Faeries & Elementals for Beginners: Learn About & Communicate With Nature Spirits (24 page)

Divination:
Using ritual tools to obtain psychic information or advice about the past, present, or future.

Elementalism:
The practice of worshiping elementals as deities.

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Elementals:
Energetic archetypes of earth, air, fire, and water.

Elementals are personification of the four powerful puzzle pieces of the universe, and they are often believed to be

sentient beings.

Faeries:
Energetic or spiritual beings that are a personification of natural phenomenon.

Magic:
Change that is initiated within a person or in the real world around a person that aligns with the person’s will.

Ritual:
A ceremony that takes a prescribed form in order to accomplish the desired spiritual goals or magical effects

in a predictable way every time.

Pentagram:
A five-pointed star representing the elementals and spirit.

Pentacle:
A five-pointed star surrounded by a circle, representing the elementals and spirit. Also, a ritual tool bearing the same symbol.

Prayer:
A message, usually expressed in words, addressed towards at least one higher power. Prayers are used to con-

fer praise, gratitude or to request intercession regarding a specific need or desire.

Psychic:
A person who obtains information from a supernatural source, or sensed by means other than the five

natural senses.

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Scrying:
A method of divination in which the practitioner gazes into a tool or substance in order to see visions in

the tool or in the mind’s eye.

Sigil:
A symbol, usually made from lettering, that represents a greater concept. Sigils are created in order to focus the mind on a complex idea during a ritual or spell.

Spell:
A discrete act of magic performed for a specific goal.

A spell is often performed in the context of a ritual, and may produce or make use of magical props in order to

focus the mind and energy.

Spirit:
An overarching term for a spiritual entity that includes faeries, elves, and ghosts among others.

Talisman:
A magical object that is created by a person in order to have a specific effect on a person who chooses to wear

it. For example, talismans are often created in order to

confer protection or luck upon the bearer.

Thoughtform:
An idea created by a magical practitioner on the astral plane that is fueled by spiritual energy to carry out a specific task (such as a spell’s goal) before it dissipates.

Wand:
Usually a wooden stick, a wand is used to direct energy during a spell or ritual. A wand is usually associated with fire elementals.

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