Iatromancy: The divination of medical problems and solutions. I Ching: Chinese “Book of Changes;” key to sortilege system. Identification, Law of: “It is possible through maximum association of the elements of one’s own metapattern and those of another being’s to actually become that being, at least to the point of sharing its knowledge and wielding its power.” Imaging or To Image: Term for strong visualization of a concept being used for focusing. Imbolg or Imelc: Celtic fire festival beginning the second quarter of the year (or spring); starts at sunset on February 3rd and is also known as Candlemas, St. Bridget’s Day, Bride’s Day, Lady Day, etc. Celebrated by most Neopagans as a major religious holiday. - (Pronounced 'Im-molk') A Wiccan and Pagan holiday celebrated on February 2nd or February 2nd Eve. Known as "The Festival of the Green Shoots", in that it is the time of new beginnings and the beginning of re-birth. The Goddess is revered in her aspect as the Maiden. It is also called "The Feast of Pan", "Candlemas", "Oimelc", and "Lupercalia". Impossible: Unlikely, difficult, implausible, uncomfortable, new. Incantation: Words used in a ritual or spell, should always be chanted or sung. A spell involving a chant. Usually for invoking and evoking, or summoning. See also "Chant", Invocation", and "Evocation". Incense: I would hope you know what this is, so I am not going to define it in that sense. Incense has been burned during religious rituals for millennia. It was said that the smoke carried the 'prayers' and wishes or the practitioner(s) to the Gods. There are various incenses with various aspects for various intents and purposes. In other words, there's incense for just about everything you can think of. Infinite Data, Law of: “The number of phenomena to be known is infinite and one will never run out of things to learn.” Infinite Universes, Law of: “The total number of universes into which all possible combinations of existing phenomena could be organized is infinite.” See Hixson’s Law and Personal Universes, Law of. Information Theory: Study of communication. Information Transfer: Communication. Initiate: A person who has undergone, or is about to undergo, the primary rite of entry into a pagan organization. Initiation: An intense personal experience, often of a death and rebirth sort, resulting in a higher state of personal development and/or admission to a magical or religious organization. The process through which one takes his/her first step onto a Magickal Path. There are 2 types, a "Self-Dedication" for solitary practitioners, and a "Coven Initiation" (see below). See Also "Self-Dedication". Initiation - Initiation(s), Coven: In many covens, there are initiations into the progressive degrees of priest (ess) hood. The first is done when one is accepted into the coven and others are traditionally done as one learns more and attains a higher degree. Sometimes, Inner and Outer Circles come into play. See also "Inner Circle", "Outer Circle", and "Degree System, The". Inner Circle: A coven's Inner Circle is composed of the coven's founders and/or its most learned members. Usually, one has to have attained third degree (in the coven's eyes) to be a full member of the coven's Inner Circle. If a coven has any "secrets", only the Inner Circle knows them or has access to them. Intelligence: A spirit usually said to reside in the other world. Intelligences are benign spirits of considerable energy. Isis: An Egyptian Goddess. Her Consort is usually Osiris Invisibility: The withdrawal of involvement by an individual from the exterior world to so great an extent that other people and even animals fail to notice the presence of that individual, or notice but immediately forget. Invocation: An appeal or petition to a higher power (or powers), such as the Goddess or God. a prayer. Invocation is actually a method of establishing conscious ties with those aspects of the Goddess and God that dwell within us. In essence, then, we seemingly cause them to appear or make themselves known by becoming aware of them. Invocation, Law of: “It is possible to establish internal communications with entities from either inside or outside of oneself, said entities seeming to be inside of oneself during the communication process.”