** WAITE, Arthur Edward (died 1942)
** WALDENESIANS
** WALKERS, Black
** WALPURGISNACHT
** WANDERING JEW
** WARDING
** WARLOCK
** WARRIORS OF PAN
** WATCHERS
** WATCHTOWERS
** WATCHTOWERS, Guardians of the (see WATCHERS)
** WATER WITCHING (see DOWSING)
** WEAVER (CRAFT)
** WEBWEAVING
** WEIGHING (OF WITCHES)
** WELLS
** WELSH CYMRI WICCA
** WELSH TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT
** WEREWOLF (see LYCANTHROPY)
** WESTCOTT, W Wynn
** WESTERN MYSTERIES
** WHEEL OF THE YEAR
** WHITE HANDLED KNIFE (see BOLINE)
** WHITE GODDESS, The
** WHITE LADY
** WHITE, Ron 'Chalky'
** WICCA
** WICCA, Algard
** WICCA, American Eclectic
** WICCA, American Traditional
** WICCA, Christian
** WICCA, Faery
** WICCA, Progressive
** WICCA, Saxon
** WICCA, Seax
** WICCA, Solitary
** WICCA, Stregeria
** WICCA, Starkindler
** WICCA, Welsh Cymri
** WICCAN
** WICCAN BASED PAGANISM
** WICCAN BELIEF, Thirteen Principles of
** WICCAN CHURCH OF CANADA
** WICCAN MYTHOS
** WICCAN REDE
** WICCAN SHAMANISM
** WICCAN, The
** WICCANING
** WIERUS, Johannes (1516-88)
** WILKINSON, Louis Umfraville
** WILSON, Monique
** WITCH
** WITCH-BOTTLE
** WITCHCRAFT
** WITCHCRAFT, Eclectic
** WITCHCRAFT, Pictish (see PICTI-WITA)
** WITCH-DRAUGHT
** WITCHING, Water (see DOWSING)
** WITCH PEGS
** WITCHES' CIRCLE (see CIRCLE, Witches')
** WITCHES' HOUSE MUSEUM
** WITCHES' LADDER
** WITCHES' MARK
** WITCHES' MILL MUSEUM (ISLE OF MAN)
** WITCHES' PYRAMID
** WITCHES' RUNE
** WITCHFINDERS
** WITTA
** WIZARD
** WORDS OF POWER (see NAMES OF POWER)
** WORDS OF POWER, Law of
** WORKING
** WORKING CIRCLE (see CIRCLE, Witches')
** WOMEN'S MYSTERIES
** WOOD, King of the (see REX NEMORENSIS)
** WRAITH
** WRAITH, Mind
** WYRD

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PLEASE NOTE:
One of the major problems with 'defining' Paganism and/or its beliefs and practices is that it is an 'organic' movement, in that it is undergoing constant change and re-evaluation from within, and as such any 'one-size-fits-all' approach to understanding Paganism will be found wanting.

Due to the very 'organic' nature of Paganism, and the many differing Paths and Traditions within it, in many cases no one definition may be universally accepted by all Pagans.   Therefore, where such cases of possible conflicting and/or contradictory meanings of certain terms occur I have endevoured to give not only the generally accepted meaning, but also any major 'variations' in belief and/or practice.

Christians who believe this difference in meaning of certain key terms, beliefs and practices to be unique to Paganism need to remember that such conflicts also arise within the Body of Christ - the Church.   Take for instance the differing practices amongst Christians concerning Baptism and the different attitudes towards women in the clergy.