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Earth |
The element
corresponding to North, the body, the material world, and the
foundation of things; and the colours black, brown, olive green
and yellow. |
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Earthing |
Sending excess
energy into the Earth; done in ritual after power has been
raised and sent to its goal. |
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Earth Magick |
A practical form
of magick wherein the powers and forces of Earth Mother are used
to conduct magickal workings or celebrations. Usually
items associated with the Earth and nature hold a particular
significance in the ritual or spell. |
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Earth Power |
That energy
existent within stones, herbs, flames, wind, streams, and other
natural objects. In magic, Earth power is combined with
personal power. |
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Earth
Religion |
A
religion which reveres the Earth, and Nature, as the
manifestation of the Divine, and calls for harmony with Nature
and all life and for ecology; opposes the wanton exploitation of
the natural resources of the Earth |
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Eclectic |
Selecting
from various systems, doctrines, or sources; composed of
material gathered from various sources, systems, etc. |
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Eclectic Witches |
Witches
who, rather than following a specific Tradition, use rituals and
practices gathered from various sources |
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Ecstasy |
(Greek
"ekstasis", "being out of its place, distraction,
trance") The exaltation of consciousness beyond the
limitations of ordinary awareness as a result of extreme
emotional exaltation and religious fervour: the state of
"being outside of oneself" |
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Eidolon |
A
thought-form, an artificial energy-construct, a body of force; a
traditional ritual or spell builds up a store of force which may
be tapped by the participants |
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Elder |
Many Wiccan
organizations have a group or board of Elders who over see the
operations of the church and its variety of functions. These
people have usually gained their positions through a combination
of their abilities which may include education, experience,
magical adeptship and counselling. |
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Element |
In
classic magic, Earth, Air, Fire and Water each represent a class
of energies within the universe. These 'elements' are referred
to throughout rituals |
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Elemental |
The
primitive non-human and non-material entity of the nature of one
of the Four Elements; also, an artificial
elemental is a thought-form, whether created consciously
by thought and will, or unconsciously by strong emotions, which
develops a separate existence; that separate existence can be
temporary, or - as in the case of the god-forms,
created by the devotion of the worshippers and ensouled by the
Divine Force thus venerated through prayer and invocation - can
become permanent and independent; the term "elemental"
is also used to refer to the inhabitants of other realms of
existence whose orders of being are similar to that of the
Elementals, such as the inhabitants of the Faery Realm |
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Elements, the Four |
The
basic forces/modes of existence and action underlying all of
manifestation: Air, Fire, Water, and Earth - plus the
Quintessence ("Fifth Essence") of Spirit which
includes and contains them all |
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Elf, Elvenfolk, Elves |
In
traditional lore, the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Britain, viewed
as magickal beings by the later invading peoples and attributed
with magickal skills and abilities that generally describe
either natural survival skills or psychic talents; Witches were
often viewed as descendents of intermarriages or cross-breeding,
and hence as having inherited the magickal abilities of their
elven ancestry [consider the common Celtic concept of "the
Sight" as something passed down through the blood]; also
refers to the legendary magickal beings who were considered to
be the Children of the Gods, or the offspring of the matings of
Gods with humans |
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Enchantment |
A
magickal object that must be kept absolutely secret and hidden
from all human eyes and affects a hidden aura.
Enchantments must be charmed first. Gems and magickal
writings are good items to use for Enchantments. |
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Energy |
A
general term for the currently unmeasurable (but very real)
power that exists within all natural objects and beings -
including our own bodies. The ancient Hawaiians knew it as
"mana", and it has been given many other names.
This energy ultimately stems from the divine source of all that
exists. It is the powerhouse, the fuel, of all forms of
Magick. |
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Equinox |
("equal
night") One of the two dates in the year when the length of
the day equals the length of the night: the Vernal or Spring
Equinox, which begins the "Bright Side of the Year",
and the Autumnal or Fall Equinox which begins the "Dark
Side of the Year" |
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Esbat |
Coven
meetings held at the Full Moon, and often the New Moon (or
"Dark Moon"); any Coven meeting held at other than one
of the Eight Sabbats of the Wheel of the Year |
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Esoteric |
(Greek
"esoterikos", "inner") beyond ordinary
knowledge or understanding; hidden or inner knowledge reserved
for initiates |
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Etheric plane |
The
level of energy and existence between the Astral Plane and the
material Physical and the intermediary between the Physical and
higher Planes; it is usually regarded as a sub-plane of the
Physical, together with the purely material sub-plane, rather
than as a distinct Plane of its own |
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Evocation |
To
evoke is to summon a particular spirit or psychic energy from
within your own psyche |
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Exorcism |
The
expulsion or banishing of unwanted forces or entities from a
person, place, or thing |