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Gaea/Gaia Greek Goddess, now meaning Earth Mother or Mother Earth.  Environmental action groups use this term almost as much as we do, if not more these days.
Gardnerian Witches Traditional Witches who trace their line of initiatory descent from Gerald Gardner, through a line of Gardnerian High Priests and High Priestesses, according to the Gardnerian Book of Shadows, and who practice the Gardnerian Tradition of Wicca
Geloscopy Divination by a person's way of laughing.
Genethlialogy Divination by the star's placement at one's birth.
Geomancy Divination by examining dots on paper, dirt particles or marks on the earth.
Girdle See "cord".
Glamour, Glamoury Fascination
Gnomes The Elemental Order of Earth, the elemental spirits of the Earth Element
Goetia Pertaining to non-religious magickal methods or systems, hence many forms of spellcraft
Great Rite The Craft's ritual of the "Hieros Gamos", or Sacred Marriage of the Goddess and the God, the Marriage of the Divine Polarities, whether symbolic (in the presence of others) or actual (in private and only between established lovers and working-partners); it is an essential part of the Traditional Wiccan rite of Third Degree Initiation
Greater Sabbats The four "cross-quarter festivals" of Candlemas, Beltane, Lammas, and Hallows, whose observance in ancient cultures generally predated that of the "quarter festivals" of the Solstices and Equinoxes
Green Man Another name for the God, as in his kingdom of the forest.
Grimoire This is a book of magically spells and techniques designed to act as a guide for the spell-caster.
Grounding In witchcraft, to ground yourself is to psychically reinforce your connection with the Earth by reopening an energy channel between your aura and the ground.
Guardians Ceremonial magickians use the Guardians of the Watchtowers or the Guardians of the Four Quarters.  Some Witches use them, too.  There are those that see these Guardians as ugly little biddies, such as lizards, dragons, etc.  Others see them as the Angels Michael, Ariel, Raphael and Gabriel.
Gyromancy Divination by whirling around until dizzy and falling.