Pentagram:
Philtre:
Potion:
Potioncraft:
Scry,To:
Shaman:
Shamanism:
Steep:
Sun Wheel:
Sympathetic Magick:
Tisane:
Trilithon:
A five-pointed star used in Magick for centuries. The pentagram represents the four elements plus the fifth, Spirit or Akasha. It also simbolizes the human body, the five senses, and the hand. It is most often used in protective magick.
An herbal aphrodisiac which is used in Magickal spells with incantations to arouse love or sexual desire. Also known as " Love Potions," Philtres have been used by Witches since ancient times and have consisted of many different herbal ingredients. They are often put in foods or drinks, and worked best when prepared and used on a Friday ( the day of the week most sacred toVenus, the Goddess of love ) or at the time of the month when the Moon is positioned in asrological sign of Taurus.
An herbal tea or brew used by Witches in many Magickal or healing rituals. In order to work properly, a potion must be prepared during the correct lunar phase and made with herbal ingredients possessing the correct magickal properties. Potions are traditionally brewed in cauldrons and are used in all facets of the Magickal Arts.
The art, skill, and practice of creating and using potions and brews for either Magickal, medicinal, or divinatory purposes. Potioncraft has been associated with Witches, Wizards, Sorcerors and Gypsies since ancient times,and it is often connected to the practice of magickal herbalism. The origins of many modern medicines can be traced back to the Witches' herbal healing potions of the Middle Ages.
To gaze into a shiny or clear object - such as a fire, pool of ink, or a crystal ball - to awaken and summon psychic powers.
A man or woman who has obtained knowledge of other dimensions as well as of the Earth, usually through periods of alternate states of consciousness. This knowledge lends the Shaman the power to change the world through Magick. Shamans were once referred to as "witchdoctors," but the latter term has fallen into deserved disfavor, and today Shamans have even gained respect as psychologists and botanical healers.
The practice of Shamans, usually ritualistic or magickal in nature but rarely truly "religious " Shamanism isn't priest-craft; it's magick-craft. Perhaps the term "nature-magick " would serve as an apt description.
To soak herbs (or other potion ingredients)
in water, wine, or other liquid.
An ancient solar symbol (also known as the Flyfot Cross). It was sacred to Vischnu, the beneficent Hindu God Of Life, was known and used in Iceland before the year 1000 and was also used as an amulet against the evil eye all over the globe in ancient times, including Scotland, Greece, Sicily, Malta, Japan, Mycenae, Troy, North America and throughout Europe. Later, it acquired a negative reputation because of Hitler's unfortunate use of svastika (sanskrit) as a symbol for his new order. It was a common symbol until comparitively recent times in rugs, jewelry and other items before it was tainted. In the US, it was and still is used in Pennsylvania Dutch hex magick as a protective symbol designed to deflect or
disperse negative energies.
The art of physically imitating or acting out the goal of magick, used with ritual. The imitation serves to properly channel the energies used in magick.
A general name for tealike drinks made with ingredients such as hebs, spices, flowers, or fruits. Tisanes are often thought of as herbal teas; however, to be a true tea in every since of the word, an infusion must be made from the leaves of the tea plant Camellia sinensis. Tisanes are often employed by witches as magickal brews. Their purposes are determined by the magickal properties of the herbs, etc., that are used in their creation.
A grouping of stones in which two are upright and one lies on top of them, forming an archway. England's Stonehenge contains the most famous Trilithons.
Tincture:
Talisman:
Succubus:
Spell:
Sachet:
Sabbat:
Ritual Consciousness:
Ritual:
Reincarnation:
Psychism:
Psychic Mind:
A liquid produced by soaking plant materials in ethyl alcohol (or medicinally, in apple cider vinegar) to produce a scented liquid.
An object empowered with magickal energy to attract a specific force or energy to its bearer.
A female spirit or demon once believed to sexually tempt and abuse men.
A magickal ritual, usually nonreligious in nature and often accompanied by spoken words.
A cloth bag filled with herbs. In herb magick sachets are used to contain herb mixtures while they slowly release their energies for specific magickal goals.
A Wiccan festival.
A specific, alternate state of awareness necessary to the successful practice of magick. The magician achieves this through the use of visualization and ritual. It denotes a state in which the conscious mind and psychic mind are attuned, wherein the magician senses energies, gives them purpose and releases them towards the magickal goal. It is a heightening of the senses, an expansion of the awareness beyond the physical world, an interlinking with nature and with the forces behind all conceptions of Deity.
Ceremony. A specific form of movement, manipulation of objects or inner processes designed to produce desired effects. In religion, ritual is geared toward union with the divine. In magic it produces a specific state of consciousness that allows the magician to move energy toward needed goals.
The doctrine of rebirth. The process of repeated incarnations in human form to allow evolution of the sexless, ageless soul.
The subconscious, or unconscious, mind in which we receive psychic impulses. The psychic mind is at work when we sleep, dream, and meditate. Divination is a ritual process designed to contact the physchic mind. Intuition is a term used to describe psychic information that unexpectedly reaches the conscious mind. Psychism describes the state in which information from the psychic mind is available to the conscious mind.
The act of being consciously psychic. Ritual consciousness is a form of psychism.

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