Spiritual Terms that Start with D

This page lists spiritual and witchcraft terms that begin with the letter D, including common magic and religious concepts used across traditions. D terms often explore discipline, devotion, and transformation. Words like divination, dharma, destiny, and dreamwork describe ways people seek guidance, meaning, and spiritual insight.

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Letter D

Dabbler
A person engaging casually in spiritual or magical practices.

Daily Devotions
Regular spiritual practices expressing reverence or mindfulness.

Dance
A movement expressing rhythm, devotion, or spiritual joy.

Dark Night of the Soul
A intense spiritual crisis leading to inner transformation.

Death
The transition from physical life, often viewed as a transformation or passage rather than ending.

Dedicant
A person formally committed to a spiritual path but not initiated.

Degree
Levels of initiation marking spiritual growth and responsibility.

Deism
The belief in a creator who does not intervene in worldly affairs or the ongoing affairs of the universe.

Deity
A divine being or divine forces worshipped or revered within a spiritual tradition.

Deja Vu
The sensation that a present experience has been lived before.

Demon
A spiritual being often symbolizing chaos, temptation, or inner shadow aspects.

Dendromancy
Divination or spiritual insight gained through trees.

Denial
The refusal to accept a thought, emotion, or spiritual reality.

Densities
Levels of consciousness through which awareness evolves.

Denying Self (Christian)
Choosing to surrender personal desires for God’s will.

Deosil
Clockwise ritual movement associated with growth, blessing, and positive intention.

Depression
A state of deep heaviness that may signal spiritual disconnection or unprocessed pain.

Dervish
A Sufi practitioner known for devotional movement and mystical devotion.

Desecrate
To violate or disrespect something sacred, removing its spiritual sanctity.

Desire
An inner longing that motivates action or spiritual seeking.

Destination
A symbolic goal representing fulfillment or realization rather than a physical place.

Destiny
A life direction shaped by karma, choice, and spiritual purpose.

Detachment
Releasing unhealthy attachment while remaining fully engaged with life.

Deus
The Latin term for God, often used in philosophical or theological contexts.

Deva
A luminous spiritual being or deity in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.

Devachan
In some traditions, a blissful spiritual realm experienced between lifetimes.

Devil
A symbolic or literal representation of opposition to divine order or moral truth.

Devotion
Loving commitment to spiritual practice, truth, or the divine.

Devotions (Christian)
Regular acts of prayer, scripture reading, and worship.

Dhammapada
A collection of Buddhist verses teaching ethics, mindfulness, and the path to liberation.

Dharma
A spiritual path or guiding principle focused on living in harmony with truth and purpose.

Dharana
Yogic concentration involving sustained focus on a single point.

Dhikr
A Sufi practice of remembrance of God through repetition, prayer, or meditation.

Dhyana
Meditative absorption arising from uninterrupted awareness.

Dianic Wicca
A Goddess-centered spiritual tradition emphasizing female divinity and empowerment.

Diksha
A spiritual initiation or transmission of energy.

Dirk
A ritual blade symbolizing will, protection, or authority.

Discipline
Consistent effort applied to spiritual practice and self-mastery.

Dimension
A realm or layer of existence with its own laws or qualities.

Discarnate Spirits
Conscious entities existing without a physical body, often perceived as ghosts or spiritual presences.

Discernment
The ability to distinguish truth from illusion spiritually.

Disciple (Christian)
A follower of Christ committed to learning and living His teachings.

Discipleship
The practice of learning under a spiritual teacher or tradition.

Discipleship (Christian)
The process of growing and maturing as a committed follower of Christ.

Distant Healing
The practice of sending healing energy across physical distance.

Divination
Practices used to gain insight or guidance through symbolic or intuitive means.

Divine
Relating to a god, higher power, or sacred source beyond ordinary human experience.

Divine Feminine
The sacred principle of intuition, creation, and nurturing energy.

Divine Masculine
The sacred principle of structure, action, and focused will.

Diviner
A person who seeks knowledge or guidance through spiritual or symbolic methods.

Divinity (Christian)
The state of being divine, referring to God or the nature of Christ.

Doctrine (Christian)
Official beliefs or teachings of the Christian faith.

Dogma
Authoritative beliefs formally established by a religious institution.

Doppelgänger
A double or apparition of a living person, often viewed as an omen or astral counterpart.

Doubt
Questioning that can hinder faith or deepen understanding when examined wisely.

Download
A sudden reception of spiritual insight, information, or energy that comes from higher consciousness or guides.

Dowser
A person skilled in the practice of dowsing.

Dowsing
A method of locating energy, water, or objects using tools or intuition.

Drawing Down the Moon
A Wiccan ritual invoking divine feminine energy into a practitioner.

Dream
An inner experience offering symbolic insight from subconscious or spiritual sources.

Dream Interpretation
The spiritual or symbolic analysis of dreams to gain insight or guidance.

Dreamwork
Interpreting dreams to access guidance, healing, or awareness.

Druids
Members of ancient Celtic spiritual traditions connected to nature, wisdom, and ritual.

Duality
The concept that reality is experienced through opposing forces such as light and dark.

Dukkha
The inherent unsatisfactoriness of conditioned existence.

Duty
Responsibility aligned with ethical or spiritual principles.

Dystheism
The belief that a deity exists but is not wholly good.

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