Glossary

From “Collins new pocket dictionary”, HarperCollins Publishers, 1992 (apart from Egyptian mythological gods, http://realmagick.com/articles/51/1551.html), Collins English Dictionary, Millennium Edition; Harper Collins Publishers,1999  

Aromatherapy: massage with fragrant oils to relieve tension 

Belief: 1) principle etc. accepted as true 2) opinion 3) religious faith

Believe: 1) accept as true or real 2) be convinced of the truth or existence of

Bosch, Hieronymous: Painter.  Today considered as a surrealist, he paints distorted midnightmareish visions reflecting on topics that were important in the period in which he lived.  

Breugel, Pierter (1525? -1569): Painter.  Hi s art sometimes reflected peasant life, sometimes human folly (banquet, greed...) and sometimes a mixture of both.  

Confession: 1) the act of confessing 2)an acknowledgment or declaration of one's faults, misdeeds or crimes 3) (in Christian religion) the act of a penitent accusing himself of his sins

Convert: cause to change in opinion or belief

Coven: 1) a meeting of witches 2) a company of 13 witches 

Dionysus: originally Greek god of the vines and wine also known as Bacchus. 

God: 1) Spirit or being worshipped as having supernatural powers 2) object of worship, idol 3) in monotheistic religious, the supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe

Hell: 1) home of wicked after death 2) place or state of wickedness, suffering or punishment  

Horus: Son of Isis 

Idol: image of a god as an object of worship

Idolatry: 1) worship of idols 2) excessive devotion or reverence 

Incubi -bus: demon believed to have sex with sleeping women

Isis: from Egyptian mythology: sister of Set and Osiris, Osiris's wife, Horus's mother 

Osiris: From Egyptian mythology, God of the dead and  resurrection into eternal life, father and brother of Isis, father of Horus and brother of Set

Pagan: 1) not belonging to one of the worlds main religions 2) pagan person  

Set: From Egyptian Mythology, patron deity of Northern Egypt, associated with the serpent, brother of Isis and Osiris

Sins: 1) breaking of a religious or moral law 2) offence against a principle or standard