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2006 studio album by Aghora
Formless is the second album from progressive metal band Aghora, released in December 2006. This is their first album with vocalist Diana Serra. Lotus
Formless
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up formlessness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Formlessness may refer to: The lack of form Chaos (cosmogony), the formless or void state preceding
Formlessness
Description of the universe in Buddhist texts
is divided into three realms, or dhātus: the formless realm (Ārūpyadhātu), corresponding to the formless jhanas; the form realm (Rūpadhātu), corresponding
Buddhist_cosmology
Fictional character
out by the formless spawn, polymorphic entities made of black ichor. They are extremely resilient and very difficult to dispatch. Formless spawn can take
Tsathoggua
Biblical Hebrew phrase
הַמָּֽיִם — Genesis 1:2, Westminster Leningrad Codex Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of
Tohu_wa-bohu
1967 novel by Samuel Delany
Ace Books, changed Delany's originally intended title from A Fabulous, Formless Darkness for commercial reasons. The protagonist, Lo Lobey, is loosely
The_Einstein_Intersection
2002 essay collection by Martin Mosebach
The Heresy of Formlessness: The Roman Liturgy and Its Enemy (German: Häresie der Formlosigkeit. Die römische Liturgie und ihr Feind) is an essay collection
The_Heresy_of_Formlessness
2026 Chinese television series
Netflix in selected regions. Lu Wuyi, the youngest nine-tailed fox of the Formless Moon, is sent on a mission to capture the traitor Xiaowei along with her
Veil_of_Shadows_(TV_series)
Attribute associated to God in Sikhism
Nirankar (Punjabi: ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ, lit. 'formless') is one of the many attributes associated to God in Sikhism and means The Formless One. The word has its roots in
Nirankar
Iconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva
male sexual organ, the lingam is regarded as the "outward symbol" of the "formless reality", the symbolization of merging of the "primordial matter" (Prakṛti)
Lingam
1998 album by Minneapolis alternative rock band Polara
Formless/Functional is a 1998 album by Minneapolis alternative rock band Polara, their third full-length album and their last for Interscope Records. Despite
Formless/Functional
Spiritual organisation founded by Jaggi Vasudev
entirely" by volunteers. According to Sadhguru, the word isha means "the formless divine". The Yoga Centre at the Isha Foundation was founded in 1994, and
Isha_Foundation
Goddess in Hinduism and Buddhism
nirguna, formless and is often shown as a flame above the head of Guhyakali, the highest gross form of Kali. In Nepali Newar arts, both form and formless attributes
Mahakali
Canadian progressive metalcore band
Afterimage released their debut single titled "Void" from their first EP Formless which was released in North America through Famined Records on August 14
The_Afterimage
First or prime matter
opus and the creation of the philosopher's stone. It is the primitive formless base of all matter similar to chaos, the quintessence or aether. Esoteric
Prima_materia
Novel by Brandon Sanderson
and Iyatil from finding the Unmade. Shallan realizes that her persona, Formless, appears when she tries to thwart Mraize. Meanwhile, in Azir, Adolin struggles
Wind_and_Truth
Malformation in veterinary medicine
An amorphous (or amorphus) globosus (from Greek αμορφή (amorphē, 'formless') and Latin globus ('sphere')), also known as a globosus amorphus, or an amorphous
Amorphous_globosus
American entrepreneur, software engineer, and artist
American entrepreneur, software engineer, and artist. He is the founder of Formless, Inc., a technology company focused on digital ownership and revenue-sharing
Brandon_Tory
Philosophical concept native to China
According to its foundational book Tao Te Ching, Tao is self-existent, formless, eternal, omnipresent, and is the source of all existence. While all phenomena
Tao
Season of television series
meanwhile, found the season "just as inert" as the third, calling it "formless" and criticizing its emphasis on "quiet solo scenes" and "earnest two-handers"
The_Bear_season_4
Meditation or vocal singing of hymns in Sikhism
Naam Simran, is the remembrance of God or the Akal Purkh, the supreme formless power that is timeless and immortal, through the meditation or contemplation
Naam_Japo
Sikh sect
Nirankari (Punjabi: ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ, lit. "formless one") is a sect of Sikhism. It was a reform movement founded by Baba Dyal Das in northwest Punjab in 1851
Nirankari
Hindu conception of God
Hindu deities as aspects of the same, Supreme Reality or the eternal and formless metaphysical Absolute, called Brahman in Hinduism, or, translated from
God_in_Hinduism
Concept in Chinese philosophy favouring inaction
source of all existence and manifestation of all phenomena, its intrinsic formless essence is that it acts or moves in a silent, invisible, ineffable, often-unnoticed
Wu_wei
Martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
his poetry. The free verse form of Lee's poetry reflects his quote "Be formless ... shapeless, like water." Lee's Cantonese birth name was Lee Jun-fan
Bruce_Lee
Teacher of Samana Gotama before his Enlightenment
Uddaka Rāmaputta taught refined states of meditation known as the jhāna formless attainments (arūpa samāpatti). After his departure from his father's court
Uddaka_Rāmaputta
1936 novella by H. P. Lovecraft
have used other stories for inspiration. Many story elements, such as the formless "shoggoth", recur in other Lovecraft works. The story has been adapted
At_the_Mountains_of_Madness
Indian Tamil-language film by Sai Sekhar
Aruvam (transl. Formless, Shapeless) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by Sai Sekhar. The film stars
Aruvam
Concept in Buddhism
for the formless." Gethin (1998), p. 73, uses "desire for the formless." Harvey (2007), p. 72, uses "attachment to the pure form or formless worlds."
Fetter_(Buddhism)
Idea that makes itself real through its own existence
Priest, Eldritch (2013). "Boring Formless Nonsense: Experimental Music and the Aesthetics of Failure". Boring Formless Nonsense. doi:10.5040/9781501382789
Hyperstition
Chiro's likeness. Formless Slugs Winged Formless Giant Formless Formless Spider Formless Sea Serpent Formless Tyrannosaurus Primitive Formless: A Neanderthal-like
List of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! characters
List_of_Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!_characters
Satanic occult order
way that it is not contained nor limited by one-dimensional time, and formless, because of its ever-changing and infinite number of space dimensions.
Temple_of_the_Black_Light
American emo band
In the next two years, they released one demo; two extended plays, Formlessness (2010) with Devin Spector on guitar, and Josh is Dead (2011); a split
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
The_World_Is_a_Beautiful_Place_&_I_Am_No_Longer_Afraid_to_Die
Graphically emphasised text within an article
extreme, when pull quotes are used to break up what would otherwise be a formless wall of text, they can serve as visual landmarks to help the reader maintain
Pull_quote
Bridge that all resurrected human beings must cross on the Day of Judgment in Islam
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As-Sirāt
Metaphysical concept, Supreme Brahman in Hinduism
descriptions and conceptualisations. It is described as beyond the form or the formlessness (in the sense that it is devoid of Maya) that eternally pervades everything
Para_Brahman
One of five Sanskrit-language Mahayana śastras
The Abhisamayālaṅkāra "Ornament of/for Realization[s]", abbreviated AA, is one of five Sanskrit-language Mahayana śastras which, according to Tibetan tradition
Abhisamayalankara
Semi-legendary islands in the Atlantic Ocean
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Fortunate_Isles
American death metal band
Vomit Forth (May 4, 2018) No. Title Length 6. "Torn Open" 2:26 7. "Formless One" 2:20 8. "Unclaimed Cadaver" 1:49 9. "Lethal Impulse" 3:02 Total length:
Vomit_Forth
Subtle state, level, or region of reality
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Plane_(esotericism)
Term used for God in Sikhism
their pupil and enlightens them. Waheguru is described and envisioned as a formless and omnipresent deity by Sikhs with whom a devotee is able to establish
Waheguru
Philosophical concept in Sikhism
and sargun nature of God, as there only One (Ik Onkar). "He Himself is formless, and also formed; the One Lord is without attributes, and also with attributes
Nirgun_and_Sargun
Hindu celestial abode of the gods
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Svarga
European political entity (800/962–1806)
the regional stubbornness of the territories and therefore ended up as a formless confederation made up of several hundred small German-speaking principalities
Holy_Roman_Empire
Form of mystical diagram used in the Shri Vidya school of Hinduism
manifestation of the formless Tripurasundari. Both the Lalita Sahasranama and Tripura Rahasya emphasize that while Tripurasundari is formless in her divine essence
Sri_Yantra
Dravidian ethnic group
carvings of temples which bared down all desires to be left out of it and formless (above all forms) all encompassing — the inner garbhagrihas.[citation needed]
Kannadigas
American yoga master
encourages students tofeel their way into poses, inviting a sense of formlessness within the forms. Steffens, Daneet (21 October 1994). "Video Review:
Erich_Schiffmann
Hindu goddess of victory
also known as Devi and Shakti. Maa Shoolini (Mahashakti), the form and formless, is the root of knowledge, wisdom, creation, preservation and annihilation
Maa_Shoolini
Void state preceding creation
of Syros (fl. 6th century BC) interprets chaos as water, like something formless that can be differentiated. Hesiod and the pre-Socratics use the Greek
Chaos_(cosmogony)
Islamic eschatological term, place where dead go before Judgment Day
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Barzakh
Legendary hall in Norse mythology
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Valhalla
Factors of general intelligence
formal and informal education) and acculturation. Horn notes that it is formless and can "flow into" a wide variety of cognitive activities. Tasks measuring
Fluid and crystallized intelligence
Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence
American art historian, critic and theorist (born 1941)
prepared an exhibition for the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris called "Formlessness: Modernism Against the Grain" in 1996. Krauss's attempts to understand
Rosalind_E._Krauss
American progressive metal band
Sean Reinert, both members of Cynic. The band released its second album, Formless in 2006, which was produced by Santiago Dobles and mixed by Neil Kernon
Aghora_(band)
Afterlife in Greek mythology
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Elysium
Tamil saint and poet (1823–1874)
spiritual journey from being a devout devotee of Lord Shiva to worshiping the formless. Ramalingam renounced the world at the young age of thirteen, but he was
Ramalinga_Swamigal
Celestial Buddha embodying emptiness
"true body" of all Buddhas, equivalent to the Ultimate Reality), which is formless, omnipresent, self-existent, eternal, indestructible, unable to be defiled
Vairocana
Division in Tibetan Buddhism and Bon
Gyatso (2000: p. 240) note a similarity of practice between Chan-like formless meditations and Nyingthik/Menngagde: ...the Seminal Heart or Nyingthik
Menngagde
Nondual Hindu text
nothing but pure, formless, all-pervasive consciousness the ultimate reality behind all existence. Sadhguru comments: Nirvana means "formless." The Nirvana
Nirvanashatkam
Concept in continental philosophy
substratum, or an interval. In Plato's account, khôra is described as a formless interval, alike to a non-being, in between which the "Forms" were received
Khôra
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Heaven_in_Christianity
1986 studio album by Sonic Youth
increments, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo began to bring form to the formless, tune to the tuneless, and with the help of Steve Shelley's drums, they
EVOL_(Sonic_Youth_album)
Initiatory magical order
linked it with the experience he called "Shivadarshana" and with the Four Formless States of Buddhism, although he cautions against treating these criteria
A∴A∴
Highest Divinities in the Taoist pantheon
Pure Ones are manifestations of Primordial Celestial Energy, they are formless. But to illustrate their role in Creation, they are often portrayed as
Three_Pure_Ones
Socrates' explation to Glaucon that souls must be immortal
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Myth_of_Er
Metaphysical concept, unchanging Ultimate Reality in Hinduism
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरो ह्यजः । अप्राणो ह्यमनाः शुभ्रो ह्यक्षरात्परतः परः He is bright formless, all pervading, existing within and without, unborn, without prana, without
Brahman
Hong Kong online literary magazine
offering both a website and a physical monthly magazine branch called Formless (無形). The website includes submissions, reviews and criticism, opinion
P-articles
Divisions of heaven in esoteric cosmology
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Seven_heavens
Mythological symbol
The Myth of the Eternal Return that "the serpent symbolizes chaos, the formless and nonmanifested". In The Symbolism of the Cross, Traditionalist René
Serpent_symbolism
Symbolic narrative of how the world began
is nothing initially but a formless, shapeless expanse. In these stories the word "chaos" means "disorder", and this formless expanse, which is also sometimes
Creation_myth
Lingam with one or more human faces in Hinduism
relate to the classical elements, and the cardinal directions. While the formless aspect of Shiva is classified as nishkala (non-material), mukhalingas are
Mukhalinga
Hindu temple in Kanchipuram
yoga pose in this idol. Anjana Kamakshi – Also known as Arupa Lakshmi (formless Lakshmi), her shrine is situated to the left of the main idol, facing the
Kamakshi_Amman_Temple
Eight trigrams used in Taoist cosmology
derived from Wújí 無極 (without axis) the formless, dimensionless, limitless, unbounded, infinite void. When the formless void began to stir and move, Taiji
Bagua
Highest heaven in ancient cosmologies
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Empyrean
Religion originating in Punjab, India
the existence of such spiritual entities; it recognises only the one, formless, omnipotent, and omniscient God (Waheguru), emphasising the directness
Sikhism
Supreme God in Balinese Hinduism
means "one" or "one and only". Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa is understood as formless, eternal, and beyond human comprehension. It precedes creation and is regarded
Sang_Hyang_Widhi_Wasa
2011 video game
The two beings, Arun and Shara, titans of unimaginable power, met in a formless void. Somehow, Arun and Shara fell asleep and began to dream. As they slept
TERA_(video_game)
Triune Buddhological concept in Buddhism
often described in apophatic terms (especially in Madhyamaka sources), as formless, thought-less and beyond all concepts, language and ideas - including any
Trikaya
American slapstick comedy trio (1922–1970)
Nazty Spy! their best film. Yet, these efforts indulged in a deliberately formless, non-sequitur style of verbal humor that was not the Stooges' forte, according
The_Three_Stooges
American hyperpop musician and sound producer
life, as a non-binary, trans girl producer". She has also cited the formlessness of early Arca music and her interest in nature aesthetics and folklore
Galen_Tipton
Home of the gods in Nordic mythology
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Asgard
1969 song by the Beatles
barrel" material and dismisses "It's All Too Much" as "little more than formless shrieking". Ian MacDonald also holds the track in low regard, describing
It's_All_Too_Much
Concept in Slavic folklore
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Nav_(Slavic_folklore)
Mythical place in Slavic mythology
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Iriy
Term denoting a period of primordial peace, harmony, stability, and prosperity
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Golden_Age
English-based creole spoken in Hawaii
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2.Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of
Hawaiian_Pidgin
Norse mythical location
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Fólkvangr
Species of plant
dark and blood-red. The sky was filled with herds of animals. Fluid, formless creatures emerged from the darkness. I heard words, but they were all wrong
Hyoscyamus_niger
Ancient Sanskrit scripture
meditation should shift from saguna to nirguna, unto the subtle, abstract formless Vishnu within, with the help of a guru (teacher). These ideas of Garuda
Garuda_Purana
Genre of Japanese literature
material world. The Pillow Book Hōjōki Tsurezuregusa Chance, Linda H. (1997). Formless in Form: Kenko, Tsurezuregusa, and the Rhetoric of Japanese Fragmentary
Zuihitsu
Indian writer (1931–2021)
as marked with disregard for formal structure. This “shilpaheenata” (formlessness), according to writer Kuldeep Kumar, enabled Bhandari to focus on her
Mannu_Bhandari
2024 song by Future
Robin Murray of Clash described it as "stumbling" and that it "seems formless". Gary Suarez of Vulture commented "The utterly incoherent 'Plutoski' sounds
Plutoski
Sandstone massif in Algeria's central Sahara Desert
unique depiction of floating figures with round, featureless heads and formless bodies appear to be floating on the rock surface, hence the "Round Head"
Tassili_n'Ajjer
Deity's nature beyond the material universe
Buddhism, "transcendence", by definition, belongs to the mortal beings of the formless realms of existence. However, although such beings are at 'the peak' of
Transcendence_(religion)
Feminine or female deity
theologies (e.g. Advaita) see all gods and goddesses as emanations of a single formless impersonal source called Brahman. Other theologies are more personal regarding
Goddess
like an ox; Fautrier, who disfigures the human form, reducing it to a formless nudity; or Antonio Saura, who creates monsters in black and white, even
History_of_the_nude_in_art
School of Pure Land Buddhism; most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan
Shinran also sees Amida as the direct compassionate manifestation of the formless, inconceivable Dharmakāya (the ultimate reality). In this view, from the
Jōdo_Shinshū
Gnostic Christian movement
assistance of her male half of the syzygy, but only projects an abortion, a formless substance. Upon this she is cast out of Pleroma and into the primal sub-stratum
Valentinianism
Used in Buddhism and Hinduism to refer to the constituents of a living being
which are considered temporal and not true identity with the nameless and formless ‘reality’ or ‘Absolute’ in Hinduism that has manifested as maya. This term
Namarupa
Five temples dedicated to Shiva
deity, Shiva himself is idolised in three forms, as a crystal lingam, as a formless space covered by curtains (Chidambaram rahasyam), and as the Nataraja performing
Pancha_Bhuta_Sthalam
FORMLESS
FORMLESS
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Formless; Divine; Arabian Jasmine
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Formless Being
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Formless
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vardhamaanah | வரà¯à®¤à®¾à®®à®¾à®¨à®¾à®¹
The formless Lord
Vardhamaanah | வரà¯à®¤à®¾à®®à®¾à®¨à®¾à®¹
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
One who Protects; Faculty; Power; Another Name of Goddess Durga; Formless Divinity
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
One who Protects; The Female Energy; Woman; Faculty; Power; Another Name of Goddess Durga; Formless Divinity
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Formless; Nirakar
Boy/Male
Tamil
Formless
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Formless; Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
God Like; All Pervading Formless Entity
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Air; Wind; Formless Aspect of God
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Formless Goddess; Divine
Boy/Male
Hindu
The formless Lord
FORMLESS
FORMLESS
Girl/Female
Latin
Mother of Pelops.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hallvar�r, HALVARD means "rock defender."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector of the Morning
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Source of Peace
Boy/Male
French, German, Irish
Manly; Strong; A Free Man
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Worthy of the Gods
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Son of Dhruva
Girl/Female
African, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Meditation
FORMLESS
FORMLESS
FORMLESS
FORMLESS
FORMLESS
a.
Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape.