Glossary
It is assumed that the reader will already be familiar
with most of the terms customarily found in Occult and Magical
literature. However, some terms that the Fellowship has used are
somewhat more specialised, or they are relatively common terms
but used in a specific way by the Fellowship that may deviate
from conventional usage.
This Glossary explains such of those terms as have been used on
this website, and throughout the Fellowship's publications.
Goddess, The (alternatively, the Goddess-force)
A percipient force or entity, feminine in nature, that has defied
closer identification. Communications from the Goddess seem to
take the form of non-verbal telepathic
images, urges and concepts that possess a distinctive "feel".
These communications are generally validated by "independent external
verification" (see below) within very short
periods of time. The Will of the Goddess also appears to manifest
by the manipulation of external events and circumstances. Although
not invariably so, one of the hallmarks of a Goddess-inspired
action is its "uncharacteristic" nature in relation to the personality
and habits of the recipient.
High Priest(ess)
The Fellowship has never been particularly comfortable with what
it regards as grandiose or pretentious terms, and in this instance
it has customarily preferred the rather more humble "priest(ess)".
That said, there were certain occasions in the early days of the
Fellowship (whilst it was still the Circle of the Luna Light)
when it seemed entirely appropriate that this terminology should
be used, in the context of specific Temple workings. Similarly,
although now largely fallen into disuse it is possible that there
may be future occasions when the title could be deemed accurate
in the event of highly structured rituals. Otherwise, "priest(ess)"
should suffice though even this usage is now almost redundant,
having to a large extent been supplanted by "druid".
This is not to say that the two terms are regarded as interchangeable,
or even equivalent - a question about which the Fellowship remains
(as at time of writing) undecided.
(See also Priesthood)
Independent External Verification
A "test" developed by one of the Fellowship's founders which requires
that before a series of "coincidences", "synchronicities", subjective
experiences or apparently "supernatural" phenomena can be taken
to indicate or possess a significance that extends beyond the
events in themselves, they must be validated by a relevant occurrence
in the "real world" over which observers could not reasonably
be expected to have exerted any control or influence, and which
usually appear in a manner that could not be or had not been anticipated.
