Traditions Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Hinduism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Hinduism
HINDUISM: The main religious and social system in India. Hinduism has various sects with the commonality of the belief in reincarnatio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tradition: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Tradition
TRADITION: A specific religion that falls in a larger religious category (eg: Greek Orthodox>Catholic>Christian or Alexandrian&g...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Buddhism
BUDDHISM: The religion based on the doctrine of Gautama Buddha that asserts suffering is inseparable from existence and that enlighten...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Christianity: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Christianity
CHRISTIANITY: The doctrine of faith based on the acceptance of Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah and the Son of God (Yahweh/Jehovah) in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Islam, Islamism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Islam, Islamism
ISLAM, ISLAMISM: The monotheistic religious doctrine as revealed by the Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah. There are many sects of Islam ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Path: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Path
PATH: Spiritual and/or moral beliefs.   (See also: PATH , Magickal Traditions, Magickal Paths, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - ár Ndraíocht Féin: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On ár Ndraíocht Féin
ÁR NDRAÍOCHT FÉIN (“Our Own Druidism”): A Druid Fellowship founded in 1983 by P.E.I (Isaac) Bonewits,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Jainism
JAINISM (Sanskrit, jainas: "saint"): A major religion originating in India that has some similarity to Buddhism. Jainism doe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agnosticism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Agnosticism
AGNOSTICISM (Greek, agnostos: "unknowable): The religious doctrine that asserts that it is impossible to know whether there are D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aquarian Tabernacle Church: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Aquarian Tabernacle Church
AQUARIAN TABERNACLE CHURCH (ATC): A Wiccan church founded in 1979 by Pete "Pathfinder" Davis as a coven dedicated to providi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neo-pagan: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Neo-pagan
NEO-PAGAN (Latin, neo: "new "): A term often applied to both revivalist and reconstructionist Pagan religions in order to id...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Occult: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Occult
OCCULT ("hidden, concealed"): Secret, esoteric; term used for magick and other esoteric arts and sciences, such as astrology...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Basilidean: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Basilidean
BASILIDEAN: A Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria, who claimed to have received his esoteric doctrines from Glaucus, a dis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - New Age: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On New Age
NEW AGE: A system of beliefs that combines metaphysical practices with a structured religion.   (See also: NEW AGE , Magickal T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shamanism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Shamanism
SHAMANISM: The oldest system of healing and magick in the world, probably as old as mankind itself. Shamanism is the art of functionin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Traditional Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On American Traditional Wicca
AMERICAN TRADITIONAL WICCA: The groups that have no initiatory connection to Gardner or Sanders, but who have based their rituals and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magick: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Magick
MAGICK: Consciously focusing will (thought), form (physical) and emotion(desire) to effect change. Technically speaking, any conscious...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
ANCESTOR WORSHIP: The belief inherent in some religions, such as Shintoism, that asserts the continued existence of the deceased and t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bon: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Bon
BON: The native Tibetan religion that was later merged with Buddhism and Tantrism   (See also: BON , Magickal Traditions, Magic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Analogeticists: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Analogeticists
ANALOGETICISTS: Those who follow the teachings of Ammonius Saccas, named for their use of analogy and correspondence in the interpreta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amarapura: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Amarapura
AMARAPURA: Ceylonese Buddhism.   (See also: AMARAPURA , Magickal Traditions, Magickal Paths, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Animalism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Animalism
ANIMALISM: The doctrine that man is a mere animal with no soul or spiritual quality.   (See also: ANIMALISM , Magickal Traditio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Medicine: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Medicine
MEDICINE: Native American term for magick, consciously focusing will (thought), form (physical) and emotion(desire) to effect change. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Theosophy: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Theosophy
THEOSOPHY:  Any philosophy that teaches the achievement of knowledge of God (s) by spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or a spe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gardnerian Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Gardnerian Wicca
GARDNERIAN WICCA: A Wiccan tradition founded by Gerald Gardner, and the first denomination of Wicca to make itself known publicly. It ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Animism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Animism
ANIMISM (Latin, anima: "air, soul"):  The belief that all life is produced by a spiritual force separate from matter; ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sufism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Sufism
SUFISM: The Islamic magickal system.   (See also: SUFISM , Magickal Traditions, Magickal Paths, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - New Reformed Orthodox Order Of The Golden Dawn: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On New Reformed Orthodox Order Of The Golden Dawn
NEW REFORMED ORTHODOX ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN (NROOGD): Founded in 1969 by Glenna Turner and Aidan Kelly, this group has no connectio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - British Traditional Witchcraft: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On British Traditional Witchcraft
BRITISH TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT: Witchcraft Traditions tracing descent from a Hereditary, or Traditional, British source, including the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brujeria: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Brujeria
BRUJERIA: A Mexican shamanistic magickal system that is an integration of Roman Catholicism and Native American lore. Practitioners ar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Covenant Of The Goddess Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Covenant Of The Goddess Wicca
COVENANT OF THE GODDESS WICCA: A cross-traditional federation of over one hundred covens, solitary elders and associates who organized...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Monotheism
MONOTHEISM: The doctrine or belief that there is only one conscious entity that is God, and that this entity is separate and apart fro...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alexandrian Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Alexandrian Wicca
ALEXANDRIAN WICCA: A Wiccan tradition founded by Alex Sanders in England and disputed as being the original form of Wicca instead of G...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Santería: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Santería
SANTERÍA (Spanish, santo: "saint"): A religion centering on the worship of the ancient African Gods who have been ass...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Witchcraft: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Traditional Witchcraft
TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT:   Hereditary or traditional Witchcraft or Wicca, which includes the Gardnerian and Alexandrian Tradition...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On American Wicca
AMERICAN WICCA: An offshoot of Gardnerian Wicca, founded by Ed Fitch and several Southern Californian Gardnerians in the late 1970's. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quimbanda: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Quimbanda
QUIMBANDA: Harmful magick in the Macumba Tradition; a Brazilian form of Vodoun and Santería. Macumba is not in itself a religio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atheism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Atheism
ATHEISM (Greek, a "without"; theo "god"): The religious doctrine that deities do not exist.   (See also: AT...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dionysian: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Dionysian
DIONYSIAN: In religious studies, describes "lunar- or nature-oriented" religions that emphasize the ecstatic and emotional a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Old Religion: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Old Religion
OLD RELIGION (The): Italian Witchcraft, founded in the mid-14th century with the teachings of Aradia, the Holy Strega, and based upon ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Traditionalist: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Traditionalist
CELTIC TRADITIONALIST: A reconstruction of the beliefs and practices of the original Celtic people. Unlike Druidry, this tradition foc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Eclectic Wicca
ECLECTIC WICCA: Wicca traditions that combine elements from several different traditions to form their own unique system of reverence ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - British Traditional Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On British Traditional Wicca
BRITISH TRADITIONAL WICCA: The groups of Wiccan Traditions that trace their lineage to Gerald Gardner, and/or to Alex and Maxine Sande...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Protean Family: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Protean Family
PROTEAN FAMILY (The): A Wiccan tradition based on Gardnerian Wicca that are the lineal descendants of Proteus Coven in New York City. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Knights Templar: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Knights Templar
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR: An Order of Knights founded between 1119 and 1188 by Hugh de Payens of Champagne, France, and a small group of knight...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Huna: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Huna
HUNA: The ancient Polynesian philosophical, scientific and magickal system. Huna teaches that there are three selves: lower, middle an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enochian Magick: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Enochian Magick
ENOCHIAN MAGICK: A system of magick that teaches communication with angels and spirits and travel through various planes, or aethyrs o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Numerology, Numeromancy: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Numerology, Numeromancy
NUMEROLOGY, NUMEROMANCY: The system of magick and divination developed by Pythagoras. In numerology, all words, names and numbers may ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Shamanism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Shamanism
CELTIC SHAMANISM: A shamanic path that is based on the Faery Faith of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe and especially of Britain, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Henotheism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Henotheism
HENOTHEISM: A religion that acknowledges the existence of many gods but chooses to revere, worship or acknowledge only one. They are o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mohsian Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Mohsian Wicca
MOHSIAN WICCA: An offshoot of Gardnerian Wicca, founded by Ed Fitch and several Southern Californian Gardnerians in the late 1970's. T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hecatine Tradition: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Hecatine Tradition
HECATINE TRADITION: A Scottish tradition of Witchcraft that preserves the unique festivals of the Caledonii. Also known as Caledonii T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Carpocratian: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Carpocratian
CARPOCRATIAN: A sect of Gnosticism founded by Carpocrites of Alexandria. Carpocrites claimed that Christ had studied the mysteries at ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pagan Federation: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Pagan Federation
PAGAN FEDERATION: Founded in 1971 and formerly called the Pagan Front, Pagan Federation is a London-based organization that seeks to p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chaos Magick, Cmt: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Chaos Magick, Cmt
CHAOS MAGICK, CMT: A magickal system invented by Austin Osman Spare, and developed by a few others during the 1980's. Chaos mages ente...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Circle Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Circle Wicca
CIRCLE WICCA: A Wiccan tradition founded in 1974 by Selena Fox and Jim Alan. Its headquarters are at Circle Sanctuary, a 200 acre Natu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asatru Free Assembly: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Asatru Free Assembly
ASATRU FREE ASSEMBLY: A Norse Pagan tradition founded in 1972 by Stephen McNallen that recognizes both the Aesir and the Vanir. &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Craft: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Craft
CRAFT (The):  Traditional Witchcraft;  Masonry as referred to by Masons; Wicca.   (See also: CRAFT , Magickal Tra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ceremonial Magick: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Ceremonial Magick
CEREMONIAL MAGICK: Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits and is akin to religion. Ceremonial Magick is based upon a ble...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dianic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Dianic Wicca
DIANIC WICCA: A group of Wiccan traditions that focus primarily (but not always exclusively) on the Goddess. Known as the "femini...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ritual Magick: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Ritual Magick
RITUAL MAGICK: Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits and is akin to religion. Ritual Magick is based upon a blend of do...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pictish Witchcraft: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Pictish Witchcraft
PICTISH WITCHCRAFT: The study and practice of the religion of the Picts, the pre-Celtic inhabitants of northern Scotland. Pecti-Wita i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Wicca
CELTIC WICCA: The use of a Celtic/Druidic pantheon mixed with Gardnerian Wicca, and heavily stressing the Elements, Nature and the Anc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - High Magick: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On High Magick
HIGH MAGICK: Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits and is akin to religion. It is called theurgy, from theourgia "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bardic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Bardic Wicca
BARDIC WICCA: A mix of Celtic Wicca and Celtic Druidry.   (See also: BARDIC WICCA , Magickal Traditions, Magickal Paths, Pagani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Faery Faith: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Faery Faith
FAERY FAITH: A pagan religion based on animism, the belief that everything in this and the Otherworlds is alive and the faery folklore...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Power Doctoring: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Power Doctoring
POWER DOCTORING: In the Ozarks region of the United States, power doctors are backwoods healers who use charms, amulets, incantations ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mithraism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Mithraism
MITHRAISM: The Persian religion centered on the reverence of Mithra, god of Light. It emphasized the conflict between good and evil an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pecti-wita, Pictish Witchcraft: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Pecti-wita, Pictish Witchcraft
PECTI-WITA, PICTISH WITCHCRAFT: The study and practice of the religion of the Picts, the pre-Celtic inhabitants of northern Scotland. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hechiceria: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Hechiceria
HECHICERIA: A Mexican Indian magickal tradition that reveres the pre-Columbian divinities. Practitioners are most often male and are c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Reconstructionism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Reconstructionism
CELTIC RECONSTRUCTIONISM: A culturally specific and historically based pagan path that attempts to recreate the religion of the ancien...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Temurah: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Temurah
TEMURAH: A form of gematria that creates anagrams through systematic letter substitutions. Gematria is a system of discovering truths ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditions: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Traditions
TRADITIONS: A sect or division within Paganism, Wicca, Magick. The use of tradition as "sect" is not a new use, nor is "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Standing Stones Tradition: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Standing Stones Tradition
STANDING STONES TRADITION (The): The Wiccan tradition founded by Scott Cunningham for solitary practitioners.   (See also: STAN...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditions: Wiccan Witchery Dictionary Ii On Traditions
TRADITIONS - any of the various sects of Wicca such as Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Georgian, Seax, etc.   (See also: TRADITIONS , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ceremonial Witchcraft: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Ceremonial Witchcraft
CEREMONIAL WITCHCRAFT: A tradition of Witchcraft with an emphasis on Egyptian and/or Qabbalistic Ceremonial Magick.   (See als...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Witan Church: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Witan Church
CELTIC WITAN CHURCH: The legally incorporated church and religious organization formed for the study and practice of the goddess-orien...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rootwork: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Rootwork
ROOTWORK: An American magickal system drawn from African magickal practice, Native American botanical healing knowledge and European f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Notarikon: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Notarikon
NOTARIKON: A form of gematria in which the first and last letters of a word or phrase are put together to create a new word, or to tur...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Demonocracy: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Demonocracy
DEMONOCRACY:  The government of demons;  The immediate influence of evil spirits;  A religion involving the reverenc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arcadian Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Arcadian Wicca
ARCADIAN WICCA: A Wiccan tradition centered around worship of the Horned God. Covens are open to both males and females.   (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacred Wheel Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Sacred Wheel Wicca
SACRED WHEEL WICCA: An eclectic neo-Pagan path based on Celtic beliefs, that focuses on balance and learning. Celtic beliefs are a par...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Church Of Satan: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Church Of Satan
CHURCH OF SATAN: The controversial form of Satanism founded by Anton LaVey in 1966, which split into several factions in 1975. Practit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Demonism, Demonolatry: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Demonism, Demonolatry
DEMONISM, DEMONOLATRY:  The worship of demons. Also known as demonolatry;  In nonpagan religions demonism is often used to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tradition: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Tradition
TRADITION - the branch of Paganism followed by any individual witch or coven. There are hundreds of these traditions, most drawn along...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tradition, Wicca: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Tradition, Wicca
Tradition, Wicca - An organized, structured, specific Wiccan subgroup. Much like Christianity has denominations each with their own st...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hereditary Tradition: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Hereditary Tradition
HEREDITARY TRADITION: when one is born into a Craft family and trained by a parent, grandparent, etc. Family loyalty was the surest wa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Welsh Tradition: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Welsh Tradition
WELSH TRADITION: 1) Y Dynion Mwyn, the American branch of Dynion Mwyn, brought to the U.S. by Rhuddlwm Gawr in 1966. Derived from the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saxon Tradition: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Saxon Tradition
SAXON TRADITION: A Germannic tradition practiced by the people of Saxony. The Saxon path also shares some common elements with the Cel...   » Read the article

Article - Islam And Hinduism: Persian Heritage In Hindu Traditions
Persian Heritage In Hindu Traditions Many would be surprised to learn that no ancient Hindu temple was dedicated to Rama - neither in Ay...   » Read the article

Article - Telugu New Year's Day: Hindu Traditions - Telugu New Year's Day
Telugu New Year's Day THIS FALLS on the first day of the month of Chaitra (March-April) according to Chandramana. This is a day of rejoi...   » Read the article