WICCAN SHAMANISM: Created by Selena Fox, high priestess of Circle Sanctuary, Wiccan Shamanism is a religion that blends Wiccan practice, humanistic psychology and a variety of shamanistic practices from tribal societies around the world. Healing is the primary focus of a Wiccan Shaman, and he/she observes all the sabbats, traditional activities, and the Wiccan Rede in conjunction with shamanic practices such as vision questing and dreamtime.

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SHAMAN:

1) a practitioner of SHAMANISM. Person who has obtained knowledge of the subtler aspects of the World by periods of alternate states of consciousness. Native Americans are quite adamant that only an 'Indian' can truly practice such with any real knowledge & others are just fakes & game players, who 'practice' at the expense of respect & truth of what Shamanism is really about.

2) A title given to either a male or female initiate of a religious priesthood usually associated with native American, African, Asian or Australian traditions. Pagan rather than Wiccan.

3) Comes from the extinct Ural-Altaic language called Tungus. They are the priests and medicine men of old tribal societies worldwide. Shamans or Shamankas, the feminine form, practiced in every known culture, and many are still active today. In many vernaculars the native word for shaman roughly translates into "walker between the worlds." In Celtic terms, Shamanic traditions are thought to relate to the stellar, or heavenly, planetary deities, as opposed to the deities of the earth and her functions.

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someone who practices magic but is not Wiccan
wort/wortcraft herb, herbalism

(See also: wizzard, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

The term witchcraft (and witch) is a controversial one with a complicated history. Witchcraft is viewed differently in different cultures around the globe. Used with entirely different contexts, and within entirely different cultural references, it can take on distinct and often contradictory meanings. Each culture has its own particular body of concepts dealing with magic, religion, benevolent and harmful spirits, and ritual; and these ideas d ...

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A Wiccan or Pagan marriage ceremony

(See also: handfasting, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

a non-Wiccan witch with a shamanistic path

(See also: hedgewitch, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

eight annual Wiccan festivals

(See also: Sabbats, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

The male leader of a coven or Wiccan organization and plays
the role of the God in certain ceremonies.

(See also: High Priest, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

The feminine leader of a coven or Wiccan organization and
plays the role of Goddess in certain ceremonies.

(See also: High Priestess, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

SHAMAN: A man or woman who has obtained knowledge of the subtler dimensions of the Earth, usually through periods of alternate states of consciousness. Various types of ritual allow the shaman to pierce the veil of the physical world and to experience the realm of energies. This knowledge lends the shaman the power to change his or her world through magick.

(See also: SHAMAN, Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)

Wiccan: A person who follows one of the many sects of Wicca.

(See also: Wiccan, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

SHAMANISM: The practice of shamans, usually ritualistic or magickal in nature, sometimes religious.

(See also: SHAMANISM, Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)

SHAMANIC TRADITION: a very individualistic tradition of Wicca as typified by the practice of Shan of the House of the Goddess in London, England. Chanting, Drumming, and simple dance is their way of expressing love for the Goddess. Most Shaman Traditions take their ideas from various sources: Tibet, Finland, North America, South America and Celtic to name a few. They incorporate these aspects into their own rituals. Some groups use natural hallucinogenics such as marihuana and peyote. This path needs an expert teacher if natural intoxicants are involved.

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Skyclad: A term used by Wiccans to indicate ritual nudity.

(See also: Skyclad, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Needfire: A ceremonial fire kindled at dawn on major Wiccan holidays. It was traditionally used to light all other household fires.

(See also: Needfire, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Alexandrian: Alexandrian Tradition is a Wiccan sect founded in the 1960s by the British Witch Alex Sanders and his wife Maxine.... Alexandrian covens focus strongly upon training in he area of ceremonial magick.

(See also: Alexandrian, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Dianic Wicca: This is a Wiccan path that focuses on the strong female Deity Diana. Dianic groups often allow only women members and may concentrate only on Goddess energy. Specifically, they work with the image of Goddess as maiden, mother, and crone, known as the Triple Goddess.

(See also: Dianic Wicca, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

CIRCLE WICCA: A Wiccan tradition founded in 1974 by Selena Fox and Jim Alan. Its headquarters are at Circle Sanctuary, a 200 acre Nature preserve and organic herb farm in the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin. Circle is incorporated as a non-profit spiritual center and is recognized as a legal Wiccan Church by state and federal governments. Circle differs from many traditions of Wicca in that it is more aligned with Shamanism and Amerindian ways than with the Western European influences found in the majority of Craft traditions.

(See also: CIRCLE WICCA, Magickal Traditions, Magickal Paths, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)

Halloween: October 31. Also called Samhain by the Wiccan and Pagan communities. This holiday is widely celebrated by people of all faiths with costume parties and trick-or-treating. But this night also marks the Wiccan new year. In the wheel of the year, Samhain is the night when the God dies and leaves the Goddess alone until Yule, when he is born again. Halloween/Samhain is a time when the doors between the worlds are said to open, stirring up much ghostly and otherworldly activity.

(See also: Halloween, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Shaman:

A medicine person and medium who frequently uses astral and/or mental projection to fly into “the spirit world,” in order to represent his or her tribe to the spirits there and who is often possessed by them as well.

(See also: Shaman, Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)