I Ching
A Chinese system of divination in which yarrow stalks, or coins are cast to create
hexagrams, which are then interpreted from a standard I Ching book.
Imbolc
A Wiccan festival celebrated on February 2nd (Northern Hemisphere). also known as
Candlemas, Lupercalia, Feast of Pan, Feast of Torches, Feast of the Waxing Light,
Oimelc, Brigit's Day and many other names. Imbolc celebrates the first stirring of
spring and the recovery of the Goddess from giving birth to the Sun (the God) at Yule.
Immanence
The belief that Deity exists within all things, including people, and cannot be
seperated from them.
Incense
Often burned in ritual magick, for purpification and as a symbol of Fire and Air. They
may be in the form of sticks, cones, resins, or dried herbs. The incense chosen will
depend on the nature of the magick being preformed.
Initiation
A process whereby an individual is admitted into a coven or group.
Invocation
An appeal or petition to the Goddess and God. Invocation is actually a method of
establishing conscious ties with those aspeccts 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.
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