Widdershins (sometimes withershins, or widershins) is a word which (usually) means anticlockwise, however in certain circumstances it can be used to refer to a direction which is against the light, i.e. where you are unable to see your shadow. It was considered unlucky in former times to travel in a counterclockwise direction around a church and a number of folk myths make reference to this superstition, e.g. Childe Rowland, where the protagonist and his sister are transported to Elfland after his sister runs widdershins ...

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Widdershins: Anti-clockwise.

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WIDDERSHINS - counter clock wise. Used for tearing down OR BANISHING magick.

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Directions within the Discworld are not given as North, South, East and West, but rather as directions relating to the disc itself: Hubward (towards the centre), Rimward (away from the centre) and to a lesser extent, turnwise and widdershins (relation to the direction of the disc's spin). There are five main continents on the Discworld. The one on which most of the books is set is unnamed, it is essentially the equivalent of Eurasia, and contains the Sto Plains and Ramtops, as well as the more Eastern European lands around Überwald.

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Discworld world, Discworld world - Great A'Tuin the star turtle, Discworld world - Geography, Discworld world - The unnamed continent, Discworld world - Other continents, Discworld world - Magic, Discworld world - Populace, Discworld world - Calendar, Discworld world - Communication and travel, Discworld world - Other Discworlds

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The Queequeg is the submarine from The Grim Grotto, although it is mentioned in The Penultimate Peril. The submarine was built by the fire-fighting side of V.F.D., presumably after the schism. The submarine is in disrepair, with reference being made in The Slippery Slope to a firepole being used as a large axle in a submarine. The boat has a usual crew of three: Captain Widdershins, the captain, Fiona Widdershins, chief engineer, and Phil, the cook. The crew is later joined by Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. The chief purpose of the submarine is to find the Suga ...

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Widdershins

Counter clockwise. The opposite of deosil

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WIDDERSHINS: Counter-clockwise motion, usually used for negative magickal purposes, or for dispersing negative energies or conditions such as disease.

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WIDDERSHINS:

1) to move counterclockwise within a ceremonial circle or ritual area. opposite of Deosil.

2) It is the counterclockwise movement around a circle, to disperse or tear down negative energy. Used in binding spells.

3) A Teutonic word meaning to go backwards or counter clock wise. It was used to banish, diminish, or counter some negative force.

WIDDERSHINS:

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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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counterclockwise motion used in some magickal workings or
ceremonies.

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Deosil - In a clockwise direction (cf. Widdershins)

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WRAINGATES: Going widdershins, or against the Sun's movement, counterclockwise.

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WIDDERSHINS/WITHERSHINS

To the left, contrary to the sun, "counterclockwise." (See DEOSIL.) This is the direction of negativity, evil and witchcraft. Operations conducted in this direction enlist the power of Satan.

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DEOSIL

Clockwise, to the right, in the direction of the sun. This is the direction of God, so deosil operations are positive and powerful. (See WIDDERSHINS.)

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DEOSIL: The act of moving in a clockwise circle, following the Sun and Moon's motion in the sky. It represents positive energy & a building up of, or creation of energy & exercise. Opposite of Widdershins. Standard direction of movement within a ritual area or consecrated circle. This is the traditional direction one works in for creative magick. Also called Sunwise.

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Circle: The magic circle is drawn in the astral world about the Magus and the place where the ritual is worked. It forms a division between the magical place and the ordinary world, setting the interior space apart. This allows the region inside the circle to hold a heightened charge of magical potency, and because it is a pure space devoted to worship and magic, it permits the manifestation of spiritual Intelligences that could not be readily perceived in the ordinary environment. The circle also acts as a barrier that protects the Magus from the intrusion of discordant, chaotic forces that seek to disrupt communications with higher spiritual beings, or even to harm the Magus in emotional and physical ways.

The circle is always inscribed from the inside, ideally from the center, in a sunwise direction, and visualized as a glowing or flaming band of light that sustains itself in the air at the level of the heart. Often a corresponding physical circle of the same radius is marked on the floor of the chamber beforehand; but the magic circle does not actually exist until it is made in the astral by a deliberate act of will. For convenience, the circle is made of a size great enough to enclose the ritual place. A single ritualist, if working without an altar in a confined space, might project a circle of six feet in diameter. With an altar at the center, the circle might be nine feet in diameter to permit movement around the altar. Since the circle is drawn in the astral, it can be made larger than the actual physical chamber.

Whatever its size, the circle should always be large enough to comfortably hold all who work within it. Because the circle is magically real, even though immaterial, it must never be casually broken. It is extended from the heart center of the Magus clockwise from the point of the right index finger, or the point of the wand, sword, or knife. It should be reabsorbed at the end of the ritual in through the left index finger, or magical instrument held in the left hand, by retracing it widdershins—against the course of the Sun. It must never be stepped through, although this is a common mistake among occultists. To disregard the substantiality of the circle is to weaken it, and so render it a less useful tool.

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A clockwise motion is one that proceeds 'like the clock's hands': from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back to the top. In a mathematical sense, a circle defined parametrically by the equations x = r sin t and y = r cos t, where r is the radius of the circle, is traced clockwise as t increases in value. The opposite sense of rota ...

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The Wiccan Rede is a saying that sums up the ethics of the neo-Pagan religion Wicca. The most common form of the rede is An it harm none, do what ye will. "Rede" is a word from Middle English meaning "advice" or "counsel". "An" is an archaic contraction of the word "and", meaning "if", as in the Shakespearian "an it please thee". Other variants include: An it harm none, do as thou wilt Do what you will, so long as it harms none An it harm none, do what thou will Including:

• Wiccan Rede - History
• Wiccan Rede - Dating the poem
• Wiccan Rede - Interpretations of the Rede
• Wiccan Rede - Notes

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The combination of Wicca with no harm to others and do what thou wilt made its first known appearance in The Old Laws by Gerald Gardner, 1953. A similar phrase, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law, appears in Aleister Crowley's works by 1904, in The Book of the Law (though as used by Crowley it is half of a statement and response, the response being "Love is the Law, love under Will). The rede in its best known form was used by Doreen Valiente in several writings. In the form of the "eight words" coupl ...

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