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| Page 1: Adept- Banish |
| Adept: An individual who through serious study and accomplishments is considered highly proficient in a partiuclar magickal system. Akasha: The Fifth element, the omnipresent spiritual power that permeates the universe. It is related to outer space, the inner space, the unmanifest, and the life force. Akashic Records:In the early part of this century the famed psychic Edgar Cayce brought to general society the thought form of Akashic Records. Supposedly, there is a giant data base somewhere that can be accessed for information of subjects such as past lives, healing, and other magickal/spiritual practices. This record system cannot be accessed by material equipment, such as PC networking with a larger computer. In this case, the mind of the psychic or Witch accesses the data through Universal Connections. Altar:A special, flat surface set aside exclusively for magickal workings or religious acknowledgements. Amulet:Usually considered a object of protection that has been charged to deflect specific negative energies or thought forms. Amulets can be made of feathers, plants, beads, etc. Ankh:An Egyptian hieroglyphic that is widely used as a symbol for life, love and reincarnation. It is depicted as a cross with a loop at the top. Aradia:A champion Italian Goddess sworn to protect her people against the aggression of masculine faith and its persercuters during the reign of medievel terror. The orginial Aradia was a female Christ figure in Italy who taught around 1353. She was imprisoned more than once, escaped several times and eventually dissapeared. The second Aradia you will hear about is Lelands' Aradia, a book detailing information from a Italian Gypsy Witch. The third Aradia is the daughter of Diana and Lucifer(God of the Sun). She is considered the Queen of the Witches. Arcana:The two halves of a Tarot deck. The Major Arcana consists of 22 trumps depicting dominant occurances in our lives. The Minor Arcana consists of 56 suit cards (someitmes called the Lesser Arcana) that assist in fleshing out the trump situations, or indicate smaller occurances in our lives. Archetypes:(EF) Extremely basic forms within the human psyche; the archaic "racial memories". Astral:(SR) This word conjures lots of definitions. To make it simple, lets describe it as another dimension of reality. Referred to as "Dreamtime". Astral Travel & Projection:The process of seperating your astral body from your physical one to accomplish travel in the astral plane or dreamtime. Athame:A cleansed and consecrated ceremonial knife used in ritual work by Witches. The knife is never used for blood-letting, and rarely used to cut anything on the material plane. Bane: Another word for bad, evil or destructive. Banish:To magickally end something or exercise unwanted entities. To rid the presence of. |
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