[1966] in Central_America
Re: New quotes for Sat Nov 11
mcdonald@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mcdonald@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Nov 13 12:53:52 1989
On the subject of invocations, etc.
There may not be any demons in Wicca theology, but at least some Wiccans
believe in other beings which can be summoned and appealed to:
"Apart from the spirits that inhabit the four Elements of Air, Fire, Earth,
and Water there are the other nature essences, as any good Wiccan will tell
you: tree spirits or Dryads, for example." ---Practical Celtic Magic
The book also describes several rituals, including one to invoke Elemental
Spirits. That particular ritual did not include any circle, triangle,
or pentagram, but there were several citations, including A.E.Waite, a famed
19th century occultist. I remember reading part of the book cited; I believe
Waite does describe using circles, and also pentagrams, and also triangles
and several variations for specific types of beings. I don't remember
whether the pentacle was to be upright or inverted, or whether it was of
particular importance, in Waite's book.
Disclaimer: I am not a Wiccan, nor a practicing anything; I just happened
to do some research recently. Actually, this article does not help the
current discussion, which seems to have gone to a slightly different track,
but I thought it might be interesting
