Dictionary - Wiccan: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Wiccan
Wiccan: (1) The original plural form for “wicca/wicce” or “witch.” (2) An adjective used to describe their re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wiccan: Spiritual Dictionary On Wiccan
Wiccan: A person who follows one of the many sects of Wicca.   (See also: Wiccan , Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Glossary: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Dream Glossary
DREAM GLOSSARY - notebook to jot down dreams and symbols (NAD)   (See also: DREAM GLOSSARY , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wiccaning: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Wiccaning
WICCANING: the act of parents, promising to rear their child in the Wiccan culture...SEE PAGANING or SAINING.   (See also: WIC...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Handfasting: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Handfasting
HANDFASTING: Wiccan equivalent of a wedding. It can be made legal if the Priestess and/or Priest are registered as clergy with the loc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elder: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Elder
ELDER: Many Wiccan organizations have a group or board of Elders who oversee the operations of the church and its variety of functions...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Esbat: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Esbat
ESBAT: Weekly or biweekly meeting of a coven. Any Wiccan religious celebration held which is not a sabbat, commonly held on full moons...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Circle, Magic: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Circle, Magic
CIRCLE, MAGIC: A sphere of magical energies in which Wiccan rituals are usually practiced. The area inside the circle is seen as being...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Priestess: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Priestess
PRIESTESS: A female dedicated to both the service of her chosen deity(ies) and humankind. a High Priestess is the feminine leader of a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pathworking: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Pathworking
PATHWORKING: This is a wiccan Journey through the astral realm. It is narrated and occurs often in groups. There usually is a set dest...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabbat: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Sabbat
SABBAT: Any one of eight Wiccan solar festivals, marked by the 4 solstices and equinoxes, as well as 4 dates in-between them. They are...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Boline: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Boline
BOLINE: A Wiccan ritual knife used for more practical purposes, such as cutting herbs, etc. *never* to draw blood. Generally white han...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Witch: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Witch
WITCH: A practitioner of folk magick, particularly that kind relating to herbs, stones, colors, wells, rivers, etc. It is used by some...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aradia: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Aradia
ARADIA: Daughter of the Goddess Diana, and a name for the Goddess used by Italian witches or Strega, commonly used in many Wiccan trad...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Priest: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Priest
PRIEST: A male dedicated to both the service of his chosen deity(ies) and humankind. a High Priest is the male leader of a coven or Wi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Athame: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Athame
ATHAME: A Wiccan ritual knife. Generally double edged with a black handle, but not always. This knife is seldom used for physical cutt...   » 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 - Amulet: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Amulet
AMULET: A magically charged object which deflects specific, usually negative energies. A protective object.   (See also: AMULE...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ankh: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Ankh
ANKH: An Egyptian hieroglyphic widely used as a symbol of life, love, and reincarnation. It is a cross with a looped top.   (S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arcana: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Arcana
ARCANA: The two halves of a tarot deck. The Major Arcana consists of 22 trumps, the Minor Arcana consists of 56 suit cards (sometimes ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aspect: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Aspect
ASPECT: The particular principle or part of the Creative Life Force being worked with or acknowledged at any one time.   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asperger: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Asperger
ASPERGER: A bundle of fresh herbs or a perforated object used to sprinkle water during or preceding ritual, for purification purposes....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astral Plane: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Astral Plane
ASTRAL PLANE: A place which is generally conceptualized as an invisible parallel world which remains unseen from our own solid world o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astrology: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Astrology
ASTROLOGY: The study of and belief in the effects the movements and placements of planets and other heavenly bodies have on the lives ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Athame: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Athame
ATHAME: A cleansed and consecrated ritual blade. Usually double edged, and black handled. It is never used to cut anything on the phys...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aura: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Aura
AURA: The life-energy field which surrounds all living things.   (See also: AURA , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Aboriginal: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Aboriginal
ABORIGINAL: Pagan tradition of the native Australian people.   (See also: ABORIGINAL , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary) &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adept: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Adept
ADEPT: An individual who through serious study and accomplishments is considered highly proficient in a particular magickal system ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akasha Spirit: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Akasha Spirit
AKASHA SPIRIT: The fifth element, the omnipresent spiritual power that permeates the universe.   (See also: AKASHA SPIRIT , Pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Alchemy
ALCHEMY: A branch of High Magick developed in the Middle Ages which sought to magickally and/or chemically turn base metals into gold....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Altar: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Altar
ALTAR: A special, flat surface set aside exclusively for magickal workings or religious acknowledgment.   (See also: ALTAR , P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Book Of Shadows: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Book Of Shadows
BOOK OF SHADOWS: A witch's book of spells, rituals, magickal lore. Much akin to a magickal cookbook. Also known as a BOS.   (S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Boline: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Boline
BOLINE: A white-handled knife, used in magick and ritual for purposes such as cutting herbs or piercing a pomegranate.   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Call: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Call
CALL: Invoking Divine forces.   (See also: CALL , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Cauldron: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Cauldron
CAULDRON: Linked to witchcraft in the popular mind, this symbolizes the Goddess, the waters of rebirth.   (See also: CAULDRON ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - C.e.: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On C.e.
C.E.: Common Era. Synonymous with A.D. but without religious bias.   (See also: C.E. , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary) &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Censer: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Censer
CENSER: A heat-proof container in which incense is burned. It is associated with the element air.   (See also: CENSER , Pagani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ceremonial Magick: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Ceremonial Magick
CEREMONIAL MAGICK: A highly codified magickal tradition based upon Kabbala, the Jewish-Gnostic mystical teachings.   (See also...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chakras: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Chakras
CHAKRAS: Seven major energy vortexes found in the human body. Each is usually associated with a color. They are: crown- white; third-e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chalice: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Chalice
CHALICE: A ritual tool. It represents the female principals of creation.   (See also: CHALICE , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Diction...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dirk: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Dirk
DIRK: Ritual knife of the Scottish tradition.   (See also: DIRK , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Divination: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Divination
DIVINATION: The magickal art of using tools and symbols to gather information from the Collective Unconsciousness. This can be on peop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Divine Power: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Divine Power
DIVINE POWER: The unmanifested, pure energy that exists within the Goddess and God. The life force, the ultimate source of all things....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dowsing: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Dowsing
DOWSING: The divinatory art of using a pendulum or stick to find the actual location of a person, place, thing, or element.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Duality: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Duality
DUALITY: The opposite of polarity. When used as a religious term, it separates two opposites such as good and evil and places those ch...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Earth Magick: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Earth Magick
EARTH MAGICK: The energy that exists within stones, herbs, flames, wind, and other natural objects.   (See also: EARTH MAGICK ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Earth Plane: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Earth Plane
EARTH PLANE: Metaphor for your normal waking consciousness, or for the everyday, solid world we live in.   (See also: EARTH PL...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elements: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Elements
ELEMENTS: Usually: Earth, air, fire, water. The building blocks of the universe. Everything that exists contains one or more of these ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Conscious Mind: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Conscious Mind
CONSCIOUS MIND: The analytical, materially-based, rational half of our consciousness. The part of our mind that is at work while we ba...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Consecration: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Consecration
CONSECRATION: The act of blessing an object or place by instilling it with positive energy.   (See also: CONSECRATION , Pagani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coven: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Coven
COVEN: A group of thirteen or fewer witches that work together in an organized fashion for positive magickal endeavors or to perform r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Covenstead: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Covenstead
COVENSTEAD: The meeting place of witches, often a fixed building or place where the witch can feel safe and at home.   (See al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Craft: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Craft
CRAFT: Witchcraft   (See also: CRAFT , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Crone: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Crone
CRONE: Aspect of the Goddess represented by the old woman. Symbolized by the waning moon, the carrion crow, the cauldron, the color bl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Days Of Power: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Days Of Power
DAYS OF POWER: See Sabbat. They can also be days triggered by astrological occurrences- your birthday, a woman's menstrual cycle, your...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dedication: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Dedication
DEDICATION: The process where an individual accepts the Craft as their path and vows to study and learn all that is necessary to reach...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deosil: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Deosil
DEOSIL: Clockwise, the direction in which the shadow on a sundial moves as the Sun "moves" across the sky. Deosil is symboli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Channeling: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Channeling
CHANNELING: A New Age practice wherein you allow a discarnate entity to "borrow" your body to speak to others either through...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chaplet: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Chaplet
CHAPLET: A crown for the head usually made of flowers and worn at Beltane.   (See also: CHAPLET , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Charge: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Charge
CHARGE: The Originally written in modern form by Doreen Valiente, it is a story of the message from Goddess to Her children.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Charging: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Charging
CHARGING: To infuse an object with personal power.   (See also: CHARGING , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Charms: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Charms
CHARMS: Either an amulet or talisman that has been charmed by saying an incantation over it and instilling it with energy for a specif...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Circle: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Circle
CIRCLE: Sacred space wherein all magick is to be worked and all ritual contained. It both holds ritual energy until the witch is ready...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cleansing: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Cleansing
CLEANSING: Removing negative energies from an object or space.   (See also: CLEANSING , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Collective Unconsciousness: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Collective Unconsciousness
COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUSNESS: Term used to describe the sentient connection of all living things, past and present. See also Akashic Rec...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cone Of Power: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Cone Of Power
CONE OF POWER: Psychic energy raised and focused by either an individual or group mind (coven) to achieve a definite purpose.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Grove: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Grove
GROVE: Synonymous with coven.   (See also: GROVE , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Guardians: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Guardians
GUARDIANS: Ceremonial magicians use the Guardians of the Watchtowers or Four Quarters. Some witches use them, too.   (See also...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hand Fasting: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Hand Fasting
HAND FASTING: A Pagan wedding.   (See also: HAND FASTING , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbalism: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Herbalism
HERBALISM: Art of using herbs to facilitate human needs both magickally and medicinally.   (See also: HERBALISM , Paganism, Pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Higher Self: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Higher Self
HIGHER SELF: That part of us which connects our corporeal minds to the Collective Unconscious and with the divine knowledge of the uni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiving Off: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Hiving Off
HIVING OFF: This term is used for a small coven which splits off from a larger one. Sometimes this is done to keep the gatherings of a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Horned God: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Horned God
HORNED GOD: One of the most prevalent God-images in Paganism. NOT Satan or the Devil!!!   (See also: HORNED GOD , Paganism, Pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Initiation: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Initiation
INITIATION: A process whereby an individual is introduced or admitted into a coven. Usually a ritual occasion. Not to be confused with...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Incense: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Incense
INCENSE: Ritual burning of herbs, oils, or other aromatic items to scent the air during acts of magick and ritual, and to better help ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Invocation: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Invocation
INVOCATION: To bring something in from without.   (See also: INVOCATION , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Male Mysteries: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Male Mysteries
MALE MYSTERIES: Pagan study which attempts to reclaim the power and mystery of the old Gods for today's Pagan males.   (See al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Matrifocal: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Matrifocal
MATRIFOCAL: Term used to denote pre-patriarchal life when family clans centered around and lived near or on clan matriarch.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - May Pole: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On May Pole
MAY POLE: Sexual symbol of Beltane representing the phallus and birth canal of the deities copulation.   (See also: MAY POLE ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Meditation
MEDITATION: Reflection, contemplation- turning inward toward the self, or outward toward Deity or nature. A quiet time in which the pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Megalith: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Megalith
MEGALITH: A huge stone monument or structure. Stonehenge is the best-known example of a megalith.   (See also: MEGALITH , Paga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Menhir: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Menhir
MENHIR: A huge stone probably erected by early peoples for religious, spiritual, or magickal reasons.   (See also: MENHIR , Pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Microcosm: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Microcosm
MICROCOSM: The world within us.   (See also: MICROCOSM , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Monotheism
MONOTHEISM: Belief in one supreme deity who has no other forms and/of displays no other aspects.   (See also: MONOTHEISM , Pag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mother: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Mother
MOTHER: The aspect of the Goddess representing motherhood, mid-life, and fertility. She is represented by the full moon, the egg, the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Myth: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Myth
MYTH: Cycles Body of lore about any land or people that makes up their mythology.   (See also: MYTH , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jew Itch: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Jew Itch
JEW ITCH: Name coined by some Pagans of Jewish origin who are actively seeking out the pagan roots of their birth religion.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karma: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Karma
KARMA: The belief that one's thoughts and deeds can either be counted against them or added to their spiritual path across several lif...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kabbala: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Kabbala
KABBALA: Mystical teaching from the Jewish-Gnostic tradition. Ceremonial Magick and the Alexandrian traditions are based in these teac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Labrys: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Labrys
LABRYS: A double-headed ax which symbolizes the Goddess in Her Lunar aspect. Has roots in ancient Crete.   (See also: LABRYS ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Libation: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Libation
LIBATION: Ritually given portion of food or drink to a deity, nature spirit, or ghost.   (See also: LIBATION , Paganism, Pagan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Macrocosm: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Macrocosm
MACROCOSM: The world around us.   (See also: MACROCOSM , Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Magick: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Magick
MAGICK: The projection of natural energies (such as personal power) to being about needed change. Energy exists in all things: us, pla...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magick Circle: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Magick Circle
MAGICK CIRCLE: A sphere constructed of personal power in which rituals are usually performed. Within it the witch is protected from ou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magickal System: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Magickal System
MAGICKAL SYSTEM: The basic set of guidelines relating to the worship of specific Gods and Goddesses or cultural traditions.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Automatic Writing: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Automatic Writing
AUTOMATIC WRITING: Form of divination where the channeler uses a pen, paper, and an altered state of consciousness to receive messages...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Balefire: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Balefire
BALEFIRE: A fire lit for magickal purposes, usually outdoors. They are traditional on Yule, Beltane, and Midsummer.   (See als...   » Read the article