In Wicca, Witchcraft, and magick, a presentation made to the Goddess, the Horned God, or other deity as an act of religious worship.
Old Ones
The Gods of the Old Religion, also known as The Ancients. In Wicca, all aspects of the Goddess and her consort the Horned God.
Old Religion
Another name for Witchcraft.
Pagan
A word stemming from the Latin pagunus, meaning a country dweller and used derogatorily by the Church to describe a follower of the Old Religion, or any person who was not a Christian, Jew, or Moslem; a follower of Wicca and other polytheistic religions.
Pentacle
The five pointed star known as a pentacle is a sacred symbol of the magickal craft of Wicca. It represents woman (the spirit or the divine) and the four ancient elements of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. It is used among other things, for protection, invoking, controlling and banishing elemental forces. It is used to represent feminine energy in spells and rituals. It is known also as a magician�s pentacle and a pentacle of Solomon.
Poppet
A specially prepared herb stuffed cloth doll that is used in sympathetic magick rituals to represent the person at whom the spell is directed.
Potion
A herbal tea or brew used by Witches in magickal or healing rituals. In order to work properly, a potion must be prepared during the appropriate phase of the moon and made with herbal ingredients possessing the correct magickal properties. Potions are traditionally brewed in cauldrons and are used in all areas of the magickal arts. Potions concocted for the workings of love magick are often called philtres.
Practical Magick
Witchcraft, folk magick, magick that is concerned with things of the Earth, harmony with nature, seasons, and cycles. Unlike ceremonial magick which requires complicated rituals and elaborate (and often expensive) ritual tools and ceremonial clothing, practical magick is performed with the aid of simple, common implements.
Reincarnation
The repeated birth of the same soul in a different physical body. Reincarnation is an ancient and mystical belief that is part of many religions, including Wicca, and is commonly associated with the concept of spiritual evolution.
Ritual
A religious or magickal ceremony characterized by symbolic attire and formalized behavior, and designed to produce desired effects such as spiritual illumination or supernatural power, or to invoke a specific deity.
Runes
Letters of a secret magickal alphabet that spell words of power and are widely used in magick and divination. Runes can be written, painted or carved into ritual tools, magician�s robes, talismans, amulets, ceremonial jewelry, and other things to charge the object with power. They also can be marked on flat wooden sticks or stones and used to divine future events or unknown circumstances.
