Definitions
The definitions provided here pertain to those of the Wiccan faith, or those interested in such.
These words aren't neccesarily used by those of any other Pagan beliefs. That being said......
Altar: A special, flat surface, usually rectangular, upon which magickal workings or religous workings are done.
Astral: Simply..another dimension of reality.
Astral Projection: Traveling outside of your body. Often reffered to as an out of body experience, also done in dreams.
Balefire: a huge bonfire done at celebrations and major Sabbats, especially Beltane.
Bane: evil, destructive, harmful.
Banish: Magickally putting an end to something, removing unwanted entities and persons from your life or home.
Bind: To restrict someone from causing harm.
Blood of the Moon: A woman's mestural cycle. A highly powerful and celebrated time for a woman inside Pagan and Wiccan beliefs. A woman is thought to be more powerful if this time happens over a full or new moon.
Burning Times: A phrase used to refer to the period of time when thousands were killed under laws forbidding witchcraft. It is noted that nearly all of these people were innocent!
Coven: A group of witches gathered together to celebrate and preform ritual.
Deosil: Clockwise movement.
Divination: Using of tools and symbols such as tarot cards to gather information.
Drawing Down the Moon: A ritual done at full moon by Wiccans to empower themselves and unite with a deity.
Familiar: An animal with a spiritual bond to a witch.
Handfasting: A Pagan or Wiccan wedding ceremony.
Invocation: To bring something in from without.
Magick: using your mid and emotions to effect and change the world around you.
Magick circle: The boundry in which magick and rituals are preformed.
Runes: A set of symbols that are used in divination and magickal workings, usually carved into
stones.
Scrying: A divination method using tools such as a bowl of colored water or a crystal ball where the diviner "sees" either visual or mental pictures to get information.
Skyclad: In a word, naked.
Spell: Basically a prayer which one uses to obtain things for the greater good. Must be clear and concise, very focused. The need MUST be present in order for any spell to work.
Widdershins: Counterclockwise movement.
definitions taken in part from To Ride a Silver Broomstick by Silver RavenWolf
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