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influences ; 3. Dreams that are caused by spiritual agency. Only 

 the latter are worthy of great consideration, although the former 

 may occasionally indicate important changes in the planes to 

 which they belong ; for instance, a dream of a nail being driven 

 into the head may predict apoplexy, &c. 



Firmament. — The soul — sphere of the Macrocosmos, respectively 



that of the Microcosmos, 

 Flagae. — Spirits knowing the secrets of man ; familiar spirits ; 



spirits that may be seen in mirrors and reveal secret things. 



Gamathei, or Gamaheu. — Stones with magic characters and pic- 

 tures, possessing powers received from astral influences. They 

 may be made by art or in a natural manner. Amulets, charms. 



Gigantes. — Elementals having the human form, but of superhuman 

 size. They live like men, and are mortal, though invisible 

 under ordinary circumstances. 



Gnomi, Pygmaei, Cubitali. — Little Elementals having the human 

 form and the power to extend their form. They live in the 

 element of the earth, in the interior of the earth's surface, in 

 houses and dwellings constructed by themselves. 



HoMUNCULi. — Artificially made human beings, generated from the 

 sperm without the assistance of the female organism (Black 

 magic) 



HoMUNCULi IMAGUNCULAE. — Images made of wax, clay, wood, &c., 

 that are used in the practice of black magic, witchcraft, and 

 sorcery, to stimulate the imagination and to injure an enemy, or 

 to affect an absent person in an occult manner at a distance. 



Ilbch primum, Ileias, Ileadus. — The first beginning ; primordial 



power ; causation. 

 Ilech supernaturale. — The union of the superior and inferior 



astral influences. 

 Ilech magnum, — The specific healing power of medicine. 



