The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

1393. Solar/Lunar Gods and Goddesses—Terms that dominate mythological lore, they refer to the celestial deities that proliferated the ancient world and reappear throughout history as the gods and goddesses of subsequent religions. Solar refers to sun gods worshipped most prominently by Egyptians and Egypt based religions. These would be the deities of the day because that is when the sun is seen. Lunar refers to deities of the night and they are connected with the moon. Most sun deities are male and the females comprise the pantheon of moon goddesses with some exceptions. See Sumer and Islam. 1394. Solar/Sun Deities—Gods that supposedly rule or ruled with the sun or its power. They are usually male deities. Egypt is a major civilization that constructed its life and lifestyles around the sun and its deities, for example, Horus, and Re/Ra among many, many others. 1395. Soma—A) Fermented juice used as an intoxicant to induce spiritual experiences and encounters with immaterial beings by a presumably prophetic speaker. Often ingested by worshippers of Dionysus, Bacchus. Beer was their favorite drink along with wine and mead. Their drinking ceremonies symbolized ecstatic unions observed as rituals enjoyed with the god himself. It is the name of the hallucinogen used by worshippers of Wotan who believed their intoxicated states enabled them to be consumed by the god for war and brutality. Soma was the name of the god who supposedly brought the plant to earth and taught his progeny how to produce the drug to be used in savage orgiastic worship. Intoxicants also symbolized blood, and imbibing them meant to absorb the life of the deity so worshipped. Many times blood, animal or human, was mixed with the intoxicant to assure such a state of existence was attained. B) Greek word for 1397. Song—A musical, melodious delivery of messages and communications that affects the soul and spirit of the hearer. They are affective to the point of provoking prompt responses and reactions to their melody or carefully calculated lyrics. Songs pierce and eliminate normal human barriers to the singer’s message that would otherwise hinder its intents and effects. Many times music achieves its effects by motivating a relaxation of the intelligence in favor of elevating and emotionalizing the sense. 1398. Soothsayer—A) Truth sayer, as the word sooth means truth. The idea was that special individuals were gifted in exploring the supernatural by various the body (meat) used in the New Testament. Matthew 5:29. 1396. Son—A seed, a male offspring, an heir, a successor.