Ainsarii
An Ishmaelite sect of the Assassins (q.v.) who continued to exist after the stronghold of that society was destroyed. They held secret meetings for receptions , and possessed signs, words, and a catechism. (See The . (See The Asian Mystery, Rev. C. L. Lyde.) Air Assisting Ghosts to become Visible: It was formerly believed by some authorities that a ghost was wrapped in air, by which means it became visible. Thus a spectre might appear wherever there was air.
One of the five elementary principles of nature, mentioned in The Science of Breath, a Hindu Yoga. It is the first of these principles; is given by "The Great Power," and out of it the others are created .
These ethers may be likened to the five senses of man. order to hear distinct sounds, the Hindu theosophist "concentrates" himself upon Akasa.
Akasa, or Soniferous Ether :
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