I know that the words we choose make all the difference..
As far as your
Field of Intentions, it really is not the words you use, but the emotion you put behind them. We use the words to convince ourselves of what it is we are feeling or to attempt to tell others what we are feeling, wanting, needing... but when you are asking your higher self/spirit/angels/Universe for something, the actionable thing is the picture you hold - your emotional commitment to that need. I know I have said to not put forth negative words (e.g., "I shall not get sick") because the operative verb/noun is "get sick," but once you really get into this, the way to guarantee you don't get sick is to visualize (make a picture in your mind) your body in perfectly healthy condition. "My body conforms to the original intended template - all parts work perfectly as intended." Again, though, that's just a bunch of words, an affirmation, or, if you choose, casting a spell. It is not the word itself that matters; it is your intention and how much emotion (your focus energy) is attached to making that intent become your reality. Did that make more
sense?
I always have problems with words because they have other meanings.
Yup, they do. The same word used on the east coast can mean the opposite of what is intended on the west coast (or anywhere else). So here's something I put together a zillion years ago that defines the exact meaning of many of the titles pagans use ... and MISUSE because they do not know the original meaning in the native language that word came from. ENJOY!
Definitions
If we are to communicate with any hope of
not constantly misunderstanding in this subject area, we must first have some common definitions. Hollywood and most novels, by the way, use these all wrong.
Magician: from the old Persian Magus (plural is Magi) meaning “wise one” or “magic user”
Mage: also from Magus, but more often used as “wise one gifted with foresight”
Thaumaturge: wonder worker (Greek “Thaumaturgy” is the art of making miracles happen)
Theurgist: one who practices Theurgy, meaning "divine work" (white magic - the working of miracles through the intervention of angels or divine spirits)
Thelemite: followers of Thelema, the Law (ala Aleister Crowley)
Goetic: performer of Goety, a black magic (Greek for dark wizardry)
Pentagram: a five pointed star; with point up, it is good; with point down, it is evil. Most often, the pentagram used in paganism is interwoven over/under, not a solid.
Wizard: Old Norse, meaning "clever" or "knowing" (man of occult power)
Sorcerer/Sorceress: related to Sortilege, foretelling of the future by casting lots
Enchanter/Enchantress: user of magic to beguile or ensnare. " Enchant" is Old French for "bewitch" (which means nothing more than "to sing" - ala mermaids), spellbind, enrapture, compel, delude.
Conjuror: one who binds or constrains with an oath, using the power found in divine names
Necromancer: used interchangeably with magician, but is really narrower - means "corpse divination" (calling back the dead from beyond the grave)
Nigromancy: black magic
Demonists: those who practice Demonolatry, the worship of demons, which is a spirit dwelling between the gods and humans. Movies convince you that a demon is evil (one of Satan's minions), but that was not the intent. This is a spirit that has not moved on.
Satanists: those who use anti-social behavior to shock, or as an anti-Christian rebellion. There are Satanists who worship Satan (who doesn't really even exist), but mostly they are just people who want to freak out other people by appearing very evil (and some of them are).
Witchcraft: from Wicca, a
male magician, and Wicce, a
female magician. Wiccian means to practice sorcery. Wicca is also a corrupt form of Witga (prophet, soothsayer, wizard) which is from Wítan (to see) and Wetan (to know), therefore witchcraft is simply the craft of the wise.
Warlock: Old Scottish, meaning Liar or Traitor, one who breaks faith. Commonly used to mean a male witch, but this use is
not proper. If used properly, today, everyone in government would be a warlock.
Druid: Celtic, meaning "Oak-wise." Druids formed a priestly caste who practiced natural magic using herbs, plants, stones.