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Ululation The part of an incantation or chant, which demands full vocal force and volume.

Uncasting Opening the circle at the end of a ritual.

Unction Ceremonial anointment with oil. Unction is sometimes performed as an act of consecration. It is also used in rites fir the severely ill or dying, as in the case of extreme unction. In ceremonial magick, unction is often used as a symbol of the quest for initiation, or the dedication (consecration) of the magickian to enlightenment. See Consecration, Theurgy.

Undine The elemental spirit who dwells on the water plane.

Unmanifest The unknown source of existence. It is said that magicians take their power from the unmanifest to use it within the manifest.



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