Did you know . . .

Faery is a realm of nonhuman entities associate with natural world. Basically, they are Fay.

Fact came from page 167 of The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Witch Term of the Week

Pastos

There are two story with Pastos, which in Greek means “Chest Coffin).

First one comes from ancient Egyptian myth. It states that the God Osiris was imprisoned and slain by his evil brother.

Second comes from the Golden Dawn, a term also used as a symbolic coffin of Christian Rosenkreutz, who was identified with that of Osiris.

Facts came from:  pg. 363 of The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Did you know . . . .

Eadha is the nineteenth letter of the Ogham alphabet

Fact came from: pg. 143 of the New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Did you know . . .

Did you know that a magical circle roots are said to be based from Arabic magic.

Fact Came from: Page 106 of The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Ligature

Ligature is magic performed when one ties a string, thread, or cord of one or more knots. This is commonly used for binding spells. In Ancient Greek sorcerers used this method to bind wind to give sailors fair weather.

In Wicca tradition ones being initiated measure themselves with a cord from head to toe, then tie two or three knots to mark their first, second, and third degree of their progress. These knots serve as a magical binding preventing their energy from dispensing.

Facts came from: Pg. 274 of The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Did you know . . .

Nachash is the serpent of the Tree of Knowledge

Fact came from: The New Encyclopedia of the Occultdia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Demon of the Week – Belial

Belial means “Without God” in Hebrew. He is a major demon among the Jewish and Christian. The Lemgeton , he is a King who commands fifty legions and is saw as two angels with beautiful voices, and sits in a chariot of fire.

Fact came from: The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer pg. 62

Mental Body

During discussions of Witchcraft you hear a lot about relaxing and going outside your body, but what does that mean exactly. According to the occult philosophy of the mental body is that it the individual is on the mental plane or level of abstract consciousness. It is part of the self that allows awareness of meaning. It is an outside space and time, making it the lowest part of the self that survives physical death.

Pantacle

I’m sure we’ve all heard of the term Pentagram. Sure we’ve all seen photos of it at some point and time in our lives. I find it hard to avoid seeing the different styles of images and cartoon aspects they come up with to represent this image. But . . . That is not my topic for today’s discussion. It is . . . in a round about, way related, so I didn’t waste words.

Today I’ve chose the word Pantacle. This is a word I was unaware of its definition or if it was a someone made up. Low and behold, I learned it was an alternate spelling of “pentacle” What they have done is replaced the Greek root word penta (number five) with panta (all). So, it is related to Pentacle which is a standard working tool or magical weapon for ceremonial aspects. It also represents the element EARTH.

Source: The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer