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Elemental Witch
- A God Mother's child who possess all five of the Elemental Gifts; Earth, Air, Water, Fire and Spirit. The combination of the elements make the use of Spirit possible, though small instances can be achieved with little training. Elementals use their own energy to power their magic as they transmute the magic inherent in the Material Plane into power.
Dianic Witch
- A God Mother's child who does not possess any of the Elemental Gifts. Dianics are given Gifts such as second sight, telekinesis, telepathy, aural visions, clairvoyance, and psychometry.
Elder Witch
- A title given to any Witch possessing three Gifts, one usually required to be Elemental, who serves on the local counsels under a High Witch.
Magical Sight / Other Sight
- the ability to see magic. All Witches possess this ability, but not all Cowens do. Those that can are usually slightly touched with a Dianic Gift.
Circle
- Cutting the Circle is the Witch's ability to cut a circle into the Earth, thus creating sacred space for ritual.
Drawing Down the Moon
- The ability of a Witch to join with the God Mother through Her blood in their veins. The phrase is also used by Dianic Witches when referring to creating sacred space.
Athame
- Usually a black handled knife. The Witch's ceremonial knife. Represents the Witch's will.
Warlock
- Often thought to be the term given to male witches. It's not. This is a state of banishment, when a Witch's connection to their magic is removed.
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Cowens
- Non Magical folk
Dianic Witches
- God Mother's children possessing only Dianic gifts, such as telekinesis and psychometry.
Hedge Witch
- God Mother's children whose Gifts contain an inherent, working knowledge of all of the Gaia's plants. They possess a very latent touch of all the Elements but not enough to wield them. They generate their magic through these combinations of herbs.
Elemental Witches
- God Mother's children who possess all five of the Elemental Gifts.
Elder Witch
- God Mother's children who possess at least one Elemental Gift but have dedicated themselves to their craft and their follow Witches for the betterment of all of the God Mother's children.
High Witch
- A position voted upon; a position of leadership, and not one to take lightly. In order to be a high Witch, a God Mother's child must have at least two of the Elemental Gifts and one Dianic.
Cyber Witch
- God Mother’s children who exhibit the ability to join with and manipulate the World Wide Web, not excluding any and all peripherals connected to the web by either cable or wireless networks.
About the Author
Phaedra Weldon is a writer and mother of one. Born in Florida, Phaedra was raised in the lush, green southern tropic of Georgia. She grew up on southern ghost stories told while eating marshmallows around campfires, or on the back of pick-up trucks in the middle of cornfields on chilly October nights. Phaedra currently lives in the South with her daughter.
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