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Before tools are used in ritual they first are consecrated.In the Gardnerian Book of Shadows, there is a section based entirely on consecrating ritual items. [5] [6] The Book of Shadows states items must be consecrated within a magic circle, at the centre of which lies a pentacle (or paten).
Sorcery; Soul flight, see also Astral projection; Spell; Spirit possession, see also Obsession (Spiritism) ... Tools, see Magical tools in Wicca; Tree of Life; U
A 16th-century portrait of John Dee by an unknown artist [a]. Enochian magic is a system of Renaissance magic developed by John Dee and Edward Kelley and adopted by more modern practitioners.
The body of light, sometimes called the 'astral body' [d] or the 'subtle body,' [e] is a "quasi material" [8] aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, posited by a number of philosophers, and elaborated on according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings.
In anthropological literature these systems of practice may be referred to as astral cults. The most notable instances of this are Sun gods and Moon gods in polytheistic systems worldwide. Also notable are the associations of the planets with deities in Sumerian religion , and hence in Babylonian and Greco - Roman religion, viz. Mercury , Venus ...
Astral projection (also known as astral travel, soul journey, soul wandering, spiritual journey, spiritual travel) is a term used in esotericism to describe an intentional out-of-body experience (OBE) [1] [2] that assumes the existence of a subtle body, known as the astral body or body of light, through which consciousness can function separately from the physical body and travel throughout ...
Magic is an attempt to understand, experience and influence the world using rituals, symbols, actions, gestures and language. Modern theories of magic may see it as the result of a universal sympathy where some act can produce a result somewhere else, or as a collaboration with spirits who cause the effect.
Celestial weapon named for Mohini, the female avatar of Vishnu. It produces a mesmerising song and dispels maya or sorcery in the vicinity. Arjuna used this astra against the nivatakavachas and dispelled illusions created by them. [36] Tvashtarastra: Tvashtr