Glossary D

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Dedication-
Process by which an individual devotes his or her life to a specific religion theological path or deity.

Deosil-
The term deosil or deiseal- Irish for “a turning to the right” or “the holy round”- refers to a clockwise circular movement used in magick and Witchcraft for the casting of positive spells and magick circles. The movement is associated with the rotation of the Sun around the Earth in the sky, as well as blessing and good fortune. Deosil dances and circuits are common around magick circles and Sabbat fires, as well as around holy objects like sacred stones, crops, fields, homes and buildings.
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Divination-
The art of using magickal tools and symbols to gather information from the Collective Unconscious on the nature of people, places, things and events in the past, present and future. (Ref 7)

Drawing down the moon-
A ritual used during the full moon by witches to empower themselves ans unite their essense with a particular deity, usually the Goddess. (Ref 7)

Duality-
Is an occult principle stating that everything exists along with its opposite. The one nature defines the other as in good and evil, light and dark, positive and negative, male and female, etc. In Wicca/ Witchcraft the deities contain within themselves the balance of light and darkness.(Ref 2)
 

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