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Aberffraw- The ancient royal seat of Wales on the isle of Ynys Mon(Anglesey). Today, some Celtic witches like to use the name as a synonym for the Other-World.

Aborifacient- Herb with brings on an abortion, and is usually taken in nearly toxic doses.

Acolyte- A beginner in many magickal orders. Sometimes used as the name for the lowest member of the group.

Abertos- Means 'Sacrifice'

Adept- A master of the magickal arts. One who has reached true enligtenment. In some Craft traditions, it is the sign of a particular stage of initiation.

Affirmations- The thought that positive thinking and thoughts will change people and reality.

Aileach- A ruined fortress in Ulster which is said to have been builty by the Tuatha De Danaan

Akasha- The fifth element that permeates the universe.

Akashic Records- The plane where all time and space meet.

Alba- Now known as Scotland

Albion- An old Greco-Celtic name for Britian.

Alchemy- The science of Transmuting.

Alexandarian tradition- A Wiccan religious tradition which traces its linage to Alex Sanders of England.

Algard Tradition- A Wiccan religious tradition founded by Mary Nesnick of New York

All-Power- A term when used refering to the great power, or life source, of which the Goddess and God are both a part of.

Allah- God in Islamic Theology; Origanally 'Al-Lat' the Moon.

Alraun- A talismanic image made of rowan wood

Altar- A table or sometimes any surface used to hold tools or symbols during magickal rituals, or religious rituals.

Amulet- A magically empowered object that deflects negative energies.

Anaphrodisiac- A substance to reduce sexual desires

Anglesey- An island off the north coast of Wales which was a major Druidic center at the peak of Celtic domination in Britain

Anglo-Saxan- English of 11th centuries

Anima/Animus- Jungarian concept that Anima is the buried feminine element in a man's psyche and that Animus is the buried masculine element in the female.

Animistic- The beliefe that all forms of Nature have a Divine Spirit within.

Annwyn- Another name for the Celtic otherworld

Aphorism- A sparesely worded and direct little saying.

Aphrodisiac- A substance to produce sexual excitement.

Aradia- Was the Goddess and daughter of Diana and the goddess of choice.

Arcadian Tradition- A male oriented worship of the Horned God, less sexist than Dianic Wicca, as most Arcadian groups admit women.

Arcana- Secret knowledge

Archetypes- racial memories

Ard-Ri- An Irish or Scottish high king

Armor- Celtic name for Brittany

Armorica- Latin name for Brittany

Aromatherapy- Use of various flower, her, oil, and incence fragrances, and smells

Aspecting- The manifestation of a God/Goddess within someone during a ritual.

Aspects- Qualities of a diety

Asperger- A burndle of fresh herbs

Astral- A realm of existence parallel to physical reality but slightly apart from it

Athame- The witch's traditional magical tool, the consecrated, black-handled dagger