Pagan Glossary - Introduction To Paganism - The White Goddess

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

Pagan tradition of the native Australian people.

Added: 02/12/2001

Abundantia

In Roman mythology Abundantia was the goddess of abundance and prosperity, she is often depicted with a cornucopia.

Added: 28/01/2012 17:55:30

Achelous

In Greek mythology he was the patron deity of the silver-swirling Achelous River, said to be the son of Gaia or Tethys and Oceanus.

Added: 28/01/2012 17:55:09

Acolyte

One who attends or assists religious rituals.

Added: 27/02/2003

Adept

An individual who through serious study and accomplishments is considered highly proficient in a particular magickal system.

Added: 02/12/2001

Aesir

(Old Norse æsir, ' 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, 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

The fifth element, the omnipresent spiritual power that permeates the universe.

Added: 02/12/2001

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

A tradition of Witchcraft descended from the teachings of Alex Sanders.

Added: 27/02/2003

Alkahest

A sham Arabic word attributed to Paracelsus, used for the universal solvent sought by Alchemists.

Added: 15/12/2001

Altar

A special, flat surface set aside exclusively for magickal workings or religious acknowledgment.

Added: 02/12/2001

Amulet

A magically charged object which deflects specific, usually negative energies. A protective object.

Added: 02/12/2001

Analemma

Analemma is a figure 8 shaped curve, showing the declination of the sun and the equation of time for each day of the year.

Added: 28/01/2012 18:20:59

Animism

The belief of the divine within everything.

Added: 27/02/2003

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

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

Ancient or secret wisdom; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.

Added: 27/02/2003

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

Ares

Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera.

Added: 28/01/2012 18:03:51

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

The particular principle or part of the Creative Life Force being worked with or acknowledged at any one time.

Added: 02/12/2001

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

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

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

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

The Goddesses of Asgard, the feminine counterparts of the Aesir.

Added: 15/12/2001

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

Atropos

One of the Three Fates, she was the one who severed the thread of life.

Added: 28/01/2012 17:57:19

Aura

The life-energy field which surrounds all living things.

Added: 02/12/2001

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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