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A '''[[crystal]]''' or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their geometrical shape, consisting of flat faces with specific, characteristic orientations. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification.
'''[[Devil's Gate Dam]]''' is a flood control dam in the Arroyo Seco in northern Pasadena between La Cañada Flintridge and Altadena. The location is the narrowest spot on the Arroyo Seco's course below Millard Canyon. [[Occultist]]s [[Jack Parsons]] and [[Aleister Crowley]] believed the site of the dam was a portal to [[Hell]]. The area surrounding the dam has officially been renamed "Hahamongna," a Tongva phrase meaning "Flowing Waters, Fruitful Valley," although this is not the original Tongva name for the site.


Crystals, or crystalline solids, are often used in crystal healing therapy, and, along with gemstones, are sometimes associated with spellwork in [[Wicca]]n beliefs and related [[occult]] practices. The Sumerians utilized crystals in their [[ritual magic|magical]] formulas as long as 6000 years ago. Examples of large crystals include snowflakes, [[diamond]]s, and table salt.
In the 1930s, possibly at the behest of [[Aleister Crowley]], who believed the Devil's Gate Dam was one of the seven portals to [[Hell]], physicist and [[occultist]] [[Jack Parsons]] began practicing [[ritual magic]] at the site. His early rituals were intended to invoke the nature god Pan, but he also performed experimental ritual evocations with [[L. Ron Hubbard]].


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Devil's Gate Dam is a flood control dam in the Arroyo Seco in northern Pasadena between La Cañada Flintridge and Altadena. The location is the narrowest spot on the Arroyo Seco's course below Millard Canyon. Occultists Jack Parsons and Aleister Crowley believed the site of the dam was a portal to Hell. The area surrounding the dam has officially been renamed "Hahamongna," a Tongva phrase meaning "Flowing Waters, Fruitful Valley," although this is not the original Tongva name for the site.

In the 1930s, possibly at the behest of Aleister Crowley, who believed the Devil's Gate Dam was one of the seven portals to Hell, physicist and occultist Jack Parsons began practicing ritual magic at the site. His early rituals were intended to invoke the nature god Pan, but he also performed experimental ritual evocations with L. Ron Hubbard.

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