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A

Abundance - A large quantity of something - plentifulness. A word used in magick when one seeks a better material life - asking for abundance. Link
African Daities
- A collection of African gods hailing mostly from Yoruban & Dahomey in Nigeria. Link
Alchemy - Alchemy is the ancient philosophy of how to change one substance into another - Lead into Gold. Link
Altar
- A table or flat surface used in rituals & spell work - a focus point for magick. Link / Link / Link
Amulet - Magical mascot or "lucky charm". Link / Link
Angel - Explanation. Link / Link
Anoint - Smear or rub with oil as part of a ritual, spell or ceremony. Link
Arcana - Secret formulae or process. Used to denote a deck of Tarot cards, the Major Arcana being the "trumps" numbered from 0 to 21. Link
Astrology - Astrology is the art of predicting events based on planetary movements. Link
Astral Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Astral Plane
- The world of the supernatural. Link
Athame
- Edged black-hilted knife used in modern witchcraft . Link / Link / Link
Aura - A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding living things. Link
Autumn Equinox - one of the four lesser Sabbats. Link


B

Baculum - Witches' rod, staff, wand, or "broomstick" used in divination & certain fertility spells. Link
Balefire
- Ritual coven fire. Link
Ban / Banish-ing - To curse. Link
Bane
- Poisonous or destructive thing. Often applied to an herb, e.g., hemlock. Link
Barrow - An elven or Celtic burial mound often used by coven for Sabbat covenstead. Link
Bell
- For casting a magic circle and announcing entering the other realm. Link / Link
Beltane - Ancient festival celebrated on May day - May Eve witch festival. Link
Besom - Witches ceremonial broom. Link / Link / Link
Bind - To cast a spell on, also to practise ligature. Link
Black Magic(k) - Magic involving the supposed invocation of evil spirits for evil purposes. Link / Link
Black Moon - Explanation. Link
Blue Moon - Explanation. Link
Bollne / Bolline [BOW-lean] - White handled witches knife - An Athame, often curved like a sickle. February 2nd Eve witch festival - Candlemas. Link / Link / Link
Book of Shadows - A journal and collection of all a witches knowledge. Link / Link
Broom - See Besome. Link / Link / Link
Bruja - witch, sorceress. Link

C

Candles - A magical tool - Consecrated candles are used on the altar to represent the presence of the God and Goddess. Link
Candlemas - Explanation. Link
Cauldron
- Usually placed in a sacred or ritual circle and used to burn items during a ritual. Link / Link
Celtic Daieties - Explanation. Link
Cemetery Dirt - Explanation. Link
Cencer - Explanation. Link
Ceremonial Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Chalice
- Goblet or cup intended to hold drink, specifically a cup intended for use during a ceremony or ritual. Link / Link
Charm - Spoken or chanted words of magical intent. Link
Chakras - Explanation. Link
Chakra Colours - Explanation. Link
Chinese Daeties - Explanation. Link
Cingulum / Cord - A cingulum or cord is often worn about the waist by adherants of some traditions of Wicca Link
Colour Magick
- Explanation. Link
Conjuration - An act of summoning a demon or shade. Link
Consecrating [tools] - Explanation. Link
Cone of Power- Collective witch power raised by assembled coven within a circle. Link
Contact- Demon, deceased human or "god" coven instructor. Link
Corn Dolly - Explanation. Link
Coven - Gathering or community of witches, a group of believers who gather together for ceremonies of worship. Link
Covendom - Three-mile radius of coven's domain Covenstead. Link
Craft Name - A secondary religious name often adopted by practitioners of Wicca and other forms of Neopagan witchcraft. Link
Crystals
- A tool - a mineral capable of receiving storing, transmitting or amplifying vibrational energy. Link
Crystal Ball
- Explanation. Link
Crystal Healing - Explanation. Link
Curse - Explanation. Link

D

Dagyde - Witches' image-needle or pin. Link
Dark Moon
- Explanation. Link
Day of the Dead - Explanation. Link
Deity
- Explanation. Link
Demon - Non-human spirit. Link
Deosil - Turning clockwise and sunways. Link
Diablerie - Black magic : sorcery, a representation in words or pictures of black magic or of dealings with the devil, demon lore. Link
Divination - Magical method of exploration or inquiry into a situation. Link
Devil - "Little god," title for the magister as representative of one of the Mighty Ones. Link
Divine Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Dolmen - Elven structure of stone. Megalithic monument. Often used as covenstead by witches. Link
Dragons Blood [ink] - Explanation. Link
Dream Walking - Explanation. Link
Druid
- Explanation. Link

E

Egyptian Deities - Explanation. Link
Eidolon - Wraith or fetch. Witch power formulated into semi-tangible human shape. Link
Elements
- Fire, air, earth, and water. The four basic modes of manifestation of matter and energy according to arcane lore. Link
Elemental - Witch's magically created familiar. Link
Elf fire - Need fire or Wildfire. Flame to light a coven balefire produced without the use of metals. Link
Elixir
- Explanation. Link
Elvenfolk - Descendants of the witch gods, or Mighty Ones; Prytani or Faeryfolk. Link
Enochian Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Equinox - Explanation. Link
Esbat - Weekly or fortnightly witch meeting. Link
Evil Eye - Explanation. Link
Evoke / Evocation - Conjuration, often to visible appearance. Link
Exorcism - Magical operation of purifying something from all alien influences. Link
Eye biting - Cursing with a glance - overlooking. Link

F

Fae (magick) - Explanation. Link
Faery Folk - Explanation. Link
Faiery - Explanation. Link
Fairy Ring - a powerful site where witches perform spells. Link
Familiar - Coven totem animal / witch's pet animal / elemental servant. Link
Fascination - Process of casting a spell upon someone using only the projection of witch power in close personal proximity. Link
Fetch - Wraith. Link
Feng Shui - An animal-shaped spirit or minor demon believed to serve a witch as domestic servant, spy and companion. Link
Feather - Explanation. Link
Fetish - Explanation. Link
Folk Law - Explanation. Link
Folk Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Food Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Full Moon - Explanation. Link

G

Gaia - Explanation. Link
Goddess
- Explanation. Link
Gods
- Explanation. Link
Goetia, goetic - Pertaining to medieval sorcery. Link
Goety - Black magic or witchcraft in which the assistance of evil spirits is invoked. Link
Golden Rule - Treat other as you would like them to treat you - Wicca. Link
Gramarye (Gramary) - Necromancy, magic, enchantment. Link
Great Rite - Explanation. Link
Greek & Roman Deities - Explanation. Link
Green Man
- Explanation. Link
Green Witch - Explanation. Link
Grimoire - A book of magic giving instructions for invoking angels or demons, performing divinations and gaining magical powers. Link

H

Hallows - Halloween, Samhain, or Shamain, November 1 Eve witch festival. Link
Handfastings
- Explanation. Link
Harvest Moon - Explanation. Link
Hawk Feather - Explanation. Link
Hedge Witch - Explanation. Link
Healing - Explanation. Link
Herbs - Explanation. Link
Heretic
- Explanation. Link
Hex - Explanation. Link
Hexagram - Six-pointed talismanic star made of two interlaced triangles. Link
High Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Hindu Daeties - Explanation. Link
Honorian script - Witch runes. Link
Hoodoo - Explanation. Link
Horoscopes - Explanation. Link

I

Imbolc - Explanation. Link
Imp
- Explanation. Link
Incabus - Male wraith form projected for purposes of sexual intercourse. Link
Incantation - a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic; also : a written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect. Link
Incense - a substance which releases fragrant smoke when burned, used in many religious & spiritual ceremonies. Link / Link
Incense Smoke - Explanation. Link
Infusion - Explanation. Link
Intuition - Explanation. Link
Invocation - calling down of power, beseeching the indwelling of a god. Link

J

Janner - Explanation. Link
Jewel - Talismanic item of witch regalia. Link
Jewitch - Explanation. Link
Journey - Explanation. Link

K

Karma - Explanation. Link
Kirlean Photography
- Explanation. Link
Kitchen Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
knot Magic(k) - Explanation. Link

L

Lady - Female leader of coven / female ruler of an elf-rath. Link
Lamia
- a female demon : vampire. Link
Lammas - August witch festival - Lugnassad. Link
Law of 3
- Everything you do will impact on your future self 3 fold - good or evil. Link
Libation
- Explanation Link
Ligature - Magical binding of person in order to prevent him accomplishing a specified thing or course of action. Link
Linking
- Commemoration. Process of mental identification with past adepts or appropriate symbols within a magical operation. Link
litha - Explanation. Link
Living Fire - Elf fire. Link
Loadstone - Magnetite rock - for use when working with magnetic fields. Link
Low Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Lughnasadh - Explanation. Link
Lycanthropy - the ability of a witch to change into an animal / projection of wraith in animal form. Link

M

Mabon - Explanation. Link
Magic
- Magic (or Magick or Sorcery) is a method of controlling the natural world through mystical, paranormal or supernatural means. Link
Magic(k) Circle - Explanation. Link
Magick - Explanation. Witchi
Magistellus - Elemental servant. Witchi
Magister - Master; male leader of coven. Link
Magnetism - Term deriving from Anton Mesmer's eighteenth-century theory of witch power. Link
Magus - Male practitioner of magic, wizard. Link
Maiden - Coven title conferred upon the Lady, sometimes the Lady's daughter. Witchi
Mandragore, Mandrake - Plant Magistellus. Witchi
Materia Magica - Explanation. Witchi
Medicine Man - A protective circular sacred space from which to perform spells. Witchi
Major Arcana - Explanation. Link
Meditation - Explanation. Link
Mighty Ones - The ancient witch gods, Watchers, or Sons of Heaven. Link
Minor Arcana - Explanation. Link
Mojo Bag - Explanation. Link
Moment - Alternative to poppet or voodoo doll. Link
Moon Magic(k) - Explanation. Witchi
Moon Phases - Explanation. Witchi
Moon Water - Explanation. Link
Mooti - Explanation. Witchi
Mortar & Pestle - Explanation. Link
Mother Goddess - Explanation. Link

N

Nasheian Philospophy - Explanation. Link
Natural Magic(k) - Explanation. Link
Necromancy
- Practice of communicating / communing with the dead. conjuration (see CONJURE sense 2a) of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events.
Neo-pagan - Explanation. Link
Northways - Anticlockwise, widdershins, against the sun. Link
Numerology - The practice of using numbers as a key to understanding a persons characteristics. Link

O

Object link - Material sample impregnated with magnetism of proposed victim or subject of magic. Link
Occult - Explanation. Link
Ocean Magic(k)
- See Sea Magic(k) Link
Officer - Third coven leader. Magister's lieutenant, also known as the Man in Black, Verdelet, and the summoner. Link
Ogham Alphabet - Explanation. Link
Oimelc - Imbolc. Link
Old Ones - Mighty Ones, archetypal witch gods derived from legends of the Watchers. Link
Old Religion - Original name for wiccan magic(k). Link
Omen - Explanation. Link
Oneiromancy - Is a form of divination based upon dreams; dream interpretation that uses dreams to predict the future.
Ostara - Explanation. Link
Overlook - To voluntarily cast the evil eye or eye bite. Link

P

Pact - Initiate's signatures in coven register given as written pledge of silence. Link
Paganism
- Explanation. Link
Parchment Paper - Explanation. Link
Pendulum - Witches' divination device. Link
Pantheon - A group of deities specific to one religion or following. Link
Pentangle - A pentacle is an amulet or talisman used in traditional Wicca magical evocations. Link / Link
Pentagram - Explanation. Link
Planetary Days - Explanation. Link
Planetary Hours - Explanation. Link
Poppets - Explanation. Link
Power Object - Material object charged with witch power and transferred into victim or subject's presence to effect a certain result; psychic battery. Link
Potion(s) - A liquid blend that can bring about a desired magical effect. Link / Link
Puppet (poppet) - Mommet. Link
Purification
- Explanation. Link
Pyramid [Witch] - Explanation. Link

Q

Quicksilver - Explanation. Link

R

Rath - Celtic word for elven dwelling. Link
Repercussion - Phenomenon of reproduction of injuries received by projected wraith form on entranced parent body. Link
Retrograde Planet
- Explanation. Link
Rite - Explanation. Link
Ritual
- Ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Witchi
Ritual Circle - Explanation. Link
Roman & Greek Daeties - Explanation. Link
Runes - Ancient magical script or hieroglyphic alphabet / spells. Link

S

Sabbat - 8 festivals celebrated by Wiccans and Neopagans at approximately even intervals throughout the year.. Link
Sacred Space - Explanation. Link
Samhain
- See Hallows. Link
Santaria
- Santeria means “The Way of the Saints” - An African-Hispanic hybrid religion from the Caribbean. Link
Santarian Deities - Explanation. Link
Seal - A demon's signature or summoning diagram, sigil. Link
Scrying
- o divine by a show stone or mirror. Link
Sea Magic(k)
- A magical or spiritual life path based on the world space of the oceans. Witchi
Seed Pod Rattle - Explanation. Link
Seeing Stone - Show stone or crystal ball. Link
Servitor - Familiar. Link
Shade - Spirit of a dead person. Link
Shaman
- Medicine man, regarded as having access & influence in the world of spirits. Witchi
Shamanic - Related to the beliefs and practices associated with a shaman. Witchi
Sigil - Seal - diagram of a spell. Link
Singulum - See Cingulum.
Skeleton Key - Explanation. Link
Smudge(ing) - Explanation. Link
Solitary Witch - Explanation. Link
Solstice - Explanation. Link
Sorcerer - Explanation. Link
Sorcerery - Magic, often of an adverse nature. Link
Sorceress - Text. Link
Southways - Deosil. Link
Spell - A ritual of words and actions used as a magical charm or incantation. Witchi
Speculum - Magical mirror or crystal for scrying in. Link
Spellwork
- Global terms for all aspects of casting spells. Link
Siderite - Witch amulet of lodestone. Link
Spirit Animal
- Explanation. Link
Spirits - The non-physical 'soul' of previous living creatures - its' collective emotions & character. Link
Spiritual - A lifestyle based on a profound level of emotional & mental communication. Witchi
St. John's (Eve) - The midsummer witch festival. Witchi
Stonehenge - Explanation. Link
Succubus - Female wraith form projected for purposes of sexual intercourse. Link
Supermoon
- Explanation. Link
Summoner
- Officer. Link
Sympathetic Magic(k) - magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object representing it. Link

T

Taglock - a personal item that creates a link to the target. Link
Talisman
- An object that is thought to have magic(k) powers / Power object. Witchi
Tarot - Explanation. Link
Teutonic Deities - Explanation. Link
Theban - Honorian script. Link
The Craft
- Explanation. Link
The Wiccan Rede - Explanation. Link
Third Eye - Explanation. Link
Transvection - Levitation / projection of the wraith form. Link

U

Uncrossing - Explanation. Link

V

Vampire - Predatory wraith form. Link
Verendum
- Baculum. Link
Vernal Equinox
- Explanation. Link
Vibrations
- Magical atmosphere around person, place, or thing. Link
Vodun
- Explanation
Voodoo
- Explanation
Voodoo Doll - Explanation. Link
Vortex - Cone of power. Link

W

Wand - A rod like object thought to have strong magical powers. Used for spell casting. Link / Link
Warlock - Warlocks are said to be the male equivalent of witches - often pictured riding pitchforks. Originally term of abuse meaning "traitor," now used generally within the United States to signify wizard Link
Watcher - Elemental guardian / Old One. Link / Link
Walpurgis
- Night Beltane (q.v.) Wand Baculum (q.v.). Link
Werewolf - Predatory wraith form. Link
White Magic(k) - Explanation
Wheel of the Year - An annual cycle of festivals observed by modern Pagans since the 1950s. Link
White Witch - Explanation
Wicca - A form of modern paganism founded in England in the mid 20th century - the old religion. Link
Wiccan - A practitioner or follower of Wicca. Link
Wiccan Rede - Explanation. Link
Widdershins, Withershins - Anticlockwise, northways Wildfire Elf Fire. Link
Winter Solstice - Explanation. Link
Witch
- A follower or practitioner of Wicca or modern witchcraft. One skilled in the ancient wisdom; originally used for both sexes, now generally only for female. Link
Witch Ball - A witch ball (or friendship ball) is a hollow sphere of plain or stained glass hung in windows to ward off evil spirits. Link
Witch Bottle
- It draws in and traps evil and negative energy directed at its owner, to protect against evil spirits and magical attack. Link
Witch Doctor - Explanation. Link
Witches Ladder - fetish made from knotted cord or hair - used in folk magic or witchcraft, normally as a curse and / or spell-work Link
Witches Pyramid - Explanation. Link
Wizard - Male equivalent of witch, wise man. Link
Wraith, wrath form - Projected astral body. Mobile form of witch power ensouled by witch's exteriorized consciousness. Link

X

X - Explanation

Y

Yule - Midwinter witch festival. Link.

Z

Zodiac - Explanation. Link
Zuggan
- Explanation
Zuggans - Explanation


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