Refers to an occultist through whom disembodied spirits communicate Branch of philosophy that focuses on the ultimate nature of reality A view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as modes of manifestation of the one God

1. Medium

Refers to an occultist through whom disembodied spirits communicate

2. Metaphysics

Branch of philosophy that focuses on the ultimate nature of reality

3. Modalism

A view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as modes of manifestation of the one God. This view denies the doctrine of the Trinity

4. Moksha

Hindu term referring to liberation from the continual cycle of rebirths

5. Monism

Metaphysical theory that sees all of reality as a unified whole. Everything in the universe is seen as being composed of the same substance

6. Moon, Reverend Sun Myung

Founder and leader of the Unification Church

7. New World Translation

JW translation that has "restored" the divine name Jehovah 237 times in the biblical text from Matthew to Revelation

8. Order of the Easter Star

Masonic order open to women who are related to Masons

9. Panentheism

The view that all is in God and God is in all

10. Russell, Charles Taze

Founder and first president of the JW

11. Samsara

Hindu term referring to the continual cycle of death and rebirth. It literally means "to wander across"

12. Scientology

Religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard. An applied religious philosophy that focuses largely on removing engrams from one's reactive mind via auditing sessions

13. Scottish Rite

Branch of Freemasonry one can pursue after complete the Blue Lodge. 29 degrees

14. Shriner

Masonic member of Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Smith, Joseph

15. Founder and first prophet of the Mormon church
16. Syncretism

The attempt to syncretize different religions, unify

17. Tritheism

Belief that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct gods

18. Unitarians

A theological movement that rose to prominence during the sixteenth-century reformation and spread from Europe to England and then on to America. They are called "Unitarians" because they deny the doctrine of the Trinity

19. Universalists

Theological movement of individuals who believe in the salvation of all humans beings and strongly oppose the doctrine of hell and eternal punishment

20. Values Clarification

A New Age curriculum that teaches that values are not to be imposed from without but must be subjectively discovered from within. The underlying assumption is that there are no absolute truths or values.

21. Vedas

The oldest and most sacred scriptures of Hinduism

22. York Rite

Branch of Freemasonry named after York, England, the seat of the Ancient York Grand Lodge. Once can join this after completing the Blue Lodge.

23. Young, Brigham

Senior Mormon apostle at the time of Joseph Smith's death. He quickly assumed leadership and became the second president and prophet of the Mormon church