Sabbat : a joyous witches festival of merriment and feasting. The Witches sabbat is a time to rejoice, sing, dance, chant, honour the God and Goddess, and give thanks. Magick is seldom performed during a sabbat unless absolutely necessary. Eight sabbats are held during the course of the year. Candlemas, Beltane, Lammas, Samhain, the Spring equinox, the Summer Equinox, the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice, also known as Yule. Salamanders : elemental spirits of fire. Seance : a gathering of persons to contact and receive messages from the spirits of the dead. Usually it is held in the dark or by candlelight at a table where all persons attending are seated with hands joined together to form a circle. At all seances, at least one medium must be present. Seer : A male Clairvoyant Seeress : A female Clairvoyant Sephirot : the 10 emanations of God which are mediated upon the central part of kabbalistic doctrine. The 10 Serpirot consist of: crown, wisdom, intelligence, love, justice, beauty, firmness, splendour, foundation and kingdom. Sex Magick : a potent form of magick that uses sexual experience and orgasm to generate the power to work the magick. Shaman a priest or person of psychic sensitivity who possesses arcane knowledge and the ability to control the spirit forces and communicate with the divine. Significator : a certain tarot card that is used to represent the person whose cards are being read. Skyclad : a Wiccan word meaning 'nude' Smudging : the burning of incense to drive away negative forces and to purify the space in which white magick will be performed. Solitary : a witch, male or female, who practices any form of magick without a coven Soothsayer : a Clairvoyant Sorcerer :a male practitioner of sorcery Sorceress : a female practitioner of sorcery Sorcery : the use of supernatural power either for material gain or to harm others, often through the support of evil spirits or demons. Spell : an incantation formula Succubus : a demon or evil spirit that takes on the shape of a beautiful woman and seduces sleeping men in order to possess their souls; a female incubus. Sylphs : elemental spirits of the air Set and graphic design ©Julianna