Balefire
A traditional fire lit outdoors during Yule, Beltane, and Litha.
Beltane
A Wiccan sabbat held between spring and the onset of summer,
Southern Hemisphere between October 31st and November 1st - Northern
Hemisphere between April 30th and May 1st.
Besom
A bundle of twigs attached to a handle used to cleanse and purify
sacred space. Essentially a witch's broomstick.
Binding
Using magick to restrain someone or something, or to 'bind' them to
you.
Blessed Be
A term derived from the ritual of the Five-fold Kiss, it is simple a
blessing commonly used by wiccans and pagans as a greeting or a
goodbye. Abbreviated as BB or B*B.
Blood of the Moon
A woman's mentrual cycle, considered important and a crucial time for
magick to be performed, especially when it crosses the new or full
moon.
Bolline; Boleen
A white handled knife used in rituals for carving and cutting
magickal symbols into ritual objects.
Book of Shadows
A term coined by Aleister Crowley for a book of rituals, recipes,
journal entries, laws/rules, and other documents important to a witch
or coven. Each Book of Shadows is different as the individual decides
what is necessary for their book.
Broom Closet
Not meant literally, this is a term used to describe someone who
is "in the broom closet", or in other words, who is not public with
their pagan practices.
Burning Times
This is a word used to describe the execution of the witches during
their persecution from the Middle Ages onwards. Most executions were
in fact by hanging, not burning. While it is claimed that thousands
and even millions were killed, a small fraction were actually
witches. Many were herectics or Christians accused of witchcraft by
those who disliked them.