ARADIA- Descendant of the Goddess Diana, and a name for the Goddess recycled by Italian Witches or Strega, by and large recycled in numerous Wiccan traditions today.
ASPECTING- Any advanced magickal activity in which a practitioner manifests a precise aspect of the Goddess or God, in interrupt, manner, manner, impression, etc.; Methodically as a steamroll improve of a "Talent Hair". Methodically a petite alter of this phenomena occurs with the selection of a "Magical Refer to", of Found Refer to.
ASPECTS- Forms, facets, or personas of Deity: for ideal, Brighid, Iseult,Eos, and Kore are all aspects of the Maiden, and the Maiden is an aspect of the Goddess.
ATHAME- black handled, substitute edged tooth. Unusually recycled to cast and scatter the circle, for which purposes it is interchangeable with the magic sword. A tool of the "Speed" of Dash in the Georgian Wisdom and some others.
BELTANE- May Eve golden jubilee. One of the Erstwhile Celtic "Dash Festivals." on this night, the have a supply of were encouraged relating two bonfires to protect them from spoil. Couples wishing for fertility would " walk the fires" on Beltane night. As well the traditional Sabbath where the capacity of the "Pedals of the Engagement" is returned to the Goddess. This Fair whichever road the transition side by side of the threefold Goddess energies from ancestors of Maiden to Mother.
Item OF SHADOWS- Conservatively hand clich book of rituals, recipes, training techniques, document, and other materials deemed unsophisticated to a Witch or a coven. Any tradition has it's own acknowledged sign of the Item and each Witch's book specter be an assortment of as he or she adds to it with time from numerous an assortment of sources. Morally unconventional Witch can see your book of shadows. As well, predictably, it may never renounce your hands or asset until death, in the function of it poverty be wrecked, or (in some traditions) returned to the coven to be eager of.
Fierce TIMES- a telephone call recycled by some Witches for the dub of persecution in the Concern Ages and future. It is in fact a misnomer in some seating, as Witches were only burned in Scotland, and on the continent of Europe. In England and the U.S., they were hanged.
CANDLEMAS- Fair whispered on Feb. 1. One of the 4 Celtic "Dash Festivals. Commemorates the changing of the Goddess from the Crone to the Maiden. Celebrates the experimental signs of Kindly. As well called "Imbolc" (the old Celtic name). This is the itinerant jump where the experimental signs of frolic and the return of the sun are noted, i.e. the experimental developing of vegetation, the developing of the Crocus flowers etc. In other words, it is the golden jubilee commemorating the well-off unfriendly of winter and the beginning of the rural meeting.This Fair whichever road the transition side by side of the threefold Goddess energies from ancestors of Crone to Maiden.
CARDINAL POINTS- North, South, East, and West, mottled in the Georgian Wisdom by candles of green, red, yellowish-brown, and small, respectively. The Skyrocket is vivid to conduct these four points.
CHALICE- one of the tools of the Witch. Positioned on the altar to exemplify the element of Hose.
Working group OF THE GODDESS- The Orthodox words of the Goddess to her support, or "multi-layered children". Normally declaimed by the HPS at every coven Skyrocket.
CIRCLE- the constituency in which the magickal adoration and spells takes place. Can whichever be recycled to elect a precise group of Witches or Pagans such as "Hoary Acorn Skyrocket".
Cone-shaped tool OF POWER- power raised in the circle by the Witches assembled, and sent out voguish the world to work magick, is typically visualized as staple retained and built in the form of a "cone-shaped tool" former to keep information.
COVEN- an in line group of Witches, led by a Seventh heaven priestess and/or a Seventh heaven Holy man who have frontage on slowly but surely for adoration and fellowship. The traditional association is 13, but in fact supreme covens table more willingly less. 3 is the least in the Georgian Wisdom. In Concern English, "Covin" a group of confederates; In Old French "Covine" a band or group with a past performance purpose; Latin "Com"-together, "Venire"-to come or move.
COVENSTEAD- customary mall place for a coven. Normally the home of the Seventh heaven Priestess or Seventh heaven Holy man.
COWAN- a non-Witch. Original recycled in a very uncomplimentary appearance. Peaceful recycled in Masonic Preparation to indicate the non start and/or pretender to "real craft". Not normally recycled today amid supreme Witches.
COYOTE ENERGY- fraud energies. Named for the American Indian Tease, Coyote, who fairy-tale man voguish learning what he desires to learn. Applies to one who continuously jokes and clowns. As well applies to the concept of "Wonderful Secret" in numerous traditions.
Enraged Constituency DAYS- The modern name for the Celtic Dash Festivals of Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, and Lammas.
DEOSIL- clockwise, or sunwise. Orthodox peace for working "compilation" magick.
Talent Hair THE MOON- Preparation prayer of the spirit of the Goddess voguish the nature of the Seventh heaven Priestess by the Seventh heaven Holy man.
DIVINATION- magical plan of reconnaissance or examination voguish a say via such methods as Tarot cards, runestones, I- Ching, etc.
ELEMENTS- Clay, air, fire, and water, additionally spirit, which includes them all. These are regarded as realms or categories of manufacture (each objective and non-material) and are not to be complex with the physicists character of elements, which the modern witch, of course, accepts.
ESBAT- magazine or biweekly mall of a coven. Conservatively whispered either on the full moon or the new moon.
FAMILIARS- Either a Witch's pet animal which has been trained to be a magickal aide, or an inexplicably twisted "elemental" which performs the especially functions as the animal friend.
FIVEFOLD KISS, FIVEFOLD SALUTE- The Witches' ritual accost, with kisses; (1) on each underneath, (2) on each tour, (3) ended the pubic hair, (4) on each breast, and (5) on the lips- really 8 kisses in all. It is only recycled within the Skyrocket, but the words that go with it are the origin of "Blessed Be."
GARDNERIANS- Wisdom of Witchcraft descended from the teachings of Gerald Gardner.
GNOMES- an "mania" or "elemental" that dwells in the categorically of Clay or is simultaneous with the Clay Speed.
Tough RITE- The rite which is the crucial quality of the third extent initiation, and which is whichever laid down for stiffen festivals. It is sexual in manufacture, but may be `actual' (and type to the couples caring) or symbolic, as the participants wish.
HALLOWS- name recycled by some traditions for Samhain, or Halloween.
HANDFASTING- Wiccan constant of a wedding. It can be completed allowed if the Priestess and/or Holy man are registered as clergy with the definite founding, or it may only be premeditated binding within the coven.
Seventh heaven PRIEST/ESS- Correctly homily, a Witch who has normal the 3rd. extent initiation. Concluded typically, the male and female leaders of a coven.
IMBOLC- Celtic name for Candlemas.
INVOCATION- The ritual "calling-in" of an mania (or energies) elder than whatsoever, either for address with the caller by means of a medium or by clear representation or also to sign on voguish a whatsoever nature as in the Talent Hair the Moon. In some traditions, a Summons.
LAMMAS- Pompous 1st. Witch Fair. The Old Celtic name for this golden jubilee is Lughnassadh. It is the Fair of the Surpass Fruits, and is the experimental of the 3 harvests. This golden jubilee whichever road the jump of the Threefold Goddess energies from that of Mother to Crone.
MAIDEN- An appointment whispered by one of the women of the coven. She is come close to the let your hair down Seventh heaven Priestess. This telephone call is whichever the descriptive telephone call recycled to outline the experimental of the aspects of the Threefold Goddess Energies (Maiden, Mother, and Crone). It is predictably simultaneous with the Waxing Moon, and the dub from Imbolc (Candlemas) to Beltane (May eve) where the energies are ancestors of initiating, beginning, and age bracket.
OLD RELIGION- unconventional name for the Found.
PAGANING- Promotion of an kid to the Skyrocket and to the Gods.
PENTACLE- a duplicate produced talisman; in precise, the metal duplicate which represents the earth element amid the witch's working tools.
PENTAGRAM- The five-pointed star. As well as a past performance side by side top, it represents the whatsoever staple. Wrong way up, with two points top, it can cart Satanist associations; but not unthinkingly. More than a few traditions of Wicca use the on its head pentagram to mean an start of the exhibit extent.
QUARTERS- The North, East, South, and West parts of a magickal circle or other ritual constituency. (See whichever "Watchtowers")
REDE- capacity or law.
SABBAT- one of the Eight festivals or high holy days of Wicca.
SALAMANDER- an mania that dwells in the realm of Dash.
SAMHAIN- The golden jubilee of remembrance for the dead, whispered on the eve of Nov. 1st. It is the former of the three harvests. This golden jubilee whichever road the transition of rulership of the "Pedals of the Engagement from that of the Goddess to that of the God.
SCRYING- forecast, typically using such methods as crystal gazing, or forecast via incense clouds, or water as opposed to tarot or other abusive resources.
SPELL- a prayer, or verbal peace of magickal energies headed for the produce a result of some raise objections.
SUMMONER- The male chief of the coven who corresponds to the Maiden. He is the let your hair down Seventh heaven Holy man.
SYLPH- an "mania" or "elemental" that dwells in the categorically of Air or is simultaneous with the AIR Speed.
TRADITIONS- any of the certain "sects" of Wicca such as Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Georgian, Seax, etc.
UNDINE- an "mania" or "elemental" that dwells in the categorically of Hose or is simultaneous with the Hose Speed.
WAND- A rod or staff that is setting so that it may be recycled for magickal or psychic purposes, typically to plan some form of power.
WARLOCK- a telephone call coined in the Fierce Times. It was recycled to denote a renegade to the Found, or one who had betrayed the support of the Old Mysticism. It's origin is Scottish. Like of the negative connotations, it is not recycled by supreme Wiccans today.
Tour of duty TOWERS- Non-governmentally from the Enochian section of Royal Magick, now incorporated voguish numerous "Society" of Wicca, these are the four elemental "directives" or "birthplace" (equal to the right points on the compass) called to protect the Skyrocket all through its opening. Any of them cart a equivalence relating the compass side by side, an element, and (varying surrounded by an assortment of traditions) color simultaneous with them.
WICCA- the name supreme modern day Witches use for the Found. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Wicce, meaning to bend or to land. This is the starting point word from which we get staff.
WIDDERSHINS- take action point incisive. Recycled for "tearing down" OR BANISHING magick.
White HANDLED KNIFE- the working blade of a Witch. It is recycled to chisel candles, and for fashioning the other tools. Conservatively, it can only be recycled in a Skyrocket.
"Copyright 1991 by Rowan Moonstone and Durwydd MacTara"
