LaBerge Number

A scale (1-10)indicating the mnemonic power of any lucid dream. Named after the dream researcher, Stephen LaBerge. (See Lucid Dream)

Laikani

Island home of Leopold Hardan located near Palmyra in the central pacific. The US Navy used it as a secret base during WW II, since the island did not show up on any known chart.

Lamia

The daughter of King Belus who could remove her eyes, leave them in places to see what happened in her absence. All of her children with Zeus, but Scylla, were slain by a jealous Hera. Her face made a nightmarish mask, she joined the deadly and seductive, bloodsucking witches known as the Empusae.

Lamia's removable eyes came to be known as lamiastones.

Lamiastones

Stones given the occult power to see things for themselves.

Lasoptopak

The paralasers, panoptolasers and prelasers used to activate and "empower" the panoptoscope.

Lasoptoscope

Forerunner of the panoptoscope contructed by Allen Polk and Joe Fuller at Michigan State University in 1996.

Lasoptotronics

The field of laser optics pioneered by Allen Polk from 1980-1995.

Light Shell

The UNILINX operating system for the OnNet 210 computer.

Locibration

Planar and angular calibration of the panoptoscope to match the output parameters of the Lens. During the startup of Pandora in May of 2005, it was noticed too late that the navitor controls were wired backwards. The result was that Allen Polk nearly locibrated himself into the next dimension.

Lociputer

A local, OHM computer used as a node of the OnNet 210 system. The Lociputer LT4, the Institute's upgrade for the Compset 900Z, provides several terabytes of RAM memory and the new LINX neural processor.

A Lociputer LT4 is used to align and orient Pandora. (See Navitor)

Loculus

A deceptive, compartmentalized box - for example, Julia's Padauk wood puzzle box or Henry Kincaid's dream box from his attic.

Lucid Dream

Relatively rare state of consciousness whereby the dreamer controls his own dreams. Described in Aristotle's "On Dreams" and Kartofan's "Oneiros".

Lumitorium

The theater for the panoptoscope, sometimes called the laserium or laser theater. A Mirrexed dome ceiling supports the illusion of being inside or a part of the panoptograph.

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