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Sabbat - any of the Eight traditional religious festivals celebrating the cycle of the Year: Yule, Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltane, Midsummer, Lammas, Autumn Equinox, Samhain.
Esbat - a Lunar ritual,
usually celebrating the Goddess and held at full moons (during which the ritual
of the Drawing Down of the Moon and the Great Mother Charge are invoked).
Skyclad - the ceremonial
garb of the Witch: to be clothed in the sky! “..and ye shall be free from all
slavery; and as a sign that ye be really free ye may be naked in your
rites!..”
Initiation - “to
begin”: the Hero’s journey. An experiential ritual during which entry into
the Mysteries is gained and the Oath is taken. Within the Alexandrian Tradition
there are three initiations, each taking the Initiate deeper into the Mysteries.
Mystery - “Divine
Secret”: the Tradition is rooted in the great Mystery Religions: of Eleussius
and Isis; the Great Mysteries of Birth, Death and Rebirth. In Witchcraft
connection with these Mysteries takes place through the 1st 2nd and 3rd Degree
Initiations.
Priesthood - The Wicca
have no congregation: upon initiation we are all made Priests and
Priestesses of the Goddess and the God, and therefore take on the task of
upholding, practicing and preserving the Tradition.
Ritual - a Magikal process, a pagan passion play using symbols, designed to awaken our
psyche to
the Goddess, the God, and that which flows through us.
Magick - the art of
creating change according to Will (in Crowley's excellent definition...).
High Magick - through
ritual drawing on the greater energies to create change and understanding within
ourselves; to unite the microcosm with the macrocosm - ourselves with the Gods.
Practical Magick - rituals and spells designed to change our environment eg Healing, love or money spells.
