Glossary - B


Words and terms beginning with the letter B.

  • Bane: Something that is poisonous or destructive.
  • Banish: To drive or send away.
  • Beltane: One of the eight Sabbats in the Wiccan calendar.
  • Besom: A Wiccan or witch's ritual broom.
  • Bind: To restrain someone or something. In other words to "bind" them or it to you using magic.
  • Bind Rune: A runic talisman consisting of two or more Futhark rune symbols.
  • Binding: The practice of using magic or spells to restrain someone or something. In other words to "bind" them or it to you.
  • Black Scrying Mirror: A mirror with a black reflective surface used for divination.
  • Blessed Be: A blessing commonly used by Wiccans and pagans as a greeting or goodbye. Often abbreviated as BB or B*B.
  • Blood Of The Moon: A woman's menstrual cycle, considered important and a crucial time for magic to be performed.
  • Boleen: A white handled knife commonly used in rituals for carving and cutting magical symbols into ritual objects.
  • Bolleen: See Boleen.
  • Bolline:See Boleen.
  • Boline:See Boleen.
  • Book Of Changes (The): Another name for the I Ching.
  • Book Of Shadows: A book of rituals, recipes, and other documents important to a witch or coven.