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A seal consisting of a Manji, Star of David, Ankh, Om, and Ouroboros, used by the Theosophical Society, an organization formed in 1875 to advance Theosophy. Septenary Sigil. Order of Nine Angles. The main symbol of the Order of Nine Angles, a neo-Nazi Satanic and Left-hand occult group based in the United Kingdom.
Sacramental olive oil. Use in the Roman Catholic Church: Anointing of the Sick in the Catholic Church, and Oil of Catechumens. Use by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Priesthood blessing: Copal: Bursera fagaroides: Religious use of incense: Used by Aztec, and Maya, in ritual ceremonies. [114] Holy water: Element in baptism ...
Abracadabra, an ancient word in an unknown language popularly carved onto amulets in antiquity. Abramelin oil. Acultomancy, divination by the use of needles. Adept. Aeon (Thelema) Aeromancy. Air (classical element), one of the four classical elements that play a role in alchemy. Agalmatomancy. Agartha, a land at the center of the Earth.
1487. The Malleus Maleficarum, [a] usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, [3][b] is the best known treatise about witchcraft. [6][7] It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer (under his Latinized name Henricus Institor) and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486. Some describe it as the compendium of ...
Usage. In Wicca, magical tools are used during rituals which both honour the deities and work magic. The general idea is that the tool directs psychic energies to perform a certain action. In modern-day Wicca, there is an encouragement of solitary practice of rituals and study. Covens are still a part of Wicca and related doctrines but there is ...
t. e. Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the Middle Ages, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of which had hitherto been unnamed—in Medieval Latin, very often utilizing the suffix -mantia when the art seemed more mystical (ultimately ...
e. Ceremonial magic (also known as magick, ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) [1] encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are characterized by ceremony and numerous requisite accessories to aid the practitioner. It can be seen as an extension of ritual magic, and in most cases synonymous with it.
The test of the oil is performed by placing one drop of olive oil in a glass of water, typically holy water. [69] If the drop floats, the test concludes there is no evil eye involved. If the drop sinks, then it is asserted that the evil eye is cast indeed. Another form of the test is to place two drops of olive oil into a glass of water. If the ...