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egregore
/ˈɛɡɹɪɡɔɹ/
noun 2
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4ADJ.
esoteric, understood
VERB + EGREGORE
circles, fallen
EGREGORE + NOUN
angel, guardian
ADV.
commonly, really
Definitions
noun
1
An angelic being from the Book of Enoch.
When men multiplied, says the author, they had daughters of an exquisite beauty, so amiable that the Egregores, or the guardian Angels, conceived a violent passion for them.
[…] but I must be fair, and point out that there are those who fancy he is a fallen angel, an Egregore, a guardian angel of somebody else's property, and if he really is an Egregore he may be grandfather to the Nephelim, and great grandfather to the Eliud.
2
An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.
In magical esoteric circles an egregore is commonly understood to be a magical psychic entity consciously or unconsciously created by a couple or a group as an encapsulation and merger of their collective aspirations and ideals.
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When men multiplied, says the author, they had daughters of an exquisite beauty, so amiable that the Egregores, or the guardian Angels, conceived a violent passion for them.
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[…] but I must be fair, and point out that there are those who fancy he is a fallen angel, an Egregore, a guardian angel of somebody else's property, and if he really is an Egregore he may be grandfat
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In magical esoteric circles an egregore is commonly understood to be a magical psychic entity consciously or unconsciously created by a couple or a group as an encapsulation and merger of their collec
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