Sorcery is now almost identical with "witchcraft," the term was used to differentiate one kind of magical activity from another. I...

A Sorcerer(male), and Sorceress(female) are terms now used interchangeably with "wizard," "witch," "enchanter,...

  Sorcellerie is a French word that means "witchcraft." You may also want to read more about Paganism here. Be sure to check out m...

Solitary is a self-contained magical practitioner who works alone. You may also want to read more about Paganism here. Be sure to check out ...

Skhur is  a North African word that means "witchcraft" or "sorcery."  Skhur may refer to the art, the practitioner, or b...

Sibyl is a kind of prophetess formerly prevalent across the ancient Mediterranean world, sibyl is now loosely used as a synonym for "fe...

  Shikigami and Shikijin are Japanese spirit familiars that aid sorcerers. You may also want to read more about Paganism here. Be sure to ch...

Siedkona is a seidh expert lady.  Related to - Haegtessa and Völva.  You may also want to read more about Paganism here. Be sure to check o...

  Seidh, Seir is a kind of Norse oracular technique that involves prophecy via trances and the summoning of spirits.  Women in Scandinavia a...

Seer literally means "see-er" or "one who sees"; may have the same origins as seir. Seidh, Seir: is a kind of Norse orac...

Psychic vision or ESP is a kind of second sight. You may also want to read more about Paganism here. Be sure to check out my writings on Rel...

Scrying is a divination technique that involves staring into a clear surface.  Some focus in observing visions and deeper psychical reflecti...

“Feminine wisdom”; this word properly translates as “wise woman” or “sage woman,” but it was a euphemism for “witch” during the ancient Roma...

Homer and other ancient Greek authors used the word rizotomoki to mean "root-gatherer" or "root-worker." You may also wa...

Qosem is a Hebrew term that properly means "divider." It is frequently mistranslated as "witch."  That may seem maliciou...

She is an entity, a ghost that acts as a guide between the worlds of the living and the dead, according to Greek mythology.  Hermes, Hecate,...

Pow-Wow is one of the first Algonquian terms that Europeans documented.  A pow-wow was a conjurer, diviner, ceremonial leader, and healer, a...

Power Doctors are traditional magical practitioners from the United States' Ozark Mountains. You may also want to read more about Pagani...

Pishoguery is an Irish evil magic technique that involves the construction of the piseog or pishogue (see previously).  Pishoguery is founde...

  A Pishogue or Piseog comes from the Irish Gaelic pisreog, pronounced "pish-rogue"; a diminutive for vagina, but also a charm or ...

  A Pharmakon or Pharmaka is a Greek word may be translated as "magical substance," "medication," "contraceptive,...

Pharmakis is a Greek word that means "herbalist" or "witch." You may also want to read more about Paganism here. Be sure...

Humans have spiritual pathways, but deities have them as well.  Some gods have numerous personalities, guises, and simultaneous incarnations...

Palo is a spiritual and mystical Afro-Cuban tradition derived from Nganga.  Palo may include Freemasonry, Roman Catholicism, and Spiritism i...

Onmyo-Do is a Japanese mystical tradition with origins in Taoism, astrology, divination, and other ars magicala.  The interaction of the uni...

British West Indian magical practices inherited from Africa.  The term may refer to either the system or a practitioner, who is also known a...

Table Of Contents Dismemberment, Visions, and Near Death Experiences are examples of extreme altered states of consciousne...

When we consciously and deliberately practice altering our states, the information we can access is vast and complex, depending on our inten...