The series ' use of magic, as noted by religion professor Gregory Stevenson, neither promotes nor denigrates Wiccan ideals and Willow rejects Wiccan colleagues for not practicing the magic she favors.

There are various ways of accomplishing ritual purification and consecration, depending on the specific tradition of Wicca being followed, and also whether the individual Wiccan is practicing with a coven or as a solitary witch.

Public criticism came from the practicing Wiccan Jani Farrell-Roberts, who took part in a published debate with Hutton in The Cauldron magazine in 2003.

Noting Adler's position as a practicing Wiccan, and the impact which this would have on her study, Pike however felt that the book was " less defensive and apologetic than sociological studies conducted by many supposedly objective " outsiders ".

Known as a practicing Wiccan, Skelton also published a number of books on the subject of the occult and other neopagan religions.

Weird NJ has also published an e-mail from a correspondent who had claimed to have been a practicing Wiccan and said that he and fellow adherents built shrines in the area and practiced casting spells, which he said accounted for some of the stories people told.

In these two books, Bell also published the bulk of the Wiccan Book of Shadows, introducing to the general public for the first time the possibility of practicing Wiccan-style ritual.

After too many years of exposing herself to toxins, and modifying her own DNA to the point of losing most of her humanity, a dying Poison Ivy makes her way to Dr. Holland, who is practicing science in a remote rural cottage.

Widowed two years before the war began, she supported herself and her two half-grown sons by practicing as a " botanic Physician " in Galesburg, Illinois.

Corbett explained in court that she was practicing neither optometry nor ophthalmology and represented herself not as a doctor but only as an “ instructor of eye training ”.

To distract herself, she becomes more involved in magic, practicing spells with varying degrees of success, and trying to socialize with the campus Wicca group.

As Tony leaves the principal's office happy with the good news, he passes the gymnasium where Theresa ( Dawn Richard ) is practicing by herself.

The California The Medical Practice Act, Business and Professions Code section 2052, provides: " Any person who practices or attempts to practice, or who holds himself or herself out as practicing ... without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked, or unsuspended certificate ... is guilty of a public offense.

Rather than buying a piece of possibly expensive audio equipment, such as a high-end audio amplifier or speaker, the person practicing DIY Audio will make it him / herself.

However, as a practicing historian, he, himself, has left few clues to the amount of professional scholarship that he used when writing history.

Other forms of communication, such as visual cues or spoken cues, are often considered to spoil the dance, unless used in specific circumstances, e. g., practicing figures, or figures which are purposely danced without physical connection.

Drum muffling pads may be used to lessen the volume of drums during practicing.

Verbal cues, consistent feedback, practicing correct orientation and weight shifting are all effective strategies used to reduce the effects of this disorder.

A Chinese study of couples practicing random intercourse to achieve pregnancy used very sensitive pregnancy tests to detect pregnancy.

In 1918 the term " Reconstruction Aide " was used to refer to individuals practicing physical therapy.

These are among the most common tools used by practicing biologists today.

Metronomes may be used by musicians when practicing in order to maintain a constant tempo ; by adjusting the metronome, facility can be achieved at varying tempi.

Native American boarding schools, which enforced white American values and the English language were extensively used as late as the 1990s, and were notorious for implementing corporal punishment if a Native child was caught speaking his or her language or freely practicing their tribal faith.

In 1953 Kingman was used to detain those men accused of practicing polygamy in the Short Creek raid, which was at the time one of the largest arrests in American history.

The FCC boathouse is used to store rowing shells, whose teams can be seen practicing on the canal most days during the traditional canal season.

Some, including Silva himself, believe that it can be used to develop paranormal abilities such as ESP, and that practicing it can allow you to tap into a higher consciousness.

The term agape is rarely used in ancient manuscripts, but was used by the early Christians to refer to the self-sacrificing love of God for humanity, which they were committed to reciprocating and practicing towards God and among one another ( also see kenosis ).

Devotionals are often given to young girls receiving their first Holy Eucharist or on the 13th birthday, used primarily as a steppingstone to practicing devotionals such as the Holy Rosary.

Ever since the sixth-century the ancient Hawaiians have used solid wooden boards when practicing their ancient art of Hoe he ' e nalu.

It was not used in any serious context, but was useful for reducing the volume of the instrument when practicing and was often termed a " Practice Pedal ".

Over time the term was used in a pejorative sense applied to those nominal Catholics who were suspected of secretly practicing Islam.

When, Bheema approached Dhritarashtra, then Lord Krishna instructed him to place Bheema's iron statue that was used by Duryodhana while practicing Gadayuddha, before Dhritarashtra instead of Bhima himself hugging Duryodhana's father.

Weyer criticised the Malleus Maleficarum and the witch hunting by the Christian and Civil authorities ; he is said to have been the first person that used the term " mentally ill " or melancholy to designate those women accused of practicing witchcraft.

The term " traditionalist Catholics " often is used to apply to Catholic Christians who are particularly devoted to practicing the ancient traditions of the Church ; yet there are also groups calling themselves " traditionalist Catholics " that either reject many of the changes made since Vatican II, or regard Vatican II as an invalid Council, or who broke away entirely from the Catholic Church after Vatican II.

They are used to practicing rituals to venerate to the different gods and thus to obtain their protection.

Also used more broadly to refer to the community of practicing Buddhists, or the community of Buddhist monks and nuns.

A wooden or resin apparatus chiefly used for improving grip strength and practicing grip techniques.

I let up on the accelerator, only to gradually reach again the 60 m.p.h. which would, I hoped, overhaul Herry and the blonde, and as there were cars whose drivers apparently had something more important to catch than had I, Mrs. Major Roebuck settled down to practicing on Corporal Johnson the kittenish wiles she would need when making her duty call on Colonel and Mrs. Somebody in Sante Fe.

* Revised Code of Washington 9. 12. 010: " Every person who brings on his or her own behalf, or instigates, incites, or encourages another to bring, any false suit at law or in equity in any court of this state, with intent thereby to distress or harass a defendant in the suit, or who serves or sends any paper or document purporting to be or resembling a judicial process, that is not in fact a judicial process, is guilty of a misdemeanor ; and in case the person offending is an attorney, he or she may, in addition thereto be disbarred from practicing law within this state.

She and Melcher were both practicing Christian Scientists, resulting in her not seeing a doctor for some time after symptoms that suggested cancer.

Little thought she of practicing unchastity, that she might the easier satisfy her greed, this woman so unworthy to be the consort of a god ; but what should I here add, save that such a godhead was worthy of such a wife?

As a result of her father's efforts, Oine eventually became the first Japanese woman known to have received a physician's training, and became a highly-regarded practicing physician.

While practicing for the show, stuntwoman Laura " Dinky " Patterson, one of a 16-member professional bungee jumping team, died of massive cranial trauma when she jumped headfirst from the top level of the Superdome and smashed head-first into the concrete-based playing field, causing her death.

A practicing lawyer, she " combined Morticia-like looks with diabolical legal scheming ," by which she wound up controlling the " Addams Family " television and movie franchises and persuaded her husband to give away other legal rights.

Dolphy's mother, Sadie, who had fond memories of her son practicing in the studio by her house, gave instruments that Dolphy had bought in France but never played to Coltrane, who subsequently played the flute and bass clarinet on several albums before his own death in 1967.

She began practicing landscape architecture at the age of 25, working from the upper floor of her mother's brownstone house on East Eleventh Street in New York.

* In The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, a 1971 TV movie that served as a pilot for the series The Waltons, Grandpa ( played by Edgar Bergen ) is seen listening to a 1947 Christmas episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, in which Teeny explains that she and her friends have been practicing their Christmas carol.

" ran from 1986 to 1993 and tells the story of Yawara Inokuma, a young girl who aspires to an ordinary life but who, due to her innate talent, is forced to keep practicing judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona's 1992 Olympic Games.

The story says that prior to her hanging Bathsheba, a known practicing witch, placed a curse on anyone that would take her land / farm.

Kelly vows that they will win next year as long as she and Stone keep practicing their routine, but Stone reveals that she's moving to Europe because her father, who is in the Army, has been transferred there.

In 2000, two men from Cedar City, Utah were prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license after they performed a trepanation on an English woman to treat her chronic fatigue syndrome and depression.

She published a story in her paper ( Woodhull and Claflin's Weekly ) on November 2, 1872, claiming that America's most renowned clergyman was secretly practicing the free-love doctrines which he denounced from the pulpit.

One person reading the reports was the mother of the real Dr. Joseph Cyr ; her son at the time of " his " service in Korea was actually practicing medicine in Grand Falls, New Brunswick.