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Continue reading →: Snow MoonThe Snow Moon is a traditional name for the full moon that occurs in February. It is associated with deep winter, snow, purification, endurance, silence, scarcity, reflection, and the slow preparation for renewal. In witchcraft and seasonal spirituality, the Snow Moon is often interpreted as a full moon of cleansing,…
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Continue reading →: Wolf MoonThe Wolf Moon is a traditional name for the full moon that occurs in January. It is associated with winter, hunger, endurance, instinct, protection, survival, and the deep silence of the cold season. In witchcraft and seasonal spirituality, the Wolf Moon is often interpreted as a full moon of inner…
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Continue reading →: DivinationDivination is the practice of seeking knowledge, guidance, insight, or meaning through spiritual, symbolic, intuitive, or occult methods. In witchcraft and esoteric traditions, divination is often used to interpret signs, receive messages, examine hidden influences, explore possibilities, or gain perspective on a question or situation. Divination does not always claim…
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Continue reading →: BanishingBanishing is a magical, spiritual, or ritual practice used to remove, dismiss, repel, or separate an unwanted influence from a person, place, object, situation, or energetic field. In witchcraft and occult practice, banishing is commonly associated with removal, release, boundary-setting, purification, and spiritual clearing. A banishing may be directed toward…
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Continue reading →: GrimoireGrimoire A grimoire is a written record of magical knowledge, ritual instructions, spells, symbols, correspondences, invocations, charms, spirit names, occult theory, or esoteric practice. Historically, grimoires were often associated with ceremonial magic, spirit work, astrology, talismans, and learned occult traditions. In modern witchcraft, the word grimoire is often used more…
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Continue reading →: Wheel of the YearThe Wheel of the Year is a modern pagan and witchcraft calendar that marks the annual cycle of seasonal festivals, solar turning points, agricultural rhythms, and symbolic transitions through the year. It is most commonly associated with eight seasonal observances, often called sabbats. In many forms of modern witchcraft, the…
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Continue reading →: CorrespondenceCorrespondence A correspondence is a symbolic, energetic, spiritual, or traditional association used in witchcraft, magic, ritual, and esoteric practice. Correspondences connect objects, colors, plants, planets, elements, numbers, days, symbols, or natural forces with particular meanings or magical purposes. In witchcraft, correspondences are often used to select materials for spells, rituals,…
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Continue reading →: AltarAn altar is a designated surface, space, or structure used for spiritual practice, ritual work, offerings, devotion, spellwork, or magical focus. In witchcraft and esoteric traditions, an altar often serves as a central point where symbolic objects, ritual tools, natural materials, and sacred items are arranged with intention. An altar…
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Continue reading →: MagicMagic is the practice of directing intention, energy, symbolism, and will toward a desired spiritual, energetic, or material outcome. Within witchcraft and esoteric traditions, magic is often understood as the art of working with unseen forces through ritual, correspondence, focus, and spiritual alignment. Magic may involve spoken words, gestures, herbs,…
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Continue reading →: WitchA witch is a person who practices witchcraft, a broad term for magical, spiritual, symbolic, ritual, or folk practices used to influence, interpret, or work with natural, unseen, ancestral, energetic, or spiritual forces. The word may refer to a practitioner of magic, a person who studies occult knowledge, a folk…
Welcome to Witch Dictionary, a glossary of witchcraft terms, magical meanings, symbols, tools, and traditions. Each entry is designed to be simple, beginner-friendly, and easy to reference and use for creating your grimoire or book of shadows.
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