By Tamima Ramez amp Marwan Goals To be able to identify wiccan symbols To be able to know the meaning and significance of wiccan symbols Hecates Wheel Hecate is a goddess Refers to the serpents power of rebirth ID: 462764
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By
Tamima
, Ramez & MarwanSlide2
Goals
To be able to identify wiccan symbols
To be able to know the meaning and significance of wiccan symbolsSlide3
Hecate’s Wheel
Hecate is a goddess
Refers to the serpent’s power of rebirth
to the labyrinth of knowledge through which Hecate could lead
mankind
& to the flame of life itselfIt is used in wiccan practicesSlide4
Triquetra
Symbolizes the triple goddess (maid, mother & crone
Also considered to represent the triplicate of body, mind & soul
As well as the 3 domains of
e
arth – earth, sea & skySlide5
Pentagram
Symbolizes the five elements – earth, air, water, fire & spirit
Faces upwards to symbolize the triumph of spirit over matter
Used for ritual purposesSlide6
Theban Alphabet
Wiccan’s magical alphabet to protect magical writing from prying eyes
Used for making charms & amuletsSlide7
Cauldron
Represents fire or water elements
Used for mixing herbs, consecration or to hold ingredients for a spell
Used in ritualsSlide8
Green Man
A face made of leaves & vines
Serves as the embodiment of untamed nature
An emblem of the male principle
A symbol of fertility & vibrant life energySlide9
Besom
A broom
A large symbolic role in Wiccan practices
Used for symbolic cleansing or purification
Uses a broom to “sweep” negative energy from a place
Significant to marriages, where it stands as a stand-in threshold to cement their vowsSlide10
Athame
A consecrated ceremonial knife symbolizing air & fire
A tool represented in
grimoires
& with-hunters manuals
Used in ritualsSlide11
Triple Goddess
Represents 3 aspects of moon (waxing, waning & full)
Also represents 3 ages of womankind (mother, maiden & crone)
As well as it symbolizes the “Lady”, “Goddess” or the feminine polarity of the universeSlide12
Boline
A small, sickle shaped knife (lunar tool)
Used to gather herbs
Used in rituals & spellsSlide13
Corn Dolly
Was believed to contain the essence of the spirit of the grains
A representation of the solar deity who would be burned and “reborn” as the spring grain
At the end of the season, the bundle would be ritually sacrificed, burnt or plowed under to ensure the year’s crops
Evolved into household traditions, like hanging over doors & sometimes, small corn dollies were given in cradles Slide14
Witch’s Knot
Used as a sympathetic charm against witchcraft
Scratched over doorways of homes & stables
A protective charm to draw the symbol in one continuous motion
The 4 radiating half circles symbolically reflect malefic windsSlide15
Binding Spell
A magic formula to “bind” or restrain a person’s will or behavior
Include love spells, attempts to silence enemies & more
Witches use knots, pins & other symbolic elementsSlide16
Cimaruta
Silver amulets with various small symbols in its branches most commonly keys, crescent moons, daggers, stars & flowers
Protective charms against magic, witchcraft & evil eye, especially for infantsSlide17
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