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ThesearecommontermsthatonewillencounterwhilelearningaboutdifferentSpiritual PathsandtheirTechniques.ThosethathaveaninterestintheOccultorpsychicphenomenon havedoubtlessencounteredmanyofthesetermsbefore.Quiteoftentheseencounterswere throughmovies,TV,fictionbooksandSpirituallyorientedmaterials.Thefirstthingoneneeds todowhenteaching,orlearning,aboutSpiritualTechniquesistomakesureeveryone involvedistalkingaboutthesamething.Beingonthesamepage,terminologywise,spares everyoneheadaches. Afriendofminehadastudentthatwasamazedtofindthatclairvoyanceandempathyarenot evenremotelythesamething.TospareotherTeachers/Mentors/Studentsthatparticularlevel ofpain,hereisalittleSpiritualDictionary.Pleasenote:ManywordsintheEnglishlanguage havemultiplemeanings.ForthepurposeofthislistIareusingthemostuniversaldefinitions forthetermslisted.Thisis,bynomeans,acompletedictionary.Thisisareferencetool,use thedictionaryasnewtermsbecomenecessary. A AngelCelestialbeing,createdthroughDivineWill. AnimismThebeliefthatasoulorspiritexistsinallthings. AstralEthericbeingexistingonadifferentplaneofexistence,mostoftenarealmofthought. AstralProjectionAstralprojection(orastraltravel)isanoutofbodyexperienceachieved eitherawakeorvialuciddreamingordeepmeditation.Peoplewhosaytheyexperienceastral projectionoftensaythattheirspiritorastralbodyhaslefttheirphysicalbodyandmovesin anotherdimensionknownasthespiritworldorastralplane. AuraEnergyfieldaroundthebodycomprisingthemental,emotional,andspiritualbodies.

AutomaticWritingAutomaticwritingistheprocess,orproduct,ofwritingmaterialthatdoes notcomefromtheconsciousthoughtsofthewriter.Thewriter'shandformsthemessage,and thepersonisunawareofwhatwillbewritten.Itissometimesdoneinatrancestate.Other timesthewriterisaware(notinatrance)oftheirsurroundings,butnottheactionsoftheir writinghand. AwakenedOnewhounderstandsthatweare,significantly,morethanourphysicalphysical self. AwarenessFull,undividedattention.Atit'sdeepestlevelAwarenessisconscious observationwithoutjudgment. B BookofShadowsAWitches'personaljournal. C CenteringBalancingone'sEnergythroughfocus. ChakraEnergycenters,ornodes,inandaroundthephysicalformthateffectivelyanchors thesoultothebody. ChannelAllowingaspecificenergyorspirittoworkthroughthebody. ChiThenaturalenergyoftheuniverse.AlsocalledQiorKi. CleansingTopurifysomeone,someplace,orsomethingSpiritually. ConscienceThesoftvoiceinthebackofthemindthattellsuswhenwearedoing somethingwrongorright.One'sHigherorTrueSelf. ConsciousnessSelfAwarenessIAM. CounselorAnadvisororguide. CovenAgroupofWitchesthatworktogether,sometimesexclusively.

D DemonDemonsfallintotwoclassifications;FallenCelestials(Westernconcept)orNegative OtherPlanarentities(genericterm);malevolententitiesthatdelightincausingpainand suffering. DeityOfDivinebeingornature. DiscernmentTheactorprocessofexhibitingkeeninsightandgoodjudgment.* http://www.thefreedictionary.com/discernment DiscordianismDiscordianismisthemodernreligionworshipingEris(alsoknownas Discordia),theGrecoRomanGoddessofChaos. DivinationTheartorpracticeofforetellingthefutureusingdifferentmethodsthatthe divinermaydecide. DreamWalkingEnteringanother'sDreamthroughtheEthericRealm. E EclecticDerivingSpiritualBeliefsfromawidevarietyofsources. EgoThisisourperceivedself,itistheaspectofourConsciousnessthatispurelyan experienceer. ElementTheprimalformsEnergymanifestsasonthephysicalrealm:Earth,Air,Fire,Water, andSpiritcomprisetheWesternElements. EmpathyTheabilitytosenseand/orinfluencetheemotionsofanother. EnergyThenaturalForcethatsustainsExistence. EnergyConstructsEthericthoughtformsthathavebeencreatedforaspecificpurpose. EnlightenmentThestateinwhichOneseesExistencethroughthehighestlevelof Consciousness.

EsbatsEsbatsarethecelebrationofthe13fullmoonsthatoccureveryyear. EthericAconsciousnessthathasnophysicalform. EvocationIstheactofcallingorsummoninganethericbeingtothePhysicalRealm. F FaerieAstralentitiesthatareoftenElementbased,oftencalledLittlePeoplealsocalled Fey. FiltersAnenergybarrierthatallowsonlycertaintypesofenergytocomethrough. FocusCompleteattentiontoanactivityoneisperforming. G Geomancyliterallymeans,diviningtheEarth.Itisanartthatanalysesthesubtleearth energiesthatebbandflowthroughoutthelandscape. GroundingTheactofreleasingexcessornegativeenergy,usuallytotheEarth. H Highpriest/priestessThespiritualleaderofacovenorgroupofritualworkers. HigherSelfTheHigherSelfistheawarenessofourthoughts,emotions,andphysical sensations. HubrisArrogancethatcomesfromtheattainmentofmuchKnowledge,butnotnecessarily UnderstandingorWisdom. HypersensitiveExcessivelysensitivetoethericenergies. I IntentOne'sWilltoaccomplishagoal. InvocationTheactofcallinguponaDivineBeingforhelporaid. K

KarmaTheUniversalLaw.Foreveryactionthereisanequalandoppositereactionor simplycauseandeffect. KundaliniThecoiledserpentthatliesdormantatthebaseofthespine. L LeyLineEnergylineson/intheEarththattheplanet'snaturalenergyflowsthrough. LightWorkerAnindividualwhoseekstospreadLight,thusraisingtheenergyvibrationof theplanet. M MagickConsciousmanipulationofEnergywhetherthroughRitualorfocusofwill. MantraAmantraisasound,syllable,wordorgroupofwordsthatareconsideredcapableof "creatingtransformation",inaSpiritualsense. MeditationMentaltrainingexercisesusedtoreachdeeperlevelsofawarenessandfocus. MediumOnewhocancommunicatewithspirits,ethericentities. MentorASpirituallyAwareindividualthathelpsaSeekertorealizetheirownpreexisting nature,orTrueSelf. MonotheismThebeliefthatthereisonlyoneGod. N NodeAnenergycenter,orspotofPower,ontheEarth. NumerologyThepracticeofdiviningone'slifepaththroughtheuseofnumbers. O OpenSusceptibletovariousenergiesbutnotenoughofanunderstandingofthesourceof theenergiesorhowtodealwiththem. OuijaBoardAlsocalledSpiritBoards.Adeviceusedtocommunicatewithspiritsorother

formlessbeings. P PaganAnumbrellatermforanynaturebasedreligionwithanemphasisonSpiritual Development. PalmistryThepracticeofdivingone'slifepaththroughthereadingofthelinesinthepalms. PantheonThegodsofaparticularmythology,consideredcollectively. ParadigmOne'sworldview. PendulumAweightattheendofathinchainorstringthatismostusefulfordivinganswers tosimpleyesornoquestions. PentacleFivepointedstarwithinacircle,singlepointup. PentagramFivepointedstarwithinacircle,singlepointdown. PlaneOneoftheinfinitelevelsofExistence. PolytheismThebeliefinmanygods. PortalAdoorwaybetweenplanesoradoorwaybetweenritualspaceandnormalspace. PowerAnimalAnimalspiritswhichresidewitheachindividualaddingtotheirpowerand protectingthemfromillness,actingsimilarlytoaguardianangel.AlsocalledTotemAnimal. PriestSpiritualspecialist. PurificationSpiritualcleansing;usuallydonebeforerituals. PsychicVampireOnewhodrainstheenergyofotherswhetherconsciouslyor unconsciously. R ReadingDivinginformationaboutaspecificpersonusingwhatevermeanstheDiviner chooses.

ReikiAJapanesehealingtechniquethatallowsonetochannelUniversalLifeForceEnergy. RitualPrescribed,established,orceremonialactsorfeaturescollectively,asinreligious services. S SabbatsThePagan/Wiccanholidays. ScotomaAmentalblindspot;inabilitytounderstandorperceivecertainmatters.Canoccur duetoanumberofreasons,primarilyCultural. Shamanspiritualbeingswiththeabilitytoheal,workwithenergiesand'see'visions.The essentialcharacteristicsofshamanaremasteryofenergyandfireasamediumof transformation. ShieldAbarrierofenergythatprotectsanindividualorsmallgroupsofindividuals. SmudgingSmudgingistheburningofcertainherbstocreateacleansingsmokebath,which isusedtopurifypeople,ceremonialandritualspace,andceremonialtoolsandobjects. SpiritEthericentitiesthatmayormaynothavebeenhumanonce. T TarotAdeckofcardsusedtoclarifyanissueordivinethepossibleoutcomeofone's actions. TelekinesisTheabilitytomoveobjectswiththemindthroughsheerforceofwillorthrough emotionaloutburst.Alsocalled,psychokinesis. TelepathyTheabilitytoreadorinfluencethemindofanother. TreeofLifeOneofmanywaysofconceptualizingthePathtotheDivine. TulpaSentientenergyconstruct(orthoughtform).

W WardAbarrierofenergythatsurroundsanarea. WarlockLiterallymeansOathbreaker.Commonlymisusedtorefertoa maleWitch. WitchLiterallymeansWiseOne.Witchesaremaleorfemale.

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