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Handfasting:

 A Wiccan or pagan wedding ritual.

Hexagram:

 (1) A six-pointed star, formed by two interlaced equilateral triangles. It is generally called the Star of David in non-occult circles, but its use as an occult symbol is far older than its use as a badge of Judaism. It signifies the Hermetic principle of 'as above, so below'. (See Macrocosm.) (2) Any one of the six-line figures of the I Ching.

High Priest:

 (1) The male leader of a coven, partner of the High Priestess. (2) Any second-degree of third-degree male witch. (The distinction is between a coven function and a personal rank.)

High Priestess:

 (1) The female leader of a coven, partner of the High Priest. (2) Any second-degree or third-degree female witch. (The distinction is between a coven function and a personal rank.)


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Updated August 27th, 1998