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Shakti : Yoga word for vital force or energy.

Mooladhara Chakra : Lowest energy centre in the human body where the kundalini shakti (serpent power) resides - situated in the perineal floor in men and the cervix in women.

Rakta Bindu : Red bindu, same as beeja(seed) bindu, shakti bindu; the potentially creative bindu from which creation springs; often refers to the ovum.

Sushumna Nadi : Main energy channel in yoga, in the centre of the spinal cord through which kundalini shakti flows.

Permanence Tests: Methods of establishing whether long term permanence of an image has been achieved.

Permanent Current: A current that runs continuously and is independent of tides and other temporary causes. Permanent currents include the general surface circulation of the oceans.

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Permadeath: A blend of 'permanent' and 'death.' The act of a player choosing to have his character be killed off for good, and not revived or respawned in any way.

PERLS: Principal Exchange-Rated-Linked Securities

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