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| AIR - one of the four creative elements, associated with the east and with the ritual wand<p> | |
| ALPENO - Guardian of the Eastern Portal between the Worlds<p> | |
| ARADIA - Queen of the Witches, a Holy Woman who lived in 14th century Italy who taught Witchcraft, protectress<p> | |
| BENANDANTI - 'good witches' who fought ritual battles over the fate of the harvest against the Malandanti<p> | |
| BOSCHETTO - a grove, Italian word for coven<p> | |
| CONGREGA - coven or group<P> | |
| EARTH - one of the four creative elements, associated with the north and with the ritual pentacle<p> | |
| ELEMENTALS - beings of the four elements of Creation: Earth, Air, Fire and Water.<p> | |
| FAMILAIR - any creature or spirit with which you establish a pyhchic rapport beneficial to both parties<p> | |
| FIRE - one of the four elements of Creation, associated with the south and with the ritual spirit blade<p> | |
| GRIGORI - Guardians of the portals between Worlds, also called the Watchers<p> | |
| LARE - ancestral Spirits, worshipped in home shrines<p> | |
| LASA - Spirits of the Old Ways. Protectors and helpers in the Spirit World and can be evoked for assistance<p> | |
| MAGA - sorceress<P> | |
| MAGIA - witchcraft<P> | |
| MAGO - magickian<P> | |
| MALANDANTI - 'evil witches' who fought ritual battles over the outcome of the harvest against the Benandanti<p> | |
| MALOCCHIO - the 'evil eye' or the 'overlook'<p> | |
| MEANA - Guardian of the Western Portal between the Worlds<p> | |
| NANTA BAG - designed to keep the wearer in harmony with the forces of Nature and serves as a carrier of the tools so that a Witch may perform Magick at any time. Contains miniature representations of the tools<p> | |
| NUMEN - consciousness or spirit within all things, gave power to the forms in Nature<p> | |
| SETTRANO - Guardian of the Western Portal between the Worlds<p> | |
| SPIRIT FLAME - a blue flame burned upon the altar, believed to be the living essence of the Gods and the Spirits of Old<p> | |
| STREGA - female witch<p> | |
| STREGHERIA - the religion of Italian Witches<p> | |
| STREGONE - male witch<p> | |
| TAGA - Guardian of the Northern Portal between the Worlds<p> | |
| TREGUA - term for Full Moon gatherings<p> | |
| TREGUENDA - term for the eight seasonal rites<p> | |
| VEGLIA - oral family history and traditions<p> | |
| VEGLIONE - Full Moon ceremony<p> | |
| WATER - one of the four creative elements associated with the west and with the ritual chalice<p> | |
| </font></center></h2><br><br> | |
| some info from: 'The Ways of the Strega' by Raven Grimassi<br> | |
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