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| Dictionary Page 4 Evocation~Magick Circle |
| Evocation: To call something out from within. Familiar: A animal that has a spiritual bond with a Witch, often it is the family pet. Familiars can also be entities who are created to protect your home astral. Fascination:A mental effort to control another animal or person's mind. It has been referred to as "mind bending". Although the technique of fascination runs a borderline when considering humans, it should not be totally trashed. Using it for a love spell would be unethical, and much like commiting psychological rape. But if you found yourself in an unsafe situation where your person(or friend or family members) is in real physical danger. I wouldn't hesitate to tell a person to use what they needed to, to help themselves or a loved one. Gaea & Gaia:Greek Goddess, now meaning Earth Mother or Mother Earth. Green Man: Another name for the God, as in his kingdom of the forest. Guardians:Ceremonial magicians use the Guardians of the WatchTowers or Guardians of the Four Quarters. Some Witches use them too. There are those that see these Guardians as ugly little biddy's, such as lizards, dragons, etc. But Silver envisions them as the Angels Michael, Arial, Raphael, and Grabriel. Handfasting:A Wiccan or Pagan mariiage ceremony. Initiation:An experience that so transforms the individual that their concept of a personal and worldly reality has been altered. A dedication ceremony should not be confused by an initiation. Invocation:To bring something in from without. Karma:The belief that ones thoughts and deeds can be either counted against them or added to their spiritual path during several life times. In Sanskirt it means "action". Follow the laws of cause and affect. Left-Hand Path:A term that points to those people who feel they are justified in using magick for purposes that are not constructive to other human beings. It is a reference that they are a self-serving individual. Conversely, the right-hand path is considered positive in nature. Macrocosm: The world around us. Microcosm: The world within us. Magic(k):The art and science of focusing your will and emotions to affect change both in the world around you and the world within you. Magick is neither good nor evil, positive nor megative. It is the use of the power that will determine the path it will take. Magick Circle:A circular boundary drawn in visionary blue flames or white light that protects the Witch from outside forces while conduction ritual magick. One must never step outside the circle while performing a ritual unless the appropriate precautions have been taken to cut a door. Nor should anyone step in during a ritual, unless they are following a pathway made for them. The door is usually cut with a athame or wand. The circle should never be left hanging after your ritual is over. This means that it must be closed just as ceremoniously as it was opened. The magick circle is considered the doorway between the worlds and allows us to move between the two. |
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