SpiritNetwork's Glossary

walk-in

A high-minded entity from the spirit plane who is permitted under certain circumstances to take over the unwanted bodies of other human beings.

walk-out

Someone who desperately wishes to depart or who, because of a clinical death or near-death experience, is unable to keep his/her body alive.

Wands

Tarot suit denoting enterprise.

warlock

Though the modern English defination is a male witch, sorcerer, wizard, or demon, the original Scottish meaning is traitor or oath breaker.

water sprinkling

The scattering of small drops of water or perfume on the sitters, walls, and furniture during a seance signifying and indication from spirit that they approve of the activity or thoughts.

water witching

Another term for dowsing.

watery signs

Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.

wave-length

The hypothetical periodic wave and cycle of an unknown energy that carries ESP, PK, or telepathy.

Way

(Chinese) "Tao" The sublime path that can't be expressed in language but can be found by someone who sees his or her own nature.

Wayshower

A prophet or enlightened one who by virtue of evolutionary progress can lead humanity through spiritual development.

Wesak

(Sanskrit) Celebration of the birth, renunciation, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, usually on the full moon in Taurus.

Wheel of Fortune

Tarot #10a destiny.

Wheel of Life

Incessant wheel of karma whose twelve links are represented in Indian and Tibetan art.

whirlwind

A feeling of suction that some feel during astral projection when the astral body pulls away from the physical body.

white color

The perfect blending of all the seven colors of the spectrum making white pure color. The positive aspects represents good, light, purity, peace, modesty, innocence, gaiety and happiness; negative aspect represents weakness, delicacy, infirmity, cowardice.

white light

Energy that balances and restores, natural and available to all living things. Emanations from the spiritual, the light of God.

white magic

Art and discipline relying on the technology of rituals to achieve psychic results; white meaning superior and with good intent.

whole foods

Foods in their natural form that have not been refined or processed such as brown rice or whole wheat berries.

wholistic (holistic)

Whole, organic, macrocosmic.

Wicca

Witchcraft (Old English) Nature religion. Religion using simple rituals to achieve communion with the natural forces around mother nature.

will

Essential function of being, experienced as purpose, choice, causality, ability to express or act; with three aspectsstrong, skillful, good.

wisdom

1. Intuitive knowledge of the mind of love and clarity that lies beneath one's ego-driven anxieties and aggressions. 2. An advanced level of comprehension. Steps taught in spiritual understanding areinformation (data and concepts), knowledge (use of), and wisdom (the ability to synthesize, to see spiritual relationships). The dedicated observation and practice of knowledge results in wisdom.

wisdom teachings

A collection of wisdom; a body of knowledge about the hidden nature of humanity and the world held sacred through all time.

wise ones

A common title signifying those trained in the wisdom of the esoteric.

witch

A person who bends energy and shapes consciousness.

witch-doctor

A practitioner skilled in magical arts and occultism.

witchcraft

Religion believing that man has fallen from the Godhead and will return by working to perfect himself; belief in the superiority of the mother goddess, who represents nature; emphasizing harmony with nature and trying to appeal to this harmony by using ceremonies, rituals and amulets.

Word

Reason, order, governing principle.

World

Tarot #21 Happiness, harmony, enlightenment.

worry stone

Small pebbles used in the Huna system for invoking spiritual power.