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604 results starting with “R”
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Often referred to as the Royal Path, this branch of yoga focuses on meditation and mental control as systematized in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. It gained significant attention in Western esoteric circles during the late 19th-century occult revival.
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The son of Solomon and the first king of the Kingdom of Judah after the split of the United Monarchy. He is often cited in political and biblical literature as an example of the consequences of harsh rule and the loss of national unity.
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A historic city in Normandy, France, which served as a significant center for printing, commerce, and the development of early modern chemical and medical thought.
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A monk and historian best known for his Latin translations of Greek patristic works, particularly those of Origen. His work was essential for the preservation and dissemination of Eastern Christian theology and Neoplatonic thought in the Latin-speaking West.
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An alchemical symbol representing the end product of the Great Work, depicted as a hermaphroditic being that signifies the union of opposites.
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One of the legendary twin founders of Rome, killed by his brother Romulus during the city's inception. He appears in historical and mythological accounts of the origins of Roman civilization, often cited in Renaissance works on civic history and virtue.
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Referring primarily to Plato's Politeia, a foundational Socratic dialogue concerning justice and the order of the ideal city-state. In the context of Renaissance translations, it represents the archetypal model for both political and soul-level governance.
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Shlomo Yitzchaki, a medieval French rabbi and author of comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Tanakh, frequently cited by Christian Hebraists and Kabbalists.
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The primary antagonist of the Ramayana, depicted as a ten-headed king of Lanka and a master of Vedic knowledge and Shiva-worship. In esoteric contexts, he is sometimes associated with specific tantric or astrological treatises.
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The Platonic doctrine that knowledge is a process of the soul recovering innate truths known before birth through the contemplation of the Forms.
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A 16th-century German astronomer and mathematician whose Prutenic Tables were crucial for the spread of Copernicanism.
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A preeminent medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher and physician whose Guide for the Perplexed deeply influenced both Jewish and Christian scholasticism.
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