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| Cabala |
See
Kabbalah. |
| Cake of Light |
The name of the Eucharistic host found within
Thelemic Ritual. It contains meal, honey, and oil for the base ingredients, and is
usually cooked in the shape of a small, flat wafer. |
| Cancer |
 Cancer, the Crab, is a water sign and the fourth sign of
the zodiac. Cancer is ruled by the Moon. |
| Capricorn |
 Capricorn, the Goat, is an earth sign and the tenth sign of the zodiac. Capricorn is ruled by the planet Saturn. |
| Cardinal Points |
 The four major points on a compass, i.e. North, South, East and West. When a circle is drawn around these points, they form the Quarters. |
| Ceremonial Magick |
Ceremonial Magick is often referred to as
Ritual or High Magick. It is a form of spiritual practice performed with the intention of achieving a personal spiritual
transformation, or union with the Divine (God), through specially designed ceremonies or rituals. The general distinction between ritual and ceremony is that
a ritual is something that is done, while a ceremony is the way in which that something is done. However, in general usage, these two terms are usually employed together. |
| Chakra |
A centre of energy located in the subtle body where the
subtle nerve channels converge like the spokes of a wheel; six major chakras lie within the central channel. When awakened,
Kundalini shakti
flows upward from the base of the spine through these six centres to the seventh chakra, the
sahasrara. |
| Chalice |
 A magical weapon is any instrument used to bring about
intentional change. In practice, magical weapons are usually specific, consecrated items used within ceremonial ritual. There is no
hard and fast rule for what constitutes or does not constitute a magical weapon. If a magician considers it to be a weapon, then a weapon
it is. However, there does exist a set of magical weapons with particular uses and symbolic meanings. Some such common
weapons/tools include the dagger/sword, wand/baton, cup/chalice, pentacle/disk, holy oil, lamp and bell. See
Magical Weapons. The ritual chalice originated in the Catholic Mass, where
wine is ritually transformed into the blood of Christ. It is a tool used in Ceremonial/Ritual Magick
and Wiccan
ceremonies. It relates to 'cups' in the Tarot deck, and the watery signs of the
zodiac. |
| Chela |
A Buddhist term for novice. |
| Cherub |
In Christian tradition, the four Cherubim are associated
with the four evangelists of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but the Cherubim were originally the ancient protectors of the
Mesopotamian Tree of Life, usually depicted supporting the thrones of deities and kings. They are the four winged creatures described
in the visions of Ezekiel, each winged creature bearing four faces, those of a lion, a bull, an eagle, and a human head. In
Ritual or Ceremonial Magick, the four kerubim are the living energy of the
Tetragrammaton. |
| Chesed |
 Chesed is the fourth Sphere (Sephirah) of divine
emanation according to Kabbalah. The word Chesed means mercy. Chesed is the first of the manifest Sephiroth. See also
The Sephiroth. |
| Chokmah |
 Chokmah is the second Sphere (Sephirah) of divine
emanation according to Kabbalah. The word Chokmah means wisdom. See also
The Sephiroth. |
| Choronzon |
The serpent Choronzon is the 'dweller' in the
Abyss, the final great obstacle between the magician and true enlightenment.
Choronzon is known as the 'Demon of Dispersion', and described by Crowley as "a temporary personification of the raving and inconsistent
forces that occupy the Abyss". The
name Choronzon has been popularised by Aleister Crowley, but it first occurred in the
Enochian records of John Dee, where he is
synonymous with the serpent of the garden. See also Oath of the Abyss for further details. |
| Circle |
 Used in
Ritual Magick and
Wicca, the circle is the sacred space defined prior to performing a
Magical Ritual. In Ritual Magick the circle is used to create a protected space for
the magician, normally during evocation of a spirit; a Wiccan/Neopagan circle is used to define a ritual space to protect those within from negative
influences. Casting the circle refers to the ritual creation of the magical circle, usually with a consecrated knife or sword. |
| Coin |
See Pentacle. |
| Collective Unconscious |
Originally coined by Carl Jung, the 'collective unconscious'
is a term used in analytical psychology. Jung distinguished the 'collective unconscious' from the 'personal unconscious' specific to each
human being, but Freud did not distinguish between an 'individual psychology' and a 'collective psychology'. It is a product of ancestral
experience containing such concepts as science, religion, and morality. The collective unconscious could be considered a reservoir of
the experiences of our species. |
| Countenances |
See
Partsufim. |
| Cup |
See Chalice. |
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