A Wisdom Archive on Practitioner

practitioner
One who has completed foundation work and demonstrated integrity, earning the endorsement of the metaphysical/spiritual community

 
(See also: Practitioner, Body Mind and Soul )

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yogi
A practitioner of yoga.

 
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sadhaka
A practitioner of devotional service or some other authorized spiritual discipline.

 
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WITCH:
1) Sometimes used name of a follower of Wicca.
2) Ancient, European practitioner of folk magick, especially that of herb and ''simple'' magicks. NOTE: Saxon for ''wych''.
3) initiated male or female member of the Old Religion; one skilled in the ancient wisdom; practitioner of Witchcraft.

 
(See also: WITCH, Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary )

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Brothers of the Shadow. A name given by the Occultists to Sorcerers, and especially to the Tibetan Dugpas, of whom there are many in the Bhon sect of the Red Caps (Dugpa). The word is applied to all practitioners of black or left hand magic.

 
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SCRYING
(Or crystal gazing.) The trick is to learn first how to clear the crystal. What is needed is a blank screen (indeed an empty wall serves equally well). Shutting the eyes in hope of stirring up images can also be useful, if the practitioner can keep from falling asleep. A crystal ball is better only because it strongly stimulates the image-making faculty without eliciting soporific side-effects. Images so produced can be written down or recorded on tape for subsequent interpretation by the intuition. The serious practitioner should keep a record of recurrent common images and their occult meanings for him (e.g., a mountain might be a "challenge," a tree could be "health", a lion is "friendship, etc.). Then, when these images appear in the crystal ball, their condition can provide him with detailed information: a snow- covered mountain would be a worthwhile challenge, a rugged mountain would be a difficult challenge, etc.
 

 
(See also: SCRYING , Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul,)
 

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DIANIC WICCA: First pinpointed by Margaret Murray in 1921 in "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe," this term appears to include a mixture of various traditions. However, their prime focus in recent years is on the Goddess, and has been pegged as the "feminist" movement of the Craft.
 
Dianic Feminist Wicce is a tradition started by Ann Forfreedom that is both religious and practices magick. It includes both female and male practitioners ("It is not lesbian oriented and not separatist" states Ann), solo practitioners, mixed covens and all female covens. "Dianic Feminist Wicce encourages female leadership, insists that a Priestess must be present for a Circle ritual to be held and involves its practitioners in feminist and humanist issues." Groups work either skyclad or robed.

 
(See also: DIANIC WICCA, Pagan Organisations, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary, Wicca,  )

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KITCHEN WITCHCRAFT: A tradition of Witchcraft with an emphasis on the practical side of religion, magick, the Earth, and elements.  Much of the tradition is very similar to Stregheria (Strega) and practitioners work out of hearth and home, using only what they would have on hand for daily routines to perform rituals and spells. The home is sacred to a Kitchen Witch and cooking and herb magick play a fundamental part in their practice. Kitchen Witchery is a way of including Witchcraft beliefs into everyday life.

 
(See also: KITCHEN WITCHCRAFT, Pagan Organisations, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary, Wicca,  )

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STANDING STONES TRADITION (The): The Wiccan tradition founded by Scott Cunningham for solitary practitioners.

 
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