Spiral - A sacred spiral plays an important part in magickal workings.It is the symbol of "coming into being."

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Divination - The art of peering into the unknown by interpreting random patterns or symbols. Incorrectly referred to as "fortune telling". examples include: tarot cards, the I Ching, rune stones, staring (scrying) into water or fire, etc.

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Samhain - the November-Eve ritual better known as Hallowe'en. It is a Gaelic word, the name of the month of November, and is pronounced *SOW'en* (the first syllable to rhyme with *now*).

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Macrocosm - The Cosmos as a whole, in relation to the Microcosm, its detailed manifestation (human in particular).

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Balefire - A fire laid and lit for magical or religious purposes, usually outdoors. Physically similar to the non-magical non-religious bonfire.

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Imbolc - The February 2 festival. A Gaelic word, pronounced *immOL'g* and meaning *in the belly*-the first stirrings of Spring in the womb of Mother Earth.

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Widdershins - Counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in southern. Direction of motion for banishing magic to some, bane (harmful) magic to others.

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Initiation - An experience that transforms the indivitual that their concept of personal and worldly reality is changed permanently.

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Athame - A Wiccan ritual knife. Generally double edged with a black handle, but not always. This knife is seldom used for physical cutting, if at all, and need not be sharp. It is *never* used to draw blood and Wicca do not draw blood or use blood in ritual. Its primary use is as an energy directing device, much like the wand, though with different common uses. compare: Boline, Wand

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Litha - The Summer Solstice festival, June 21.

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Wheel of the Year - One full cycle of the seasonal year,beginning with the Samhain celebration.

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Smudging - Waving a smoldering handful of herbs around a person, as a ritual cleansing gesture. An American practice adopted from Native Americans, though the Native American practice itself is said to have arisen only in the past hundred years.

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Ritual - A focused mental/physical ceremony to either honor or thank ones choosen pantheon,or to perform a specific magickal working or act.

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Hexagram - A six-pointed star of two equilateral triangles. In occultism it is not specifically a Jewish symbol, but represents the principle of *As above, so below*-harmony between the Macrocosm and the Microcosm.

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Bane - That which is harmful, destructive or evil.

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Cone of Power - Psychic energy raised and focused either by an individual or group Mind,to achieve a definite purpose.

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Magic(k) - The art and science of focusing your will and emotions to effect change both in the world around you and the world within you.Magick is neither good nor evil,positive or negative.It is the use of the power that determines the path that it will take.

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Pentacle - A circle surrounding a five pointed star known as pentagram. Worn as symbol of a witches beliefs and used in magickal workings and ceremonies. Each point on the star has a specific meaning: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit.The inverted pentagram is used in some second degree intiations,to indicate a function of growth.

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God, The - Loving father to all and the perfect compliment to the Goddess. He is viewed as co-creator of the universe. Often Identified with the sun, sky deserts, forests, agriculture, and wild animals. not to be confused with the monotheistic Christian concept of 'God' he is part of a pair.

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Deosil - In a clockwise direction (cf. Widdershins)

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Astral Projection - The proccess of separating your astral body from your physical body to accomplish travel in the astral.

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Charge, The - The traditional Garderian/Alexandrian declaration by the High Priestess in the name of the Goddess.

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