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To: All Message #: 3360
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From: Paul Seymour Submitted: 14 Jun 91 22:07:00
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Subject: WICCAN GLOSSARY (5 OF 5) Status: Public
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Received: No Group: METAPHYSICAL (35)
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* Forwarded from "METAPHYSICAL"
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* Originally from Paul Seymour
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* Originally dated 06-14-91 22:05
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A GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN WICCA
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PART 5 OF 5
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Copyright 1991 by Rowan Moonstone and Durwydd MacTara
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WAND- A rod or staff that is prepared so that it may be used
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for magickal or psychic purposes, usually to project some
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form of power.
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WARLOCK- a term coined in the Burning Times . It was used to
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denote a traitor to the Craft, or one who had betrayed the
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followers of the Old Religion. It's origin is Scottish.
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Because of the negative connotations, it is not used by most
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Wiccans today.
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WATCH TOWERS- Originally from the Enochian branch of
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Ceremonial Magick, now incorporated into many "Traditions"
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of Wicca, these are the four elemental "directions" or
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"quarters" (corresponding to the appropriate points on the
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compass) called to protect the Circle during its
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establishment. Each of them have a correspondence between
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the compass point, an element, and (varying amongst
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different traditions) color associated with them.
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WICCA- the name most modern day Witches use for the Craft.
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It comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Wicce, meaning to bend or
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to shape. This is the root word from which we get wicker.
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WIDDERSHINS- counter clock wise. Used for "tearing down"
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OR BANISHING magick.
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WHITE HANDLED KNIFE- the working knife of a Witch. It is
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used to carve candles, and for fashioning the other tools.
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Traditionally, it can only be used in a Circle.
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