This page gathers the 642 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Mysticism”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 6 of 7: from “scorpion” to “Tritonian”.
- scorpion adj Of or relating to the Scorpio star sign.
- scoutcraft noun A spacecraft used for scouting.
- scythe noun The tenth Lenormand card.
- sea dragon noun A type of dragon that inhabits oceans.
- sea horse noun Synonym of hippocampus.
- sea king noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A ruler of the seas, e.g. Poseidon.
- sea monster noun A large and aggressive creature of the sea that attacks ships.
- seal-man noun A person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again.
- sect noun An ancient astrological concept, a form of polarity by which heavenly bodies were designated as either diurnal or nocturnal.
- selenian adj Of or relating to the god Selene in Greek mythology.
- semiquadrate noun An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
- semisextile noun An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees.
- semisquare noun An aspect made by two planets when they are 45 degrees apart from each other.
- septile noun An angle of roughly 51.5° (1/7 of the 360° ecliptic).
- serpent noun A snake-like monster, such as a dragon or sea serpent.
- serpopard noun A mythical animal resembling a serpent-necked leopard, known from Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian depictions.
- sesquiquadrate adj Of or noting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 135°.
- sextile adj Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
- shapeshift verb To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.
- shapeshifter noun A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.
- shen noun In Chinese mythology, a shapeshifting dragon or shellfish-type sea monster believed to create mirages.
- shifter noun A shape-shifter; a person or other being capable of changing their physical form, especially a lycanthrope.
- ship noun The third card of the Lenormand deck.
- sidereal astrology noun A form of astrology that measures the position of the sun relative to the stars. This compensates for the precession of Earth's axis, which…
- sign noun An astrological sign.
- significator noun A planet that is supposed to rule something.
- signifier noun A card representing a querent, question, or situation.
- silver age noun A historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society; in storytelling archetypes, usually following, and not quite as…
- Sinopean adj Of or relating to Sinope in Greek mythology.
- siren noun One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
- Sisyphean adj Relating to Sisyphus.
- sitiogonic adj Concerned with the mythological motif of the origins of foods, food sources, or food-related aspects of human culture.
- skinwalking noun In certain Native American mythologies, the ability to transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.
- snake noun The seventh Lenormand card.
- solar adj Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
- sorcerer noun A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
- sphere noun Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there…
- spherical adj Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
- sphinx noun A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.
- spiritual world noun A metaphysical plane of existence parallel to the material world and occupied by spirits and other unearthly forces.
- spread noun A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.
- sprite noun A spirit; a soul; a shade.
- square verb To hold a quartile position respecting.
- squonk noun A mythical creature, said to inhabit Pennsylvanian forests, where it hides from view for being ashamed of its own appearance, and to…
- star noun A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck.
- starfall noun A great number of stars descending downward within outer space or the atmosphere; a meteor shower.
- stellify verb To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such
- stork noun The seventeenth Lenormand card.
- stygian adj Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
- Stymphalian bird noun A man-eating bird with a bronze beak and sharp metallic feathers it could launch at its victims, which infested Stymphalus. They were slain…
- Stymphalides noun In Greek mythology, a flock of metallic man-eating birds that haunted Lake Stymphalis in Arkadia. They were slain by Herakles as part of…
- subtle body noun The embodiment of the soul or mind; part of the bodymind of the human being in syncretic, esoteric philosophy.
- sun noun The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- sun sign noun The zodiac sign occupied by the Sun at the time of a person’s birth, regarded as the primary indicator of their core personality, vitality…
- swamp gas noun A skeptical explanation that is provided in order to debunk a UFO sighting that a believer regards as ludicrous, illogical or disingenuous.
- sylph noun An invisible being of the air.
- sylvan noun A fabled deity of the wood; a faun, a satyr.
- synastry noun concurrence of the position or influence of stars
- syzygy noun An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such…
- takya noun A gathering place for Sufis, especially in the Ottoman Empire and South Asia.
- talaria noun The winged sandals worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially the Roman god Mercury (and his Greek counterpart Hermes).
- tannin noun An evil sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology.
- tantalian adj Of or relating to Tantalus.
- tanuki noun A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.
- tarand noun A legendary reindeer/moose-like creature with chameleon properties.
- tarrasque noun Archaic form of tarasque.
- Taurean adj Of, or pertaining to, the star sign Taurus.
- taurine adj Of or pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.
- Teleboan noun Any member of the Teleboae, a tribe of Acarnania descending from Teleboas.
- term noun An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of…
- tertiary planet noun An aspect in astrology, a calculated node in a reading, that is not a real planet.
- Tethyan adj Of or relating to Titan Tethys in Greek mythology.
- thalassian adj Of or relating to Thalassa, the personification of the Sea in Greek mythology.
- Thebean adj Of or relating to Thebe in Greek mythology.
- Themistian adj Of or relating to the Greek titan Themis.
- theosis noun The process of attaining this state of union with God.
- therianthrope noun Any mythical being which is part human, part animal, or is able to shift between human and animal forms.
- therianthropy noun Shapeshifting between human and animal forms.
- Thersitean adj Of or relating to Thersites, a Greek soldier during the Trojan War who was punished for his outspoken criticism of Agamemnon.
- Thor's hammer noun Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol…
- thread of life noun A metaphor for a person’s lifespan, as generated by Clotho, measured out by Lachesis, and terminated by Atropos.
- thunderbird noun A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
- Thyonean adj Of or relating to Thyone in Greek mythology.
- time twin noun Either of two people born at the same time on the same day and thus supposed to have similar traits or life events.
- Titanean adj Of the Titans, literally or figuratively.
- titanian adj Of the Titans
- tokoloshe noun In Zulu mythology, a mischievous dwarf-like spirit man that can become invisible by drinking water or swallowing a stone.
- tortuous adj Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
- tower noun The sixteenth named (trump or Major Arcana) card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
- transit noun The passage of a celestial body in the horoscope, e.g. through a section or in relation to a specific important point in someone's birth…
- transitwise adv In terms of a planetary or astrological transit.
- tree noun The fifth Lenormand card.
- tree nymph noun In Greek myth, a female tree spirit; a dryad.
- trickster noun Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and…
- trigon noun A division consisting of three star signs.
- trine verb To put in the aspect of a trine.
- trioctile noun An aspect of two planets with regard to the Earth when they are three octants, or three eighths of a circle (135 degrees), distant from…
- triple goddess noun A female triune deity, either one goddess with three distinct aspects or manifestations, or three goddesses who form a unit.
- triplicity noun The division of the twelve signs according to the four elements.
- Tritonian adj Of or pertaining to the classical Greek god Triton.