Practical and Esoteric Magic

Natural Magic and Ritual Explained

Glossary Terms

In the true practice of magic it is increasingly important that we develop, refine, and maintain a consistent, internal terminology and nomenclature for discourse amongst ourselves, educating newcomers, and occasionally interfacing with those outside of our subculture. This glossary is my attempt towards this end, though it is most likely in vain. You may or may not see these terms echoed by other magic writers and bloggers.

character

Visual (drawn or written) unit of an alpha or numeric language or system. Letters, runes, numbers, and notches are all examples of characters.
charm
- verb
1. to influence a person’s perception of you in a vividly positive way; to cause someone to be delighted with or captivated by you. 2. to infuse an object or place with magic in a manner that causes the magic to remain in effect, i.e. creating a magical item or “putting a spell” on a location.
- noun
1. a magically charged item, not always but often a trinket.
cleansing breath
A preparatory breathing used to clear away unhelpful thoughts and emotions and dispel heavy, detrimental energy from the body and aura.
- Execution: Relax, sit or stand with back straight.
  - Exhale fully, pushing the air from your lungs as you visualize any bad or unwanted energy riding your breath and being expelled. Release thoughts and feelings as you exhale and enter the present moment fully by paying attention only to your breathing.
  - Pause after exhale, then inhale deeply. Visualize light and helpful energy coming in with your breath. As you fill your lungs, this good energy fills your body and aura.
- This is one cycle of cleansing breath. Normally three are recommended but you may alter the number of repetitions to your liking.
correspondence

Also called magical correspondence, e.g. table of magical correspondences. A correspondence is a thing, potentially plant, mineral, animal, idea, time, place, color, sound, smell, taste, texture, name, spirit, or any other sort of identifiable or conceptual thing, which shares an energetic frequency with another thing. Often this second thing is of magical significance in the context considered. Ex: the color black corresponds to/with the planet Saturn, or the mineral red jasper corresponds to elemental fire.
crystal

a mineral formed by repeating geometric patterns and having plane faces, excellent conductors and emanators of energy.
duality

1 Two polar opposites or complementary phenomena that together compose the whole and are the fundamental natures of the constituent parts within the whole, e.g., light and dark, male and female, good and evil, etc. 2 In Occult philosophy, the duality is a specific axiom explaining the dual nature of the human being as flesh and spirit. It also explains the dual nature of the universe as God and Nature.
Elder Futhark

Set of 24 rune characters often errantly called “Viking Runes”, It is the oldest written language of the European tribes. Each rune/character/letter represents a Rune (note capitalization) or cosmic principle, natural force, divine power, spiritual state, et al that was identified and cultivated by the Germanic people who utilized Elder Futhark. Norse legend tells of the ordeal Odin underwent to obtain the runes and subsequently the power of the Runes, which he then shared with his people. Today the runes/Runes are available to all who seek them, regardless of genetic ancestry, culture, nationality, race, et al.