Occult Dictionary Page #9

Thelema

Religious beliefs that are founded on magic within the Christian pantheon. Anyone that follows any o...

Theurgy

Magick involving the use of divine spirits and oneness or closeness with one's God/Deitie(s)....

Third Eye

The psychic eye, not physically visible, but mental. Located in the middle of the forehead. ...

Three fold Law

Wiccan concept. You are responsible for what you do. If you do good then the goodness returns three ...

Tree Calendar

Celtic system which recognizes 13 lunar months, each represented by a sacred tree. ...

Triple Goddess

The three faces of the goddess- Maiden, Mother, and Crone. These are repesented by the symbol of the...

Ululation

The part of an incantation or chant which demands full vocal force and volume. ...

Uncasting

Opening the circle at the end of a ritual....

Unmanifest

The unknowable source of existence. It is deity stripped of all attributes, equivalent to the Tao of...

Vampirism

The practice of subsisting on the vitality of another. Commonly this is blood, other times it is lif...

Veil of Unknowing

The boundary between the manifest and the unmanifest. A term used to indicate the boundary between m...

Virtues

Magickal properties of objects like herbs, stones, and creatures as was assigned to them during thei...

Visualization

1. Forming clear mental images often used in magick to focus and direct energy to a visualized goal....

Vodou

Polytheistic religion derived from worship of gods in African and the beliefs of Catholicism. Practi...

Voodoo

Another spelling of Vodou. ...

Wand

A tool in magick which resembles a rod and is used to direct energy towards a goal, usually to proj...

Waning

Refers to a phase of the moon when it is getting smaller (darker). This is the time when magick that...

Ward

A kind of a protection spell....

Warlock

Originally an oathbreaker or traitor. NOT the name for a male Witch. It's origin is Scottish. Becaus...

Watchtowers

A concept derived from ceremonial magick; the four watchtowers each represent a cardinal direction, ...

Waxing

Refers to the phase of the moon when it is getting bigger (fuller). This is the time when magick tha...

Wheel of the Year

One full cycle of the seasons in a year, in many traditions it begins on Samhain. ...

Wicca

A neo-pagan reconstruction of witchcraft. Most Wiccans call themselves witches, but not all witches ...

Wiccan

1. A person who follows or practices Wicca. 2. Something related to Wicca. (For example a wiccan boo...

Widdershins

Counter clockwise. ...