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maya
maya , in Hinduism, term used in the Veda to mean magic or supernatural power. In Mahayana Buddhism it acquires the meaning of illusion or unreality. The term is pivotal in the Vedanta system of Shankara, where it signifies the world as a cosmic illusion and also the power that creates the world... Read more
maya
maya , in Hinduism, term used in the Veda to mean magic or supernatural power. In Mahayana Buddhism it acquires the meaning of illusion or unreality. The term is pivotal in the Vedanta system of Shankara, where it signifies the world as a cosmic illusion and also the power that creates the world... Read more
special effects
special effects in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. Some common examples are the use of rear-screen projections, in which previously photographed material is projected behind the actors... Read more
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Stanton Macdonald-Wright 1890-1973, American artist, b. Charlottsville, Va. Macdonald-Wright was among the first Americans to paint in a totally abstract mode. Together with Morgan Russell , he founded synchromism in 1912. In paintings such as Oriental Synchromy in Blue-Green (1918; Whitney Mus.... Read more
Zeuxis
Zeuxis , fl. 5th cent. BC, Greek painter. According to tradition he settled in Ephesus, was an intimate (possibly a pupil) of Apollodorus, and aided in developing a technique for painting light and shadow. Although none of his paintings survives, they are known through ancient writings. Pliny speaks... Read more
Arthur Bowen Davies
Arthur Bowen Davies , 1862-1928, American painter and lithographer, b. Utica, N.Y., studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League, New York City. In 1893 he traveled in Europe and exhibited successfully on his return. A president of the Society of Independent Artists, he was la... Read more
Jean Eugène Robert Houdin
Jean Eugène Robert Houdin or Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin , 1805-71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a clockmaker, he was celebrated for his optical illusions and mechanical devices and for his attributing his "magic" to natural instead of supernatural means. Houdin was t... Read more
Sir Norman Angell
Sir Norman Angell 1872?-1967, British internationalist and economist, whose name originally was Ralph Norman Angell Lane. He came to fame with The Great Illusion (1910, rev. ed. 1933), in which he posited that the common economic interests of nations make war futile. At the close of World War I h... Read more
delusion
delusion false belief based upon a misinterpretation of reality. It is not, like a hallucination, a false sensory perception, or like an illusion, a distorted perception. Delusions vary in intensity, and are not uncommon among substance abusers, particularly those who use amphetamines, cocaine, and... Read more
dialectic
dialectic [Gr.,= art of conversation], in philosophy, term originally applied to the method of philosophizing by means of question and answer employed by certain ancient philosophers, notably Socrates. For Plato the term came to apply more strictly to logical method and meant the reduction of what ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "illusion"

illusions
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...normally work. But ‘illusion’ is hard to define adequately. If illusions are departures from reality...wall Perspective Size-weight illusion illusions illusion Paradoxes Looking glass Rotating...
Money Illusion
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Money Illusion The term money illusion was coined in the 1920s by Irving Fisher, who defined it as...value ” (1928, p. 4). As a matter of fact, money illusion refers to individual or aggregate economic behavior that consists...
Illusion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Illusion Sensory perception originated by an actual sensory stimulus to which wrong interpretation is attached. (See also Hallucination )
Indian Rope Trick
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...trick suggest that it is an illusion accomplished by a combination...could be used to assist in the illusion. One version of the trick...was no longer interested in illusions. However, there are still...not been explained by simple illusion. These include various acts...
Marriott, William S. (ca. 1910)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...One of his noted illusions was the production of...Bangs sisters. The illusion was presented as "Dr...claiming rights on the illusion, since he had obtained...Selbit presented the illusion at the Orpheum Theatre...obtained a number of these illusions and had himself photographed...
Freud, Sigmund
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...a lengthy article, "The Illusion of the Future" (1928...religious beliefs as forms of illusion (if not delusion) and religious...argument in The Future of an Illusion was fairly straightforward...therefore, are in essence illusions. They are enunciated as dogmatic...
Interest, Real Rate of
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...some extent, from what is called money illusion. This latter view was the one held by...inflation; Fisher squarely blamed money illusion for this. Although the real rate of...Modern economic theory assumes that money illusion is unimportant, that the economy moves...
magic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...various apparatuses are employed to create illusions of seemingly impossible events; escape...performing tricks for a pharoah; one of the illusions shown is the cup-and-balls trick...magician John Henry Anderson who performed illusions from the 1840s-70s as the "Great Wizard...
A Course in Miracles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...on God. The commonly held illusions lead to the disastrous belief...deserving of punishment. The illusion of separation has itself created...themselves free of the harmful illusions. Forgiveness is the key to...Sin, toward God, is an illusion. Thus individuals need to...
Perception
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology ...organization, the result is a visual illusion, commonly referred to as an optical illusion. Such illusions can occur when there is too little information...consistent, but inaccurate, fashion. Illusions are completely normal, unlike delusions...

Dictionary entries related to "illusion"

Illusion
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...distinguishes two types of illusions: those that are not harmful since the illusion is obvious, and those...manage when defining illusion. Freud emphasizes it when he distinguishes illusion from delusion: "Illusions need not necessarily...
Future of an Illusion, The
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION, THE The publication of a The...1928). Freud distinguished illusion from error: an illusion, the product of desire, is not...spent his life trying to destroy illusions and complete what Max Weber called...
illusion
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...belief: he had no illusions about the trouble she...or impression: the illusion of family togetherness...world is under the illusion that the original painting...Palace. be under no illusion (or illusions ) be fully aware of...
La Grande Illusion
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LA GRANDE ILLUSION France, 1937 Director...Jean Renoir, La grande illusion, London, 1968; Paris...xE9;ma: Grandes illusions et petits soldats 1895...French Photoplay Grand Illusion," in Photoplay Studies...
optical illusion
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English op·ti·cal il·lu·sion • n. an experience of seeming to see something that does not exist or that is other than it appears. ∎  something that deceives one's eyes and causes such an experience. optical illusion
multi user shared illusion
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet multi user shared illusion A form of MULTI USER DUNGEON game where the users can augment the current world they are playing in. Often abbreviated to MUSH.
Transitional Phenomena
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...the transitional object allows for the illusion of infantile omnipotence at the same...immediate needs fosters in the infant the illusion that what he desires he actually creates...experiences also represent the use of illusion in allowing the creative co-existence...
Weltanschauung
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...seek to be anything but an illusion" (1933a [1932], p. 160...however, by clinging to the illusion of being able to present a...the truth and rejection of illusions. Any of our fellow-men...1927c). The future of an illusion. SE , 21: 1-
Heroic Identification
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...connection with his concept of the group illusion (1971). Anzieu extensively studied...and psychic envelopes. By "group illusion," he wrote, "I mean a particular...are necessary to establish the group illusion: the designation of one group member...
The Piano
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Fairytale of the South Seas," in Illusions (Wellington), Winter 1993. Hardy, Ann, "The Last Patriarch," in Illusions (Wellington), Winter 1993. Greenberg...Remedies, and The Piano," in Illusions (Wellington), no. 24, Spring...

Thesaurus entries related to "illusion"

illusion
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus illusion • noun...had destroyed her illusions synonyms : delusion...lighting increases the illusion of depth synonyms...it's just an illusion synonyms : mirage...Copperfield's amazing illusions synonyms : (magic...
trick
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...do the trick synonyms : be effective, work, solve the problem, fill/fit the bill. trick of the light  it was probably just a trick of the light synonyms : illusion, optical illusion, figment of the imagination; mirage.
vision
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 3. saw wild horses in one of his visions synonyms : dream, hallucination, chimera, optical illusion, mirage, illusion, delusion, figment of the imagination.   4. have visions of a romantic weekend synonyms : dream...
mirage
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English mirage • noun   synonyms : optical illusion, illusion, hallucination, phantasmagoria, phantasm.
chimera
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus chimera • noun  is this great love of hers merely a chimera? synonyms : illusion, fantasy, delusion, dream, daydream, pipe dream, figment of the/one's imagination, castle in the air, mirage.
delusion
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus delusion • noun  was her belief in his fidelity just a delusion? synonyms : misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, mistake, error, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misbelief; fallacy, illusion, fantasy.
superstition
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...sailors synonyms : myth, belief, old wives' tale; legend, story.   2. medicine was riddled with superstition synonyms : unfounded belief, credulity, fallacy, delusion, illusion; magic, sorcery; informal humbug, hooey.
disabuse
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...something they've been taught to believe in synonyms : disillusion about, undeceive about, set straight on/about, open someone's eyes about, correct on, enlighten on/about, disenchant about, shatter someone's illusions about.
magic
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...jinx.   2. he does magic at children's parties synonyms : conjuring tricks, sleight of hand, legerdemain, illusion, prestidigitation.   3. the magic of the stage synonyms : allure, attraction, excitement, fascination, charm...
phantom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : ghost, apparition, specter, spirit, revenant, wraith, shadow, phantasm; inf. spook.   2. dreams haunted by phantoms of evil synonyms : vision, hallucination, illusion, figment of the imagination, chimera.

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Illusion Races Into Six Flags.
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Illusion and Disillusionment: Core Issues of Psychotherapy.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...contribute to the core of illusions and disillusionment...titled The Themes of Illusion and Disillusionment...Songs, addresses illusion and disillusionment...about the value of illusions and their effects...that there is an illusion that one will marry...these wonderful illusions in ...
Trading on illusions: unrealistic perceptions of control and trading performance.
Magazine article from: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...whether positive illusions are adaptive by...particular positive illusion, illusion of...that positive illusions, and illusion of control in...conducive to control illusions. Hence, we hypothesize...propensity to illusion of control will...
Illusion Motorsports and Auction Cause Create a Unique Chance to Own a Jesse James Hellrazor Chopper.
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Illusion and Disillusion: Core Issues in Psychotherapy
Magazine article from: American Journal of Psychotherapy; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...phase, that has the illusion that he is the source of his own nurture. Illusions are distinguished from...distinction between illusion and fantasy is often...disillusionment, I believe that illusion has to be transcended...example, megalomanic illusions can be tamed and brought...
Geometrical haptic illusions: The role of exploration in the Müller-Lyer, vertical-horizontal, and Delboeuf illusions
Magazine article from: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...of three geometrical illusions well known in vision...underlying these haptic illusions. We argue that the...movements. The Mller-Lyer illusion is present in vision...movements). The Delboeuf illusion seems to occur only...as vision to certain illusions and less sensitive to...
Looking at optical illusions
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/9/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...actually an optical illusion and demonstrates...fascinating visual illusions work, pay a...about optical illusions, you should visit the Focus on Illusion section. There...Photos: Hering illusion: At the Sandlot...about optical illusions.; No tricks...
Browning Illusion.(HighGrade)
Magazine article from: Petersen's Bowhunting; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...stylish and innovative rigs in their history--the Illusion. The 2006 Illusion is packed with useful features, sports a great...standard in performance. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Illusion Features Browning's 2006 Illusion is built around...
The auditory continuity illusion: A parametric investigation and filter model
Magazine article from: Perception and Psychophysics; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...salience of the continuity illusion thus depends on the degree...salience of the continuity illusion is further influenced by the...demonstrated prominent continuity illusions with masker durations of 10...duration maskers, however, the illusion tends to fade, evoking percepts...
The phantom illumination illusion
Magazine article from: Perception and Psychophysics; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...to other brightness illusions (assimilation, neon...phantom illumination illusion derives from processes...in Figure 1A, the PI illusion recalls other brightness...a list of brightness illusions having some aspect in common with the PI illusion. Assimilation (Bezold...