An antipsi talent for absorbing the power out of psychic energy fields, including those around other beings. See Tapping and Vampire, Psychic.
Aboriginal:
The pagan tradition(s) of the native people of a certain region.
Abracadabra:
A word from the Jewish mystical tradition of Qaballa. Its root is the name of the Gnostic deity Abraxas, meaning, "hurt me not". It is said to possess magickal powers, especially of protection from illness.
Achromatics:
The “colours” black, grey and white; used occasionally to refer to moralistic schools of occultism.
Active Ritual:
One in which those persons raising and focussing the psychic energies are not the main targets intended to be changed.
Active Talent:
A psychic talent that involves the discharge of energy or data from the agent to the target.
Adept:
One who is very skilled in magic or mysticism.
Adventurine:
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of positivity, imagination, and a safe conclusion to any form of journey or travel.
Aeromancy:
Divination by the stars.
Agent:
The person or animal exercising a psychic talent.
Agate:
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of balance and grounding of energies.
Air:
One of the main “elements” in occultism; associated in the West with thought, knowledge, yellow, blue, swords, activity, daring, light, communication, heat, dampness, etc.
Aisling:
A Celtic-Irish word meaning "dream" or "vision", pronounced "ash-leen".
Aka:
The cord between the astral body and the physical body, most likely this concept is derived from the biblical reference to a "silver cord" connected the body and the soul.
Akasa or Akasha:
One of the “elements” in Indian and Tantric occultism, equivalent in most ways to the “ether” concept and/or that of “astral” matter. The fifth element, the omnipresent power that permeates the universe. It is the energy out of which everything else is formed.
Akasic Records:
A concept in Indian metaphysics, of a gigantic repository of all the memories of every
incarnation of every being; some gifted ones are said to be able to “read” these records (possibly through retrocognition or the clair senses) and to gain data about past events. See Switchboard.
Alchemist:
One who practices alchemy
Alchemy:
Pronounced Al-kem-ee. A form of High Magick which aims to turn base metals into gold either
physically and/or magickally. The central practice of the tradition is known as "The Great Work". The will of the alchemist allowed the spirits and elements to be utilized in ceremony for the exaltation and purification the human soul.
Alexandrian Witches:
Modern Witches who follow the teachings and use the Book of Shadows composed by Alex Sanders. This tradition combines the teachings of the Hebrew Kaballah and those of Anglo-Celtic witchcraft.
Alignment:
The practice of synching mental and spiritual energies with a deity or an astronomical body.
All Father, The:
The Goddess' Consort; the Horned God; The masculine aspect of deity of which all other Gods are an aspect of.
All Mother, The:
The Goddess; The feminine aspect of deity of which all other Goddesses are an aspect of.
Altar :
The ritual table in a Magick Circle, at which magickal work is done and on which magickal components,
ritual tools, and the Altar Furniture is placed in times of ritual worship or magickal workings. Usually, though varying by Craft tradition and time of year, the Altar is aligned to the East (during the "light half" of the year) and the West (during the "dark half" of the year). Preferably, Altars are circular in shape and do not have any conductive metals in them. The former is the case simply because it makes sense to have a circular altar within a Circle, and the latter is because, scientifically speaking, conductive materials would deter the flow of energy.
Altar Candle(s):
See "Candles, Altar/Ritual"
Altar Cloth :
These are cloths used to decorate the Altar. They vary in colour and material depending again upon
tradition, time of year, and magickal purpose.
Altar Furniture:
The Altar Furniture are the sacred objects for ritual and magick use that are nearly always on
the altar, but always during said times of ritual and spell crafting. The objects composing the altar furniture vary from tradition to tradition. In addition, some altar furniture in some traditions shan't be found in others. Eclectic Pagans thus have the choice of what they feel they need as altar furniture. Altar furniture usually includes: deity figures, censer, libation dish (if indoors), salt and water dishes, altar candle(s), besom, athame(s), boline(s), ritual sword, wand, chalice or goblet, and an altar cloth.
Amaethon :
A God of agriculture and the harvest. Called the Harvest King, his magickal symbols are the sickle,
hoe, and plow.
Amethyst:
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of courage, spiritual development, and psychic or psionic
growth.
Amplification:
A psi or antipsi talent for boosting the power levels of psychic energy fields.
Amulet:
A magically charged object which deflects specific, usually negative energies. Generally, a protective
object. (Compare with Talisman). A magickally charged object, traditionally of metal or stone, which is usually prepared to deflect negative energies. Also usually has two or more feelings or effects placed upon it. (e.g. Protection, Healing, and Love.)
Anachronism:
Something that appears to be from a time period other than the one in which it is perceived; as
in medieval knights and ladies in modern America or astronomical computers in the Stone Age.
Andraste:
Also "Andrasta". A Goddess of death, war, and fertility.
Angel:
A personification of what we consider good or pleasant. In theology, a being just below the main
God(s) in power for good. In some magical systems, a sort of “psychic robot.”
Angelology:
Medieval science of studying angels. Question: how many angels can dance on the head of a
photon? Answer: give the physicists who are working on quantifing consciousness another decade or
two.
Angus:
Also "Angus Og", "Oengus". A God of love and intimacy.
Animal-Psi or Anpsi:
A little-used term for psychic phenomena involving the interactions of animals with humans, each other and the environment.
Animism:
The belief that everything is alive. The Law of Personification taken as a statement of universal reality rather than as one of psychic convenience.
Ankh:
An Egyptian symbol that looks similar to a Christian cross, but with a loop at the top above the shorter,
intersecting line. It symbolizes immortality and/or reincarnation.
Anointing:
A process of spiritual purification. During ritual, all practitioners are 'blessed' with ritual salt water,
oil, or other prepared substance. To anoint a practitioner, the most common way is to 'draw' a "Celtic Cross" upon the forehead, over the 'Third Eye' or "Mind's Eye", followed by a five-pointed star (invoking pentacle) over the heart, and finally an inverted triangle connecting the nipples and pubic region. This is known as The Witches' Triangle of Life.
Anthropomancy:
Divination from human entrails.
Anti-Psi or Antipsi:
A categorical term for several genuine psychic talents that (for the most part) serve to
frustrate, avoid, confuse, destroy or otherwise interfere with the operation of normal psi; they can affect the power and/or information content and/or vector of psi fields within range.
Aphrodite:
The Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty.
APK:
See Atomic Psychokinesis.
Apollo:
The Greek and Roman God of the Sun, poetry, music, prophecy, and healing. They felt Apollo was the
highest embodiment of youthful and masculine beauty.
Apopsi or Avoidance:
An antipsi power that appears to generate an energy field into which no external psi
field can penetrate; may work through transmutation, retuning or aportation; may interfere with internal psi fields as well.
Aportation:
A PK talent involving the seemingly instantaneous movement of an object from one location in space-time to another, apparently without going through the normal space-time in between. See Teleportation.
Apothecary :
One who practices herbalism and sometimes alchemy as well; Ancient word for "pharmacist".
Aquamarine:
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of clarity, flow, and inspiration.
Aradia
The Italian goddess Diana's daughter, said to be the origin of all witches. The book "Aradia, Gospel of the Witches" was written by Leland about Aradia and the practice of witchcraft.
Archetype:
Original astral form of a phenomenon;
In the psychology of C. G. Jung, an inherited idea or mode of thought derived from the experiences of the species and present in the unconscious of the individual who picks it up from the collective unconscious of the species. Symbolic images visualized in dreams, meditation, and divination. Is used in path working to communicate with the subconscious. Symbolic representations of universal principles. Defining concepts in symbolic form. Apollo is an Archetype of the All Father.
Arianrhod
A goddess of higher love and wisdom. She is a star and moon goddess like Sirona. She represents
Air of Water. "Arian" means 'silver' and "rhod" means 'wheel' or 'disk'. Her magickal symbols are the crescent moon, stars, moonbeams, and a silver eight-spoked wheel, or Wheel of the Year.
Aromatherapy :
A type of healing that utilizes certain fragrances. Scent Magick.
Arthurian Tradition:
Pagan tradition from Wales and Cornwall based upon the Arthurian myths
surrounding King Arthur, Merlin the Magician, and Queen Guinevere.
Artio:
A bear goddess, the embodiment of all female bears. She is the protector of Nature
Asatru:
Modern worship of the Old Norse gods.
Asceticism:
A method of altering the state of one’s consciousness through the avoidance of comfort and
pleasure; when extreme, may become masochism.
Aspect:
A facet or side of either the Goddess or God, symbolized by a particular deity, The Triple Goddess for
example, represents three aspects of the same Goddess.
Aspect, Astrological:
An angle formed between two items on an astrological chart.
Aspecting
An advanced magical practice which is seen most commonly in a coven as opposed to solitary. The practitioner attempts to manifest an aspect of the Goddess or the God. This is seen in the pagan ritual of Drawing Down the Moon as well as in other pagan religions such as Vodou, where the priest often allows the deity to speak through his or her body.
Asperger:
A bundle of fresh herbs or a perforated object used to sprinkle water during of preceding a Ritual, for
purification purposes.
Assimilation:
A technique of psychic healing involving the picking up of a patient’s pain and/or illness by
the healer, who experiences it personally for a short time, after which it is supposed to vanish in both patient and healer; may also be done accidentally.
Association:
Connection or correlation between two or more objects, ideas or beings; thus forming a pattern.
Association, Law of:
“If any two or more patterns have elements in common, the patterns interact ‘through’
those common elements and control of one pattern facilitates control over the other(s), depending (among other factors) upon the number of common elements involved.”
Astral Body:
Your 'otherworldly essence'. The part of you that exists on the astral plane, and also commonly
used to denote your 'essence' on other planes of existence as well.
Astral Planes:
Subjectively real “places” where some astral projectors perceive themselves as traveling; said
to be multiple “levels” of (a) material density in the same space, and/or (b) awareness and concentration. An invisible place which parallels the physical world which can be traveled through.
Astral Projection:
An (Out of body experience) OOBE or PSI talent that may involve traveling GESP with the
image of a body and/or the separation of a “less dense” body from the normal physical one. The practice of travelling through the astral plane via lucid dreaming or other forms of "leaving one's body".
Astral Temple:
The place of ritual working that is created in the astral realm, or imagination, be repeated
intense acts of visualization and meditation. The true temple of which the material temple is only a reflection.
Astral Travel
The experience, whether spontaneous or induced, of traveling through the astral realm in the form of the astral body.
Astrology:
Divination through the correlation of earthly events with celestial patterns. The art of revealing the
future behaviour and lives of people at a given time and place on Earth, by the placement and
movements of astronomical objects such as stars and planets. Not all witches use astrology.
Athame:
A Wiccan ritual knife. It usually has a double-edged blade and a black handle. The athame is used to
direct Per Ritual dagger used by Neopagan Witches, borrowed by Gerald Gardner from medieval
grimoires. Probably was originally “athane.” May be pronounced as “ATH-ah-may” or “ah-THUH-
may” . It is seldom (if ever) used for actual, physical cutting.
Atheist:
A person who does not believe in any form of deity, or greater power in the universe than Humankind.
Witches are not Atheist, although it is possible for an Atheist to practice magick.
Athena:
Also "Athene". The Greek Goddess of wisdom, arts, industries, and warfare. The Romans called her
"Minerva".
Art and Craft:
The ancient Pagan Goddess Traditions, or 'Old Religion'. See also "Craft, The".
Attune
To bring different psyches into harmony.
Attunement:
In regards to pagan belief, all pagans strive to connect and harmonize with the natural world and
ourselves, both inwardly and outwardly.
Augury
Divination based on "signs" or omens.
Aura:
One or more energy fields supposedly generated by and surrounding all beings and many objects; those
persons blessed with clairvoyance or other psychic talents can “read” the patterns of energy and determine information about the person or object. See Kirlian Photography. A field of energy which surrounds living beings, animals, and plants. The energy field can be recorded using special photographic techniques. Often the colour of the aura indicates the state of health and emotion.
Atomic Psychokinesis or APK:
Psychokinesis done upon the molecular, atomic or subatomic levels; a subcategory of PK.
Augury:
Divination by means of whatever is most handy at the time.
Auspice:
In regards to pagan beliefs, Auspice is the phase of the moon which has influence at a given time.
Used in Astrology.. Also meaning "omen", the ancient Romans used the way birds flew as auspices.
Authoritarian:
Having leaders or higher authorities.
Auto-Da-Fè:
A grotesque kind of festival mounted by the Spanish Inquisition in which accused heretics, whose only crime was adherence to their faith, were publicly paraded through town in special costumes, beaten and humiliated, and then burned alive
Avalon:
Land of the Otherworld, where the Gods live
Azurite:
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of healing and clarity.