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SABBAT:
These are associated with agriculture and animal husbandry (domestic like cow, sheep). The 4 Lesser Sabbats are: Mabon, Midsummer, Ostara and Yule. These are connected to astronomical occurences of Sun and related daylight hours.
SACHET:
a cloth bag, usually of natural fibers; filled
with herbs.
SACRAMENT:
food, drink or sexual love which is partaken
in the honor of the deity in either a formal or informal rite.
SAGE:
a sometimes used term for a male 'Crone'. SAGING:
is the ritual for a man reaching this status.
SAINING:
naming and presentation of an infant before
the Gods by the parents, usually assisted by high priestess and high priest.
This is customarily done between an infant's third and thirteenth month of life.
SAINT JOHNS EVE:
Also see Midsummer Sabbat.
SAMHAIN:
the festival celebrated on Oct. 31. The Wiccan
New Year. It marks the 'death' of the Sun God into Summerland (Land of the Young),
where He awaits His Rebirth. As Wiccans bid the God a temporary farewell, they
reflect at this time, over the past year. Pronounced: SOW wen / SEW wen / SAHM
hain / SAHMain / SAV een. Also called: Nov. Eve, Hallowmas, Halloween, All Hallow's
Eve, Feast of Soul's, Feast of the Dead, Feast of Apples. November Eve Witch
Sabbat. Also see NOSWYLCALAN GAEF.
SCRY / SCRYING:
SCRYING STONE:
a stone or crystal used to see the future.
SEAL:
emblem or symbol that is representation
of an entity, physical or nonphysical.
SEALING:
this term is used when a spell is 'sealed'
by gestures or chant, etc; this to contain the raised energy into the spell.
SEAX WICCA:
is a very modern reconstruction of the Saxon
Tradition, founded by Raymond Buckland who originally helped bring the Gardnerian
tradition to the U.S. It is derived from the Pictish tradition of Scotland and
the Saxon tradition of England.
SECULAR:
material worldly as opposed to spiritual; thus
ANYTHING not religious.
SELF:
with a capital 'S' is reference to one's entirety
of person; everything that makes a person an individual.
SEPTAGRAM:
a 7 point star symbol used in ceremonial magick,
representing 7 tenets of: Balance, Harmony, Humility, Learning, Reincarnation,
Tolerance, Trust. (Don't know the correct order.) Once it represented 7 angels
who became 7 planets (the ones then known), called the Mystic Star. Other 7's
include Days of the Week, Deadly Sins, Mounts of the Hand, Pillars of Wisdom,
Sacraments, Virtues, Wonders of the World.
SEVEN PLANES OF EXISTENCE:
the belief: that you reincarnate at least
7 times within 7 Basic Soul Stages. The stages are: infant, baby, youth, mature,
old, transcendental, infinite. The 7 ROLES: sage, artisan, priest, slave, king,
warrior, scholar.
SHAMAN:
a practitioner of SHAMANISM. Person who has
obtained knowledge of the subtler aspects of the World by periods of alternate
states of consciousness. Native Americans are quite adamant that only an 'Indian'
can truly practice such with any real knowledge others are just fakes game players,
who 'practice' at the expense of respect truth of what Shamanism is really about.
A title given to either a male or female initiate of a religious priesthood
usually associated with native American, African, Asian or Australian traditions.
Pagan rather than Wiccan.
SHAMANIC TRADITION:
a very individualistic tradition of Wicca as
typified by the practice of Shan of the House of the Goddess in London, England.
Chanting, Drumming, and simple dance is their way of expressing love for the
Goddess. Most Shaman Traditions take their ideas from various sources: Tibet,
Finland, North America, South America and Celtic to name a few. They incorporate
these aspects into their own rituals. Some groups use natural hallucinogenics
such as marihuana and peyote. This path needs an expert teacher if natural intoxicants
are involved.
SHAPESHIFTING:
the ability of a person to change into animal
form or otherwise altar one's physical features, either physically or as seen
by others. It is a magickal technique of great antiquity.
SIDERITE:
lodestone or meteorite.
SIGHT:
refers to SECOND SIGHT, or CLAIRVOYANCE.
SIGIL:
old word for seal; those written symbols related
to spirits, etc. of each planet.
SIMPLE FEAST:
a ritual meal of sharing with the God and Goddess.
SKY CLAD:
a term meaning naked, usually referring to
state of undress while doing rituals.
SOLSTICE:
occur twice a year, midway between the 2 EQUINOXES,
producing a day with the shortest light longest dark hours in Dec. a day of
longest light shortest dark hours in June; both occur about the 21st in their
months.
SOUND or AURAL MAGICK:
has to do with energy raised
by musical notes, or pitchs, etc.
SPELL:
SPINNING:
archaic means by which raw fiber is spun into
thread with a distaff or spindle. In archaic times, it was figuratively believed
that the Great Goddess spun all of existence from raw chaos into reality. Spinning
Magick was used among the ancient Norse and Germans as a solitary or group ritual.
The Norns, the crone goddesses of north and east Europe, were said to spin fates
and destinies.
SPIRITS OF THE STONES:
the naturally inherent elemental
energies of an Earth Circle using Cardinal Stones for the four directions of
, linked to the Elements. A Circle or Grove used as a permanent location - over
time absorbs the energy summoned and drawn ..... becoming a place of power
with its own characteristics.
SPIRIT SUBJECTS:
other words having to do with Spirit or Soul,
are WRAITH (Raith) which is Spirit ECTOPLASM; ETHEREAL which is Spirit Matter
or Ectoplasm. A Spirit emits these substances when it manifests in this dimension.
SPIRITUALISM:
is the belief that the spirits (or 'dead' people)
can talk to us in this dimension.
SPRING EQUINOX FESTIVAL:
Alban Elfed, Eostar Sabbat,
Also see GWYL GWENWYNOL.
STAFF:
a magickal tool, traditionally made of well
seasoned hardwood, straight, and owners height in length. Sometimes, chakra
crystals are imbedded at the appropriate heights. A phallic and Solar symbol.
If entwined with a vine, such as ivy or ribbons, and surmounted by a pine cone;
then this tool is a THYROS.
STANG:
Pagan staff, forked at one end.
STAR OF DAVID:
this well known Jewish symbol, represents the
united male female. Consisting of 2 triangles, the one pointing up is the 'male'
the downward pointing one, represents the 'female'; thus overlapping to form
the 'Star', it represents ELOHIM (God).
STAR/ING ONESELF:
a Self Blessing exercise that one does
by taking Projective Hand making a Pentacle motion, touching yourself: forehead,
left breast, right shoulder, left shoulder, right breast, forehead. Resembles
the Blessing exercised by Catholics. You want to visualize yourself protected
'Blessed' during this exercise.
STAR, 7 POINT...see SEPTAGRAM.
STREGA OR STREGHA:
the Italian tradition of the Craft, derived
from Etruscan Tradition; also used as an Italian word for Witch...SEE ARADIA
SUMMONER:
in some Traditions, this is a male who is the
counter part of the MAIDEN. He is the assistant HP. See CANDLEBEARER
SUN WHEEL:
ancient eightspoked wheel which symbolized
the year, each spoke symbolizing one of the seasonal or crossquarter festivals.
It also bespoke the cyclical nature of all things. The sun wheel is still used
as a protective talisman with many metaphysical meanings.
SWORD:
used to refer to any magickal sword used by
a Pagan, Witch or magician, in conjuration or ceremonial work.
SYMPATHETIC MAGICK:
Magick that makes use of the rule that anything
owned or used by a person retains a magickal link even when separated from the
person.
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