Oak Moon:
Some years have twelve Full Moons in them, others have thirteen in them. The Oak Moon is this thirteenth
Full Moon of the year.
Oberon:
In Celtic Myth, Oberon is the "King of the Faeries"; A God ruling in Avalon.
Objective:
“Reality” as it supposedly is “in itself,” instead of as it may be perceived.
Observation:
A part of the scientific method that involves a careful cataloguing of perceptions involving any particular phenomenon.
Obsession:
Being besieged or impelled by an outside force (often perceived as demonic) to entertain thoughts or perform actions of an unpleasant, malign, pathological or unprofitable nature; thus causing anxiety and fear to be experienced by the person involved and/or observers. See Possession.
Occam’s Razor:
A philosophical axiom credited to William of Occam: “Entities should not be multiplied without reason.” Or, “Don’t complicate theories unnecessarily, but beware of being simplistic.”
Occult:
That which is hidden or known only to a few. Knowledge that is beyond the bounds of generally accepted and ordinary knowledge, magickal beliefs, practices, and sciences
Occultism:
The study and or practice of that which is occult, especially (in this century) in reference to the powers of the mind.
Odinism –
Those Pagans who worship the Norse pantheon of Gods; Odin the All Father is whence the term is derived.
Oengus - See "Angus".
Ogham(s):
Also sometimes "Ogam". Celtic and Druidic alphabets composed of stick-like lines. These are also used as a form of divination. According to Celtic Druidic Myth, this alphabet was created by the God "Ogmios" (whom I know very little about, to be honest).
Oimelc - See "Imbolc".
Old Religion , (The):
Any of the denominations of ancient Pagan Traditions; Witchcraft, Goddess (or Earth) religions and/or traditions.
Omen:
A sign from the Gods that foreshadows what is to come; an object or event that is to denote either good or bad fortune.
Oneness:
The Boundless. A place where one is connected to all things and nothing. When in your Astral Body, you have achieved Oneness.
Oneiromancy:
Divination by means of dream interpretations.
OOBE:
See Out of the Body Experience.
Opal:
A stone whose magickal qualities are that of cosmic energy, creativity, wisdom, harmony, and balance.
Oracle:
An answer given, through some means, by the Gods to a certain question. Any form of divination.
Orisha(s) –
The Gods and Goddesses of Santeria and Candomble. (An) African/South American pantheon.
Osiris –
An Egyptian God...
Ostara:
The Vernal (Spring) Equinox. This Pagan holiday marks the time when winter gives way to spring. The God steps down from the "mantle" and the Goddess assumes it again. Otherworld(s) - The Astral, Ethereal, etc. Other planes of existence other than the physical plane. Realms of the dead and of spirits and of Gods.
Oui-Ja Board:
A flat board with letters, numbers and/or words upon it, used with a planchette or pendulum for divination.
Out of the Body Experience:
A perception of one’s consciousness as being outside of one’s physical body and usually as movable. See Astral Projection and Mental Projection. (Affectionately termed an "OOBE") When one's consciousness leaves the physical body and spends a certain amount of time in another plane of existence. Astral Travel is one of the types of OOBEs. Dreams, however, are not considered OOBEs.
Ovate:
The seers and "fortune-tellers" or diviners of Druidism.