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| Sabbat | One of the eight celebrations of paganism. |
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| Salamander | The elemental spirit who dwells in the element of fire. |
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| Samhain | Sabbat held on the eve of Nov. 1st, also called Halloween and celebrated by most people (religiously or not) on October 31 if in the Northern hemisphere or on 1st May if in the Southern hemisphere. |
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| Scrying | A form of divination by gazing into something, usually a reflective surface. |
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| Shapeshifting | A very esoteric practice involving changing the human form. This can be practiced while on the astral plane, this alone is a great accomplishment. It is said that one can also shapeshift on the physical plane, though documented proof of this is nonexistent. Few books are published on the subject as it is an art mainly for certain people, and teachers prefer to find these people and teach them their art secretively rather than let the public know their ways. |
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| Showstone | A crystal sphere used for divination, especially scrying. Also called a crystal ball. |
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| Sigil | A magickal seal or glyph. |
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| Skyclad | A pagan term for nudity during rituals. |
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| So Mote it Be | A phrase used often in rituals to close a chant or incantation. It literally means, "It must be so" or "So it shall be". |
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| Solitary | A witch who practices alone instead of within a coven. |
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| Sorcery | Magickal practice which involves summoning, binding, or banishing deities. A sorcerer is usually a nmagician without the knowledge required to perform magickal operations. He is normally at the whim of the spirits he invokes because of his lack of knowledge. |
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| Soul | The true identity of a human being, the immortal self which surpasses death and lives on into the otherworld, perchance to be reincarnated. |
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| Spell | The direction of energies towards some certain goal, generally with the use of spoken words. |
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| Spellcrafting | The practice of creating spells by writing outlines, arranging correspondences, and authoring incantations. |
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| Spirits | Entities which are free of a physical body. |
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| Summoner | Like a male version of the maiden, a member of the coven who is an assistant to the High Priest. |
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| Sylph | The elemental of air. |
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| Symbol | A sign which represents something else. Symbols are used commonly in rituals to represent gods, elements, goals, and more. Many tools are symbols, for example, the chalice is a symbol of the goddess and the giving of life.
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| Synchronicity | A Jungian term describing a coincidence which seems to have meaning yet no connection is clear. |
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