Occult Dictionary Page #10

Wise Woman

A solitary female practitioner of witchcraft who gave charms and healing salves to villagers in Euro...

Wita

Scottish Wicca. ...

Witch

A practitioner of witchcraft. There are many types and traditions of witches. A witch is not necessa...

Witch Ball

An 18th century tradition; a glass sphere hung in windows to ward off evil spirits. ...

Witchcraft

The practice of spells and magick, often involving the worship of many deities or a supreme God and/...

Wizard

A name sometimes applied to male Ceremonial Magicians, but rarely to pagans. ...

Word of Power

A word or name, often unintelligible, that is supposed to carry magic power. Most are almost impossi...

Working

Any act involving magick or ritualism. ...

Wort

An archaic word for herb....

Yggdrasil

The Norse tree which held up the world and the heavens; its roots led to the underworld. It provided...

Yule

The pagan winter sabbat. Also called Winter Solstice....

Yule Log

A log burned with traditional ceremonies during the medieval celebrations of Christmas, perhaps a su...

Zen

Buddhist tradition where connection with divinity and total inner-peace is attained through an alter...