeared in the picture.)
ABOUT SUSIE BRIGHTEN:
She has studied the Mysteries of Life for 30 years; is certified as a Spiritual Healer by the Sufi Council of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem; is a Reiki Master, and does Sound, Breath and Energy Healing. She’s enjoyed learning about everything including: quantum physics, religion, sacred geometry, Dzogchen Buddhism, psychic development, nutrition, Therapeutic Touch, Ancient Egyptian Huna, Exodus, Amanae, Merkaba/Advanced Merkaba, Chinese Acupressure Points and Marma Points, Crystal Healing, Earth Grid Healing, Breath Healing, Tarot, Shamanism, Native American Wisdom of various cultures in the world, DNA Reprogramming, and more. She completed the Compassion in Action course (to assist dying persons), and for five years she participated in 2 spiritual growth/healing groups. She did a video sharing her life-changing experience in Egypt during the 12:12 of 1994 that was shown on cable TV in Portland, Oregon for many years. She facilitated the course “Experiencing Consciousness” and the workshop “Sound, Breath and Energy Healing” at Yavapai College in Sedona, Arizona, for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
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Joya Comeaux
AVE MARIA!
Your radio host, Joya Comeaux, has over 15 years of experience in energy vortexes such as Mexico, Peru, Egypt, India, and Sedona. Prior to that she was a Chief Financial Officer of a New York Stock Exchange Company. She has apprenticed and studied ancient wisdom and metaphysical teachings from many Masters on the Planet, such as Terry Cole-Whittaker, Don Miguel Ruiz and Sri Swami Kaleshwar.
In 1995, Joya had an extreme experience in Egypt, which from that moment on has her devoted and surrendered to this Divine Feminine force she calls, The Divine Cosmic Mother of the Universe. Joya will share this wisdom and so much more on her upcoming Wednesday evening AVE! Radio program sponsored by SedonaLights.net.
Charles Davis
Radio-Active Ascension
Sedona Spirit Radio
My name is Charles Vincent Davis. I was born (this time around) in Seattle, WA. on the 4th of July, 1945. I think of myself as a life-long student and as such, I’ve had some high-powered teachers such as Dr. Ida Rose Barber and Dr. Grace Hooper Pettipher. And now it’s my turn to share a bit of what I’ve learned.
I’m also a musician, composer, and author; and since 1996 I’ve been able to channel music. I have a BA and AAC degree, which means I have National Certification as a Music Therapist. I was a nurse and caregiver for over 30 years. My personal yoga is the practice of the Presence of God and as such, I now realize that God doesn’t work with any religion on earth, only individuals. I consider myself an Initiate and a Representative After the Order of Melchizedek, A.T.O.M. My ministry is a ministry of confirmation and like many of you, I’m learning that we can now live “on earth as it is in heaven,” and this is what I believe it means to be ascended. If I’m wrong, just throw a stick at me.
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Michelle Emerson
COSMIC INNER-VIEWS
I consider myself to be an Intergalactic Ambassador for Peace on Earth.
As the host of "Cosmic Inner-Views" and a resident of Planet Earth, I believe Peace "out there" starts with Peace "in here, in our own hearts"
It is the responsibility of each individual to become aware of their own greatest potentials and to share them so others can benefit and grow.
These interviews will offer glimpses into the lives and experiences of extraordinary people, ready to share -- to help others see new potentials. We are in the most challenging and monumental times of existence on this planet.
Join us as we step into the future with newfound Awareness and Joy.
Lets have fun!
Alex Gutierrez
Going Back to Paradise
Sedona Radio Network
Find your own way to GOING BACK TO PARADISE, which is “out there” somewhere, but we just cannot see it. Award winning author Alex Gutierrez shares his personal spiritual journey and what he is doing in his life to reach enlightenment and return to Paradise. Listen to interviews with renowned authors, speakers and other people who are in a similar path.
Alex Gutierrez, was born in Chile and currently lives in Sedona, Arizona. He graduated as an engineer and worked in marketing and management most of his career. His dream was to one day be his own boss, so with other entrepreneurs he built a successful business, which was acquired in 2006. Alex left the position of CEO of this company in early 2008 following a strong call from God to begin sharing with others his spiritual journey. Alex wrote the book “Mother Mary’s Resurrection – Why so Many Virgin Mary Apparitions as we Approach 2012”, where he shares his learning along with his personal experiences and how Mary touched his heart and helped him comprehend his newly found faith in a much more profound way.
Debra Emmanuelle
Joyous Becoming
Debra Emmanuelle has been actively and consciously teaching both youth and adults since 1977 upon receiving her B.S. degree in Education. Since then she has completed many other trainings and classes, including: Polarity Practitioner, RYSE Practitioner, Prepare for Surgery, Bio-Energetics among others, and is an ordained Minister of Peace.
Debra has been studying holistic approaches to healthier living since 1981 and actively teaching self-designed classes and workshops in the same, in conjunction with her private energy healing practice since 1995. Inasmuch as she has found great value in numerous books, seminars and teachers, she strongly feels that Life itself has been her greatest teacher and that the classes and books have served the purpose of refining and integrating the many Life Lessons that have come her way. As both a keen observer and an avid learner, her insightful wisdom has proven to be transformative for many individuals, families and groups with whom she has worked.
Her ordination in the spring of 2006, as a Minister of Peace is an important step in the realization of her mission:
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Abby Isadora Haydon
Spiritual Guidance
Over the past 30 years, Abby Isadora Haydon has been holding the light in times and places that were dark and dingy. For the past 8 years, she has been living in Sedona, doing her spiritual and healing work. Being in Sedona, the New Age capitol of America, has given Abby the opportunity to share her gifts and skills with people from all over the world.
Her spiritual gifts started to come forth when she was a collage student in Puebla, Mexico. In this quaint, Mexican college town, her spiritual awakening began. It was in Mexico that she first encountered the loving consciousness that later named themselves The Assembly of Light.
Abby was relaxing in her home one night, when a powerful, but loving energy came over her. She found herself being moved around the living room like a puppet. She was “pushed” over to a notebook and pen. She sat down and took the pen in her right hand(she is left-handed) and automatic writing started to emerge. It was difficult to understand what was happening to her at the time. In 1974 the word channeling had not emerged into the public consciousness.. So she did not want to be open to allowing this energy, even though it felt kind and loving, to use her body.
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Jon W. Hester
Change Central
Navigating the 2012 Matrix
Sedona Radio Network
Jon Hester was on a path to his medical degree and out of nowhere appeared a new direction into natural healing. Being open to any and all messages, Jon was led into many areas he did not know existed. After studying a wide variety of modalities, Jon has received many certifications and enjoys sharing his talents with audiences of any size. Jon is very excited to bring a unique format to spiritual radio and has a wide variety of people and concepts to share as he assists others in preparing for the health challenges of higher vibration. Jon hopes to share his "anti-aging" program of the future with us today.
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Joshua James
SedonaLights Radio
Sedona Spirit Radio
Joshua James, the visionary of Sedona Lights, is an international radio show host, healer, and spiritual teacher, whose path has been to bring Love and Unity to all that he can reach. Growing up in Maryland in the late 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s, Joshua, at the age of 13, had his world rocked by the death of his beloved father. At age 19, he had an Angelic experience that would spark his spiritual awakening, though soon after, he went “back to sleep” until 1999. While pursuing a career in computers, Joshua’s interest in Spirituality and Metaphysics,was once again piqued when the messages he received at age 19 began to come true. Through following that guidance, Joshua has embarked on his Journey to bring Unity through Love and Oneness, with Sedona Lights being the prominent vehicle in which to accomplish the task.
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Linda Leigh
Free Flowing
Sedona Spirit Radio
Linda Leigh is a spiritual teacher, Reiki Master, and international radio host, whose interest in Spirituality began shortly after the death of her mother in 1999. While caring for clients in a home health care environment, Linda started to see subtle changes in energy around a person when they were near death. These experiences led her to look deeply into subjects such as, life after death, reincarnation, and healing modalities. Since that time, Linda has delved even further into Metaphysics, spirituality and the understanding of the conscious human experience. She believes that through the understanding of consciousness and evolution, all issues can be healed. Sedona Lights has become an integral part of Linda’s spiritual life, allowing her to work towards Unity through Love and Oneness.
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Susan Norgren
Psychic Buzz
Psychic Buzz Wanna know what makes a Psychic Buzz? YOU Do! The Psychic Buzz with your host Susan Norgren is internet talk radio show covering all the realms... Check us out! We're fun, we're fresh, and we're thought-provoking for today's enhanced spirituality.
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Tiffany Tatum
Synchronicity
Sedona Spirit Radio
Tiffany Tatum is an embodiment channel, sound activator, and spirit dancer. She has studied many healing styles from master teachers through her travels to many sacred sites around the world. This has inspired her to specialize in creating sacred ceremonial space for transformation and activation. She specializes in vocal toning and vibrational healing. Her soul purpose is to activate the Keys and Codes of light through sound and vibrational resonance, re-connecting humanity to its divine nature person by person. She creates a sacred space for empowerment of the inner healer that resides within every individual .
Love and Abundant Light
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Sedona (pronounced /sɨˈdoʊnə/) is a city and community that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,220.
Sedona's main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated
by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks form a breathtaking backdrop for everything from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails.
Sedona is named after Sedona Miller Schnebly (1877–1950), the wife of the city's first postmaster, who was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness.
Climate - Sedona Spirit Radio
Sedona has a temperate mountain climate. In January, the normal high temperature is 51 degrees with a low of 21. In July, the normal high temperature is 93 degrees with a low of 63. Annual precipitation is around 19 inches.
Geography and geology - Sedona Spirit Radio
Sedona is located at 34°51′36″N 111°47′21″W / 34.86°N 111.78917°W / 34.86; -111.78917 (34.859897, -111.789199), which is in the Upper Sonoran Desert of northern Arizona. At an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,372 m), Sedona has mild winters and summers that are often described as being, "not as hot as Phoenix."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.2 km²), all of it land.
The famous red rocks of Sedona are formed by a layer of rock known as the Schnebly Hill Formation. The Schnebly Hill Formation is a thick layer of red to orange-colored sandstone found only in the Sedona vicinity. The sandstone, a member of the Supai Group, was deposited during the Permian period.
Among the rock formations is one that closely resembles the character Snoopy (from the popular Peanuts comic strip) lying on top of his doghouse. Another nearby rock is said to resemble Lucy, also from Peanuts. Other landmark rock formations include Coffeepot Rock, Bell Rock, Cathedral Rock, Chimney Rock, Courthouse Butte, the Mittens, the Cow Pies, and the Rabbit Ears.
Demographics - Sedona Spirit Radio
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,192 people, 4,928 households, and 2,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 548.0 people per square mile (211.6/km²). There were 5,684 housing units at an average density of 305.6/sq mi (118.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.17% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 4.29% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. 8.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race
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At the 2000 census there were 7,229 people living in the Yavapai County (western) portion of the city (70.9% of its population) and 2,963 living in the Coconino County (eastern) portion (29.1%). By land area Yavapai had 66.2% of its area, versus 33.8% for Coconino.
There were 4,928 households out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 32.2% of
all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.52.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,042, and the median income for a family was $52,659. Males had a median income of $32,067 versus $24,453 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,350. About 4.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
History - Sedona Spirit Radio
Native American - Sedona Spirit Radio
According to the Yavapai Native Americans, their ancestors were the first people of Sedona, descendants of "The First Lady," daughter of the Lady of the Pearl. The Yavapai Creation Story recounts how The Lady of the Pearl was sealed in a log with the Woodpecker and sent from Montezuma Well at the beginning of a Great Flood. For days and nights to follow, it rained incessantly and flood waters rose to cover every land form on earth. After 40 days, the rain stopped, the water receded and the log finally came to rest in Sedona. The Woodpecker freed the beautiful young woman from the log and guided her to the summit of Mingus Mountain, bearing a white stone or "Pearl" her people had given her for protection on the journey. There, she met the Sun, who fell in love with her. Returning to Sedona, she bathed in an enchanted pool in Boynton Canyon. Soon afterward, she gave birth to a daughter, referred to as the "First Lady," mother to all the Yavapai people. (Source: Spokesperson/representative of the Yavapai-Apache Nation Clarkdale, AZ.)
The Yavapai-Apache tribe were forcefully removed from the Verde Valley in 1876, to the San Carlos Indian Reservation, 180 miles southeast. 1500 people were marched, in midwinter, to San Carlos. Several hundred lost their lives. The survivors were interned for 25 years. About 200 Yavapai-Apache people returned to the Verde Valley in 1900.
Anglo-American settlement - Sedona Spirit Radio
The McDonald's in Sedona, Arizona is the only one in the world with teal arches. They are not yellow because the city thought they would mesh poorly with the surrounding red rocks. The first color McDonalds offered was teal which the city accepted.
The first Anglo settler moved into Oak Creek Canyon in 1879. The early settlers were farmers and ranchers. Oak Creek Canyon was well-known for its apple orchards. In 1902, when the Sedona post office was established, there were 55 residents. In the mid-1950s, the first telephone directory listed 155 names. Parts of the Sedona area weren't electrified until the 1960s.
Sedona began to develop as a tourist destination, vacation-home and retirement center in the 1950s. Most of the development seen today was constructed in the 1980s and 1990s. As of 2007, there are no large tracts of undeveloped land remaining. Section source:
Political structure - Sedona Spirit Radio
Politically, Uptown Sedona (the part in Coconino County) and West Sedona (the Yavapai County portion) form the City of Sedona. Originally founded in 1902, the town was incorporated into a city in January 1988. The Village of Oak Creek, despite its location seven miles (11 km) to the south and outside Sedona city limits, is a significant part of the community.
Cinematic legacy - Sedona Spirit Radio
Many of Hollywood's classic westerns were filmed in or near Sedona. The red rock buttes and desert landscape provided a striking setting for these films, most notably Broken Arrow (1950), starring James Stewart. A number of the movie's shooting locations can still be visited via off-road trails.
An intricate chase scene in the Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin comedy Midnight Run was filmed on the trails surrounding Sedona
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Fire
On June 18, 2006, a wildfire, reportedly started by campers, began about one mile (1.6 km) north of Sedona. The so-called "Brins Fire" covered 4,317 acres (17 km2) on Brins Mesa, Wilson Mountain and in Oak Creek Canyon before the USDA Forest Service declared it 100% contained as of 6 p.m. on June 28. Containment cost was estimated at $6,400,000.
Arts and special events - Sedona Spirit Radio
There are several events that are hosted annually in the Sedona area, including:
- Sedona International Film Festival
- Sedona Jazz on the Rocks Festival
- Sedona Marathon
- Sedona Miracle Annual Charity Fundraiser
Sedona is home to several notable arts organizations in Northern Arizona.
- The Sedona Arts Center, founded in 1958, is the oldest arts center in northern Arizona.
- The Sedona Jazz on the Rocks festival, founded in 1982, takes place annually at Radisson Poco Diablo Resort and other locations over four days in September.
- Chamber Music Sedona sponsors a chamber music program annually from October to May. 2007-2008 is the 25th anniversary season for this organization.
- Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop was established in 1995. The weeklong annual festival takes place in late February and early March at Harkins Theatres while supplemental events take place at area resorts. The festival also hosts monthly events.
- GumptionFest, established in 2006 by GumptionFest Artistic Support Foundation Executive Director Dylan Jung, is a grassroots, local art street festival takes place the first weekend of June.
- NORAZ Poets, founded in 2003, is a nonprofit poetry network based in Sedona.
Popular Culture References - Sedona Spirit Radio
- Sedona is mentioned in the Pixies song "Havalina" the last song on their album "Bossanova." The lyrics are: "Walking in the breeze / On the plains of old Sedona / Arizona / Among the trees."
- The Electro group Dynamix II released a single by the name of Sedona.
- Aerosmith recorded a song called "Sedona Sunrise" released on their 2006 compilation Devil's Got a New Disguise. The lyrics and laidback tone of the song were apparently inspired by the songwriters' visit to Sedona.
- Inspired by the gorgeous rock formations surrounding the town, music composer Steven Reineke wrote a piece which he named "Sedona."
- In Jamie O'Neal's love ballad, "There Is No Arizona", Jamie belts out the name Sedona in the chorus, "There is no Arizona. No painted desert, no Sedona."
Education - Sedona Spirit Radio
Sedona Red Rock High School (SRRHS), is located near the edge of town in West Sedona. The school's mascot is the Scorpion. The high school's new campus, a series of single story buildings, is located opposite the Sedona campus of Yavapai College, in West Sedona.
Sedona Charter School (SCS) is located behind the Sedona Public Library, it serves as Montessori based school for grades K-8th grade.
Yavapai College's Sedona Center for Arts & Technology includes the Zaki Gordon Institute for Independent Filmmaking, the Business Partnership Program, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and the University of Arizona Mini Med School.
Verde Valley School, a boarding/preparatory high school with many international students, is located between the Village of Oak Creek and Red Rock Crossing.
University of Sedona, a non-traditional institute providing ministerial training and education in metaphysics.
Vortices - Sedona Spirit Radio
There is a specialized New Age tourist industry in Sedona, where the "Harmonic Convergence" was organized by Jose Arguelles in 1987. Some purported "spiritual vortices" are said to be concentrated in the Sedona area at Bell Rock, Airport Mesa, Cathedral
Rock, Boynton Canyon, and Schnebly Hill.
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References - Sedona Spirit Radio
- "Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arizona". United States Census Bureau. 2008-07-10. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-04.csv. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
- "Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arizona" (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. June 21, 2006. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-04.csv. Retrieved on November 14 2006.
- Territorial Women's Memorial Rose Garden: Sedona Miller Schnebly. (n.d.) Sharlot Hall Museum. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- American Factfinder, United States Census Bureau
- History of the Yavapai-Apache Exodus
- Heidinger & Trevillyan, 2007, Images of America: Sedona, Arcadia Publishing.
- USDA Forest Service. (2006, June 19). Brins Fire Update. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
- USDA Forest Service. (2006, June 29). Brins Fire Update.PDF (34.6 KiB) Retrieved December 16, 2006.
NY Times travel Guide
- NY Times: Sedona
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The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin "spiritus" (breath). The term is commonly used to refer to a supernatural being which is transcendent and therefore metaphysical in nature. For many people, however, spirit, like soul, is a natural part of a being, and is identified with mind, or consciousness, or the brain.
Etymology
The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning "breath" (compare spiritus asper), but also "soul, courage, vigor", ultimately from a PIE root *(s)peis- (to blow). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα) pneuma, Hebrew (רוח) ruah, as opposed to anima, translating psykhē. The word was loaned into Middle English via Old French The distinction between soul and spirit became current in Judeo-Christian terminology (e.g. Greek. psykhe vs. pneuma, Latin anima vs. spiritus, Hebrew ruach vs. neshama or nephesh; in Hebrew
neshama from the root NSHM or breath.)
Metaphysical and metaphorical uses
The word is used in two related contexts, one metaphysical and the other metaphorical.
Its metaphysical context has attained a number of meanings:
- An incorporeal but ubiquitous, non-quantifiable substance or energy present individually in all living things. Unlike the concept of souls, which are by definition eternal and usually believed to preexist the body, a spirit develops and grows as an integral aspect of the living being. This concept of the individual spirit is common among traditional peoples. It is therefore important to note the distinction between this concept of spirit and that of the pre-existing or eternal soul because belief in souls is specific and far less common, particularly in traditional societies. This is more properly termed life ("bios" in Greek) ether than spirit ("pneuma" in Greek.)
A daemon sprite, or especially ghost. A ghost is usually
- conceived as a wandering spirit from a being no longer living, having survived the death of the body yet maintaining the mind and consciousness.
- In religion and spirituality, the respiration of the human being has for obvious reasons been strongly linked with the very occurrence of life. A similar significance has been attributed to human blood. Spirit in this sense denotes that which separates a living body from a corpse and usually implies intelligence, consciousness and sentience.
- Various animistic religions, such as Japan's Shinto and various Native American and African tribal beliefs, focus around invisible beings which represent or are connected to plants, animals (sometimes called Animal Fathers), or even landforms; the English word "spirit" is usually used when translating tales related to such entities.
- Spirits are often visualized as being interconnected to all others and The Spirit (singular capitalized) refers to the theories of a unified spirituality, universal consciousness and some concepts of Deity. All "spirits" connected, form a greater unity, the Spirit, which has both an identity separate from its elements plus a consciousness and intellect greater than its elements; an ultimate, unified, non-dual awareness or force of life combining or transcending all individual units of consciousness. The experience of such a connection can be a primary basis for spiritual belief. The term spirit has been used in this sense by at least Anthroposophy, Aurobindo, A Course In Miracles, Hegel, and Ken Wilber. In this use, the term is conceptually identical to Plotinus's "One" and Friedrich Schelling's "Absolute." Similarly, according to the pan(en)theistic aspect, Spirit is the essence that can manifest itself as mind/soul through any level in pantheistic hierarchy/holarchy, such as a mind/soul of a single cell (with very primitive, elemental consciousness), or a human or animal mind/soul (with consciousness on a level of organic synergy of an individual human/animal), or a (superior) mind/soul with synergetically extremely complex/sophisticated consciousness of whole galaxies involving all sub-levels, all emanating (since it is non-dimensional, or trans-dimensional) from the one Spirit.
In Christian theology, the Spirit is also used to describe God, or aspects thereof as in Holy Spirit, referring to a Triune God (Trinity): "The result of God reaching to man by the Father as the source, the Son as the course ("the Way"), and through
- the Spirit as the transmission."
- Also in (popular) theological terms, the individual human "spirit" (singular lowercase) is a deeply situated aspect of the soul subject to "spiritual" growth and change; the very seat of emotion and desire, and the transmitting organ by which human beings can contact God. In a rare theological definition it is higher consciousness enclosing the soul. It is a central concept of Pneumatology (in context of the latter definition note that this science studies "pneuma;" Greek for "spirit," not "psyche;" Greek for "soul" studied in psychology.
- In Christian Science, Spirit is one of the seven synonyms for God. These are: "Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 587).
- In Harmonism, spirit is a term reserved for those which collectively control and influence an individual from the realm of the mind.
The metaphorical use of the term likewise has several related meanings:
- The loyalty and feeling of inclusion in the social history or collective essence of an institution or group, such as in school spirit or esprit de corps.
- A closely related meaning refers to the worldview of a person, place, or time, as in "The Declaration of Independence was written in the spirit of John Locke and his notions of liberty", or the term zeitgeist, meaning "spirit of the age".
- As a synonym for 'vivacity' as in "She performed the piece with spirit." or "She put up a spirited defense."
- The underlying intention of a text as distinguished from its literal meaning, especially in law; see Letter and spirit of the law
- As a term for alcoholic beverages stemming from medieval superstitions that explained the effects of alcohol as demonic activity.
- In Mysticism, as existence in unity with Godhead. Soul may also be known as spirit, but soul is certain individual human consciousness, while spirit comes from beyond that.
Related concepts in other languages
Similar concepts in other languages include Greek Pneuma and Sanskrit akasha/atman, see also Prana. In some languages, the word for spirit is often closely related, if not synonymous to mind. Examples include the German, 'Geist' (related to the English word ghost) or the French, 'l'esprit'. In the Judaeochristian Bible, the word "ruach" (רוח; "wind") is most commonly translated as the spirit, whose essence is divine (see Holy Spirit; ruach hakodesh). Alternately the word nephesh is commonly used. Nephesh, as referred to by Kabbalists, is one of the five parts of the Jewish soul, where "nephesh" (animal) refers to the physical being and its animal instincts. Similarly, both the Scandinavian languages and the Chinese language uses the term "breath" to refer to the spirit.
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