affirmations Statements that create a reality or truth through frequent repetition.
age regression An application of hypnosis whereby the client regresses to a younger age (with the guidance of a hypnotherapist trained in this technique), often in order to explore unresolved emotional issues.
Akashic records A ''cosmic memory bank" containing information about everything that has occurred in the universe, including details of every soul and every life ever lived.
Alien abductions A kidnapping of a human individual by an alien being.
aliens Nonterrestrial beings, or nonhumans from another planet or star.
apparition The closest thing to what people usually call a "ghost": a spirit with an image that can be seen and can interact with its observer.
archetypes Common themes that arise from the collective unconscious and repeatedly appear as symbols in myths, symbol systems, and dreams.
astral body A "second self" or energy body that consists of a subtle field of light that encases the physical body. It is thought that the astral body can separate from the physical body during sleep, which results in flying dreams.
astral projection An awareness that the conscious mind has separated from the physical body, usually during a sleeplike state. It enables one to float above oneself and view one's own physical body.
astral travel A step beyond astral projection that enables a "dreamer" to travel to a different locale while being conscious that he is not in his physical body.
