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| Da'ath |
Da'ath (meaning 'reason') is considered by Kabbalists to be a
'quasi-emanation' combining the energies of Chokmah and Binah. Da'ath is often referred to as the eleventh Sephirah or the Sphere without a
number. See also
Sephiroth. |
| Daemon |
See Demon below. |
| Dagger |
 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. |
| Daimon |
See Demon. |
| Daleth |
 The fourth letter of the Sacred Alphabet. It literally means door, has the phonetic value of D, and has a numerical value of 4. It is further attributed to the Planet Venus and the Tarot Trump The Empress. |
| Demon |
In its original Latin form daemon means 'spirit',
genie,
or 'genius' who provided intuition, insight, and inspiration and allowed humans to converse with gods. In relation to the Greek form
daimon, Socrates 'daimon' was his higher consciousness or some divinity connected with him. A demon was never originally considered to be
an evil entity. |
| Demon of Dispersion |
See
Choronzon. |
| Deosil |
A clockwise movement, symbolic of life, positive energies and
good. The majority of rituals, ceremonies and spells, normally call for
deosil movement at some point in their construction. |
| Devil |
See
Satan. |
| Disk |
See
Pentacle. |
| Divination |
Divination is the attempt to gain knowledge of future events or otherwise of occult
information through paranormal or supernatural agencies using methods such as Tarot cards, rune casting, scrying mirrors/bowls, and
astrology (amongst others). |
| Djinn(i) |
See
Jinn. |
| Dybbuk |
A wandering spirit, in Jewish folklore, the soul of a
dead person which may try to forcibly inhabit another person's body. |
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