Introduces words and concepts that are a central part of most Pagans. Providing definitions on what is Wicca and Witchcraft and the tools used in Magick.
Pagan Glossary

Pagan Glossary

Introduces words and concepts that are a central part of most Pagans. This Pagan Glossary is designed to be a useful resource on common - and not so commonly used words, people and objects.

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Aboriginal
Aboriginal Pagan tradition of the native Australian people.
Added: 02/12/2001

Acolyte
Acolyte One who attends or assists religious rituals.
Added: 27/02/2003

Adept
Adept An individual who through serious study and accomplishments is considered highly proficient in a particular magickal system.
Added: 02/12/2001

Aesir
Aesir (Old Norse ęsir, ' gods ') The collective name of the 12 Gods of Scandinavia, who lived in Asgard. Their composition varies, one such list includes: Odin, Thor, Tiu, Balder, Brag, Vidar, Hoder, Hermoder, Hoenir, Odnir, Loki, and Vali.
Added: 15/12/2001

Air
Air Air, one of the Five Elements of Magic. In magickal terms, Air is the power of the mind, the force of intellect, inspiration, imagination. (East, yellow)
Added: 22/08/2008 01:13:00

Akasha Spirit
Akasha Spirit The fifth element, the omnipresent spiritual power that permeates the universe.
Added: 02/12/2001

Alchemy
Alchemy (Arabic al-kimiya, ' the transmutation ') A branch of High Magick developed in the Middle Ages which sought to magickally and/or chemically turn base metals into gold by means of the Philosophers Stone, a universal solvent or Alkahest, a panacea and an Elixir of Life. Ben Johnson wrote a play called The Alchemist inn 1610. [Image: William Fettes Douglas - The Alchemist]
Added: 27/02/2003

Alexanderian
Alexanderian A tradition of Witchcraft descended from the teachings of Alex Sanders.
Added: 27/02/2003

Alkahest
Alkahest A sham Arabic word attributed to Paracelsus, used for the universal solvent sought by Alchemists.
Added: 15/12/2001

Altar
Altar A special, flat surface set aside exclusively for magickal workings or religious acknowledgment.
Added: 02/12/2001

Amulet
Amulet A magically charged object which deflects specific, usually negative energies. A protective object.
Added: 02/12/2001

Animism
Animism The belief of the divine within everything.
Added: 27/02/2003

Ankh
Ankh An Egyptian hieroglyphic widely used as a symbol of life, love, and reincarnation. It is a cross with a looped top.
Added: 02/12/2001

Arcana
Arcana The two halves of a tarot deck. The Major Arcana consists of 22 trumps, the Minor Arcana consists of 56 suit cards (sometimes called the lesser or lower Arcana).
Added: 02/12/2001

Arcane
Arcane Ancient or secret wisdom; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
Added: 27/02/2003

Archetype
Archetype Ancient universal images and symbols, commonly used to represent gods etc in forms we can all understand on a subconscious level.
Added: 27/02/2003

Asgard
Asgard (Old Norse Asgarthr, from ass, ' god ', and garthr, ' enclosure ') The realm of the Aesir or the Northern Gods. It is said to be situated in the centre of the Universe and to be accessible only by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.
Added: 15/12/2001

Aspect
Aspect The particular principle or part of the Creative Life Force being worked with or acknowledged at any one time.
Added: 02/12/2001

Asperger
Asperger A bundle of fresh herbs or a perforated object used to sprinkle water during or preceding ritual, for purification purposes.
Added: 02/12/2001

Astral Plane
Astral Plane A place which is generally conceptualized as an invisible parallel world which remains unseen from our own solid world of form.
Added: 02/12/2001

Astral Travel/Projection
Astral Travel/Projection The process of separating your astral body from your physical one to accomplish travel in the astral plane or dream time.
Added: 02/12/2001

Astrology
Astrology The study of and belief in the effects the movements and placements of planets and other heavenly bodies have on the lives and behavior of human beings.
Added: 02/12/2001

Asynja
Asynja The Goddesses of Asgard, the feminine counterparts of the Aesir.
Added: 15/12/2001

Athame
Athame A cleansed and consecrated ritual blade. Usually double edged, and black handled. It is never used to cut anything on the physical plane. Pronounced several ways. Ah-THAM-ee ATH-ah-may ah-THAW-may.
Added: 02/12/2001

Aura
Aura The life-energy field which surrounds all living things.
Added: 02/12/2001

Automatic Writing
Automatic Writing Form of divination where the channeler uses a pen, paper and an altered state of consciousness to receive messages.
Added: 02/12/2001

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