FAE, FAERIE, FAERY, FAIRIE, FAIRY (Latin, fata: "fate"): A host

of supernatural beings and spirits that occupy a limbo between

earth and heaven. Both good and evil, faeries have at various

times in history been blended and confused with Witches or Demons.

Belief in faeries is ancient, dating back to pagan deities, and

they exist in virtually all cultures. Faeries come in all shapes

and sizes and specific types of faeries are known by different

names including: brownie, elf, troll, gnome, pooka, kobold,

leprechaun, and banshee. There are four principle theories as to

the origins of faeries:

· Faeries are the souls of the pagan dead. Being un-baptized,

the shades are caught in a netherworld and are not bad

enough to descend into hell, nor good enough to rise into

heaven.

· Faeries are fallen angels. When God cast Lucifer from

heaven, the angels who were loyal to Lucifer plunged down

toward hell with him. But God raised his hand and stopped

them in mid-flight, condemning them to remain where they

were. Some were in the air, some in the earth, and some in

the seas and rivers. This belief is widespread lore in

Ireland, Scotland, and Scandinavia;

· Faeries are nature spirits. Somewhat similar to the

fallen-angel theory, this belief holds that fairies are

among the many spirits that populate all things and places

on the planet;

· Faeries are diminutive human beings. Evidence exists that

small-statured races populated parts of Europe and the

British Isles in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, before the

spread of the Celts. They lived in barrows and in shelters

burrowed under hills and mounds. They were shy and hard-

working and as the stronger races invaded they retreated

into the woodlands to live secretive lives. They were pagan

and continued to worship pagan deities. They were close to

nature and had keen psychic senses;

· Also known as Daoine Sí, Daoine Sídh, Daoine Sídhe, Deena

Shee (the oral pronunciation of daoine sídhe), Fairie,

Fairy.

FAERY FAITH: A pagan religion based on animism, the belief that

everything in this and the Otherworlds is alive and the faery

folklore.

FAERY RING: A natural mushroom fungus that grows in dark rings on

grass and turf. The mushroom is inedible and animals tend to shun

it. Faery rings are associated with natural magick. It is said

that if one stands in the center of a fairy ring under a full

moon and makes a wish, the wish will come true. If one wishes to

see and hear the faeries, run around the faery ring nine times

under the full moon. Superstition holds that it is unwise to

enter a faery ring on Samhain or Beltain as the faery may take

offense and carry the mortal to the other realm.

FAERY WICCA: A Wiccan Tradition incorporating the deities of the

Welsh or Irish Faery Folk and drawing some theology from the

Faery Faith.

FAIR LIGHT: A phosphorescent light seen in marsh and swamp areas,

which in folklore is either the manifestation of a malicious lost

soul or a death omen. Also known as Jack-O'-Lantern, Will-O’-the-

Wisp, Corpse Light, Fox Fire, Fire Demon, Witch Fire. Akin to

Corpse Candles, Dead Man's Candles, Fetch-Lights.

FAIRIE, FAIRY (Latin, fata: "fate"): A host of supernatural

beings and spirits that occupy a limbo between earth and heaven.

Both good and evil, faeries have at various times in history been

blended and confused with Witches or Demons. Belief in faeries is

ancient, dating back to pagan deities, and they exist in

virtually all cultures. Faeries come in all shapes and sizes and

specific types of faeries are known by different names including:

brownie, elf, troll, gnome, pooka, kobold, leprechaun, and

banshee. There are four principle theories as to the origins of

faeries:

· Faeries are the souls of the pagan dead. Being unbaptized,

the shades are caught in a netherworld and are not bad

enough to descend into hell nor good enough to rise into

heaven.

· Faeries are fallen angels. When God cast Lucifer from

heaven, the angels who were loyal to Lucifer plunged down

toward hell with him. But God raised his hand and stopped

them in mid-flight, condemning them to remain where they

were. Some were in the air, some in the earth, and some in

the seas and rivers. This belief is widespread lore in

Ireland, Scotland, and Scandinavia;

· Faeries are nature spirits. Somewhat similar to the

fallen-angel theory, this belief holds that fairies are

among the many spirits that populate all things and places

on the planet;

· Faeries are diminutive human beings. Evidence exists that

small-statured races populated parts of Europe and the

British Isles in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, before the

spread of the Celts. They lived in barrows and in shelters

burrowed under hills and mounds. They were shy and hard-

working and as the stronger races invaded they retreated

into the woodlands to live secretive lives. They were pagan

and continued to worship pagan deities. They were close to

nature and had keen psychic senses;

· Also known as Daoine Sí, Daoine Sídh, Daoine Sídhe, Deena

Shee (the oral pronunciation of daoine sídhe), Fae, Faerie,

Faery.

FAMILIAR: A spirit or guardian who is bonded to a human being and

is a magickal partner and protector. Also known as Guardian

Spirit, Power Animal, Tutelary Spirit, Totem, Totemic Animal.

FAMILIAR SPIRIT:

· An artificial elemental created for a particular function

or purpose. Also known as Fetch;

· A natural entity whose order of being is similar to that

of the Elementals, and who agrees to perform a specific

immediate or long-term service for a person that is

mutually beneficial.

FAMILY TRADITION WITCHCRAFT, FAMTRAD: A Tradition passed down

within the family in an unbroken line and hence by hereditary

descent. Many Family Tradition Witches do not consider their

traditions Wiccan; some use the term Wicca to describe their

family traditions because the beliefs and practices fit more or

less closely with Gardnerian or Alexandrian Wicca. Also known as

Hereditary Witchcraft.

FASCINATION: A mental effort to control another animal or

person's mind, usually by changing their perception. It

generally is simply altering the perception of the practitioners'

physical appearance temporarily but it can also include changing

emotional reactions. Fascinations are temporary and must be

actively supported by the practitioner throughout the time they

are in place. Also known as Glamour, Glamoury, Mind-bending.

FATE (Latin, fatum: "prophetic declaration): The power that

determines the outcome of events before they occur or the

inevitable event itself. Also called Destiny.

FATES, The: The three goddess in Greek and Roman mythology who

control human destiny and life. Clotho spins the thread of life,

Lachesis determines its length, and Atropos cuts it off.

FAUN (Latin, Faunus: "god of agriculture and flocks"): A minor

class or Roman rural deities or nature spirits named after the

god Faunus. Fauni (plural) are usually represented as having the

body of a human (usually male), but the horns, pointed ears, tail,

and hind legs of a goat. Also known as Satyr.

FEAST OF APPLES: The November 1st Greater Sabbat celebrating the

End and the Beginning of the Year with the final harvest. On

this day the veil between the Otherworld and the World is

thinnest and entities from either side may cross over or

communicate with one another more easily. The laws of time and

space are suspended. The sabbat marks the death of the Sun God

and his passing into the Land of the Young, where He awaits

rebirth through the Mother Goddess at Yule. The Dead travel to

the Otherworld and it is the time to bring honor and hospitality

to dead ancestors. Also known as Alhalwyn-tyd, Allantide, All

Hallows Eve, All Hallows Tide, The Apple Time, Calan Gaeaf, Calan

Gwaf, Feast of the Dead, Feast of Souls, Hallowmas, Hallows,

Hallows Eve, Hallowe’en, Hollantide, Kala-Goañv, November Eve,

Samain, Samhain, Samhuinn, Sauin.

FEAST OF BÍLE: The May 1st Greater Sabbat that celebrates the

beginning of the Light Half of the Year. Also known as Bealtaine,

BealeTeine, Bealltuinn, Belltaine, Beltain, Beltaine, Beltane,

Beltine, Bel-tine, Boaldyn, Cala' Me, Calan Mai, Calan Me,

Cétshamain, Cyntefin, Dydd Calan Mai, Kala-Mae, Kala-Hañv, Lady

Day, May Day, May Eve, Walpurgisnacht.

FEAST OF BREAD: The August 1st Greater Sabbat that celebrates the

first harvest, when the fruits of the Earth are cut and stored

for dark winter months. The sabbat also marks the weakening of

the God as the days grow shorter. Also known as August Eve,

Bilberry Sunday, Fraughan Sunday, Crom Dubh Sunday, Death of the

God-King, Domhnach Chrom Dubh, Feast of Lug (Lugh), Festival of

the First Fruits of Harvest, Festival of the Sacrifice and Death

of the God-King, Garland Sunday, Laa Luanistyn, Laa Luanys,

Lammas, Lammas Day, Lughnasa, Lughnasadh, Lugnasad, Lúnasa,

Lúnasdain, Lúnasdal, Lúnasduinn, Martinmas, St. Martin's Eve.

FEAST OF THE DEAD: The November 1st Greater Sabbat celebrating

the End and the Beginning of the Year with the final harvest. On

this day the veil between the Otherworld and the World is

thinnest and entities from either side may cross over or

communicate with one another more easily. The laws of time and

space are suspended. The sabbat marks the death of the Sun God

and his passing into the Land of the Young, where He awaits

rebirth through the Mother Goddess at Yule. The Dead travel to

the Otherworld and it is the time to bring honor and hospitality

to dead ancestors. Also known as Alhalwyn-tyd, Allantide, All

Hallows Eve, All Hallows Tide, The Apple Time, Calan Gaeaf, Calan

Gwaf, Feast of Apples, Feast of Souls, Hallowmas, Hallows,

Hallows Eve, Hallowe’en, Hollantide, Kala-Goañv, November Eve,

Samain, Samhain, Samhuinn, Sauin.

FEAST OF LUG(H): The August 1st Greater Sabbat that celebrates

the first harvest, when the fruits of the Earth are cut and

stored for dark winter months. The sabbat also marks the

weakening of the God as the days grow shorter. Also known

as August Eve, Bilberry Sunday, Fraughan Sunday, Crom Dubh Sunday,

Death of the God-King, Domhnach Chrom Dubh, Feast of Bread,

Festival of the First Fruits of Harvest, Festival of the

Sacrifice and Death of the God-King, Garland Sunday, Laa

Luanistyn, Laa Luanys, Lammas, Lammas Day, Lughnasa, Lughnasadh,

Lugnasad, Lúnasa, Lúnasdain, Lúnasdal, Lúnasduinn, Martinmas, St.

Martin's Eve.

FEAST OF PAN: The February 1st Greater Sabbat marking the

midpoint of the Dark Half of the year and a time of purification

and sharing. This sabbat celebrates the Return of the Goddess

from the Underworld, bearing in Her arms the Infant Sun, and the

beginning of Spring as the slumbering seeds begin to stir within

the womb of the Earth. Also known as Brigidmas, Brigit's Day,

Candlemas, Feast of Torches, Feast of the Waxing Light, Festival

of the Lactating Ewes, Gouel Varia ar Gouloù, Gwyl Ffraed, Gwyl

Mair Dechrau'r Fwanwyn, Imbolc, Imbolg, Laa'l Breeshey, Lá Fheile

Bride, Lupercalia, Oimealg, Oímealg, Oimelc, Óimelc, Oímelg.

FEAST OF SOULS: The November 1st Greater Sabbat celebrating the

End and the Beginning of the Year with the final harvest. On

this day the veil between the Otherworld and the World is

thinnest and entities from either side may cross over or

communicate with one another more easily. The laws of time and

space are suspended. The sabbat marks the death of the Sun God

and his passing into the Land of the Young, where He awaits

rebirth through the Mother Goddess at Yule. The Dead travel to

the Otherworld and it is the time to bring honor and hospitality

to dead ancestors. Also known as Alhalwyn-tyd, Allantide, All

Hallows Eve, All Hallows Tide, The Apple Time, Calan Gaeaf, Calan

Gwaf, Feast of Apples, Feast of the Dead, Hallowmas, Hallows,

Hallows Eve, Hallowe’en, Hollantide, Kala-Goañv, November Eve,

Samain, Samhain, Samhuinn, Sauin.

FEAST OF TORCHES, FEAST OF THE WAXING LIGHT: The February 1st

Greater Sabbat marking the midpoint of the Dark Half of the year

and a time of purification and sharing. This sabbat celebrates

the Return of the Goddess from the Underworld, bearing in Her

arms the Infant Sun, and the beginning of Spring as the

slumbering seeds begin to stir within the womb of the Earth. Also

known as Brigidmas, Brigit's Day, Candlemas, Feast of Pan,

Festival of the Lactating Ewes, Gouel Varia ar Gouloù, Gwyl

Ffraed, Gwyl Mair Dechrau'r Fwanwyn, Imbolc, Imbolg, Laa'l

Breeshey, Lá Fheile Bride, Lupercalia, Oimealg, Oímealg, Oimelc,

Óimelc, Oímelg.

FELL: Baneful (harmful, deathly, poisonous).

FENG SHUI (Chinese, feng shui: "wind and water"): The ancient

Chinese practice of studying and following the natural currents

of the Earth to ensure the proper alignment with them so that Qi

is not disrupted. Feng Shui is used to determine the suitability

and layout of homes, businesses, burial grounds and temples.

FERMENTATION: The fifth operation in alchemical transformation.

Fermentation is the agitation or excitement of matter to create

change. Denoted by the sign for Capricorn.

FESTIVAL OF THE FIRST-FRUITS OF HARVEST: The August 1st Greater

Sabbat that celebrates the first harvest, when the fruits of the

Earth are cut and stored for dark winter months. The sabbat also

marks the weakening of the God as the days grow shorter.

Also known as August Eve, Bilberry Sunday, Fraughan Sunday, Crom

Dubh Sunday, Death of the God-King, Domhnach Chrom Dubh, Feast of

Bread, Feast of Lug (Lugh), Festival of the Sacrifice and Death

of the God-King, Garland Sunday, Laa Luanistyn, Laa Luanys,

Lammas, Lammas Day, Lughnasa, Lughnasadh, Lugnasad, Lúnasa,

Lúnasdain, Lúnasdal, Lúnasduinn, Martinmas, St. Martin's Eve.

FESTIVAL OF THE LACTATING EWES: The February 1st Greater Sabbat

marking the midpoint of the Dark Half of the year and a time of

purification and sharing. This sabbat celebrates the Return of

the Goddess from the Underworld, bearing in Her arms the Infant

Sun, and the beginning of Spring as the slumbering seeds begin to

stir within the womb of the Earth. Also known as Brigidmas,

Brigit's Day, Candlemas, Feast of Pan, Feast of Torches, Feast of

the Waxing Light, Gouel Varia ar Gouloù, Gwyl Ffraed, Gwyl Mair

Dechrau'r Fwanwyn, Imbolc, Imbolg, Laa'l Breeshey, Lá Fheile

Bride, Lupercalia, Oimealg, Oímealg, Oimelc, Óimelc, Oímelg.

FESTIVAL OF THE SACRIFICE AND DEATH OF THE GOD-KING: The August

1st Greater Sabbat that celebrates the first harvest, when the

fruits of the Earth are cut and stored for dark winter months.

The sabbat also marks the weakening of the God as the days grow

shorter. Also known as August Eve, Bilberry Sunday, Fraughan

Sunday, Crom Dubh Sunday, Death of the God-King, Domhnach Chrom

Dubh, Feast of Bread, Feast of Lug (Lugh), Festival of the First

Fruits of Harvest, Garland Sunday, Laa Luanistyn, Laa Luanys,

Lammas, Lammas Day, Lughnasa, Lughnasadh, Lugnasad, Lúnasa,

Lúnasdain, Lúnasdal, Lúnasduinn, Martinmas, St. Martin's Eve.

FETCH:

· An artificial elemental created for a particular function

or purpose. Also known as Familiar Spirit;

· Irish term for an apparition of a living person that can

portend death. Akin to a Wraith.

FETCH-LIGHTS: Mysterious lights that portend death. Also called

Corpse Candles, Dead Man's Candles. Akin to Jack-O'-Lantern,

Will-O’-the-Wisp, Corpse Light, Fair Light, Fire Demon, Fox Fire,

Witch Fire.

FETISH:

· An object imbued with magickal power;

· An object consecrated to a particular deity.

FIERY CHAKRA, The: The sixth chakra located in the region of the

fontanelle in the pituitary body. Also called Agni, Aginya,

Ajina, Ajnakhya.

FILTRATION: The alchemical process of sifting material through a

sieve or screen to separate the substance by size. Denoted by the

sign of Sagittarius.

FIRE: The fourth element in traditions that acknowledge more

than three elements. It is affiliated with spirit, transformation

and animation. In traditions that correlate the elements with

matter it is one of the four states of matter: plasma. In alchemy

Fire is associated with the operation of Calcination and is

represented by Lead.

FIRE DEMON: A phosphorescent light seen in marsh and swamp areas,

which in folklore is either the manifestation of a malicious lost

soul or a death omen. Also known as Jack-O'-Lantern, Will-O’-the-

Wisp, Corpse Light, Fair Light, Fox Fire, Witch Fire. Akin to

Corpse Candles, Dead Man's Candles, Fetch-Lights.

FIRE FESTIVALS: The festivals of Imbolc, Beltain, Lammas and

Samhain, whose observance in ancient cultures generally predated

that of the Quarter Days of the Solstices and Equinoxes These are

considered the most important festivals of the years which form

the "cross" in the wheel of the year and are the only sabbats

celebrated in some traditions. Also known as the Greater Sabbats,

Cross Quarter Days.

FIRESIGNS: The zodiac signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, all of

which are associated with the element Fire.

FITH-FATH: A three-dimensional image of a person. The image can

be made of any substance and is most commonly doll-size. Such an

image is commonly attributed to harmful magick (burning an

effigy in protest is still done by mobs today) but the image is

most frequently used as a tool in healing using sympathetic

magick. Also called an Effigy, Voodoo Doll.

FIVEFOLD KISS: A ritual kissing of five parts of the body, done

in certain rites and ceremonies in Wicca or Witchcraft, such as

handfasting. It is always done within a Magick Circle and is

symbolic of the homage paid by the God and Goddess to each other.

The fivefold kiss can be done man to woman or woman to man. The

kisses may be given on the parts of the body, with arms and legs

outstretched, that correspond to points of the pentacle: head,

arms or hands, legs or feet. Or, eight kisses may be given on

each foot, each knee, above the pubic hair, on each breast and on

the lips. Each kiss is accompanied by a blessing.

FIXATION: The alchemical process of stabilizing a substance by

depriving it of its ability to move to gas or liquid state so

that it can be combined in solid form. It is denoted by the sign

of Gemini.

FIXED SIGNS: Signs of the zodiac Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and

Aquarius, which are believed to hold on to what they have and to

resist change.

FLAME DANCING: Controlling a candle flame from a distance. It is

often used as an exercise in magick with the ultimate goal of

snuffing out the candle.

FOUR CORNERS, FOUR QUARTERS: Terms to describe the corresponding

Direction, Color, Element, and Elemental at each point in a

Magick Circle. Also known as Cardinal Points, Corners, Quarters,

Watchtowers.

FOX FIRE: A phosphorescent light seen in marsh and swamp areas,

which in folklore is either the manifestation of a malicious lost

soul or a death omen. Also known as Jack-O'-Lantern, Will-O’-the-

Wisp, Corpse Light, Fair Light, Fire Demon, Witch Fire. Akin to

Corpse Candles, Dead Man's Candles, Fetch-Lights.

FRACTOMANCY: Divination by interpreting the structure of fractal

geometric patterns.

FRAGARACH, FREAGARACH, FRECRAID (Irish, frecraid: "The Answerer"):

The sword of Manannán mac Lir that could pierce any mail and

whose every wound was fatal. It was brought by Lug Lámfhota from

Tír na mBeó (the Land of the Living.) Also known as The Answerer.

FRAUGHAN SUNDAY: The August 1st Greater Sabbat that celebrates

the first harvest, when the fruits of the Earth are cut and

stored for dark winter months. The sabbat also marks the

weakening of the God as the days grow shorter. Also known

as August Eve, Bilberry Sunday, Crom Dubh Sunday, Death of the

God-King, Domhnach Chrom Dubh, Feast of Bread, Feast of Lug

(Lugh), Festival of the First Fruits of Harvest, Festival of the

Sacrifice and Death of the God-King, Garland Sunday, Laa

Luanistyn, Laa Luanys, Lammas, Lammas Day, Lughnasa, Lughnasadh,

Lugnasad, Lúnasa, Lúnasdain, Lúnasdal, Lúnasduinn, Martinmas, St.

Martin's Eve.

FULL MOON: The phase of the moon when it has waxed fully and the

whole disk reflects the sun's light. The full moon is considered

to be a good time to draw strength for magickal workings in

traditions that equate the moon with the Goddess.

FUM-HWANG: A mythological bird that consumed itself by fire every

500 years and recreated itself from the ashes as a newborn. Also

known as Bennu, Fung-hwang, Ho-Ho, Kerkes, Phoenix.

FUMIGATE: To fill with, or expose to, smoke. The smoke is usually

from burning incense in religious ceremonies.

FUNG-HWANG: A mythological bird that consumed itself by fire

every 500 years and recreated itself from the ashes as a newborn.

Also known as Bennu, Fung-hwang, Fum-hwang, Ho-Ho, Kerkes,

Phoenix.

FU TSANG LUNG: The Chinese Treasure Dragon. The other three types

of Chinese Dragons are:

· T'ien Lung ( Celestial Dragon);

· Ti Lung ( Earth Dragon);

· Shen Lung or Kung Lung (Rain Dragon).

FUTHARK: The Norse runic alphabet often used in divination.

Futhark is derived from the first six letters of the alphabet

itself. There are actually two Futhark alphabets: the Elder

Futhark and the Younger Futhark. The latter has fewer runes.