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| • Radha - Hindu Divine Mother
• Rappings - The knocking sounds produced by spiritual entities in response to questions asked during a seance. • Receptive Energy - Magnetic, attracting force that draws energy away rather than adding energy to an object or individual. Draws energy of greater concentration towards itself where it resides in an area of lesser concentration. The opposite of "Projective Energy". The opposite of Projective Energy; magnetic, soothing, attracting energy often used for meditation, promoting love, calm and quiet. • Receptive Hand - The hand from which draws energy inward from outside the body. Two theories have formed around this concept. One is that the receptive hand is the hand that is submissive with the individual (i.e. the hand one does NOT write with). However, some studies have recently uncovered that regardless of whether the individual is right or left handed, more energy flows into the left hand and therefore this hand is designated the receptive hand. This is still a matter of debate and could remain so for quite some time. Compare with the "Projective Hand". • Rede - A Wiccan "moral guideline" that states "An' it harm none, do as ye will". • Reincarnation - The doctrine of rebirth. The process of repeated incarnaions in human form to allow evolution of the sexless, ageless soul. • Reiki - A practitioner of Reiki places their hands on a patient with the aim of inducing natural healing. Practitioners will the Reiki energy, which they believe underlies everything in the universe, to effect a cure. • Rhiannon - Wales. Goddess of birds and horses. She rides a white horse. Goddess of the Underworld. Celtic Goddess of the moon • Right-hand Path - A term used for a person who practices magick that is beneficial to others. Opposite of left-hand path. • Rites - Rites are rituals that mark a person's progress from one role, phase of life, or social status to another. For example, an initiation ceremony is a rite. • Rites of Passage - Rituals and celebrations done for birth, death, marriage, love dedication, divorce, puberty, and entering elder hood. • Ritual - Ceremony. A specifc form of movement, manipulation of objects or inner processes designed to produce desired effects. In religion, ritual is geared toward union with the divine. In magic it produces a specific state of consciousness which allows the magician to move energy toward needed goals. A spell is a magical ritual. • Ritual consciousness - a specific alternate state of awareness necessary to the successful practice of magick • Ritual Tools - General name for magickal tools used by a witch or magician. They vary by tradition and usually represent one of the elements. • Rosmurta - Celtic/Roman Goddess of abundance. She is also the Goddess of Business Success. • Rune - A tool of magick and divination. There are many types of runes, all of them alphabets of some sort. Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and modern Wiccan runes are just a few. They are usually tossed randomly after deciding a subject, and then decifered based on their positioning. Stick-like figures, some of which are remnants of old Teutonic alphabets. Others are pictographs. These symbols are once again widely being used in magic and divination. Unlike the Tarot, they are an integral part of the magickal system with its own pantheon, should you care to use it. They can function as an alphabet and are useful in vision questing, dream recall and controlling your environment. |
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