G - K Flashcards
Grain Dolly
Figure usually woven at Imbolcfrom dried sheaves of grain collected at the previous harvest. The dolly is traditionally burned at Yule and a new one made the following Imbolc.
Great Rite
Symbolic sexual union of the Goddess and God that is enacted at Beltane. Also sacred marriage. It symbolizes the primal act of creation from which all life begins.
Grimoire
This is a magickal workbook containing ritual information, formulae, magickal properties of natural objects and preparation of ritual equipment. Although some wiccans use this term to refer to a Book of Shadows, it is more correctly a name linked with ceremonial magick.
God
The consort of and co-creator with the Goddess; the masculine aspect of Divine Power.
Goddess
The creatrix of the universe and everything in it.; the feminine aspect of Divine Power.
Grounding
Reinforcing one’s connections with the Earth, by releasing one’s excess energy and acquiring the Earth’s stabilizing influence.
Guardians
The psychic and astral entities who are called to guard the four quarters of a consecrated circle. The term may also be used when referring to the spiritual guardians of a person.
Handfasting
A Wiccan ritual for a pagan marriage.
High Priest
The primary male leader within a coven. Usually a second or third degree male witch who either helped found the coven, was chosen by the High Priestess, or was elected by the members.
High Priestess
The primary female leader within a coven. Usually a second or third degree female witch who either founded the coven or was elected by the members.
Higher Self
That part of us which connects our corporeal minds to the Collective Unconscious and also with the divine knowledge of the universe.
Hiving off
This term is used when a small coven splits off from a larger one.
Horned God
One of the most prevalent God-images in Paganism
I Ching
A Chinese system of divination in which yarrow stalks, or coins are cast to create hexagrams, which are then interpreted from a standard I Ching book.
Imbolc
A Wiccan festival celebrated on February 2nd, also known as Candlemas, Lupercalia, Feast of Torches, and Brigit’s Day. Imbolc celebrates the first stirrings of spring and the recovery of the Goddess from giving birth to the Sun God.
Immanence
The belief that Diety exists within all living things.
Incense
An aromatic substance in the form of sticks, wood, flowers, cones, resins, or dried herbs often burned during rituals and spell working for purification and as a symbol of Fire and Air.
Initiation
This is a formal ceremony preformed when an individual is introduced or admitted into a group or coven.
Invocation
An appeal or petition to a higher power such as the Goddess and God to invite them into a consecrated circle. Invocation is actually a method of establishing conscious ties with those aspects of the Goddess and God that dwell within us. In essence, then, we seemingly cause them to appear or make themselves known by becoming aware of them.
Karma
In Hinduism and Buddhism, it is the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence that determine his destiny
Kabbala
Mystical teachings from the Jewish-Gnostic tradition. Ceremonial Magick and the Alexandrian traditions are based in these teachings. A variant of the Cabala.