Clelia de Oxum

Witchcraft Dictionary

• Age of Aquarius - the ‘‘New Age’ of mankind
• Astral Plane - the world of the supernatural
• Autumn Equinox - one of the four lesser Sabbats
• Chakra - the spiritual energy centers of the human body
• Challenge - tests courage before initiation into witchcraft
• Charge - commands given by the Goddess to the High Priestess
• Coven - a coven is a gathering of witches
• Curse - the use of supernatural power to inflict harm
• Exorcism - the expulsion of demons from a possessed body
• Elizabethan Age - known as an era of intellectual growth and Renaissance. Intellecual growth led to persecution of the witches and believers in the witchcraft.
• Fairy Ring - a powerful site where whitches perform spells
• Goddess Venus - the goddess of love and beauty
• Lycanthropy - the ability of a witch to change into an animal
• Oath of Wicca - a binding oath to protect Wiccan secrets
• Pagan - relating to non-orthodox religion
• Pentacle - the pentacle is a witchcraft symbol
• Sabbat - the name given to the principle festivals
• Scarab - considered as a symbol of continuation of life through rebirth. Ancient Egyptians consider the scarab beetle a sacred insect
• Solo Witch - a solo witch is a witch that practices witchcraft alone
• Triple Goddess - the principle female deity of witch craft
• Wand - a magickal rod used to perform magick and witchcraft
• Witchcraft - in Europe the term witch is described as male or female shamans
• Witch Hazel - were used as divining and dowsing rods to locate water or ‘witch’ a well or find hydration.