Qabala, Qabbalah ― A body of occult philosophy, doctrines, and magickal and mystical lore most often represented by certain Jewish rabbinical texts, probably originating in early Chaldean and other Mesopotamian cultures, possibly including ancient Egypt. Basically a type of Gemantria, also known as Cabala, Cabbala, Kabala and so forth.

Qimancy ― A type of divination using Feng Shui. see also: A general Divinatory System list with short definitions

Quakers ― see- The Religious Society of Friends.

Quale ― A Quality that is an independent object. Something that "has" a quality, the possessor of a Quality, often an exemplifier of that Quality. A sense-datum or feeling having its own particular quality without external meaning or reference.

Quanta ― A particuluar measured portion of energy or mass, considered as an item in its own right, ergo: as a noun.

Quantum MetaPhysics ― When used in reference to a MetaPhysical Orientation of Experiential Spiritual Methodology, which is ordinarily characterized by much emphasis being placed on the idea that everything causes everything else, that all parts of any entity, physical, mental and spiritual must be considered together and that below the level of cells, and atoms, each subatomic part of anything affects the whole and reflects the whole. practices arising from positing experienced reality as the result of subatomic events and/or interactions with the assumption that the whole pattern is included in each component part. The interpretation interpolation of the viewed reality as a hologrammic resultant of subatomic events and/or interactions.

Quantum Physics ― A popular phrase indicating the Field of Study of the various theories which are required when Quantum Mechanics (Old and/or New), Wave Mechanics, Matrix Mechanics and other current processes are applied to Physics (A Science which offers explanations of the functional systems of Apparent Physical Reality dealing with Matter and Energy by a variety of methodologies). Many of which theories, which are required to make the observations intelligible and/or discussible, read similarly to many Ancient Metaphysical Traditions.

Quantum Tunneling ―

Quantum Vacuum ― A sea of potentiality that underlies everything, virtual particles bounce in and out of it. Patti Smith's Sea of Possibility.

Quiddity ― A Field of Study of or relating to the Essential Nature or Ultimate Form of anything, and/or that which makes something what it is.

Quieting of the Senses ―

Quimbanda ― When used in reference to a MetaPhysical Orientation as to Tradition, Culture or Preferred Flavour, is primarily defined, usually selfdefined by its members and/or adherents holding a Macumba WorldView and a desire to practice harmful Magic as a primary or critical parameter of their Spiritual Paradigm. Quimbanda represents harmful magick in the Macumba Tradition; which is approximately a Brazilian form of Vodoun and Santaria. Macumba is not in itself a religion but the umbrella for the two principal forms of African spirit worship in Brazil: Candomblé' and Umbanda. Macumba is sometimes used to refer to harmful magick, but that is more properly called Quimbanda.

Quintessential ― Refined to the Ultimate of Purity of Essence.

Quotables ― Quotables (that make us Smile!) are things that the famous, near-famous, and so forth have uttered, and that somehow got recorded in some more or less dependable manner, which capture something in a wordsmythe manner, which the utilizers of said Quotable find illuminating and/or amusing, but in any case totally on target.
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Capital A with ring aboveÅ   Capital A with macronĀ   Capital A with breveĂ   Capital A with diaeresisÄ   Capital A with circumflex   Capital A with dot aboveȦ   Capital A with inverted breveȂ   Capital A with tildeà   Capital A with ogonekĄ   Capital AE ligatureÆ   Capital AE ligature with tildeÆ̃   Capital Glottal Stop⦾   Capital Palatoalveolar Click⊛   Regular English AA   Script Capital Lℒ   Capital L with macron aboveL̅   Capital L with dot belowḶ   Capital L with stroke, Dark L Ł   Regular English LL   Capital WHω   Capital W with macron aboveW̅   Capital W with dot belowẈ   Regular English WW   Capital Slide H with reverse solidusℋ⃥   Capital H with macron aboveH̅   Capital H with dot belowḤ   Aspirate^○   Slight Pause⚫   Very Slight Pause⚬   Regular English HH   Capital S with macron aboveS̅   Capital S with dot aboveṠ   Capital SH sign∫   Capital SKΣ   Regular English SS   Hard and Deep Capital DД   High and Light Capital D∇   Regular English DD   Capital O with ring aboveO̊   Capital O with macronŌ   Capital O with breveŎ   Capital O with diaeresisÖ   Capital O with solidusØ   Capital OE ligatureŒ   Capital O with Cyrillic Round OmegaѺ   Capital OIꙔ   Capital O with ogonekǪ   Capital O with double oo topტ   Regular English OO   Capital EZJHʑ   Capital Z with macron belowẔ   Capital Z with dot aboveŻ   Regular English ZZ   Capital K with macron aboveК̅   Capital K with dot below К̣   Capital Hard KHχ   Capital KHƙ   Regular English KK   Capital V with macron aboveV̅   Capital V with dot belowṾ   Regular English VV   Capital G with macronḠ   Capital G with dot aboveĠ   Capital GNΓ   Capital GRЖ   Capital GW   Capital Uvular Voiced ImplosiveϘ   Regular English GG   Capital rolled R with macronЯ̅   Capital rolled R with dot aboveЯ̇   Capital R with macron aboveR̅   Capital R with dot above Ṙ   Capital R with ogonek R̨   Regular English RR   Capital C with cedillaÇ   Capital CHЧ   Regular English CC   Capital N with macron aboveN̅   Capital N with dot belowṆ   Capital N with tildeÑ   Capital NGŋ   Capital NG with macron aboveŋ̅   Regular English NN   Capital Y with macron above Ȳ   Capital Y with dot aboveẎ   Capital Y with yaw aboveЎ   Regular English YY   Capital J with macron aboveЈ̅   Capital J with dot belowЈ̣   Regular English JJ   Capital U with a ring aboveŮ   Capital U with macronŪ   Capital U with breveŬ   Capital U with circumflex aboveÛ   Capital U with diaeresisÜ   Regular English UU   Capital F with macron aboveF̅   Capital F with dot aboveḞ   Regular English FF   Capital Q with macron aboveQ̅   Capital Q with dot aboveQ̇   Regular English QQ   Capital B with macronB̅   Capital B with dot belowḄ   Trilled B   Regular English BB   Capital M with macronM̅   Capital M with dot belowṂ   Capital M with tilde M̃   Capital MB   Capital MGⱮ   Regular English MM   Capital X with macron aboveX̅   Capital X with dot aboveẊ   Regular English XX   Capital I with macronĪ   Capital I with breveĬ   Regular English II   Capital T with macron aboveT̅   Capital T with dot belowṬ   Capital TH voicedΘ   Capital TH voicelessÞ   Capital TSЦ   Capital TSCHЩ   Regular English TT   Capital E with macronĒ   Capital E with breveĔ   Capital E with circumflexÊ   Capital schwa Ə   Regular English EE   Capital P with macron aboveP̅   Capital P with dot aboveṖ   Capital pT   Regular English PP

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