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Earth Magick: The energy that exists within stones, herbs, flames, wind, and other natural objects.
Earth Plane: Metaphor for your normal waking consciousness, or for the everyday, solid world we live in.
Elements: Usually: Earth, air, fire, water. The building blocks of the universe. Everything that exists contains one or more of these energies. Some include a fifth element- spirit or Akasha.
Elementals: Archetypical spirit beings associated with one of the four elements. Elementals are sometimes called Faeries.
Eleven: Secretive tradition of the craft which works closely with elemental beings.
Elf fire: A term used for a flame that is used to light a fire for the balefire.
Enchantment: A magickal object that must be kept absolutely secret and hidden from all human eyes and affects a hidden aura. They must be charmed first. Gems and magickal writing are good items to use. Similar to the word "enchant" which means to energize or charge an object such as a specific charm or amulet.
Eostre's Eggs: Colored, decorated eggs of Ostara; named for the Teutonic Goddess Eostre.
Equinox: When the sun is exactly over the Earth's equator.
Esbat: A ritual usually occurring on the Full Moon and dedicated to the Goddess in her lunar aspect.
Evocation: To call something out from within.
Faerie: See Elemental
Faerie Burgh: Mound of the earth which covers a faerie colony's underground home.
Familiar: An soul or spirit of an animal that may have a spiritual bone with a witch; many times a family witch. Familiars can also be entities that dwell on the astral plane.
Fascination: A mental effort to control another animal or a person's mind. Also known as ''mind-bending''. Often considered unethical.
Folklore: Traditional sayings, cures, faerie tales, and folk wisdom of a particular locale which is separate from their mythology.
Folk Magick: The Practice of projecting personal power, as well as the energies within natural objects such as herbs, and crystals, to bring about needed changes.
Four Elements: The original four elements include Earth, Fire, Air, and Water. Each element corresponds to each of the four cardinal points, North (Earth), East (Air), South (Fire), West (Water).
Full moon: In total, there are thirteen full moons. On a traditional full moon, crafters usually gather around and have a celebration. Also, usually during a full moon, it is also a great time for healing and a time for celebrations with friends and families.
Gaea/Gaia: Mother Earth.
God: Masculine aspect of deity.
Goddess: Feminine aspect of deity.
Grain Dolly: Figure is usually woven at Imbolc from dried sheaves of grain collected at the previous harvest. The dolly is traditionally burned at Yule and a new one made the following Imbolc.
Great Rite: Symbolic sexual union (also sacred marriage) of the Goddess and God that is enacted at Beltane in many traditions, and other Sabbats in other traditions. It symbolizes the primal act of creation from which all life comes.
Green Man: Another name for God.
Grimorie: A magickal workbook containing ritual information, formulae, magickal properties of natural objects and preparation of ritual equipment. Often used correspondently with the Book of Shadows.
Grounding: To separate excess energy generated during magickal work by sending it into the earth. It also refers to the process of centering one's self in the physical world before and after any ritual or astral experience.
Grove: Synonymous with a coven.
Guardians: Ceremonial magicians use the Guardians of the Watchtowers or Four Quarters. Some witches use them, too.
Hand Fasting: A Pagan wedding.
Heathens: A terms used to describe themselves by the German and Nordic Pagans.
Hedge Witch: Someone who, in the middle ages, used to be called upon when asked for advice for a special need or task.
Hermetica: Books of codification that contains many refinements for various religions and beliefs.
Herb: Any type of plant that is mainly used for cooking or medical uses while also in magick.
Herbalism: Art of using herbs to facilitate human needs both magickally and medicinally with the usage of plants.
Hex: A curse usually meant to bring back luck to someone.
Hex sign: Colorful and rounded signs that are usually spotted upon barns or houses, mainly in farm areas. These signs were originally utilized for protection of various dark witchcraft spells, however, they are now being used for their beauty or art (aesthetics).
Higher Self: That part of us which connects our corporeal minds to the Collective Unconscious and with the divine knowledge of the universe.
Hiving Off: This term is used for a small coven which splits off from a larger one. Sometimes this is done to keep the gatherings of a manageable size, other times covens split over philosophical differences.
Horned God: One of the most prevalent God-images in Paganism. They are NOT Satan or the Devil!
Immanent: Something that is completely within human consciousness.
Infusion: Any tea or brew that has been soaked in extremely simmering water for certain periods of time.
Initiation: A process where an individual is introduced or admitted into a coven. Usually a ritual occasion. Do not confuse this with dedication.
Incense: Ritual burning of herbs, oils, or other aromatic items to scent the air during acts of magick and ritual, and to better help the witch attune to the goal of the working.
Invocation: A ritual used to bring in an entity or deity.
Jew-itch: Name coined by some Pagans of Jewish origin who are actively seeking out the pagan roots of their birth religion.
Karma: The belief that one's thoughts and deeds can either be counted against them or added to their spiritual path across several lifetimes.
Kabbala: Mystical teaching from the Jewish-Gnostic tradition. Ceremonial Magick and the Alexandrian traditions are based on these teachings. Also, Qabala.
Labrys: A double-headed ax which symbolizes the Goddess in Her Lunar aspect. Has roots in ancient Crete.
Left-Hand Path: Refers to the practice of using magick to control others, to change the will of others, for personal gain. Generally frowned upon by true Wiccans and Witches. Dark Magick.
Libation: a ritually given portion of food or drink to a deity, nature spirit, or ghost, usually wine.
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