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Useful Terms to Add to Your Magickal Vocabulary | |||||||||||
These are some terms that are used a lot when talking about Wicca--so commit them to memory. Haha! Alter- A flat surface used only for ritual and or magickal purposes. It may be made of any material but many Wiccan tens to use natural objects, such as, a large flat stone or a tree sump. Athame- (ath-uh-may) A black handled knife that has a double edge. It is usually used to cast a circle--not for cutting or killing anything. Boline- A white handled knife that is used for cutting herbs ir enscribing a candle. It sometimes resembles a small sickle. Cauldron- A cast iron kettle used by Witches for burning offerings or request papers, holding lit candles, brewing potions and brews, burning insence, or for healing magick. Cleansing/Consecration- The removal of all negative energies or entities from a person place or thing. This is often done to an athame before a ritual, along with other objects. Deosil- (dgee-sul) To move in a clockwise direction. Elements- Psychic energies connected with Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and spirit. It is said that all things are made from one or a combination of these elements. Click here to go to my element page! Esbat- The moon rituals of the Wiccans. There are usually 13 per year. The one that occurs as the second full moon of the month is called a Blue Moon and only happens once per year, if it even happenes--hence the phrase "Once in a full Moon." These rituals are held to honnor the Goddess. Sabbat- The eight holy sun holidays of the wiccan. They occur about once per month. These rituals are held to honnor the God. Skyclad- This means clothed by the sky--Naked! Most Gardnerian covens practice this way. |
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