Quick and Easy to Understand definitions of the most commonly used terms in Witchcraft. There are many more terms, but this will get you started!
In Alphabetical Order
Amulet - A magickally charged object, often used for protection.
Asperge - To sprinkle with water before or during a ritual, to purify with sprinkled water.
Athame - A double-edged dagger for ritual use.
Aura - The energy field existing around all living things.
Balefire - A fire lit for a magickal purpose.
Besom - A magickal broom.
Bolline - A white handled knife used for practical purposes (cutting herbs, flowers, etc.)
Book of Shadows - A book kept like a diary by a Witch of spells, rituals, and stories.
Censer - An incense burner
Center - To center one self's thoughts and energies
Chalice - A ritual goblet
Charge - To infuse an object or person with energy; also an oath or instruction.
Circle - A sphere created by a Witch, constructed of energy.
Cleanse - to remove negative energy, to purify.
Coven - A group of Witches who come together to practice magick and celebrate the Sabbaths
Craft - The Craft; Witchcraft, natural magick
Deosil - Clockwise
Divination - The magickal art of discovering the unknown through use of cards, runes, stones, crystal balls, and other tools.
Elements - The four building blocks of the universe. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Major forces used in natural magick
Evocation - Calling up spirits or other non-physical entities.
Faerie - One of many nature spirits that inhabit a realm or dimension next to our own.
Faerie Kingdom - The realm of the Faerie
Grimoire - A magickal workbook
Grounding - To ground ; to root oneself firmly in the physical world in preparation for magicka; and metaphysical work.
Handfasting - A Witch, Wiccan, Pagan, or Gypsy wedding
Herbalist - One who works with herbs
Invocation - To invoke or appeal to a God or Goddess, element or energy.
Magick - The manipulation of natural forces and psychic energy to bring about desired changes.
Pagan or Paganism - A Follower of an earth based religion
Pentacle - A ritual object or piece of jewelry with a pentagram inscribed or woven into it.
Pentagram - Five-pointed star.
Ritual - Ceremony
Runes - Symbols carved onto rocks, crystals, clay, candles or other surfaces which have powerful energies to be used during magick; symbols used in early alphabets.
Scry - To gaze into or at an object while in a deep meditative state; to open oneself to visions of the future.
Skyclad - To practice magick and ritual in the nude.
Spell - A magickal ritual used to produce certain results in the physical world.
Talisman - A magickally charged object used to attract a specific force or energy to its bearer.
Underworld - The realm of the spirit; realm of the dead.
Unicorn - A magickal horned horse.
Visualization - The process of forming mental images
Wicca or Wiccan - (a participant of) A modern revival of ancient Earth-based religions focusing on the Goddess and God of nature
Widdershins - Counter Clockwise.
Witch - Someone who practices the craft of magick (usually also a member of the Pagan Religion)