Numen ("an influence perceptible by mind but not by senses",^{[citation needed]} pl. numina) is a Latin term for a potential, guiding the course of events in a particular place or in the whole world, used in Roman philosophical and religious thought. The many names for Italic gods may obscure this sense of a numinous presence in all the seemingly mundane actions of the natural world.

The word was also used in the imperial cult of ancient Rome, to refer to the guardian-spirit,^{[citation needed]} 'godhead' or divine power of a living emperor—in other words, a means of worshiping a living emperor without literally calling him a god.

The word numen is also used by sociologists to refer to the idea of magical power residing in an object, particularly when writing about ideas in the western tradition. When used in this sense, numen is nearly synonymous with mana. However, some authors reserve use of mana for ideas about magic from Polynesia and southeast Asia.

Due to its use as a central term in Roman religion, Numen is the name of an academic journal on history of religions.

Carla Morrison (b. Tecate, Baja California, July 19, 1986) is a Mexican pop-rock singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Carla Patricia Morrison Flores was born in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, a daughter of Mexican parents, Porfiria Flores and Hilario Morrison. At age 13, her father Hilario Viera decided to seek a better living and moved to San Diego, California. An American, William Morrison, adopted him, resulting in Carla's father receiving the surname Morrison. Since childhood she was attracted to the arts, such as drawing, poetry readings, writing stories, poems, crafts, and dance with some styles such as African and jazz improvisation. But among all the arts, music symbolized her greatest passion. As a child she sang in secret, and was very shy and didn't sing publicly until high school, when she started doing shows with friends. In her first year of high school, Carla moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she completed her studies and entered the Music College at the University of Arizona. After returning to Tecate, she played with local rock bands including Revolver and Zombras. Carla learned to play different rhythms, such as Batucada, which includes driving percussion instruments such as maracas, tambourines and drums.