WICCA TERMS

0. Altar - a surface that has been prepared for the work
of doing rituals and magick
1. Amulet - an object that deflects negative energy.
t is usually worn on the person.
2. astral projection - the practice of separating the spirit
from the body and having that spirit move around the world.
3. astrology - the study of the stars and how their position
affects personality and future events
4. Athame - a short ceremonial knife, sometimes
with a double edged blade.
It is used to direct energy during the Wiccan rituals.
5. autumnal equinox - a day of the year in autumn
when the night and day are of equal length.
6. Balefire - a fire used for magical purposes, often used
in the ceremonies during Yule, Beltane, and Midsummer.
7. Beltane - a Wiccan festival celebrated on April 30 or May 1.
8. Between the worlds - the concept that a Wiccan Circle,
when properly performed, exists
between the physical and spiritual dimensions
where people may contact other spirits
9. Blessed be - a phrase used by Wiccans in both
reading and parking.
10. Blood of the moon - the time of a woman's greatest energy,
usually during her menstrual cycle.
11. Book of Shadows - a book of rituals and spells.
There is no single official Book of Shadows.
Each book of shadows is relevant to the person
who uses it and develops a set of spells and rituals
used for gaining influence and power.
12. Burning Time, the - a time from the 1500s to 1600s
where the Catholic church killed many pagans.
13. candle magick - the use of candles in spells and rituals.
14. Centering - to focus your thoughts and energies.
15. Chakra - a location of energy focus and human body.
Typically, there are said to be seven.
16. Chalice - a cup used in rituals that can contain wine,
water, or other liquids.
17. Channeling - the practice of allowing another spirit
to speak through you.
18. Chanting - the use of repetitious words and or rhymes
designed to induce an altered state of consciousness.
19. Charge - to infuse energy into an object.
20. Charm - an object that has been charged with energy
21. Circle - a group of people, usually Wiccans,
who have been gathered to perform a ritual.
22. Cleansing - removing negative energy
23. Coven - a group of Wiccans.
A group of witches, usually numbering 13.
24. Cowen - someone who is not a witch
25. Craft - another term for Wicca
26. Crone - one of the three aspects of the goddess.
Also, someone who has passed the stage of menopause.
27. Deity - a god or goddess, a particular view
about a God or godess held by a Wiccan.
28. Deosil - Clockwise motion
29. Divination - discovering the unknown
by observing and interpreting random patterns are symbols
through such tools as clouds, tarot cards, flames, smoke, etc.
30. Dowsing - the use of an object, such as a stick, to find
something or someone, and sometimes to find
an answer to a question
31. Drawing down the Moon - a ritual for the invocation
of the Goddess done at the full moon
where energy is drawn into a female witch.
32. Drawing down the Sun - a ritual for the invitation of God
where energy is drawn into a male witch
33. Earth Magick - magic that is centered around the energies
of Mother Earth
34. Earth Power - the natural energy that exists within the earth.
Therefore, there is energy within plants, rocks,
water, the wind, etc.
Wiccans often try and tap into the earth power
in their rituals and spells.
35. Elementals - creatures associated with the elements.
Gnomes with the earth, Sylphs with the air,
Salamanders with Fire, and Undines with Water.
36. Elements, The - the building blocks of the universe
are the four elements: Earth, fire, air, and water.
37. Equinox - occurs two times a year on March 21 or Sept. 23
where the day and night are of equal length.
38. Esbat - a Wiccan ritual performed in a coven.
39. Evocation - calling up spirits and/or other non-physical entities.
40. Familiar - an animal that has a bond with a witch.
41. God - The male divine principle: horned God, God of the hunt.
42. Goddess - the female divine principle: Moon Goddess, maiden.
43. Handfasting - a wedding
44. High Priest/Priestess - a witch who is the leader of a coven,
sometimes a person who has received the third degree initiation
45. Imbolc - a Wiccan festival celebrated on February 2
also known as Candlemas, Feast of the Waxing Light.
It celebrates the arrival of spring.
46. Invocation - a request to a higher power, god or goddess.
47. Lughnasadh - a Wiccan festival celebrated on August 1
which signifies the harvest.
48. Mabon - a Wiccan festival celebrated on September 21st,
a celebration of the second harvest and preparation for winter.
49. Magick - A term first used by Aleister Crowley (a Satanist).
It refers to any ritual or spell that is designed to bring
about a change in a person or the environment.
Magick allegedly works withi
natural laws and cannot violate them.
50. Merry Meet - a phrase used as a greeting.
51. Midsummer - the summer solstice that occurs around June 21.
It marks the time when the sun is at the height of its power.
52. Neo Paganism - It is a bit broad in its meaning,
but generally it is a group of religions based
out of old European and pre-Christian belief systems.
53. New Moon - the phase of the moon when it is entirely dark
54. Old Religion - another term for Wicca.
55. Ostara - a Wiccan festival of March 21 that celebrates
the beginning of spring.
56. Pagan - Generally it refers to those who hold
to religious beliefs but are not Jews, Christians, or Muslims.
Pagans are often polytheistic and/or pantheistic.
57. Paganing - a ceremony where an infant is presented
to the circle and to the God and Goddess.
58. Pentacle - an object used in rituals upon which a pentagram
(five pointed star in a circle) is engraved or inscribed.
59. Pentagram - a five pointed star
60. Path - the particular religious journey that a person is on.
61. Quarters - north, south, east, and West.
The four corners of ritual circle.
62. Reincarnation - in Wicca, the teaching that people souls
continue on after death, go to a holding place (Summerland)
where there lives are contemplated, and the decision in to which
location and time to be born into occurs.
63. Ritual - a Wiccan ceremony where objects and movements
are designed to bring about desired effects.
64. Runes - sticklike figures such as symbols that were once
carved in rocks, clay, candles, which are supposed to have
energies that can be used during magick.
65. Sabbat - a Wiccan festival.
66. Samhain - a Wiccan festival celebrated on October 31,
Halloween.
67. Scry - to look upon object intensely as in a meditative
state and opening oneself up to visions.
68. Skyclad - Wiccan terminology for nudity.
69. Solitary - a Wiccan who practices the craft by him or herself.
70. Spell - a ritual designed to bring about a certain effect.
71. Summerland - A place of peace and paradise that all spirits
go after death where they are rejuvenated and reflect upon
their previous life before proceeding on to another incarnation.
72. Talisman - A ritually charged object designed
to attract a specific energy
73. Threefold Law - All the good you do will return
to threefold in this life.
Likewise, all the harm you do will return to threefold also.
74. Tradition - a particular type of Wicca that a person practices
75. Underworld - the spirit realm of the dead
76. Widdershins - movement that is counterclockwise.
77. Witch - someone who participates in magick, male or female.
78. Witchcraft - the practice of the earth based and pagan religion
focusing on nature and its manipulation through rituals.
79. Wicca - A religion do ride from ancient Celtic belief
systems that focuses on the goddess and nature.
It is sometimes referred to as witchcraft.
80. Wiccan Law -
81. Wiccan Rede - "An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
This means that as long as you don't harm anyone, you are free
to do what you want in Wicca including casting spells.
82. Yule - a Wiccan festival celebrated on December 21
marking the rebirth of the sun god.