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| CHAKRA The body's seven energy centers located between the base of the spine to above the top of the skull. Below is a breakdown of the chakras of the body and their correspondences. The BASE/ROOT chakra or muladhara, is located at the base of the spine. It corresponds to the element of earth and the color red. It is connected with basic instrincts and survival. The second chakra or svadisthana is located in the genital area. It corresponds with the element of water and the color orange. It is connected with sexuality and reproduction. The third chakra or manipure is located near the stomach. It corresponds with the color yellow and the element of fire. It is connected to the solar plexus and the pancrease. It also influences the relationship of you and the power in the world. The fourth chakra or cnahata is located near the heart. It corresponds with the color green and the element of air. It is connected to the immune system and is viewed as the seat of love and compassion. The fifth chakra or visuddha is located near the throat. It corresponds with the color blue and communication. It is connected to the thyroid gland. The sixth chakra or ajna is located on the brow over the Third Eye region. It corresponds with the color indigo and intuition. It is connected to the Third Eye's properties and hormonal production. The crown chakra or saha srara is located at the top of the skull. It corresponds with the color violet and higher consciousness. It is connected with the pineal gland. |
| CHARGE OF THE GODDESS The spoken prose summoning the Great Goddess and her aspects. The Charge changes according to Sabbat, season, reason for ritual, and the attendants. The Charge also allows the Goddess or God to communicate with the attendees. |
| CELTIC The people and traditions of Western and Central Europe. These people consisted of a society divided by class. Each tribe was headed by a king and divided by Druids (priests), warriors, nobles, and commoners. In many instances Celtic tradition seems to touch on Christianity. |
| CAYCE, EDGAR Born in 1877, Cayce is seen as one of the most credible psychics ever. The simple farm boy was the first person to bring forth the knowldge of accessing the Akashic Records. In 1931, Cayce founded the Association for Research and Enlightenment or ARE. He passed on in 1945. To visit the ARE webpage please click here. |
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| CHALLENGE The challenge that an initator gives to an apprenctice. Often used in magickal traditions to test loyalty and intent. Also the testing of people imbued with certain animal spirits of like-spirited companions. (I.E. wolf challenging wolf) |
| CHALLENGE (a) Concerning those people embodying an animal spirit (i.e. wolf spirit, bear totem) the need to challenge others of their same type to achieve a hierarchy. As seen in wild animal packs. (b) The challenge of an initiate by a high priestess. She or he makes this challenge by asking the initiate do they have the courage to continue while being held at bay by the tip of the athame or sword. |
| CHAOS MAGIC A branch of magick born in the late 1960s that brought the theories of chaos and sigil magicks into one vein. It was first mentioned by Austin Spare, and published in Psychonaut and Liber Null by Peter Carroll, a physicist and mage. The thoery was revamped in The Book of Results by Ray Sherwin. To learn more bout chaos magick, click here and visit this site. |
| CHARMS Items used in image or healing magicks. Charms often involve something worn by the afflicted, a piece of paper that is recited manu fold then burned, or something consumed into the victim. Charms repel negative forces or infouences. |
| CIRCLE A circle that is created around ritual supplies, the altar, and attendees. The most common circle is nine feet in diameter and contains at its four cardinal points the four elements of air, fire, water, and earth. It served an a conduit for energy raised in the ritual. Circles are sometimes used to keep out negative forces should the attendees need protection such as during a banishing or in land that carries a negative vibration, such as a house that holds a negative force. A common idea of the correct construction of a circle is that the nine foot circle is ringed by yet two more circles one foot apart from each other, making the third ring 11ft in diameter. Circles should be grounded when the ritual is completed and the forced attedning thanked and released. |