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Magic –

Amongst many occultists, "Magic" ending with a (c) is typically used to denote Stage Magic, or Performing Illusionists. "Magick" ending with a (k) is more often used in reference to Metaphysical Applications, such as would be wielded by Sorcerers & Witches. *Using "Magic" ending with a (c) is perfectly acceptable in either context, and does come down to more of a personal preference.

Magician –

Is used here in the occult context, as opposed to the stage illusionist. The True Magician (or Mage) has spent many years culminating his/her skill and knowledge in the foundational arts of practical Magick, and has found proficiency in generating enough power to perform the "Impossible".

Magick –

"Magick" used with a (k) at the end, is used in the cumulative reference to Metaphysical Applications of Power, as would be wielded by true Sorcerers, Witches, or Black Magicians, as opposed to the proficient "sleight of hand" entertainment of stage illusionists.

Magickal Journal –

Is a personal journal (sometimes referred to as a ‘Book of Shadows’) that is typically kept by a Witch or Magician, and contains important notes recorded on magickal experiments and the results obtained, spiritual revelations, various information, spells, formulas, recipes, traditions and more.

Magus –

Magus is the singular form of the word Magi. It was once used specifically to refer to the sorcerer priests of Zoroaster. It is typically used in reference to the Highly Advanced/Adept Magician or Sorcerer.

Meditation –

Is a technique for resting the mind and attaining a state of consciousness that is disengaged from the normal waking state. In meditation, the mind is clear, relaxed, and inwardly focused. The individual is fully awake and alert, but the mind is not focused on the external world or on events taking place around the individual. Meditation requires an inner state that is still and one-pointed so that the mind becomes silent. When the mind is silent and no longer distracts, then meditation deepens. *Meditation is the gateway for the two essential skills that are required for beginning the path as a practicing magician; the ability to enter into and maintain a deep gnostic trance, and an ability to visualize an object vividly without distortion. Proficiency in meditation is also required for accessing, utilizing, and controlling somatic states.

Medium –

A medium is a person who serves as a conduit for communication between humans in the material world and intelligent forces in the spirit world. Mediumship may take any of several forms based on who/what is being contacted and how the contact manifests.

A medium may facilitate communion between living humans and shades of the deceased, or between living humans and other spiritual entities. This is most often done while the medium is in a trance-state that is conducive and appropriate for establishing authentic conscious-contact.

The Intelligent Force may also be channeled, allowing it to completely take over the medium's faculties; speaking and acting through him or her. In this way the entity can deliver its intended message directly through the vehicle of the medium's voice (often changed) or through another means such as automatic writing. Some mediums report no memory of anything that happened while they were the conduit for the Intelligent Force, other mediums report watching the events unfold in a passive manner, and others still are able to maintain some active control during the channeling event.

Alternatively, the entity may simply speak to the medium clairaudiently so that the medium may pass along the information.

Some mediums are able to encourage physical manifestations of the entity through various degrees of visual materialization, sounds such as knocking (like "once for yes, twice for no"), or the movement of objects. In these cases it may be possible for the entity to communicate directly with the third party by simply answering Yes or No questions, and responding through a code… or a divinational tool such as a Spirit Board, with the medium performing as the bridging facilitator.

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Necromancy –

Necromancy is the practice of establishing genuine contact with the residual shadow-anatomy of the deceased. This is typically performed in order to request their aid, counsel, or obtain specific information privy to the deceased. *What is contacted in necromancy is not the Living Essence of a person disembodied from the flesh, but an interactive “shadow” archive (a shell) of the cumulative essence, experience, and memory of the deceased at the moment of their mortal expiration and shedding of the core-layers of spiritual anatomy essential to their ego embodiment as an Individual… no different than a fully-functional interactive hologram.

New Moon –

The New Moon (also known as the Black Moon, or Dark Moon) is the opposite of the Full Moon. Magick appropriate to the New Moon period includes just about anything related to new beginnings, growth, increase, and drawing magic of all sorts. It can also be an advantageous time to consecrate tools, altars, and initiate certain rites of passage.

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Occult –

The word occult comes from the Latin ‘occultus’ which means hidden or secret, and the word occult refers to secret or hidden knowledge and typically refers to the paranormal. The study of the occult is generally called occultism and people who study the occult are occultists.

Occultism –

Occultism is the study and practice of hidden or secretive knowledge, generally associated with the supernatural, magic, and mysticism. Its practitioners seek to understand and manipulate reality at a level beyond the ordinary, encompassing a variety of disciplines such as sorcery, ceremonial magick, witchcraft, Kabbalah, alchemy, shamanism, astrology, as well as various forms of divination. It may also incorporate sciences such as Botany, Quantum Physics, Psychology, Anthropology, and Astrology.

Occultism is about uncovering hidden truths and wisdom, often related to the divine or spiritual realms, and may involve a wide range of beliefs, rituals, and esoteric practices. While occultism is not considered a scientific discipline, it is often associated with religious or spiritual beliefs / experiences, and aims to provide a unique perspective on the hidden and most secret nature of the Universe and individual things / beings within it.

Occultist –

An occultist is someone who studies and practices occultism, which is the study and manipulation of hidden or secretive knowledge generally associated with what is defined as; the supernatural, magick, and mysticism. This field encompasses various disciplines, such as sorcery, ceremonial magick, witchcraft, Kabbalah, alchemy, shamanism, astrology, and divination. Occultists strive to uncover hidden truths and wisdom related to the divine or spiritual realms through deep and serious study, often becoming experts in their chosen field. Self-identified occultists often explore metaphysical subjects and paranormal phenomena, seeking to understand and manipulate reality beyond what is perceived as the ordinary.

Omen –

An omen is an unusual event (or sign) that foretells a greater event, usually by means of a stark synchronicity that speaks to the higher-intuition of the interpreter. Omens can be good or bad. The translation of an omen as a good sign or a bad sign is often determined by the culture and background of the interpreting individual. If there is confusion about the omen in question, various methods of divination may be used to further clarify the related details of the situation.

Omnipotence –

Omnipotence means to possess unlimited power. The word “Omnipotence” derives from the Latin term “Omni Potens”, which means “All-Powerful”. Omnipotence is unlocked through proficiency in evocation. Evocation and invocation are interlocking gateways to Creating, and the foundation to manifesting anything, at any time.

Omnipresence –

Omnipresence means; existing or being everywhere at the same time. Omnipresence is unlocked through astral travel, into the astral plane... and spiritual travel into other dimensional planes. Proficiency in these leads to the ability to transcend the physical body, and relocate to any plane of existence. Through these applications one can go anywhere, at any time… to any time, or where there is No time at all.

Omniscience –

Omniscience, is the capacity to know everything that there is to know. Inherent omniscience; means the ability to know anything that one chooses to know and can be known. Total omniscience; means actually knowing everything that can be known. Omniscience is unlocked through proficiency in divination. Divination and clairvoyance in its various forms lead to being able to know anything, at any time.

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Pagan –

Pagan is a word that has been used in a derogatory manner in the past to refer to those who were not Christian, or who did not behave in a manner Christians believed to be appropriate. It has since been "reclaimed" by a specific group of people who are perfectly happy not to be Christian or approved of by Christians.

In its modern context, the word “Pagan” is often used to describe any religion that isn't part of the Judaeo-Christian family of religions, and in many cases it is used in a derogatory sense to imply Satanic worship.

In different circles, the word is used to describe Earth based spirituality, and still others use the word Pagan to describe magico-religious tradition. It is also used to mean polytheism (both modern and ancient).

Parapsychology –

Parapsychology is the scientific study of paranormal and psychic phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, and near-death experiences. Parapsychologists use scientific methods and empirical research to investigate these phenomena in a controlled, systematic manner. They aim to understand the nature of these phenomena, their causes, and their potential implications for human consciousness and the nature of reality. While parapsychology has struggled to gain mainstream scientific acceptance, it has made some progress in establishing rigorous experimental protocols and standards for its research.

Poppet –

More commonly (but less correctly) known as the “Voodoo Doll”, a poppet is a tangible image created to represent a specific individual for use in sympathetic magickal work. A poppet may also be fashioned to represent an idea or situation and be used as a sort of amulet to attract that which it represents.

Poppets are typically made of wax, cloth, plant material, clay, paper mache, or any other material on hand. It's often preferred to make them out of something flammable so they can be destroyed when their use has been fulfilled, but isn't absolutely necessary. Clay poppets can be crumbled and returned to the Earth, or immersed into moving water to be disposed of after serving their purpose.

A poppet made into a figurine may be made to resemble the specific attributes of a person, or bound to them by incorporating highly personal items of that individual. Once complete, it is ceremonially-consecrated and imbued as an active extension of that person for actions to be performed upon, which will affect the person for whom the poppet has been created. Poppets can serve as powerful links for inflicting curses, spells to harm or control the will of another, binding spells, love spells, or to initiate healing as well.

Possession Work –

Possession itself is when any intelligent force inhabits a body with varying degrees of intensity, and controls or heavily influences the body, mind, and spirit. Possession Work is the willful co-piloting of one’s life in a symbiosis with the chosen force. The merger develops into an intense union together, with all aspects of the individual’s SELF becoming a conduit for the intelligent force to manifest its power through. The intimate relationship can distill unique gnosis, ability, and opportunity for the possessed individual who submits to the integration. Possession Work can be long-term or short-term. It can be extremely Benevolent, as well as potentially Destructive, all depending upon the nature of the possessing force, and the ability of the hosting individual to successfully handle and work in cooperation with it.

Practical Magick –

Is magick that gets real, verifiable results: Objectively for the magickal practitioner, or for others. Practical magick deals heavily with the manifestation of power, love, money, sex, friendship, and other various types of influence.

Practical Spirituality –

Spirituality that you can apply in your life, in your circumstances, and in the world around you to make substantial change in or upon that is fulfilling and verifiably real. *The allure of the Occult for most is in the quest to uncover the mysteries of Practical Spirituality, and how it's various aspects can be successfully unlocked and applied with tangible results.

Psychic –

An extraordinary sensitivity to nonphysical or supernatural forces and influences. Also an ability to internally connect with, and cognitively perceive them

Psychopomp –

Means "guide of souls". They are creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from the physical world to the afterlife. Their role is not to judge the deceased, but simply to guide them. Appearing frequently on funerary art, psychopomps have been depicted at different times and in different cultures as anthropomorphic entities, horses, deer, dogs, ravens, crows, vultures, owls, and sparrow. When seen as birds, they are often seen in huge masses, waiting outside the home of the dying.

Purification –

It refers to the removal of impurities or unwanted influences, toxins, filth, negative energies/forces, etc. in order to leave a pure or at least less polluted product. Many magickal practitioners engage in various purification ceremonies or procedures before performing magickal work. Practitioners may purify themselves (body and mind), their tools and/or their ritual space in order to begin their magickal work with a clean slate.

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Rite –

A formal, ceremonial act or ritual often prescribed for a specific occasion. Example: Rites of Passage, Rites of May, Sacrificial Rites.

Ritual –

Ritual, in the contextual relevance of magickal application itself is a formal or systematic implementation of actively engaging Magick for use, or putting the working mechanisms of what constitutes magick into motion for a specific purpose.

Ritual Work –

Ritual work is more so a reference in using the system of ritual magick as a means to accomplishing something for a certain end-result, or to engage in a spiritual communion with a spiritual force for specific reasons.

Runes –

The word ‘rune’ simply means mystery, whisper, or secret. Runes are an ancient form of divination. They have a long history dating back to ancient use by Germanic and Nordic tribes, and are still widely used today.

There are different types of runic alphabets. One of the oldest known is the ‘Elder Futhark’. The Elder Futhark contains 24 runes, the first six of which spell out the word ‘futhark’. As well as each rune symbol being a letter of the old Germanic alphabet, each also has a symbolic meaning as well. This but only scratches the surface… Esoteric Runology and Runosophy is a lifelong study, and there is no bottom to their magickal application.

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Sabbat –

The Sabbats are typically witches’ holidays. The word is used for special holidays and feast days celebrated by many Pagans. Four of these special Pagan holidays for instance, are in regard to the changing of the seasons such as: Winter Solstice (Yule), Spring Equinox (Ostara), Summer Solstice (Litha), and Autumn Equinox (Mabon). Samhain (Hallowe’en) is another well-known sabbat.

Sabbat may also refer to: Witches' Sabbath, a gathering of witches. In medieval demonology, a sabbat was a nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.

Scrying –

“Scrying” as defined by Oxford Languages Dictionary is: foretelling the future using a crystal ball or other reflective object or surface. Another spiritualist I came across defined it as, “getting into a relaxed, meditative state and focusing on the shapes and symbols we see, and trying to interpret what meaning they may have for us”. The first definition only but scratches the surface, while the 2nd restricts the phenomenon itself to the shallow compartment of mentalism.

Scrying is typically done through gazing into a conductive medium such as fire or smoke, into the surface of water, blood, a black mirror, or crystal sphere… or even into the air before oneself.

While getting in a relaxed and meditative state holds true (and unlocks what follows), the physical sight adjusts into a long and depth-less gaze, and in that deep gaze, the eye’s vision attunes to the bottomless static of the chosen medium. At the very same time, the individual’s brainwave state then slowly shifts from the normal toggle of alpha & beta, down into the lower (and functionally conducive) hertz of the theta brainwave state. Then, while the sight of the physical eyes adjust to being lost in only what I can describe as a “3-dimensional fog of nothingness”… the internal clairvoyant faculties become highly active, and the inner canvas of the mind’s eye becomes a highly potent conduit of spiritual reception. The simultaneous experience of the inner sight and outer, physical sight then converge into one sight (one vision together) where the scrying individual (still physically gazing into the static nothingness of a particular medium, and still in the depths of the theta-state) will now begin to see (in rather acute detail) spiritual phenomena unfolding that is starkly visible before them in the vision of their physical eyes. What is seen in that scrying vision may be moving or still, in color or black & white, and may be a person, place, thing, entity… or other collection of visible phenomena that is nearly indescribable to anyone other than the scrying individual. *The actual process of scrying is far more descriptively complex, but this defines the actual experience of scrying as concisely as possible.

Servitor –

A servitor, is an entity that is created by a magician and consecrated with life to fulfill a specific purpose, or perform a set range of special tasks. The servitor entity operates autonomously from the magician's consciousness as an independently existing being. They are typically lower-level, one-track purpose entities… but can vary in the complexity of their intelligence. They can be created/programmed to fulfill a single purpose, then disintegrate, or can be created to operate continuously, growing with sophistication and intensity.

Alternatively, a magician may choose to create servitors from negative aspects of their psyche, such as "bad habits, shortcomings, faults, revulsions", rather than positive desires or intentions. In doing so, the magician can interact with those traits as personal “demons” and bind or banish them to be eradicated from the psyche. The possibilities for servitors are endless.

Sex Magick –

In its most basic premise; is any type of sexual activity used as a ritualistic catalyst in magickal, metaphysical, or other types of religious and spiritual pursuits. Sexual energy is a very potent force that can be harnessed in a myriad of ways. Sexual arousal, and its escalated intensification are also conducive gateways in entering the somatic states necessary for effective magickal work to take place.

The polarizing forces (and the intense fields they create) generated in sexual workings have the potential to be used in many ways; to powerfully fuse and seal aspects of something together, to stimulate or invigorate with a particular energy, or to consecrate a focused intention or prepared creation with the explosion of LIFE to become active and realized.

Sigil –

A sigil is a symbolic and unique emblem, typically designed by an adept, to capture and manifest a specific goal, desire, or otherworldly entity. In the realm of occult and mystical practices, sigils serve as focal points for concentration, meditation, and as a particular gateway for directing energy or invoking a specific power or intelligence.

Sigils can be drawn, adorned, etched, or inscribed on various surfaces or materials, such as parchment, wood, metal, or stone, and may be incorporated into ritual magic, talismans, amulets, or other enigmatic devices.

The creation and true activation of a sigil necessitate the intentional channeling and directing of one's will, often through a ritualized combination of meditation, visualization, and scrying, in order to imbue the symbol with the desired intent or to summon the sought-after force. Sigils can also serve as a means for invoking independent spiritual beings, connecting the practitioner with certain entities for communication, guidance, or assistance in their magical endeavors. Moreover, sigils can be employed for purposes such as protection, healing, banishing, or attraction, definitely demonstrating the highly versatile nature of this potent magical tool.

A sigil can also assume the contextual form of a seal. This type of sigil is initially received through genuine transmission directly from a specific spiritual entity, or intelligent force as an official and authentic signature-link which functions as an effective dimensional gateway of direct contact and influence. It can also be a powerfully embedded symbol that is distilled through the subtle, guiding influence of a spirit directly upon an individual (practitioner, or not) through inspired artistry for example (known, or unbeknownst to the individual functioning as the conduit).

Glossary of Related Terms “M” - “Z”

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Magic –

Magician –

Magick –

Magickal Journal –

Magus –

Meditation –

Medium –

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Necromancy –

New Moon –

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Occult –

Occultism –

Occultist –

Omen –

Omnipotence –

Omnipresence –

Omniscience –

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Pagan –

Parapsychology –

Poppet –

Possession Work –

Practical Magick –

Practical Spirituality –

Psychic –

Psychopomp –

Purification –

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“R”

Rite –

Ritual –

Ritual Work –

Runes –

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Sabbat –

Scrying –

Servitor –

Sex Magick –

Sigil –

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