What does «telurismo» mean in Spanish?
- Influence of the soil and landscape of a region on its inhabitants. That is, the idea that the characteristics of the soil, land and landscape influence the activities, behaviors and general lives of those who inhabit the region. Dietrich-Georg Kieser, professor at the University of Jena, edited the Archiv für Magnetismus. He is credited with writings on psychiatry and anatomy and on the telluric system, where in 1821 he studied the influence of natural phenomena and the great rhythms of earthly life on the human body.
Examples of use in Spanish: "el telurismo resulta útil para precisar una posición cultural autónoma, para hablar de descolonización e identidad", Los cien nombres de América: eso que descubrió Colón, Miguel Rojas-Mix - 1991
"Afirma que las mujeres hacen un arte diferente al de los hombres, en relación con la tierra («telurismo»), con imágenes orgánicas y líneas curvas", Arte actual - Página 100, Carmen Rábanos Faci - 2010
- In Occultism, name given to the supposed positive or negative influence exerted by the subsoil on living beings. According to this belief, magnetism, water currents, gas or petroleum deposits, geological faults, mineral veins, subway wells or holes, etc. would influence, using some unknown mechanism, the life and emotions of those on the surface. There is no scientific support for these beliefs.