Gavin Bone, the Glossary
Gavin Bone (born 19 January 1964) is an English author and lecturer in the fields of magic, Neopagan witchcraft, Wicca and Neo-Paganism, and an organizer in the Neo-Pagan community.[1]
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41 relations: Abbots Bromley, Aquarian Tabernacle Church, Australia, Bermuda Triangle, British Army, British big cats, Buddhism, Ceremonial magic, Coven, Eastney, Europe, Faith healing, Ghost, Greenpeace, Groby, Hampshire, Hinduism, Ireland, Janet Farrar, Lecturer, Leicester, Leicestershire, Magic (supernatural), Mediumship, Modern paganism, Neopagan witchcraft, New Zealand, Nursing, Occult, Paganism, Polyfidelity, Portsmouth, Raven Grimassi, Reflexology, Seax-Wica, Shamanism, Stewart Farrar, Taoism, Unidentified flying object, United States, Wicca.
- English Wiccans
- Gardnerian Wiccans
- Wiccan writers
- Writers from Portsmouth
Abbots Bromley
Abbots Bromley is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire and lies approximately east of Stafford, England.
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Aquarian Tabernacle Church
The Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC) is a Wiccan church located in Index, Washington.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where, according to an urban legend, a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
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British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
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British big cats
In British folklore and urban legend, British big cats refers to the subject of reported sightings of non-native, typically large felids feral in the United Kingdom.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Ceremonial magic
Ceremonial magic (also known as ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic.
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Coven
A coven is a group or gathering of witches.
Eastney
Eastney is a district in the south-east corner of Portsmouth, England, on Portsea Island.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Faith healing
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice.
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Ghost
In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living.
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of environmental activists.
Groby
Groby (pronounced "GROO-bee") is a village in the Hinckley and Bosworth borough Leicestershire, England.
Hampshire
Hampshire (abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England.
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.
Janet Farrar
Janet Farrar (born Janet Owen on 24 June 1950) is a British teacher and author of books on Wicca and Neopaganism. Gavin Bone and Janet Farrar are English Wiccans and Wiccan writers.
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Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country.
Leicester
Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.
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Magic (supernatural)
Magic is an ancient practice rooted in rituals, spiritual divinations, and/or cultural lineage—with an intention to invoke, manipulate, or otherwise manifest supernatural forces, beings, or entities in the natural world.
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Mediumship
Mediumship is the pseudoscientific practice of purportedly mediating communication between familiar spirits or spirits of the dead and living human beings.
Modern paganism
Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, spans a range of new religious movements variously influenced by the beliefs of pre-modern peoples across Europe, North Africa, and the Near East.
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Neopagan witchcraft
Neopagan witchcraft, sometimes referred to as The Craft, is an umbrella term for some neo-pagan traditions that include the practice of magic.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Nursing
Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence".
Occult
The occult (from occultus) is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving a 'hidden' or 'secret' agency, such as magic and mysticism.
Paganism
Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism.
Polyfidelity
Polyfidelity is a type of non-monogamous, relationship in which all members are recognized as equivalent to the other partners and comply to restrict sexual and romantic relationship activities to exclusively only other members within the group.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.
Raven Grimassi
Gary Charles Erbe (April 12, 1951 – March 10, 2019), known as Raven Grimassi, was an American author of over 20 books, including topics on Wicca,, witchcraft and neo-paganism. Gavin Bone and Raven Grimassi are Wiccan writers.
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Reflexology
Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and hands.
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Seax-Wica
Seax-Wica, or sometimes Seax Witchcraft, is a tradition of neopagan practice blending aspects of Wicca with the iconography of Anglo-Saxon paganism, while not seeking to reconstruct the early mediaeval religion itself.
Shamanism
Shamanism or samanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman or saman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance.
Stewart Farrar
Frank Stewart Farrar (28 June 1916 – 7 February 2000) was an English screenwriter, novelist and prominent figure in the Neopagan religion of Wicca, which he devoted much of his later life to propagating with the aid of his seventh wife, Janet Farrar, and then his friend Gavin Bone as well. Gavin Bone and Stewart Farrar are English Wiccans and Wiccan writers.
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Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.
Unidentified flying object
An unidentified flying object (UFO), or unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP), is any perceived airborne, submerged or transmedium phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Wicca
Wicca, also known as "The Craft", is a modern pagan, syncretic, earth-centered religion.
See also
English Wiccans
- Alex Sanders (Wiccan)
- Ann-Marie Gallagher
- Arnold Crowther
- Charles Cardell
- Doreen Valiente
- Edith Woodford-Grimes
- Eleanor Bone
- Frederic Lamond (Wiccan)
- Gavin Bone
- Gerald Gardner
- Inbaal
- Jack L. Bracelin
- Janet Farrar
- Kate West
- Lois Bourne
- Marina Baker
- Maxine Sanders
- Murry Hope
- Patricia Crowther (Wiccan)
- Philip Heselton
- Philip Shallcrass
- Raymond Buckland
- Raymond Howard (Wiccan)
- Rhiannon Ryall
- Robert Cochrane (witch)
- Robin Skelton
- Stewart Farrar
- Vivianne Crowley
Gardnerian Wiccans
- Aidan A. Kelly
- Doreen Valiente
- Eddie Buczynski
- Edith Woodford-Grimes
- Gavin Bone
- Gerald Gardner
- Herman Slater
- Jack L. Bracelin
- Lady Rhea
- Leo Martello
- Lois Bourne
- Patricia Crowther (Wiccan)
- Robert Cochrane (witch)
- Starhawk
Wiccan writers
- Amanda Yates Garcia
- D. J. Conway
- Donald H. Frew
- Doreen Valiente
- Ed Fitch
- Gavin Bone
- Gerina Dunwich
- Ipsita Roy Chakraverti
- Jan De Zutter
- Janet Farrar
- Lady Sheba
- Leo Martello
- Lois Bourne
- Margot Adler
- Mike Nichols (author)
- Murry Hope
- Pauline Campanelli
- Phyllis Curott
- Raven Grimassi
- Raymond Buckland
- Robin Skelton
- Scott Cunningham
- Silver RavenWolf
- Starhawk
- Stewart Farrar
- Vivianne Crowley
- William H. Keith Jr.
Writers from Portsmouth
- Alison Light
- Andrew Fisher (political activist)
- Anita Jeram
- Anthony Bailey (author)
- Arthur John Arberry
- Arthur Nock
- Brian Hayles
- Charles Dickens
- Christopher Hitchens
- Christopher Logue
- Daniel Wise (author)
- Dillie Keane
- Donald Nicol
- Douglas Morey Ford
- Emmanuel Lobb
- F. L. Green
- Fred T. Jane
- G. E. L. Owen
- Gavin Bone
- George Meredith
- Graham Hurley
- Howard Brenton
- Hugh Roberts (art historian)
- Iain Landles
- Jan Needle
- John Relly Beard
- Karen Traviss
- Kim Woodburn
- Mark Donohue (linguist)
- Mike Wozniak
- Nick Dear
- Olivia Manning
- Percy F. Westerman
- Peter Nichols (journalist)
- Richard Aldington
- Sarah Doudney
- Simon Henwood
- Susanna Rowson
- Toby Harnden
- Tony Thomas (film historian)
- Vivienne Parry
- Walter Besant