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Cards Term ab origine Definition towards the beginning, at the origin Term ab initio Definition the momement of creation Term athropogony Definition literally, the birth or creation of humans; how human beings came to be Term archaic Definition Eliade emphasizes the root or the basis,or origin of something Term autochthony Definition that which is indigenous or particular to a certain place Term axis mundi Definition univeral or cosmic pillar; the axis of the universe; the center of the world around which everything revolves and by which the different realms of the universe are connected Term cosmogony Definition the birth of order. brith of the cosmos, the way things came to be. Term deus otiosus/ dei otiosi Definition a god or gods that have withdrawn from active participation in the universe (Remote gods) Term ganz andere Definition the wholly other, of a different realm Term hic et nunc Definition right now, right here Term hierogamy Definition marriage between a diety and a mortal. Term heirophany Definition a maifestation of the sacred Term homology Definition a relationshyp of similarity that approaches identity; the quality of corresponding or being similar in position, value structure or function Term homo religiosus Definition humans are inherently religious beings Term illud tempus Definition a mythical time before time Term imago mundi Definition the model of the world as it looks Term incipit vita nova Definition beginning of new life, rejuvination of life itself Term in illo tempore Definition tiem before history, mythic, transcendent time. Term in principio Definition in essence, in truth, the way things really are. Term imitatio dei Definition imitating deities Term numinous, numen Definition divine, powerful, sacred; overwhelming sense of holy Term ontological Definition pertaining to that which is real, that which exists Term ontophany Definition manifestation of what is real Term sidereal Definition realting to stars or constellations, relative to the heavans Term telluric Definition terrestrial; pertaining to earth Term terra matter Definition mother earth Term theophany Definition manifestation of the divine Term uranian Definition celestial Term valorization Definition the process of making or recognizing something to be important or valuable, to exalt Term Weltanschauung Definition a comprehensive worldview, especially for a qualified standpoint; the way in whcih a person or a culture interprets the meaning of the world; the way one views the universe and humanitys role in it.