Occult Glossary of terms


 

These are a variety of terms that people have asked me the meanings of over the course of many years. I have employed a number of sources (indicated next to the words) to bring the definitions to you.

Antichrist n. (source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, published 1978)
1. The great and blasphemous antagonist of Christ.
2. A false claimant of the attributes and characteristics of Christ.

demon n. (source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, published 1978)
1. An evil spirit; devil.
2. A very wicked or cruel person.
3. In ancient Greek religion, a supernatural being of secondary rank; also, a guardian angel.

devil n. (source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, published 1978)
1. In Jewish and Christian theology, the prince and ruler of the kingdom of evil; Satan.
2. Any subordinate evil spirit; a demon.
3. A wicked, malicious, or ill-natured person.
4.A person of great energy, daring or effrontery.

devil (source: Hindu mythology)
from "devi" meaing "God".

Greater Magic (source: the Secret Life of a Satanist, published 1992)
Ritual or Ceremonial magic, performed under conditions employing certain implements to accomplish a directed goal. As opposed to Lesser, or stage, magic.

Goth n. (source: Webster Univeral Dictionary, published 1963)
1. a member of an ancient Teutonic tribe, who invaded the Roman empire as early as the 3rd Century, finally overran it, and founded kingdoms in Italy, France, and Spain;
2. a barbarian;
3. a rude, ignorant person;
4. an uncultured person;

Goth (source: "The Will to Power" Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, translated by Walter Kaufmann and R.J. Hollingdale)
from the german "den Gottlichen" meaning "the God-like";
also, from german "gottlichen Geschlechts" meaning "god-like race"

Gothic adj. (source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, published 1978)
1. Of or pretaining to the Goths or to their language.
2. Of or pretaining to a style of architecture much used in Europe, from about 1200 to 1500, characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, etc.
3. Denoting a type of literature usually having a medieval setting, and emphasizing the grotesque and supernatural.
4. Belonging to or characteristic of the Middle Ages; medieval.
5. Barbarous; rude.

Incubus n. (source: Assorted Demonology Texts)
An evil male demon who visits women in the night and, while they sleep, has sexual intercourse with them.

Law of the Forbidden (source: the Secret Life of a Satanist, published 1992)
That which is not meant to be seen or experienced holds the most fascination.

Law of the Trapezoid (source: the Secret Life of a Satanist, published 1992)
A recurring magical formation which, because of its inherent dominant mass, acts as a lodestone for overwhelming, sometimes devastating, phenomena.

Lesser Magic (source: the Secret Life of a Satanist, published 1992)
Applied psychology and everyday enchantments used to achieve desired goals.

Lex Talionis (source: the Secret Life of a Satanist, published 1992)
Law of the Talon, the natural order in which the weak are allowed to perish, the strong thrive. Described in Judeo-Christian Old Testament mythology as "an eye for an eye." Described by Charles Darwin as "survival of the fittest," on which his theory of evolution was based.

Metaphysical n. (source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, published 1978)
1. Of, pretaining to, of the nature of Metaphysics.
2. Of, pretaining to, ultimate reality or basic knowledge.
3. Beyond or above the physical or the laws of nature.

Psychic Vampire (source: the Secret Life of a Satanist, published 1992)
Term coined by Anton LaVey and now widely used to describe manipulative individuals who drain others of their vital energy, impose guilts and feelings of responsibility, yet fulfill no apparent purpose.

Stage Magic (source: the Secret Life of a Satanist, published 1992)
deception, sleight of hand performed for an audience with no claims of supernatural ability.

Succubus n. (source: Assorted Demonology Texts)
An evil female demon who visits men in the night and, while they sleep, has sexual intercourse with them.

Witch n. (source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, published 1978)
1. A person who practices sorcery; one having supernatural powers, especially to work evil and usually by association with evil spirits or the devil: formerly applied to men, women, and children, now generally restricted to women.
2. A bewitching or fascinating woman or girl.


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