Banish Magickally end something or rid the presence unwanted beings
Bi-location A type of astral projection to travel in reality by
keeping the capability to be aware of your present surroundings, also known as mind-travel
Bind Magickally restrain something/someone
Blood of the Moon Woman's menstrual cycle; if it occurs over a Full
or New Moon, she is more powerful
Book of Shadows Book of information collected, also called a grimoire
Bolline Curved, white-handled knife used for practical magickal
purposes like cutting and harvesting
Burning Times 1000 C.E. to 1600s when millions of people were tortured
and burned by the church because they thought they were Witches
Cabala Ancient Hebrew magickal system, also Kabbalah and Qabala
Call Invoking Divine forces
Chakras 7 major energy areas in the human body, each associated
with a color, they are: crown- white, forehead (3rd eye)- purple, throat-
blue, chest- pink or green, navel- yellow, abdomen- orange, groin- red
Channeling One allows an entity from the other side or plane to
use your body to speak to others either verbally or through writing
Charms Can be an amulet or talisman that has been charmed with an
incantation and given energy
Cone of Power Psychic energy raised and focused by either an individual
or group to achieve a purpose
Cleansing Act of removing negative energy, vibrations, or images
from an object or place by using positive, psychic energy
Consecration Act of blessing an object or place by filling it with
positive energy
Coven Group of 13 or a number of Witches that work together for magickal
endeavors or perform religious ceremonies
Covenstead Meeting place of a coven
Days of Power Also called Sabbats
Dedication Process where an individual accepts the Craft as their
path and vows to study and learn all that is necessary to reach adeptship in a given tradition
Deosil Clockwise movement
Divination Art of using magickal tools and symbols to gather information
from the Collective Unconscious on the nature of people, places, things,
and events in the past, present, and future
Dowsing Art or science of using a pendulum or shick to find the
location of a person, place, ting, or element, can be used to answer yes or no questions
Drawing Down the Moon A ritual used during the Full Moon by Witches
to empower themselves and unite their essence with a particular deity, usually the Goddess
Earth magick Practical form of magick in which the powers and forces of Earth Mother are used to
conduct magickal workings or celebrations
Elder Person who has gained a high position n a Wiccan organization
Elements Earth, air, water, and fire, some add Spirit or Akasha
Enchantment A magickal object that must be kept absolutely secret
and hidden from human eyes and affects a hidden aura, must be charmed first,
gems and magickal writing are good items to use
Evocation To call something out from within
Familiar An animal who has a spiritual bond with someone, could be an entity created from the astral
Fascination A mental effort to control another animal or person's
mind, also called mind- bending
Grimoire Book of information collected, also called a Book of Shadows
Guardians Ceremonial magicians use the Guardians of the Watchtowers
or of the Four Quarters
Handfasting A Wiccan or Pagan marriage ceremony
High Priest A male leader of a coven or Wiccan group and plays the
role of the God in some ceremonies
High Priestess Feminine leader of a coven or Wiccan group and plays
the role of the Goddess in some ceremonies
Invocation To bring something in from without
Kabbalah Ancient Hebrew magickal system, also Cabala and Qabala
Karma Belief that one's thoughts and deeds can be either counted
against them or added to their spiritual path during several life times,
whatever one does will return to them
Left-hand path One who uses magick to serve them alone
Macrocosm The world around us
Microcosm The world within us
Magick Art and science of focusing your will and emotions to effect
change both in the world around you and within you
Magick circle Circular boundary drawn to protect one from outside
forces while conducting ritual magick, must be opened and closed when one
enters or departs, considered to be the doorway between the worlds and allows
us to move between the two
Magickal systems Can be Traditions, denominations, sects, or pantheons,
basic set of guidelines
Magickal working Process of using magick to reach a desired positive
goal
Neopagan Pagan of the current times. Sprung up in the mid-late 1900s.
New Age Mixing metaphysical practices with a structured religion
Pagan Follower of a nature-based religion
Pantheon Group of deities in a religious or mythical structure,
can be Greek, Egyptian, etc…
Pentacle A five-pointed upright star within a circle, worn as a
symbol of a Witch's belief and used in magickal workings and ceremonies,
each point represents Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit
Pentagram A five-pointed star, each point represents Earth, Air, Fire,
Water, and Spirit
Priest A male dedicated to both the service of his deities and humankind
Priestess A female dedicated to both the service of his deities
and humankind
Reincarnation Belief that one lived before in another lifetime and will live again
Ritual Focused mental/physical ceremony to either honor ones deities
or to perform a specific magickal working
Runes Set of symbols used for divination and magickal work, can
be an alphabet and are useful in vision questing, dream recall, or controlling one's environment
Sabbats Days of Power, the 8 holidays
Scrying Divination method using specific tools like a bowl of inked
water, a crystal ball, or mirror
Sigil Magickally oriented seal or sign used in magickal working
Skyclad Nude
Spell Extended mental and emotional energy spoken aloud, written,
spoken, drawn, or danced
Spiral Sacred spiral is the symbol of coming into being
Talisman A magickally charged object used to bring something to the bearer
Tarot cards 78 cards with pictures and symbols used for divination
Tarologist One who adept in working with Tarot
Vision questing Using astral projection, bi-location, or dreamtime to accomplish a goal,
also called pathworking
Webweaving Networking
with other magickal people through conversation, writing, or the computer
to gather and share information
Wheel of the Year One full cycle of the seasonal year, beginning
with Samhain
Widdershins Counterclockwise motion used in some magickal workings
or ceremonies
