Sensory deprivation or perceptual isolation is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds or hoods and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception, and 'gravity'. Sensory deprivation has been used in various alternative medicines and in psychological experiments. Short-term sessions of sensory deprivation are described as relaxing and condu
S imon Magus was a magician working among the people of Samaria. We meet Simon in Acts 8 as one of the converts to Jesus through the preaching of Stephan. We usually speak of Simon the sorcerer or Simon the magician.
Sam, who trains with chess guru Garry Kasparov, won all four games he played, elevating him over the 2,500-point mark needed for the title; the previous youngest-ever US grandmaster was Ray Robson, who nabbed that designation in October 2009 just shy of his 15th birthday, notes the US Chess Federation.