Witchipedia

syzygy - Syzygy (SIZ ih jee) is when three celestial objects line up, as when the Earth, moon and sun are aligned when the moon is full or dark.

taglock - In English, a tagolock is a matted bunch of wool or hair. Metaphysically speaking, a taglock is a personal item that creates a link to the target.

Talisman - A talisman is an object worn, carried or placed in a location with the intention of warding off negative energy, evil spirits, disease or bad luck.

The All - The All is part of the Hermetic philosophy as outlined in the Kybalion but similar to concepts seen in many other philosophies and traditions throughout history. The All is everything. Everything that is, was and could be. Real things, unreal things, truths, untruths. We all exist within the All, and the All exists within us.

The Craft - The Craft is a poetic shorthand term for Witchcraft.

The Delphic Maxims - The Delphic Maxims serve as guidelines for living for many Hellenic Pagans.

The Wiccan Rede - "The Wiccan Rede" is a poem, usually summed up in a couplet Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, An it harm none do what ye will first publicly spoken by Doreen Valiente in 1964. It makes up the basic ethical code of the various branches of Wicca that adhere to it, though it is considered advice, not commandment. There are several versions of the Wiccan Rede and of these interpretations may vary between covens.

The Witches Creed - The Witches Creed is a poem that appeared in Doreen Valiente's Witchcraft for Tomorrow that some Witches use as an ethical guide. The full text can be found at http://www.paganlibrary.com/introductory/witches_creed.php

Third eye - The term "third eye" varies by community in specific meaning but the general meaning across communities refers to a literal or metaphorical sensory organ which allows one to "see" beyond the normally defined five senses into the realm of the psychic.

Tincture - A tincture is an alcoholic extract of herbal constituents.

Tisane - A tisane is an herbal infusion made from any plant that is not made from the tea leaf Camellia sinensis. Today it is often referred to as herbal tea in common language and only purists will disagree.

Totem - The word totem is of Ojibwe origin. It derives from the word dodaem meaning "brother/sister/kin" and refers to an ancestral or tutelary spirit, usually in the form of a plant or animal, that protects a family, clan or tribe. Everyone with the same totem is considered a family member with kinship obligations and the animal or plant archetype that the totem represents is also family with similar obligations. It is taboo to marry a person born under your totem and also taboo to kill your totem animal.

Trance - A trance state is one of half-consciousness in which the practitioner is connected to another state of being. It is associated with hypnosis or self-hypnosis, and is often used to describe various altered states of consciousness.

Uncrossing - Uncrossing is the removal of a type of curse or "cross" that has been laid upon an individual that makes a certain area of their lives difficult because of negative energy that is attached to them causing them to see and experience only difficulties in that area. Uncrossing removes this negativity, allowing the person to move forward.

Unverified Personal Gnosis - Unverified Personal Gnosis (UPG) or Unverifiable Personal Gnosis, refers to any spiritual beliefs, truths or revelations experienced or adhered to by an individual that is based on personal experience that differs from or does not exist in accepted lore. The term is used quite a bit in reconstructionist circles to distinguish those beliefs and practices that are held by an individual based on personal experience from those beliefs and practices that have a historical basis or that are drawn from myth, folklore or archaeological evidence.

Vernal Equinox - In astrology and navigation, the vernal equinox, also called The First Point of Aries, is a point in the sky that currently lies within the constellation Pisces.

Vibration - In the mundane and scientific world, the word vibration refers to the movement of an object back and forth around a central point, an oscillation, a quivering. Atoms, those bits of energy that make up matter, vibrate at different rates. Vibration in an object is a mechanical phenomenon that can release other types of energy such as heat and sound, the degree of which varies by the speed of the vibration. These vibrations can transfer from one object to another. When you touch a vibrating object to one that is not vibrating (although all objects are really vibrating to some degree) the second object will begin to vibrate as well, though neither object will vibrate as quickly as the first object was originally vibrating.

Visualization - Visualization is a meditative technique by which a magic-user formulates his desired magickal result in his mind's eye. It is extremely useful for ensuring spell success but has many mundane applications as well. Many books and teachers in the leadership and self-help arenas encourage positive visualization as a tool for helping to achieve goals and changes in one's self.

Void Of Course - A planet is said to be void of course when it is not aspecting any other planet. The term void of course is usually applied to the moon and refers to the period of time when the moon is no longer aspecting any planets in the last sign it was in but has not aspected any planets in the sign it will go into next. This void of course period may last only a few minutes or it may last several hours to a day. During this time, the moon is still in its previous sign, though some treat this period as if the moon is in no sign at all.

Voodoo - Voodoo or Vodou is a syncretic African American magico-religion with such variety that it is very difficult for sociologists to study. It has its roots in West African Vodun spirituality imported to the Southern United States along with the West African people kidnapped from their home continent and sold here as slaves. For many, their native religion was forbidden by their new masters and some were encouraged to adhere to the Christian faith instead. Some embraced Christianity and blended it with their native beliefs while others continued to practice their native religion while dressing it up in Christian disguise for the benefit of their captors. This led to a blending of two faiths that, because many slave communities were strictly isolated from others, was unique to the area in which it occurred while still holding true to its core. Thus, Haitian Voodoo and New Orleans Voodoo have some differences from one another but still also very similar, especially to the casual observer. In New Orleans the loa may be called orisha.