thought-form

Definitions

1. Any of a set of presuppositions or fundamental ideas which define the thinking of people of a given region, time period etc.
2. A manifestation of the thoughts, ideas or emotions of someone. It is believed to be able to be sensed by people and take physical form within the spirit world.

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Examples

“The search⟳ had begun for a ‘historical Jesus’, a figure⟳ in whom the Church could believe⟳ despite the huge gap separating thought-forms and assumptions of the first Christians from those of the nineteenth century.”

“Two people can have⟳ the same idea at the same time because they felt the same thought-forms.”

“One can feel⟳ the threatening energy of the thought-forms left in the room after a tense fight⟳.”

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