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Answer for the clue "Whirling masses (of air or liquid) ", 8 letters:
vortices

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alt. (plural of vortex English) n. (plural of vortex English)

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Vortex \Vor"tex\, n.; pl. E. Vortexes , L. Vortices . [L. vortex, vertex, -icis, fr. vortere, vertere, to turn. See Vertex .] A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center ...

Usage examples of vortices.

Thus your energy counterpart will be opened up, your vortices (or chakras) and meridians cleared, your congestive energy and unwelcome pressures released.

The most important components of the energy counterpart are the vortices, or chakras, to give them their Hindu name, and meridian lines.

The healer's first task in this situation is to get the vortices spinning again.

When our vortices are spinning we are healthy and full of life, when they are slow disease sets in and when they stop we die.

But the drugs he prescribes will only slow the vortices down even more, while their chemical reaction will alter the messages from the brain, thereby leading to more problems.

There is also the fact that all yogic exercises, themselves hundreds of years old, are based on the energy counterpart with its vortices and meridian lines.

As it goes through the process of cleansing and the rest, the pressure of mind energy is taken off the brain and body and opens up the energy vortices and meridian lines, which in turn enable the child to draw in more life force.

And once you get the idea of what is happening to your mind energy, your vortices and your meridian lines, the whole exercise will become easier.

I certainly am not telling you that at your very first attempt you will be able to sense the energy counterpart projecting from someone else's body, as I described earlier, let alone truly visualize it complete with its vortices and meridian lines.

When the energy system is only working at half speed - that is, when the vortices are not spinning and drawing in life force as they should - then, when that sort of system is in contact with someone with a vibrant energy system, it will draw off it.

So an invalid's vortices will start spinning again because of the healing he or she has been giving to others and the whole body will feel more vibrant.

But after a few days what energy has been drawn in will set the vortices spinning again at increased speed so that more and more energy will be drawn from the healer at the sessions that follow.

This can explain why when practising Mantra, the attention is drawn toward the centre of the body, very often following the vortices from the base of the spine to the top of the head.

Its use will expand the vortices, speed up the vibrationary rate, and cleanse the aura.

Now, when developing the vortices, for instance, you must first know what each vortex represents, so look back to chapter Two to refresh your memory on this.