Practice

Devotional Practice

Prayer, ritual, offerings, altars, meditation, study, journaling, festivals, and private devotional life.

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A circle diagram from the Key of Solomon
Updated 2026-10-01

Magical circle

A marked ritual space whose names, divisions, and purpose differ among magical texts and modern traditions.

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An inscribed talismanic shirt in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Updated 2026-10-01

Talismans

Objects prepared or used for a particular effect through inscriptions, images, materials, and ritual meaning.

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A Campana relief depicting initiation into the Eleusinian mysteries; historical context
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Initiation

Entry into a religious or esoteric path through ceremony, instruction, recognition, and lived development.

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A crystal ball associated with John Dee in the British Museum
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Scrying

A divinatory or visionary practice involving a reflective surface, crystal, or other focus for reported images and messages.

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A woman making an offering before household shrines in Waterhouse’s painting
Updated 2026-10-01

Offerings

Offerings are objects, substances, actions, or works intentionally presented to a deity, spirit, sacred power, or religious community. Across religious history offerings have included food, drink, incense, flowers, animal sacrifice, money, vows, music, labor, art, and acts of service. In theistic Satanism, offerings are commonly used to express devotion, gratitude, hospitality, dedication, or…

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Waterhouse’s painting of a woman studying a crystal ball
Updated 2026-10-01

Divination

Divination consists of practices that interpret signs as answers, indications, or guidance. Methods differ in their religious assumptions and in the kinds of claims they make.

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A page of Leonardo’s sketches, illustrating the practice of keeping a working record
Updated 2026-10-01

Occult diaries and record keeping

An occult diary records religious or magical work as it occurs. Separating observations from interpretations makes reflection and comparison more reliable.

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