| Witchcraft Terms Amulet - A magickally charged object, often used for protection. Asperge - To sprinkle with water before or during a ritual, to purify with sprinkled water. Athame - A double-edged dagger for ritual use. Aura - The energy field existing around all living things. Balefire - A fire lit for a magickal purpose. Besom - A magickal broom. Bolline - A white handled knife used for practical purposes (cutting herbs, flowers, etc.) Book of Shadows - A book kept like a diary by a Witch of spells, rituals, and stories. Censer - An incense burner. Center - To center one self's thoughts and energies. Chalice - A ritual goblet. Charge - To infuse an object or person with energy; also an oath or instruction. Circle - A sphere created by a Witch, constructed of energy. Cleanse - to remove negative energy, to purify. Coven - A group of Witches who come together to practice magick and celebrate the Sabbaths. Craft - The Craft; Witchcraft, natural magick. Deosil - Clockwise. Divination - The magickal art of discovering the unknown through use of cards, runes, stones, crystal balls, and other tools. Elements - The four building blocks of the universe. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Major forces used in natural magick. Evocation - Calling up spirits or other non-physical entities. Faerie - One of many nature spirits that inhabit a realm or dimension next to our own. Faerie Kingdom - The realm of the Faerie. Grimoire - A magickal workbook. Grounding - To ground ; to root oneself firmly in the physical world in preparation for magicka; and metaphysical work. Handfasting - A Witch, Wiccan, Pagan, or Gypsy wedding. Herbalist - One who works with herbs. Invocation - To invoke or appeal to a God or Goddess, element or energy. Magick - The manipulation of natural forces and psychic energy to bring about desired changes. Pagan or Paganism - A Follower of an earth based religion. Pentacle - A ritual object or piece of jewelry with a pentagram inscribed or woven into it. Pentagram - Five-pointed star. Ritual - Ceremony. Runes - Symbols carved onto rocks, crystals, clay, candles or other surfaces which have powerful energies to be used during magick; symbols used in early alphabets. Scry - To gaze into or at an object while in a deep meditative state; to open oneself to visions of the future. Skyclad - To practice magick and ritual in the nude. Spell - A magickal ritual used to produce certain results in the physical world. Talisman - A magickally charged object used to attract a specific force or energy to its bearer. Underworld - The realm of the spirit; realm of the dead. Unicorn - A magickal horned horse. Visualization - The process of forming mental images. Wicca or Wiccan - (a participant of) A modern revival of ancient Earth-based religions focusing on the Goddess and God of nature. Widdershins - Counter Clockwise. Witch - Someone who practices the craft of magick (usually also a member of the Pagan Religion). | Witchcraft - The craft of magick. | |