Skyclad

A pagan term for nudity during rituals.

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Evocation

The act of ritually calling forth spirits or elementals.

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Banish

To magickally and/or ritually exorcise unwanted entities

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Chant

A form of ritual speech; a repetitive, rhythmic vocalization.

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Circle

A protected area in which ritual work takes place or the boundary of a sphere of personal power cast by Wiccans, ceremonial magicians and others before performing their rituals. These rituals are usually performed within these magical circles. Also, circles are often formed by attendees at a seance.

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Grimoire

A magickal workbook which contains various information on rituals, formulae, correspondences, and preparation of ritual tools and space. Similar to a Book of Shadows.

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White Magic

Rituals performed for benign purpose, such as healing or fertility. Many North American or European adherents of modern Neo-Paganism or Witchcraft employ the term for their rituals and practices.

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Grimoire

A magickal workbook which contains various information on rituals, formulae, correspondences, and preparation of ritual tools and space. Similar to a Book of Shadows.

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Boleen, Boline, Bolline

A small, curved, white handled knife used in rituals for cutting herbs, carving and cutting magickal symbols into ritual objects

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Chalice

A footed cup used in ritual. A feminine symbol of the element water. As a ritual tool it represents water and the west and it is also a representation of the feminine principle of creation, i. e. the womb.

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Air

One of the four elements of astrology (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, associated with mental energy) .

2)One of the four creative elements of ritual magick, associated with the east and with the ritual wand.

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Sacrament

A sacred ritual, esp. Communion. Also the communion elements.

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Esbat

A Wiccan gathering for ritual work, generally during the full or new moon.

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Broomstick

A phallic symbol used in rituals and cleansing. (see besom)

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Apergillum

An asperger. An instrument used to asperge, or sprinkle, Holy Water during a ritual.

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Eucharist - The Agape feast. The Agape feast was the Eucharistic celebration of the early Christians. While centered on the ritual of the bread and wine, it also included various other ritual elements, including elements of the Passover seder and of Mediterranean funerary banquets, also termed Agape Feasts. Agape is one of the Greek words for love, particularly applied to selfless love. Such meals were widespread, tho ...

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Magick

Real or ritual magic, as opposed to fake or stage magic. Willful use of psychic skills to activate subtle forces to obey; use of ceremony, ritual, incantations, natural and human-made objects of correct vibrational frequency for desired outcome.

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Grounding

1)    The act of ritually, psychically imbuing someone or something with a calming and stabilizing energy to overcome flightiness and intability.

2)    Sending excess energy generated during a ritual into the earth, symbolically, back to the God or the Goddess from which it came.

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Clitoridectomy

The ritual removal of the clitoris, less frequently of the labia, from the vagina. In some North African Islamic traditions it forms a central part of women's rites of passage and is considered a prerequisite to marriage See also: circumcision, infibulation, initiation rituals;)

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Magick

Real or ritual magic, as opposed to fake or stage magic. Willful use of psychic skills to activate subtle forces to obey; use of ceremony, ritual, incantations, natural and human-made objects of correct vibrational frequency for desired outcome.

(See also: Magick, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Grounding

1)    The act of ritually, psychically imbuing someone or something with a calming and stabilizing energy to overcome flightiness and intability.

2)    Sending excess energy generated during a ritual into the earth, symbolically, back to the God or the Goddess from which it came.

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Mudra

Mudras are ritual, non verbal hand movements and gestures used in Hindu and Buddhist religious ceremonies. In Buddhism, mudras are believed to derive from the divine movements of the gods, and that as such they evoke more spiritual meaning than spoken words alone. Mudras are used in rituals and spiritual exercises such as meditation and concentration.

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