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| Earth |
 The third planet from the sun, and the only one in the solar system supporting life as we know it. Earth is one of the four alchemical Elements. In esoteric tradition such as Kabbalah, Earth represents the manifestation of matter. Earth has the properties cold and dry, and is associated with physical sensation. |
| Elementals |
Creatures or spirits that inhabit and take on the qualities of
the four elements. Sylphs are the spirits of Air, gnomes, the spirits of Earth, salamanders, the spirits of Fire, and undines, the spirits of
Water. Elementals are also thought forms which can be manifested by worked up emotion for personal use to enhance a ritual or spell. These thought
forms are taken from your subconscious and have aspects
of you, although they are detached from you. See also
Familiars. |
| Elements |
Basically, the four qualities of the world. In
Alchemy, the four classical Elements are
Air, Earth (see above), Fire and Water. |
| En Sof |
See
Ain Soph. |
| Enochian Magick |
This is magick used for the evocation and commanding of
various spirits. It is a system of Ceremonial Magick based on the writings of Dr John Dee and Edward Kelley (also spelt as
Kelly) in the sixteenth century. According to Dee and Kelley their information was delivered to them directly by an angel (the Great Angel Ave),
after which they created the Enochian script. They claim it embraces secrets contained within the
Book of Enoch (a title given to several attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah). Enochian script is often referred to as the
'Angelic Script', and is used in Ceremonial Magick when working with angelic beings, particularly so in the
Calls or Keys used to summon them. |
| Equinox |
The word 'equinox' is derived from the Latin words aequus
(equal) and nox (night). An equinox occurs when the celestial equator and the path the
sun appears to take through the constellations of the zodiac (the ecliptic) meet. This occurs just twice a year, in spring and autumn, when
night and day are of equal length (the vernal and autumnal equinoxes). These names are normally used when one wishes to relate the equinox to a season.
However, the seasons of the northern and southern hemispheres are opposites (the spring equinox of one hemisphere is the autumn equinox of the other). Every
26,000 years, our planet earth completes what is known as a
'precession cycle'. During each precession cycle, the earth's 'axis', for want of a more definitive word, 'wobbles' in relation to the celestial
equator, changing the constellation that appears on the ecliptic on the vernal equinox. This is referred to as the Equinox of the Gods. |
| Equinox of the Gods |
See Equinox. |
| Esoteric |
Hidden or deeper knowledge or teachings that are possessed
or understood by a few as opposed to the masses. In religion this manifests in the 'mystical'. |
| Ether |
See
Aether. |
| Evocation |
Unlike what happens with
invocation, involving a ‘calling in’,
evocation involves a ‘calling forth’, most commonly into what is called the Triangle of Art. Aleister Crowley explains the distinct
difference between invocation and evocation as such: "To 'invoke' is to ‘call in’, just as to ‘evoke’ is to ‘call forth’. This is the essential
difference between the two branches of Magick. In invocation, the
macrocosm floods the consciousness. In evocation, the magician,
having become the macrocosm, creates a microcosm. You invoke a God into the
Circle. You evoke a Spirit into the
Triangle of Art." |
| Exorcism |
A religious-based act of forcing a demon or evil spirit from the body of a possessed person. The act is usually performed by a religious person, such as a priest, and involves the performing of certain
rituals. |
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