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Aboriginal:

Pagan tradition of the native Australian people.

 

Absent Healing:
A form of faith healing that involves the projection of positive healing energy to an ill person by a healer who is not present at the time of the healing.

 

Acolyte:
 Beginner or "novice" in many magical orders; sometimes used to denote the lowest rank in the group.

 

Adept: 
A person who is skilled in certain areas of study and considered to be talented in their chosen field.
Someone who is considered highly accomplished in a particular magical system after undergoing serious studies and accomplishments.

 

Afterworld:
 The world of the dead, the place where human souls go to after death. Also see: Summerland.

 

 AIR:
 One of the four ancient elements, which corresponds to the East Watchtower of the magic circle.

 

Air Signs:
The three signs of the zodiac attributed to the element of Air - Aquarius, Gemini, and Libra.

 

Akasha:
The ever-present spiritual power that permeates the universe.  Violet in color, it embraces the other four elements - earth, air, fire, and water

 

Akashic Records:
 The "recordings" left in the Akasha by every event.
Advanced occultists develop the gift of retrieving past events by reading the Akashic Records.

Akasha Spirit:
The fifth element, the omnipresent spiritual power that permeates the universe.

 

Alchemy:
A formula-based system of that greatly relates to chemistry.
Chinese -Alchemy: Closer to medicine but still was used to allow the transformation of one thing into   something else.
itchcraft – Alchemy actually means the craft of wisdom, and combines magic and science.
A branch of High Magic developed in the middle Ages

 

Alexandrian Wicca:
 A Wiccan denomination founded in England in the 1960s by Alex and Maxine Sanders.  An offshoot of Gardnerian witchcraft

 

All Hallows Eve:
Another name for Samhain, a Pagan festival which is celebrated on the last day of October.

 

Altar:
A special place set aside for magical workings or religious worship (A flat surface). This can be set up just about anywhere and can be as simple as a plain board or an elaborate table that has been  set aside exclusively to hold ritual tools and symbols for magic or religious observance.

 

Amulet:
an object that has been charged for a particular intention; such as protection, drawing money, or Love. 

 

AN-SHET:
 Another word for a Witch's magical wand.

 

Anaphrodisiac:
 A substance, such as camphor, that reduces sexual desires.

 

Anima:
 The buried feminine elements in a man's psyche.

 

Animism:
 It is the belief that natural objects, and Nature itself, are alive and conscious.

 

 Animistic:
 The belief that all forms of Nature have a Divine Spirit within.

 

Animus:
 The buried masculine elements in a woman's psyche

 

Ankh:
An ancient Egyptian symbol described as a cross with a loop at the top: The Egyptian symbol which represents life, love, and reincarnation.

 

Anointing:
Blessing or magically charging a person or object with a drop of oil.

Candles are usually anointed before their use in ritual or magical work.

 

Anointing Oil:
Scented oil; consecrated and charged with energy and used to anoint objects or people.

 

Aphorism:
 A sparsely worded saying.

 

Aphrodisiac:
 Substance that generates sexual excitement.

 

Apparition:
A phantom seen in a dream or trance or waking state as the result of astral projection.

 

Aquarius:
 The 11th sign of the zodiac. It is symbolized by the Water Bearer, is an Air sign, and is ruled by Uranus.

 

Aradia:
Daughter of the Goddess Diana, and a name for the Goddess used by Italian witches or Strega. Believed to have been derived from the Tuscan witches' usage as recorded in C.G. Leland's Aradia

 

Arcana:
Means "secret or hidden knowledge" & refers to Tarot cards.

 

Arcane:
Refers to the two half’s of a Tarot deck; the major and the minor.
The major consists of 22 cards that depict dominant occurrences in our lives.
The Minor Arcane is made up of 56 cards that portray smaller events.

 

Arianrhod:
 A Welsh Goddess-name much used by witches. The name means `Silver Wheel'. Caer Arianrhod (Castle of Arianrhod) symbolizes the resting-place of souls between incarnations.

 

Aries:
 The 1st sign of the zodiac. It is symbolized by the Ram, is a Fire sign, and is ruled by Mars.

 

 Aromatherapy:
Using flowers, herbs, oils, incense or anything else that has an aroma therapeutically.

 

Aspect:
Facets or different forms of a deity. Example: All goddesses are the Goddess.
The particular principle or part of the Creative Life Force being worked with or acknowledged at any one time.

 

Aspecting:
A magical activity when a practitioner takes on the aspect of the Goddess or God for different purposes.

 

Asperger:
A bundle of fresh herbs or a perforated object used to sprinkle water during or preceding ritual, for purification purposes.

 

Astral Body:
The spiritual counterpart of the physical body. The astral body is capable of travelling with the conscious mind while the physical body is asleep.

 

Astral Plane:

A plane is a level of existence. Each plane has its own laws. Humans reside in the physical plane.
A place which is generally conceptualized as an invisible parallel world which remains unseen from our own solid world of form.

 

Astral Projection:
Separating your astral body from your physical body.

 

Astral Travel:
The process of separating your astral body from your physical one to accomplish travel in the astral plane or dream time.

 

Astrology:
The ancient science and practice of divination by studying the Sun, Moon, planets and stars
The study of and belief in the effects the movements and placements of planets and how they affect the personality of a person, their character and future events.

 

Athame:
a cleansed and consecrated double bladed dagger or knife used to project energy that is used for rituals. It should never be used to cut anything in the physical world.

 

Attunement:
 An activity which brings the mind, emotion and psyche of an individual into harmony.

 

Aura:

The energy field surrounding living beings and inanimate objects. This energy field reflects the composite nature of the physical form it surrounds.

 

Automatic Writing:
Form of divination where the channeler uses a pen, paper and an altered state of consciousness to receive messages.

 

Autumn Equinox:
 One of the eight Sabbats celebrated on the first day of autumn, which is on or near September 23rd; Also known as Alban Elfed and the Second

Festival of Harvest.

 

Avatar:
 An advanced soul, who returns to a physical body to teach less evolved souls.

 

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Balefire/ Bel Fire:
A fire lit for magical purposes, usually outdoors. They are traditional on Yule, Beltane, and Midsummer.
A large bonfire celebration; Nine woods are traditionally placed in the traditional balefire. The Sabbat Beltane gets its name from the Balefires lit throughout Britain and Ireland on May Eve. Baile means dance.

 

Bane:
That which destroys life, which is poisonous, destructive, and dangerous.
A fate or fated connection that will lead inevitably to the destruction of the named person or thing.

 

Banish:  
To send away or cast out.
To magically end something or exorcise unwanted entities.

 

Banishing Ritual:  
A ritual used to rid oneself of unwanted feelings, thoughts, influences, or entities.
A rite used to dismiss any entities called to participate in a ceremony or magical working.
A rite used to mark off sections in a particularly long ceremony.

 

B.C.E. :
Before Common Era; C.E.: Synonymous with  B.C. but without religious bias.

 

Bell:
can be used to invoke directional energies, to ring in the sunrise on a Sabbat, or to frighten away faeries and baneful spirits.

Beltane:
 May Eve festival.
 One of the Ancient Celtic "Fire Festivals".
 The traditional Sabbat where the rule of the "Wheel of the Year" is returned to the Goddess. This Festival also marks the transition point of the threefold Goddess energies from those of Maiden to Mother.
Pagan festival celebrated between April 30th to May 2nd often called the Great Rite, often used to celebrate marriage or union between the

Goddess and God. Associated with a spring welcome festival,

 

Between the worlds:
A Wiccan concept that the ritual Circle, when properly cast, exists in a realm that lies between physical and spiritual dimensions.

 

Besom:
In Wiccan practice, a broom used to cleanse an area of unwanted energies.

 

Bi-Location:
A type of astral projection during which you maintain awareness of your present surroundings.

 

Bind:
To restrain someone or something, to stop from doing harm.
To magically restrain something or someone.

 

Bind runes:
 A powerful magical talisman, normally made from wood or metal, and inscribed with two or more different rune symbols which are combined into an aesthetically pleasing way.

 

Black Magic:
Magic which, either as a means of building power or as the goal, intentionally harms another being.
A magical ideology which states that the practitioner and his/her pursuit of pure knowledge and/or
physical well-being are more important than any other concerns, theological or ethical.

 

Black Mirror:
Tool used for divination and dark aspect meditations.

 

Blessed Be:
An all- purpose phrase used for greetings and partings among Witches.
 

Blessing: The act of imbuing an object, person, or a place with divine energies of the elements or the God and Goddess.

 

Blood Magic:  Ritual or working that requires the use of blood.

 

Blood Moon:  also called the Shedding Moon or the Falling Leaf Moon; Coming right before Samhain.

 

Bodhisattva:
A human entity so highly developed that it no longer needs to reincarnate on Earth but chooses to do so in order to help mankind

 

Bolline:
In Wiccan practice, a sacred knife used for practical applications, Commonly a curved single blade, white-handled knife, used for harvesting herbs, inscribing candles, etc.

 

Book of Shadows:
A journal kept by witches that contain his/her collection of information on magic and religion.
The book must be hand written. Also known as a BOS.

 

Boomerang Effect:
 A popular name for the well-known occult principle that a psychic attack which comes up against a stronger defense rebounds threefold

 

Bright Blessings:
A term of parting meaning "a wish of blessing from the Goddess".

 

British Traditional Wicca:

A Wiccan tradition based upon the works of Gerald Gardner, Anglo-Saxon and Celtic lore
the theoretical coven-oriented form of witchcraft practiced in the British isles before the coming of      Gardner.

 

Burning Times:
refers to a historical time roughly from 1000 to 1700. During this time it is said that over 9 million people we killed and tortured because they were accused of being "witches.

 

 

 

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Caduceus:
is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology.  It is a symbol of harmony, peace, balance and reconciliation. It can be described as a winged orb mounted on a staff intertwined by two serpents facing each other looking at the orb in the center.

 

Cakes and Ale:
The Wiccan practice of sharing of food and drink after magical workings or ritual. It consists of a natural beverage and cake offered to each participant as a thanksgiving and a means of grounding. This tradition is intended to create union between worshipper & deity.  After the participants share their cakes and ale, they are always sure to save some as an Earth offering. They crumble the remaining cake and sprinkle it on the Earth along with the remaining ale.

 

Caledonii Tradition:
A Scottish denomination of witchcraft.

 

Call:
 To invoke or evoke.

 

Calling the Quarters:
Act in invoking the four cardinal directions that represent the four elements for ritualistic purposes.

 

Cancer:
 The 4th sign in the zodiac. It is symbolized by the Crab, is a Water sign, and is ruled by the Moon.

 

Candle Magic:
The use of candles to preform spells or works of magic.

 

Candlemas:
 See Imbolc

 

Capricorn:
 The 10th sign of the zodiac. Symbolized by the Goat, is an Earth sign, and is ruled by the Saturn.

 

Cardinal directions:
North, South, East and West. Used in many rituals.

 

Casting a Circle:
The act of creating a protected circle.

 

Casting Cloth:
 Layout cloth with appropriate markings, used for tossing the ogham fews (or for runes).

 

Cauldron:
 A pot, usually iron, used in modern Celtic Wiccan practice as a symbol of rebirth.

 

C.E.:
Common Era. Synonymous with A.D. but without religious bias.

 

Celtic Wicca
Celtic Wicca is a modern tradition of Wicca that incorporates some elements of Celtic mythology.

 

Censer:
A heat-proof container in which incense is burned. It is associated with the element air.

Centering:
 The act of attuning the chakras, aura and self with the earth and the universe for energy.
Linking yourself with the center of your magical universe, this is also the center of your magical being, connecting yourself to the energies of the universe.   

 

Ceremonial:
The system of rules and procedures to be observed at a formal or religious occasion.

 

Ceremonial Magic:
Magical practice which is ceremonial in nature and in purpose

 

Ceremonial Witchcraft:
Witchcraft incorporating elements of the various traditions of ceremonial magic.  

 

Cernunnos: (Cerunnos)
 The only known name of the Celtic Horned God; it is much used by witches, in the Cernunnos form.

 

Cerridwen:
 A Welsh Goddess-name much used to represent the Mother or Crone aspects.

 

Chalice:
A ritual tool. - Blessed cup.
 

Chaplet:
A crown for the head usually made of flowers and worn at Beltane.

 

Channeling:
Moving your astral self aside to allow another entity complete or partial control over your body. 

 

Charge:
To infuse with magical power. A prayer of invocation.

Charge of the Goddess:
The words of the Goddess to her children, usually spoken after the ritual of Drawing Down the Moon

 

Charging:
To infuse an object with personal power.

 

Charkas:
The seven major energy vortexes found in the human body:  crown - white; third-eye - purple; throat - blue; chest - pink or green; navel - yellow; abdomen - orange; groin - red. Smaller vortexes are located in the hands and feet as well.

 

Charm:
An object that is charged for a specific task.

 

Circle:
Sacred space wherein magic is worked and ritual contained. It holds ritual energy inside until the witch is ready to release it, and provides protection for the witch.

Clairaudience:

Tto receive messages from the spirit world.

 

Clairvoyance:

can  receive impressions or images of a psychic nature.

 

Clan:
A group of covens who follow the same practices.

 

Clair:
"Clear" Usually abilities that come from psychic mental abilities.

 

Clairempathy:
Clear emotion; able to feel the emotions of others or other entities.

 

Clairgustance:
Clear taste: able to taste things that aren't actually in one's mouth.

Clairscent: Clear Smell; able to smell fragrances.

 

Clairsenteince:  able to feel things on the skin, or ability to touch things and get psychic impressions

 

Cleansing:
removing negative energy, vibrations, or images from a person, object, or place.

 

Collective Consciousness: The subconscious energetic network that connects the souls of all human beings.
 

Collective Unconsciousness: the  connection of all living things, past and present.

 

Coming of Age Ritual:

This is the age when pagan children they are permitted membership in covens. usually this is around 13 for boys,

and at the time of a girl's first menstrual cycle

 

Cone of Power:
Cone of Power is an energy form raised within a ritual or magic circle to achieve a specific goal.

 

CONJURATION:
 The act of evoking spirits by means of formulas or words of power.

Conscious Mind:
The analytical, materially-based, rational half of our consciousness.

Consecration:
Act of purifying and dedicating an object or place by filling it with positive energy.

Corn Dolly:
 A figure, often human-shaped, created by plaiting.

 

Coven:
a group of three to thirteen witches that practice together in an organized fashion for magical and religious purposes.

 

Covenstead:
The meeting place of witches, often a fixed building or place where the witch can feel safe and at home.

 

Cowan:  A non-Witch

 

Coyote Energy:
Trickster energies, applies to one who constantly jokes and clowns.

 

Craft:
Modern term used in place of or referring to the practice of Wicca and Witchcraft

 

Craft Name:
Magical name used by Wiccans and Witches used in ritual or magical. Many Witches prefer to keep their Craft name a secret and only use it within the Circle

 

Crone:
Aspect of the Goddess represented by the old woman.

 

Cross-Quarter Days:
Refers to Sabbats not falling on the solstices or equinoxes.

 

Crystal Ball:
A sphere used for scrying purposes.

 

CUP:
Chalice

 

Curse:
 A spell or ritual of pure negative energy

 

Dark Moon:
 Representative of the Goddess as the One Who Transforms in her aspect of Tomb and Womb.

 

 Dark Power:
 Generally negative energies drawn from the Dark Aspects of the Goddess and the God.

 

Days of Power: these are usually the Sabbats but cn also be  astrological occurrences - your birthday,  your dedication/initiation anniversary.

 

Dedication:
A ritual in which a person vows to study and learn their new path.

 

Deflection:   Defuse general malevolence and ill will of others.

 

Degree:
The rank or level of a Wiccan individual.

 

Deity:
A God or Goddess.

Desoil: clockwise movement.
 

Dianic Witchcraft:
Neo-Pagan traditions whose main focus is the Goddess figure.

 

Dirk:
Ritual knife of the Scottish tradition.

 

Divination:
Seeing the future;  Crystal ball, Tarot cards, tea leaves, etc…
*The magical art of using tools and symbols to gather information from the Collective Unconsciousness.

Divine Power:
The un-manifested, pure energy that exists within the Goddess and God; The life force, the ultimate source of all things.

Dowsing:
Using a pendulum or stick (Dowsing Rods) to find the location of a person, place, or object.
This technique can also be used to answer yes or no questions.

Dragon's Blood:
 The resin from the palm tree 'Daemonorops Draco', used by Witches as magical incense for various enchantments.

Drawing down the Moon:
A ritual preformed during the full moon in which energy and the essence of the lunar Goddess are drawn into the witch's body.

Drawing Down the Sun:
Lesser-known and lesser-used companion ritual to Drawing down the Moon in which the essence of the Sun God is drawn into the body of a male witch.

Dressing:
 Putting oil on spell items such as candles as part of a ritual consecration to prepare the object to attract and direct the energy of a spell to accomplish a goal

Dryad:
In Greek lore, a wood nymph or spirit of the woods.

Duality:
The opposite of polarity. When used as a religious term, it separates two opposites such as good and evil and places those characteristics into two completely separate God-forms.

Earth:
 One of the four elements which corresponds to the North Watchtower or the magical circle.

Earth Magic:
*A form of magic where the powers and energies of Mother Earth are used in workings and rituals.  
*The energy that exists within stones, herbs, flames, wind, and other natural objects.

Earth Power:
The power and energies of the earth and nature.

Earth Signs:
The three signs of the zodiac attributed to the element of Earth - Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo.

Earthing:
 To send excess energy into the Earth

Earthly Plane:
Metaphor for your normal waking consciousness, or for the everyday, solid world we live in

Eclectic Witch:
A group or solitary practitioner that a blend of beliefs and practices from several different traditions and teaching. 

Ego:
 Conscious part of the human psyche.

Elder:
*W itches and Wiccans: third-degree and second-degree members of a coven.
*Individuals experienced in the beliefs and workings of a group, who oversee the procedures of their church or coven.

Elemental Symbols: are those that represent the five points on the Pentagram: Water, Fire, Earth and Air, The top point or fifth element is that of Spirit or Self.

Elemental System:
Any system which attempts to explain all matter as a mixture of basic component parts.

Elementals:
*The personification of the nature elements of Air, Earth, Fire and Water. The fifth element is Spirit which brings the other elements together. These Elementals are traditionally also the "Guardians of the Watchtowers" to the North, East, South and West.
*Archetypical spirit beings associated with one of the four elements. Elementals are sometimes called Faeries.
*A supernatural entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means

Elements:
The four elements of nature; Earth, Air, Fire, Water; The building blocks of the universe. Everything that exists contains one or more of these energies. The fifth element is- spirit or Akasha.

Eleven:
Secretive tradition of the craft which works closely with elemental beings.

Elixir: 
Elixirs are made by placing charged crystals in liquids and allowing the energy to flow to that liquid for a time.

Empowering:
To Charge

Enchantment:
A magical object that once charmed must be kept absolutely secret and hidden from all human eyes... Gems and magical writing are good items to use.

Energy:
 Energy is that source of power which resides within everything which makes it what it is. It can be described as a vibration, sensation and in many cases a feeling of static in the air to those sensitive to it.

Eostre's Eggs:
Colored, decorated eggs of Ostara; named for the Teutonic Goddess Eostre.

Equinox:
The two times each year when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are everywhere of equal length.

Esbat:
An Esbat is a Wiccan ritual or celebration for the new or full moon. The word actually means "to joyfully celebrate".

Etheric Body:
 That part of the body which exists in the Etheric plane between Astral and Physical.

 Etheric Plane:
 The level of energy existence between the physical and astral planes.

Evil Eye:
Negative energy transmitted by a look, glance or stare.

Eye Of Horus:
 An ancient Egyptian symbol which depicts the divine eye of the God Horus, representing both the solar and lunar energies.

Evocation:  
To evoke a deity or being is to call upon it and ask it to join you during ritual or a working.
This is not to be confused with Invocation; the words are similar but are not interchangeable!

Faerie/Fairy:
*A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers.
*Beings that live in the Otherworld or Underworld, parallel to our world and not far from it.
*Also referred to as;  faery, faerie, fay, fae; euphemistically wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair folk, etc.

Faerie Burgh:
Mound of earth which covers a faerie colony's underground home.

Fairyland:
The enchanted realm of fairies

Familiar:
Wiccans and Pagans have an animal companion that they consider their familiar; a cat, dog, or whatever they have an emotional and psychic bond with, an animal that is tuned into the powers of its human partner. Familiars can also be entities that dwell on the astral plane.

In shamanistic practices, the animal familiar is not a physical being at all, but a thought-form or spiritual entity. It often travels astrally, or serves as a magical guardian against those who might try to psychically attack the shaman.

Fascination:
A mental effort to control another animal or person's mind; Also known as "mind-bending".
 Often considered unethical.

Father:
The middle phase of the God; Middle Aged man, Protection, nurturing, strength.

Festival:
 One of the eight seasonal Sabbats.

Fetish:
 A symbolic material object believed to possess the power to protect or ward off evil.

 Fire:
 One of the four elements; Corresponds to the South Watchtower.

Fire Signs:
The three signs of the zodiac attributed to Fire - Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.

Fith-Fath:
A Poppet

Fivefold Kiss:
Witches salute. It comprises of kisses on various parts of the body and is only used within the circle.

Fold Magic:
An eclectic collection of herbalism, faith healing, curses and hexes, candle magic, etc. that has thrived in rural areas that still practice old religions, or forms of them.  

Folk Magic:
The Practice of projecting personal power, as well as the energies within natural objects such as herbs, and crystals, to bring about needed changes.

Folklore:
Traditional sayings, cures, faerie tales, and folk wisdom of a particular locale which is separate from their mythology.

Four Elements:
Earth, Air, Fire & Water.
Ancient teachings say that creation was brought about when the four elements came together under the direction of the divine spirit.

Four Quarters:
North, South, East & West.
 In Wicca, these are sacred directions that each has their own color associations and each is represented by one of the four elements.

Full Moon: 
A moon phase in which the full face of the moon is visible.

Full Moon Meeting:
A gathering on the night of the full moon that is related to moon worship, also known as an Esbat.

Gaea/Gaia:
Mother Earth.

Gardnerian Wicca:
A denomination of Wicca founded by Gerald Gardner in the 1950s

Gemini:
 The third sign of the zodiac. Symbolized by the Twins, is an Air sign, and is ruled by Mercury.

Glyph:
 A powerful magical symbol representing the name and date of birth of a person.

God:
*Masculine aspect of deity.
*In Christianity and other monotheistic religions: The creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority.
*lord - deity - divinity - godhead - idol

Goddess:
*Feminine aspect of deity.
* The supreme female aspect of the Divine and consort of the Horned God.
*In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing.
*In some religious traditions or movements Heavenly Mother is the wife and feminine counterpart of God the Father.

God and Goddess:
The Divine Totality personified into masculine and feminine aspects.
*The Goddess is known as the Great Earth Mother and is symbolized by the moon.  The Goddess is seen in three different aspects: maiden, mother & crone.
*The God is known as the father figure and is symbolized by the sun. His three aspects include the hooded one, the horned one, and the old one.

Gnome:
* An earth Spirit.
* In Greek lore, an earth elemental holding secrets of metallurgy and of the treasures of the Earth. Usually appearing in the form of a short, squat humanoid with a gnarled, leathery skin. 

Golden Dawn:
A magical order which began in the late 19th century dedicated to Hermetic Magic.
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. 

Grail:
The symbol of spiritual transformation & purification.
 It is symbolic of the Goddess and feminine polarity.

Grain Dolly:
Figure usually woven at Imbolc from dried sheaves of grain collected at the previous harvest.
 The dolly is traditionally burned at Yule and a new one made the following Imbolc.

Great Mother:
The womb of nature and the gateway from the other world. All Goddesses are contained within her and both life and death are children of her womb. She can be seen in one of her three aspects: maiden, mother or crone, and is associated with the moon, fertility & the Earth.

Great Rite:
*Sexual union, actual or symbolic, usually part of a third degree initiation ceremony or as part of Sabbat rituals in many traditions.
*In the symbolic Great Rite, this union may be symbolized by lowering a ritual Athame or sword into the chalice, or grail.
* It symbolizes the primal act of creation from which all life comes.

Green Magic:
Magic that is focused on the Earth, where the practitioner adapts their self to the needs of nature, then does their best to fulfill those needs. 

Green Man:
*Another name for the God.
*Is the god of vegetation and plant life. He symbolizes the life that is found in the natural plant world, and in the earth itself.  The Green Man embodies the spirit of the fertile forest.

GREEN WITCH:
 A nickname for a Witch who is skilled in the art of herbs.

 Grimoire:
*A book of ceremonies, rituals and spells. It is often a part of or used interchangeably with the Book of Shadows.
*A magical workbook containing ritual information, formulae, magical properties of natural objects and preparation of ritual equipment

Grounding:
*Making a connection to any element (but esp. Earth) through which energy may be taken or given.
*The process of centering one's self in the physical world both before and after any ritual or astral experience.

Green Man:
God of the Wicca is the Horned God, the ancient God of Fertility: the God of forest also of the hunt.

Grove:
Synonymous with coven.

Guardians:
The Beings that protect the four corners (the elements).
 The Four Quarters are the guardians of the Magic Circle, and are welcomed into your sacred space to protect, bless and witness your workings.

Hand Fasting:
A pagan marriage ceremony.

Handparting:
 The Pagan or Wiccan ritual which dissolves a Handfasting.

Herb:
A plant used for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities.

Herbalism:
Art of using herbs to facilitate human needs both magically and medicinally.

Hereditary Witch:
*One who exhibits magical talents which were likewise exhibited by their ancestors.
* Someone who follows a tradition of witchcraft that has been transmitted from generation to generation. 

Hexagram:
A six pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles of same size; the Star of David,

High Priest:
third degree initiate male coven leader; the High Priest represents the Horned God in ritual.

High Priestess:
She is the highest authority in the coven because most traditions are matriarchal: Third degree female coven leader, She represents the Great Goddess in ritual.

Higher Self:
That part of us which connects our corporeal minds to the Collective Unconscious and with the divine knowledge of the universe.

Hiving Off:
This term is used for a small coven which splits off from a larger one. Sometimes this is done to keep the gatherings of a manageable size, other times covens split over philosophical differences.

Holly King:
The symbol of waning forces of nature. He rules from midsummer to midwinter (the time of nature's decline into fall & winter). At the winter solstice he is defeated by the Oak King who then claims the season.

Holy Water:
Or blessed water; water that has been blessed and purified for magical purposes.
There are many different ways to make Blessed water; the most common method is sea salt and spring water.

Horned God:
One of the most prevalent God-images in Paganism.
 (NOT Satan or the Devil.)

Horoscope:
A chart of the heavenly bodies that shows the relative positions of the planets at a certain moment in time.

I- Ching:
 A Chinese system of divination involving sixty-four hexagrams or six line combinations of unbroken and broken lines.
*unbroken –Yang, Broken - Yin

Image Magic:
A primitive but potent form of magic which works on the basic principle that like produces like.

Imbolc/Imbolg
Old Irish name for an ancient Celtic festival celebrated by Wiccans between February 1st and February 2nd. Called the festival of lights, Wiccans use it to celebrate the retreat of winter and the rejuvenation of nature and the Goddess.
 Imbog is associated with the fire Goddess Brigid and celebrates the approach of spring and the promise of renewal.

Immanence:
 It is the belief that Deity exists within all things, including people, and cannot be separated from them.

Incantation:
The spoken part of a spell.
A verse

Incarnation;
 The manifestations of a living entity into physical form; any one of the earthly lives of an immortal human that is, by nature of its tone and sound, possessing of power.

Incense:
Herbs, oils, or other aromatic items to scent the air during acts of magic and ritual, and to better help the witch attune to the goal of the working.

Infusion:
 A liquid created by soaking herbs or plants in hot or boiling water.

Initiation:
Initiation is a formal commitment to the Craft and the Gods; a profound spiritual experience which sets one on the path of enlightenment.
A system of degrees achieved through different levels of spiritual learning within a coven setting.

Inner Planes:
 Other levels of being and consciousness than the physical

Inquisition:
The formal Court of enquiry for the Witch Trials established by the Catholic Church under the commission of Pope Gregory IX in the early half of the 13th century.

Intent:
 It is the goal of the magical work

Inverted Pentagram:
*five-pointed, inverted (upside down) star. The five points correspond to the elements, to include Spirit at the bottom to represent the power of the elements over Spirit.
*Used as a symbol of the second degree of initiation in some Wiccan groups.
* Also used as a symbol of Satanism, representing the head of a goat.

Invocation:
Invoking is a form of voluntary possession. When you invoke a deity or being, you are inviting it to come into you, and that god or goddess will manifest through a human host. An example of invocation of a deity is the ritual of Drawing down the Moon.

If you’re new to spiritual practices such as Wicca or Paganism you to refrain from invoking deity until you are more experienced in your craft.

Jew-itch:
Name coined by some Pagans of Jewish origins who are actively seeking out the pagan roots of their birth religion.

Kabbalah:
Mystical teaching from the Jewish-Gnostic tradition. Ceremonial Magic and the Alexandrian traditions are based in these teachings.

Kahuna:
 A practitioner of Huna, an old esoteric tradition native to the Hawaiian Islands.

Karma:
Is the belief that what you do in this life will determine whether you are rewarded or punished in the next life.

Karnayna:
 Alexandrian form of the God-name Cernunnos.

Ken (Kenning):
 All-around sensation of "knowing"

Keridwen (Cerridwen):
Cerridwen can be seen as a form of the dark goddess, associated with wisdom, magic loss and renewal
 
Kernunnos (Cernunnos):
“The horned one': Protector of all wildlife, He uses his masculine energy to keep all life in balance

 Khuna (Kahuna):
*was the Hawaiian title for a shaman, and the term is still used in that context by some native Hawaiians
* in Hawaii a wise man or shaman.
*An important person; the person in charge.

Labrys:
A double-headed ax which symbolizes the Goddess in Her Lunar aspect. Has roots in ancient Crete.

Lady:
*The Goddess
* A term of respect for a Priestess or the Goddess.

Lammas:
 *One of the eight Sabbats which is usually celebrated on or around 1 August. Lammas celebrates the first fruits of a harvest and the transition of the Threefold Goddess from Mother to Crone.
*This festival is also known as Lughnasadh (LOOna-sa), which is the Celtic naming for "Festival of Lugh" ad honors the Celtic God of Light (Lugh = light).

Law of Three:
variation of the Law of Return believed by some groups which states that the return is threefold for any action you take.
What you do in life comes back to you threefold.

Left-Brain Function:
 Anything related to logical, mathematical and analytical functions

Left-Hand Path:
*Refers to the practice of using magic to control others, to change the will of others, for personal gain. *Dark Magic.
*Frowned upon by true Wiccans and Witch's.

Leo:
 The 5th sign of the zodiac. Symbolized by the lion, is a Fire sign, and is ruled by the Sun.

Libation:
Ritually given portion of food or drink to a deity, nature spirit, or ghost.

Libra:
 The 7th sign in the zodiac. Symbolized by the Scales, is an Air sign, and is ruled by Venus.

 Light Power:
 Generally positive energies drawn from the Light Aspects of the Goddess and the God.

Litha:
 It is one of the eights Sabbats and is usually celebrated on or around 21 June. It is a festival which celebrates the Summer Solstice. It is also known a Midsummer.

Lord:
 God

Lugh:
 An early Celtic sun God. Lughnasadh was originated by the druids to give homage to this God.

Lughnasadh:
 A Sabbat that falls usually on Aug 1st; also called Lammas celebrates the first harvest.

Lunar Eclipse:
 Emblem of the Goddess in her dark aspect as Crone, Tomb/Womb, and Transformer

Mabon:
Sabbat held on the Autumn Equinox. September 20th-September 23th; End of the harvests.
The gradual death of the God and the death of nature.

Macrocosm:
Is the world and worlds around us; the universe as studied by astronomers.

Magic:
The art of manifesting personal desires through collection and direction of energy, of focusing your will and emotions to effect change in the world within and around you. It is neither good nor bad, it is only our intentions that are good or bad, Magic simply takes the path of least resistance.

Magic Circle:
*A circular boundary that is cast with a wand, Athame, hand, or any other method. The circle is cast for                                                                           the purpose of protecting the witch from outside forces during a ritual or spell.
 *A boundary or barrier that is used as a barrier, haven, or other purposes involved in magical practices.

Magic Mirror:
Dark mirror used for a form of divination known as scrying.

Magical Correspondences:
Tools, Times, Cycles, Seasons and Tools or objects used in a ritual or magical working that parallels the intent of the working.

Magical System:
The basic set of guidelines relating to the worship of specific Gods and Goddesses or cultural traditions.

Magick:
 The accepted term for the control of natural forces or energies to achieve positive goals. The "k" was presumably added by Aleister Crowley. 
*It is a personal choice of spelling between Magic and Magick.

Magus:
*A second-degree or third degree male witch.
*A male occult adept.

Maiden:
* In a coven: Assistant to the High Priestess
*Goddess:  A phase in the life of the Goddess in which she is young and beautiful; Filled with life and wonder.

Male Mysteries:
Pagan study which attempts to reclaim the power and mystery of the old Gods for today's Pagan males.

Mandrake:
 A poisonous plant associated with medieval Witchcraft.

MANNUZ (Mah-n,):
 The Self as part of the Universe and the Divine.

May Pole:
*A vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers.
*Sexual symbol of Beltane representing the phallus.

Medicine Man:
 Another naming for a Shaman or Witch Doctor.

Meditation:
*The act relaxing the body and focusing one's mind on a specific target or goal.
*Reflection, contemplation- turning inward toward the self, or outward toward Deity or nature;
 A quiet time in which the practitioner may either dwell upon particular thoughts or symbols, or allow them to come unbidden.

Megalith:
A huge stone monument or structure. Stonehenge is the best-known example of a megalith.

Menhir:
A huge stone probably erected by early peoples for religious, spiritual, or magical reasons.

Microcosm:
Is the world within us.

Midsummer:
A Sabbat held on the Summer solstice or the longest day of the year; June 20th-23th.
The triumph of Light over darkness.

Mighty Ones:
 Are thought to be either spiritually evolved beings, once human or spiritual entities created by or charged by the Goddess and God to protect the Earth.

Mistletoe:
 Sacred to the God Apollo, a parasitic plant associated with the oak tree.

Mojo Bag:
 A bag filled with a variety of magical items and carried or worn as a charm to attract or dispel certain influences.

Moon:
Symbol of the Triple Goddess; Maiden, Mother and Crone, associated with feminine powers.

Moonchild:
 A person born under the sign of Cancer.

Monotheism:
Belief in one supreme deity who has no other forms and/or displays no other aspects.

Mother:
The aspect of the Goddess representing motherhood, mid-life, and fertility.
She is represented by the full moon, the egg, and the colors red and green.
 Her Sabbats are Midsummer and Lughnasadh.

Myth:
*A fictitious or imaginary person or thing.
*A widely held but false belief or idea.
*A traditional story, concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events

Necromancy:
 Calling up the dead by Magic.

Neopagan:
 A person who practices modern Paganism. Contrary to some beliefs it is not a new Pagan. Any person who follow any of the new traditions or paths or even creates another (newer) one can be considered a neo-pagan.

Neophyte:
 Postulant, a newcomer to the coven, awaiting initiation. Newcomers / beginners are also known as Wiclets on the arwm newsgroup.

New Age:
Refers to the mixing of metaphysical practices with a structured religion. It supports a broad range of beliefs and practices traditionally viewed to be occult or paranormal.
The New Age Movement contains many of the same elements found throughout different religions. However, “New Age” itself is not a religion; it is more of a combination of many people’s private beliefs.

New Moon:
 Lunar phase symbolizing the Goddess in her aspect of Crone; Dark Lady, and Wisdom

New Religion:
Pagan term used in reference to Christianity.

Neo-Pagan:  
*Follower of an Earth-based religion.
*Referring to neo-paganism.

Numerology:
An ancient method of divination that analyzes the symbolism of numbers and ascribes a numerical value to the letters of the alphabet

Nursery Rhyme:
Cute poems supposedly written for the amusement of children.
Much of the Pagan lore was hidden in these ditties during the years of witch persecutions.

Nymph:
 In Mediterranean Mythology, a nature spirit, usually in female form.

Oak King:
Holly King.

Occult:
Supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena. The Literal meaning is "hidden".

Occultist:
One who practices and or studies a variety of occult subjects.

Ogham:
*Celtic equivalent of the Teutonic runes.
* The ancient alphabet of the Celtic people.
*A writing system and sign language used by the ancient Celts. With each character representing a species of tree considered holy.

Oils:
Essential oils are made with pure plant extracts and are used for blessing, consecration, aromatherapy and medicinal purposes.

OIMELC:
 Imbolg

Old Ones:
The A term which refers to all aspects of the Goddess and God.

Old Religion:
* Another term used for Witchcraft.
*A name for Paganism as it pre-dates Christianity by at least 20,000 years.

ORACLE:
 Ancient location where divinations took place and prophecies were uttered, generally by priestesses.

Ostara:
The Sabbat of the Spring Equinox; March 20th- 23rd.
celebrates the complete return of nature.

Out Of Body Experience:
another term for Astral Projection

New Moon:
The phase of the moon in which none of the moons face is visible.

Pagan:
*A follower of earth-based spirituality.
*A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
*Refers to pre-Christian religious and magical systems.

Paganing:
When a baby is presented in circle to the Goddess and God, and given a craft name which she/he will keep until about 13 and can choose their own at their Coming of Age celebration.

Pantheism:
*Worship that admits or tolerates all gods
* someone who believes that God and the universe are the same.

Pantheistic:
 Seeing the Divine as everywhere and in everything

Pantheon:
 This is the term used for that group of Gods and/or Goddess accepted by a religious path.

Past life regression:
using meditation or guided meditation to pass through the veil of linear time and perceive experiences encountered in a previous existence.

Path Working:
Using astral projection, bi-location, or dream time to accomplish a specific goal.
Also called vision questing.

Patriarchal:
Term used to apply to the world since the matrifocal clans that worshipped Goddesses were supplanted by codified religions that honor all-male deity(s).

Pecti-Wita:
 A Scottish Wiccan tradition made for solitary practitioners.

Pendulum:
A divinatory device consisting of a string attached to a heavy object, such as a quartz crystal, root, or ring. It is a tool which contacts the psychic mind.

 Pentacle:
A five-pointed star, (pentagram), within a circle. The five points of the star represent the four elements of nature, the fifth point representing the element of either Spirit or Self, depending on your teaching The Pentacle is also considered a symbol of protection and is in no way evil or Satanic. 

Pentagram:
*A Five-pointed, Upright star. The five points correspond to elements, to include Spirit on the top to represent the power of Spirit over the elements.
*It was also used in many early Christian groups as a symbol for the five wounds of Christ.
*Used also as a symbol of the first degree of initiation in many Wiccan groups.

Pentalpha:
 A pentacle with a powerful magical design.

PERSONA:
The self-image which the Ego builds up to reassure itself and to present to the world.

Personal Power:
The energy which sustains our bodies.  The power of the self.

Phases of the moon:
Stages of the moon as it rotates around the earth. New, waxing, full, and waning.
The moon has 13 cycles of 28 days every year.

Pisces:
 The 12th sign in the zodiac. Symbolized by the Two Fishes, is a Water sign and is ruled by Jupiter and Neptune.

 Planes:
 The various levels of being and activity - Spiritual, Mental, Astral, Etheric and Physical.

Planetary Hours:
Hours that corresponds to a zodiac or a planet.

Polarity:
*The concept of equal, opposite energies; Universal balance.  The Eastern Yin Yang is a perfect example. Yin is cold; yang is hot.
*The concept of two things being opposites of each other. Male/Female, Positive/Negative/ Push/Pull. Yang/Yin and so on.

Polytheism:
A belief in many Gods

Poppets:
dolls used to represent certain human beings in magic spells.

Potion:
 *A magical brew used for many purposes.
* An herbal tea or brew used in many magical or healing rituals.

Prana:
 The vital force of the Cosmos as it operates on the Etheric level; it permeates this and other solar systems, and every living organism is charged with a concentration of it.

Precognition:
 Psychic awareness of future events.

Priest:
a male dedicated to both the service of his chosen deity and humankind.

Priestess:
a female dedicated to both the service of her chosen deity and humankind. In a coven, there may be a High Priestess who acts as a leader in rituals.

Projection:
 The psychological mechanism of subconsciously crediting (or discrediting) another person with qualities or shortcomings which are in fact elements of one's own psyche.

Projective Hand:
The hand thought to be the point through which personal power is sent from the body. Normally the hand used for manual activities. It is also the hand in which tools such as the Athame and wand are held.

Psyche:
 The total non-physical make-up of a human being.

Psychic:
The ability of having psychic abilities or abilities of the mind. Clairvoyance, Clairaudience and Telepathy, ETC…  

Psychic Mind:
The subconscious or unconscious mind, in which we receive psychic impressions. It is at work when we sleep, dream, and meditate. It is our direct link with the Divine, and with the larger, nonphysical world around us.

Psychism:
The act of being consciously psychic, in which the psychic mind and conscious mind are linked and working in harmony, also known as psychic awareness.

Psychometry:
 The psychic "reading" of a material object, and its associations and history, by hand

Purgings:
 Lesser exorcisms that cleanse and turn away negativity or impediments absorb negativity to be buried for grounding, and dissipate negative energies.

Quarters:
 North, East, South, West quadrants of a magical circle.

Querent:
 In astrology and divination, a person who asks questions of the astrologer or fortuneteller.

Rade (Ride):
The wild ride of the Hunter gathering the souls of the dead; passing of the Wild Hunt or the Rade is demonstrated by stormy weather and fast-moving, rolling black clouds.

Receptive Hand:
The hand through which energy is received into the body; the left hand in right-handed persons, the reverse for left-handed persons.

Rede:
*The Basic tenet of witchcraft. "An it harm none, do what thou will.
*Law or Rule.

Reincarnation:
*The belief of rebirth of the soul into a new body.
*Belief that a person’s soul lives many life times in order to grow and learn.
* The return of the soul to another physical body after death

Retrograde:
The appearance of a planet moving backwards. The planets have opposite effects than normal

Rite:
*Ritual.
*An elaborate and focused ceremonial celebration, organized for a specific purpose.

 

Ritual:
*A ceremonious magical activity.
*A religious ceremony, Magical working, or celebration.
* A proscribed set of activities used as worship, part of a ceremony, or as a part of magical operations.

Ritual Consciousness:
A specific, alternate state of awareness necessary to the successful practice of magic. This state is achieved through the use of visualization and ritual.
It is a heightening of senses, an expanded awareness of the nonphysical world, a linking with nature and with Deity.

Ritual Tools:
Magical tools used by a witch. They vary by tradition and usually represent one of the elements.

Runes:
*a set of symbols that are used for divination and magical purposes.
*Runes from different origins have different symbols and meanings.
* writing systems used by the ancient Germanic and Anglo-Saxon people
*Letters from Old Norse & Teutonic cultures. Each letter has a symbolic meaning and power. Casting Runes is a form of divination.

Sabbat: 
The eight seasonal festivals of the Wiccan year based on the Wiccan Solar Wheel that incorporates the waxing and waning periods of Nature.
There are eight Sabbats in a year; Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Litha, Beltane, Ostara, Lama

Sacred Space:
 An area in which it is only used for magical purposes. It can be anywhere, and Mabon.

Sacrifice:
 In primitive religions (Christianity of the first Testament included) a live animal would be sacrificed to a particular deity by the ritual killing thereof at an altar.
* This is not an accepted practice in Witchcraft, Wicca or any modern Pagan path or tradition.*

Sage:
 The final stage of the God.
 Old man; Represents Knowledge, Wisdom, Death.

Sagittarius:
 The 9th sign of the zodiac. Symbolized by the Centaur Archer, is a Fire sign and is ruled by Jupiter.

Salamander:
*A fire spirit.
* The traditional name for an Elemental spirit of the nature of the Fire element.

Samhain:
The witches new year. October 31st. celebrates the death of the God and his descent into the unseen.

Scorpio:
 The 8th sign of the zodiac. Symbolized by the Scorpion, is a Water sign and is ruled by Mars and Pluto.

Scourge:
Small device made from leather or hemp which resembles a whip.

Scrying:
divination of distant or future events based on visions seen using tools such as a crystal ball, mirror, etc.

Scrying mirror:
 A mirror used for scrying or divination. Often black.

Seax-Wicca:
 A denomination of Wicca founded in 1973 by Raymond Buckland, designed primarily for solitary practitioners.

 Sephira (plural Sephiroth):
Any one of the ten spheres on the Tree of Life, the central concept of the Cabala.

 Shadow:
 The buried, unconscious elements of the human psyche; everything except the Ego and the Person

Shaman / SHAMANESS:
 *A practitioner of shamanism who also fills the role of a healer or priest.
* A man or woman who has obtained knowledge of the subtler dimensions of the Earth.

Shamanism:
Dates back tens of thousands of years…..and could easily be the earliest spiritual practice known to humankind.  Shamanism can involve travel to other worlds and the spiritual plain.
Shamanist can also believe that every living (and sometimes un-living) being has a spirit, which is expressed as totem in the other worlds.

Shape shifting:
 The act of transforming from human into animal or mystical creature and vice-versa.

Shillelagh:
Magical tool corresponding to the staff in other traditions; usually made from blackthorn wood.

Shrine:
A sacred place that holds a collection of objects representing a deity.

Sigil:
Used in magical workings. Magically oriented seal or signet used in a magical workings.

Simple Feast:
A ritual meal shared with the Goddess and God.

Sky Father:
Shamanistic in origin. It assigns deification to the sky as a male entity.

Sky clad:
*ritual nudity.
*To be naked, specifically during spiritual ritual.
* Clad only in the sky, that is to say, nude.
*Nudity during rituals that allows for free flowing psychic energy and a closer connection to the elements.

Skyfather:
 Used in many Native American belief systems; commonly used in conjunction with the Earth Mother.

Smudging:
 Using smoldering incense or an herb bundle to cleanse or purify an individual or area.
It was adopted from Native Americans.

 Solar Eclipse:
 Emblem of the God in his aspects of Dark Lord, Lord of Shadows, Death, Chaos, Resurrection, Hunter, and Leader of the Wild Hunt.

Solitary Witch:
A witch who works or practices alone, without a coven.

Solstice:
*Longest day or the Longest night
*either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

Soul-Mates:
 Individuals who are continuously involved with each other in successive Incarnations, becoming rather like a pair of binary stars.

Spell:
*Energy Focused through force of will in order to accomplish a specific goal.
*Any method used to concentrate magical energy in a coherent and useful manner.
* A magical ritual, usually non-religious in nature and often accompanied by spoken words.

Spiral:
A spiral like symbol that represents the "coming into being".

SPIRITS OF THE STONES:
 The elemental energies naturally inherent at the four directions of the Magic Circle.

Spirit:
The overall energy that runs the universe in a harmonious way.
The principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans.
The incorporeal part of humans; the soul.

Spiritualism:
 The belief that the spirits of the deceased are able to communicate with the living through a person known as a medium or by other means.

Spring Equinox:
 Ostara

Staff:
Ritual tool which corresponds to the wand or athame.

Stang:
Ritual tool from Pagan Rome which resembles a two-pronged trident; Often used in place of the wand or circle.

Stonehenge:
 A prehistoric ceremonial ruin and one of the most famous and controversial megalithic sites in the world. It forms a magical circle and is aligned with certain celestial constellations.

Subconscious Mind:
* The part of the mind that the person isn't consciously aware of.
* Psychic activity just below the level of awareness
* the part of consciousness where all experience is stored.

Summer Solstice:
Litha

Summerland:
*Pagan land of the dead.
*This is where the souls go after the body dies to celebrate the afterlife and continue their spiritual journey.
* A spiritualist word for the Heaven which souls enter after death. Often used by believers in Reincarnation to denote the astral stage of rest after physical death.
Summoner:
Male equivalent to the Maiden. Assists the High Priest(s)

Sun:
 The symbol of the Horned God, the sun is an ancient symbol of yang energy and the masculine forces of nature.

Sun Sign:
 The sign of the zodiac that a person is born under.

Sword:
One of the four elemental tools, representing the Fire element or in some traditions, the Air Sylph The traditional name for an Elemental spirit of the nature of the Air element.

Sylph:
 an "entity" or "elemental" that dwells in the plane of Air or is associated with the AIR Element

Sympathetic Magick:
Concept of likes attracts.
The most common way spells are worked.

Sword:
A long bladed item sometimes used in replacement of an Athame. Usually for group work.

Sylph:
An air spirit.

Talisman:
Any amulet or charm:  an object that has been charged with a particular intent in order to bring something to the bearer. This can be a stone, ring, or other object. Some are engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess magical powers. 

TANTRA:
 An Eastern system of spiritual development through sexual energy.

Tarot Cards:
A set of 78 cards which have pictures and symbols on them that are used for divination. The deck is broken up into: Major Arcana 22 Cards and Minor Arcana: 56 cards.

Tarologist:
One adept at the art and science of handling the Tarot.

Taurus:
 The 2nd sign of the zodiac. Symbolized by the Bull, is an Earth sign, and is ruled by Venus.

 Telekinesis:
 The power of moving physical objects by purely psychic effort.

Telepathy:
The ability to receive read and sent out thoughts.

Teutonic Witchcraft:
 A Northern European tradition of witchcraft

Theism:
 Belief in the existence of Gods and Goddesses. Monotheism is the belief in a single God figure and Polytheism is the belief in multiple Gods and Goddesses. Atheism is the non-belief in Gods and Goddesses.

Third Eye:
 The 6th of the seven chakras situated between the eyes; the body's highest source of power and clairvoyant vision. This is also the Major Chakra.

Threefold:
* Wiccan principle that says anything you do comes back on you three times as powerful.
* Karmic principle that the energy released is returned three times over, in the same or a future life.

Tradition:
*The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.
*A long-established custom or belief that has been passed on.

Tree Of Life:
 The central glyph or diagram of the Cabala. It consists of ten interconnected spheres of Sephiroth, each representing a category of cosmic being and activity.

Trilithon:
A stone arch made from two upright slabs with one lying atop these. Such as those at Stonehenge.

Triple Goddess:
One Goddess in all of her three aspects: Maiden, Mother, Crone.

Triquetra:
A symbol representing the number 3. The number which is very sacred in Wicca

Tuathal:
 The Gaelic equivalent of Widdershins.

 Turning Of The Wheel:
 Passing of the seasons of the Sabbats.

 
Twin Souls:
Soul-Mates

Unconscious:
 That part of the human psyche not directly available to the conscious Ego.

Underworld:
 In various religions, it is a region conceived to be below the surface of the Earth and separate from the world of the living where souls go after death, the world of the dead.

Undine:
water nymph

Vampirism:
 The draining of psychic energy from one individual by another.

Vernal Equinox:
 Another name for the Spring Equinox.

Vervain:
 A magical plant believed to possess the power to cure grief.

Virgin:
Youngest aspect of the Triple Goddess, also known as the Maiden;
 Represented by the waxing moon, colors white and blue.
 Her Sabbats are Imbolc and Ostara.

Virgo:
 The 6th sign of the zodiac. Symbolized by the Virgin, is an Earth sign and is ruled by Mercury.

Vision:
a sacred image

Vision Questing:    
*The use of astral projection to accomplish a specific goal.
*The ritual seeking of personal communication with the spirit world through visions.
Also called path working.

Visualization:
The process of forming mental images.
Magical visualization consists of forming images of needed goals during ritual. It is also used to direct personal power and natural energies for various purposes during magic, including charging and forming of the magic circle.

Voiding The Coven:
The stage of a new coven, where it refrains from working magically with the coven from which it hived off; At least until its own identity is firmly established. 

Walpurgis Night:
Beltane

Wand:
Ritual tool used for Magic.

Waning Moon:
*The phase of the moon in which the face of the moon is getting smaller.
*The time between a full moon and a new moon.

Warding:
 A word used for the art of protection magic.

Warlock:
* Antiquated term misused in reference to a male Witch; Witch's find the term offensive.
*Warlock means "oath breaker" or "locked".
*Not a term for a male Witch, A male witch is simply a Witch.

Warrior:
The Young phase of the God, Sometimes known as the Satyr; Sexuality, adventure, power.

Watch Towers:
are the four elemental "directions" or "quarters" called to protect the Circle during its establishment.

Water:
Element corresponding to the West, associated with the colors light green, medium blue, and silver.
The spirits of Water are known as Undines.

Water Signs:
 The three signs of the zodiac attributed to Water - Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio.

Waxing Moon:
*The phase of the moon in which the face of the moon is getting larger
*The time between a new moon and a full moon.

Web Weaving:
Networking with other people through conversations to gather information in order to mutually assist each other in their studies.  Commonly refers to internet websites of reliable Wiccans and Witches.

Wheel of the Year:
The full cycle of the seasonal year, for most Witches the year begins at Samhain.

WhiteMagic: 
*Magic used only for good purposes.
*Essentially, white magic is magic that is considered to be acceptable magic. However acceptable is a relative term, and unusually are defined by traditions, civilization and morals of your country of origin.


Wicca:
* A modern Pagan religion with spiritual roots in the earliest expressions of reverence for nature.
*An Earth-oriented religion, steeped in folk magic, which came about as a revival of extinct or nearly extinct old world religions; Characterized by a belief in the dual nature of the divine in male and female forms.  

Wiccan:
A practitioner of Wicca.

WICCAN REDE:
 The simple rule of Wiccans which states "An harm ye none, do what ye will."
*this is not the entirety of the Rede.)

Wiccaning:
Presentation of a child to the Goddess and God for blessings, Similar to a Baptism.

Widdershins:
counter clockwise movement
Believed by Wiccans and some other Northern European magical systems to be a motion useful in destructive workings.

Winter Solstice:
 Another term for the Sabbat of Yule.

 Witch:
A person who practices witchcraft, either as part of a coven or solitarily.
*Note: All Wiccans are witches but not all witches are Wiccans*

Witch Bottle:
 Any glass bottle or jar which is filled with variety of objects, charged with magical power and used for protection, love, etc.

 Witch Queen:
 A High Priestess from whose coven at least two other covens have hived off.

Witchcraft:
*Folk Magic.
* Magic utilizing personal power in conjunction with the energies within stones, herbs, colors, and other natural objects.
*This belief system also has nothing to do with Satanism.

Witches Ladder:
 A string of forty beads, or a cord with forty knots, used (like a rosary) as an aid to concentrated repetition without the distraction of actual counting.

Witches' Pyramid:
A creed and a structure of learning that witches follow.
The four pillars of the pyramid are: "To Know, To Dare, To Will, and To Be Silent". These principals are very important to successful spell working.

Witches Rune:
 A power-raising chant accompanied by a ring dance.

Yang:
In Taoism, the active, masculine and positive cosmic principle that is opposite but always complimentary to Yin.

Yarrow:
 A medicinal and culinary herb long associated with the practice of Witchcraft.

Yggdrasil:
*One of the best known Tree of Life symbols.
It u In Norse mythology,
*Is an immense tree that is central in Norse cosmology, on which the nine worlds existed and Unites all existence from the Underworld, to the Physical world.
*Also called the World Tree, is the giant ash tree that links and shelters all the worlds.

yin:
 In Taoism, the passive, feminine and negative cosmic principle that is opposite by always complimentary to Yang.

Yule:
The Sabbat celebrating the rebirth of the God.
The winter Solstice December 20-23rd.

Yule Log:
 A log ritually burned at Yule to mark the death of winter and the birth of the sun.

Zodiac:
 An invisible circular band in the sky through which the planets are seen to move. Divided into 12 sections called zodiac signs