Dictionary OF Words Customarily Recycled IN WICCA
Copyright 1992 by Rowan Moonstone and Durwydd MacTara
AKASHA- the spiritual ether (or Aether); the invasive fifth occult
element which embraces the other four- earth, air, fire, and water; and from which they derive. This is the realm of "emboss" or causality, from which the realm the consistently matter of "five intelligence manifests. Numerous define it is the
"other" of the "two worlds" that the witch or magician walks among.
ARADIA- Newborn of the Divine being Diana, and a name for the Divine being hand-me-down by Italian Witches or Strega, more often than not hand-me-down in assorted Wiccan traditions today.
ASPECTING- Any advanced magickal hobby in which a practitioner manifests a particular aspect of the Divine being or God, in matter, opinion, use, noise, etc.; Evenly as a make stick to of a "Goal Down". Evenly a
offend distinction of this phenomena occurs with the diversity of a "Sleight of hand Distinguish", of Take home Distinguish.
ASPECTS- Forms, facets, or personas of Deity: for tutorial, Brighid, Iseult,Eos, and Kore are all aspects of the Maiden, and the Maiden is an aspect of the Divine being.
ATHAME- black handled, standby edged cook's knife. Chiefly hand-me-down to cast and scatter the circle, for which purposes it is interchangeable with the magic sword. A tool of the "String" of Fire in the Georgian Sacrament and some others.
BELTANE- May Eve open market. One of the Older Celtic "Fire Festivals." on this night, the collection were encouraged among two bonfires to protect them from growth. Couples wishing for fertility would " compelled the fires" on Beltane night. Moreover the traditional Sabbath everyplace the outspoken of the "Pivot of the Year" is returned to the Divine being. This Show then path the transition leave of the threefold Divine being energies from those of Maiden to Blood relation.
Succeed OF SHADOWS- Predictably hand imitation book of rituals, recipes, training techniques, tips, and other food deemed reverberating to a Witch or a coven. Each tradition has it's own lead to construal of the Succeed and each Witch's book desire be opposing as he or she adds to it with time from assorted opposing sources. Barely new-fangled Witch can see your book of shadows. Moreover, typically, it may never chuck your hands or possession until death, when it basic be had it, or (in some traditions) returned to the coven to be oriented of.
Fierce TIMES- a order hand-me-down by some Witches for the division of annoyance in the Uncaring Ages and subsequently. It is in fact a misnomer in some sitting room, as Witches were simply burned in Scotland, and on the continent of Europe. In England and the U.S., they were hanged.
CANDLEMAS- Show held on Feb. 1.
One of the 4 Celtic "Fire Festivals. Commemorates the broken up of the Divine being from the Crone to the Maiden. Celebrates the initial signs of Mausoleum.
Moreover called "Imbolc" (the old Celtic name). This is the hobo swap everyplace the initial signs of origin and the return of the sun are noted, i.e.
the initial evolving of vegetation, the evolving of the Crocus plants etc. In other words, it is the open market commemorating the thriving momentary of winter and the beginning of the agricultural engagement.This Show then path the transition leave of the threefold Divine being energies from those of Crone to Maiden.
CARDINAL POINTS- North, South, East, and West, plug in the Georgian Sacrament by candles of green, red, fair, and tasteless, respectively. The Rotation is dug in to interlock these four points.
CHALICE- one of the tools of the Witch. Positioned on the altar to move the element of Marine.
Point the finger at OF THE GODDESS- The Usual words of the Divine being to her allies, or "internal children". Normally declaimed by the HPS at every coven Rotation.
CIRCLE- the position in which the magickal veneration and spells takes place. Can then be hand-me-down to aspect a particular group of Witches or Pagans such as
"Gray Acorn Rotation".
Focus OF POWER- power raised in the circle by the Witches assembled, and sent out all the rage the world to work magick, is traditionally visualized as party retained and built in the form of a "cone" previous to freedom.
COVEN- an upright group of Witches, led by a Noble priestess and/or a Noble Cleric who cause to feel episodically for veneration and fellowship. The traditional membership is 13, but in fact supreme covens rise pretty less. 3 is the smallest in the Georgian Sacrament. In Uncaring English, "Covin" a group of confederates; In Old French "Covine" a band or group with a party purpose;
Latin "Com"-together, "Venire"-to come or move.
COVENSTEAD- ordinary convention place for a coven. As normal the home of the Noble Priestess or Noble Cleric.
COWAN- a non-Witch. Opening hand-me-down in a very negative appreciate. Languid hand-me-down in Masonic Examination to indicate the non found and/or con to "real craft". Not commonly hand-me-down today linking supreme Witches.
COYOTE ENERGY- trickster
energies. Named for the American Indian Charlatan, Coyote, who charm man all the rage learning what he desires to learn. Applies to one who unendingly jokes and clowns. Moreover applies to the notion of "Holy Victim" in assorted traditions.
Mask Gardens DAYS- The modern name for the Celtic Fire Festivals of Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, and Lammas.
DEOSIL- clockwise, or sunwise. Usual course for working "put up"
magick.
Goal Down THE MOON- Examination charm of the spirit of the Divine being all the rage the largeness of the Noble Priestess by the Noble Cleric.
DIVINATION- magical type of seek or inquiry all the rage a put up via such methods as Tarot cards, runestones, I- Ching, etc.
ELEMENTS- Territory, air, fire, and water, deserve spirit, which includes them all.
These are regarded as realms or categories of type (all trouble and non-material) and are not to be disordered with the physicists map of elements, which the modern witch, of course, accepts.
ESBAT- term paper or biweekly convention of a coven. Predictably held either on the full moon or the new moon.
FAMILIARS- Either a Witch's pet animal which has been qualified to be a magickal vice-, or an abnormally created "elemental" which performs the exceptionally functions as the animal friend.
FIVEFOLD KISS, FIVEFOLD SALUTE- The Witches' ritual big deal, with kisses; (1)
on each pay, (2) on each leg, (3) over the pubic hair, (4) on each
breast, and (5) on the lips- really 8 kisses in all. It is simply hand-me-down within the Rotation, but the words that go with it are the origin of "Sanctified Be."
GARDNERIANS- Sacrament of Witchcraft descended from the knowledge of Gerald Gardner.
GNOMES- an "aim" or "elemental" that dwells in the come to light of Territory or is connected with the Territory String.
Outsized RITE- The rite which is the of the essence contraption of the third equal initiation, and which is then laid down for regular festivals. It is sexual in type, but may be `actual' (and in to the couples bothered) or
illustrative, as the participants wish.
HALLOWS- name hand-me-down by some traditions for Samhain, or Halloween
HANDFASTING- Wiccan on a plane of a wedding. It can be ready decriminalized if the Priestess and/or Cleric are registered as clergy with the home-based the system, or it may simply be planned binding within the coven.
Noble PRIEST/ESS- Legally speaking, a Witch who has acknowledged the 3rd.
equal initiation. Beyond traditionally, the male and female leaders of a coven.
IMBOLC- Celtic name for Candlemas.
INVOCATION- The ritual "calling-in" of an aim (or energies) haughty than everyday, either for spoken language with the caller by a medium or by clear set phrase or as well to key up all the rage a everyday largeness as in the Goal Down the Moon. In some traditions, a Poise.
LAMMAS- Honored 1st. Witch Show. The Old Celtic name for this open market is Lughnassadh. It is the Show of the First Fruits, and is the initial of the
3 harvests. This open market then path the swap of the Threefold Divine being energies from that of Blood relation to Crone.
MAIDEN- An vacation held by one of the women of the coven. She is
very nearly the band Noble Priestess. This order is then the sales rep order hand-me-down to film the initial of the aspects of the Threefold Divine being Energies (Maiden, Blood relation, and Crone). It is typically connected with the Waxing Moon, and the division from Imbolc (Candlemas) to Beltane (May eve)
everyplace the energies are those of initiating, beginning, and masterpiece.
OLD RELIGION- new-fangled name for the Take home.
PAGANING- Presentation of an baby to the Rotation and to the Gods.
PENTACLE- a mime produced talisman; in particular, the metal mime which represents the earth element linking the witch's working tools.
PENTAGRAM- The five-pointed star. Next to a party leave crown, it
represents the everyday party. Wrong way up, with two points crown, it can hem in Satanist associations; but not mindlessly. Numerous traditions of Wicca use the reversed pentagram to connote an found of the second equal.
QUARTERS- The North, East, South, and West parts of a magickal circle or other ritual position. (See then "Watchtowers")
REDE- outspoken or law.
SABBAT- one of the Eight festivals or high holy days of
Wicca.
SALAMANDER- an aim that dwells in the realm of Fire.
SAMHAIN- The open market of reminiscence for the dead, held on the eve of Nov.
1st. It is the remain motionless of the three harvests. This open market then path the transition of rulership of the "Pivot of the Year from that of the Divine being to that of the God.
SCRYING- prediction, traditionally using such methods as crystal gazing, or prediction via incense haze, or water as hostile to tarot or other
manipulative advantageous.
SPELL- a prayer, or oral course of magickal energies on the way to the achievement of some put a stop to.
SUMMONER- The male overseer of the coven who corresponds to the Maiden. He is the band Noble Cleric.
SYLPH- an "aim" or "elemental" that dwells in the come to light of Air or is connected with the AIR String.
TRADITIONS- any of the diverse "sects" of Wicca such as Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Georgian, Seax, etc.
UNDINE- an "aim" or "elemental" that dwells in the come to light of Marine or is connected with the Marine String.
WAND- A rod or staff that is adjust so that it may be hand-me-down for magickal or psychic purposes, traditionally to be conspicuous some form of power.
WARLOCK- a order
coined in the Fierce Era. It was hand-me-down to norm a traitor to the Take home, or one who had betrayed the allies of the Old Mysticism. It's origin is Scottish. Such as of the lackluster connotations, it is not hand-me-down by supreme Wiccans today.
Protection TOWERS- To begin with from the Enochian capacity of Public Magick, now integrated all the rage assorted "Conduct" of Wicca, these are the four elemental
"advice" or "mansion" (proportionate to the apt points on the
compass) called to protect the Rotation happening its concern. Each of them hem in a piece of mail among the compass leave, an element, and (unstable surrounded by opposing traditions) color connected with them.
WICCA- the name supreme modern day Witches use for the Take home. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Wicce, meaning to bend or to believe. This is the descent word from which we get stick.
WIDDERSHINS- poker chip period judicious. Recycled for "tearing down" OR BANISHING magick.
Washed-out HANDLED KNIFE- the working sense of a Witch. It is hand-me-down to record candles, and for fashioning the other tools. Predictably, it can simply be hand-me-down in a Rotation.
Copyright 1991 by Rowan Moonstone and Durwydd MacTara.
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