Glossary S - U
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| Sabbat: One of the eight celebrations of paganism |
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| Samhain: A Sabbat celebrated on October 31st. |
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| Script: An alphabetic script often used by Witches. Examples include: Elder Futhark, Ogham, Theban and Younger Futhark. |
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| Scrying: A form of divination by gazing into something with a reflective surface. |
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| Scrying Mirror: A tool used for scrying. Often called a black mirror. |
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| Shades: Spirits of the dead. Ghosts rather than beings on the next spiritual level. |
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| Shaman: One who uses spiritual techniques to enter into a trance state in which the practitioner travels to other places in order to gain information, divine, guide souls, or commune with the spirits. |
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| Showstone: A crystal sphere used for divination and scrying. Also called a crystal ball. |
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| Sigil: A magickal seal or glyph. |
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| Skyclad: Clad only by the sky. In other words, naked. |
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| So Mote it Be: A phrase used in rituals to close a chant or incantation. Literally "It must be so" or "So it shall be". |
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| Solar: Of or relating to the sun. |
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| Solitary Witch: A witch who practices alone instead of within a coven. |
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| Solstice: Either of two points at which the Sun is farthest from the Celestial Equator. |
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| Spell: The direction of energies towards a certain goal, generally using spoken words as well as spell "ingredients". |
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| Spellcrafting: The practice of creating spells by writing outline and authoring incantations. |
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| Spring Equinox: Solar Festival; approximately March 2. Also known as Ostara. |
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| Summer Solstice: Solar Festival. The longest day of the year, approximately June 21or 22. Also known as Litha. |
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| Sylph: The elemental of air. |
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| Symbol: A sign which represents something else. Symbols are used commonly in rituals to represent gods, elements, goals, and more. Many tools are symbols. |
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| Talisman: A magickally charged object used to attract a specific type of energy or person. |
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| Tarot: A form of divination using a set of Tarot cards (usually 76). |
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| Three-fold Law: A Wiccan principle which originated from the teachings of Gerald Gardner. It states that any action made by a person will be returned them threefold whether the action was good or bad. |
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| Triple Goddess: The three faces of the goddess - Maiden, Mother, and Crone. |
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| Uncasting: Opening the circle at the end of a ritual. |
