Spiritual Terms that Start with E

This page lists spiritual and witchcraft terms that begin with the letter E, including common magic and religious concepts used across traditions. The letter E focuses heavily on energy, elements, and esoteric understanding. Concepts such as enchantment, emptiness, and evolution appear in mystical systems worldwide.

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Letter E

Earthbound Spirit
A spirit that remains attached to the physical world after death.

Eastern Spirituality
A broad term for Asian traditions emphasizing enlightenment, harmony, and inner awareness.

Eclectic
A spiritual approach drawing practices and beliefs from multiple traditions.

Eclipse
A celestial event symbolizing transformation or revelation.

Ecstasy
A state of consciousness marked by profound joy or transcendence.

Ectoplasm
A substance that emanates from mediums during spirit communication.

Ecumenical
Promoting unity or cooperation among different religious traditions.

Education
Learning that supports growth of wisdom, awareness, and ethical understanding.

Ego
The part of identity centered on self-image, often seen as separate from deeper spiritual awareness.

Eightfold Path (Buddhism)
A spiritual guide in Buddhism consisting of eight practices designed to end suffering and achieve enlightenment. (Right View, Intention, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration)

Elder
A respected leader recognized for wisdom and experience.

Election (Christian)
The belief that God chooses certain individuals for salvation.

Elementals
Spiritual beings representing the classical elements. Gnomes/Earth, Salamander/Fire, Sylphs/Air, Undines/Water.

Elements
Fundamental spiritual forces commonly named as air, fire, water, earth, and spirit.

Emanate
To flow outward from a spiritual source or origin.

Emanationism
The belief that all existence flows outward from a single divine source.

Empath
A person highly sensitive to others’ emotions or energy.

Empathy
The ability to feel and understand another’s inner experience.

Emotion
A felt response arising from mental or spiritual perception.

Emotional Body
The subtle body of consciousness related to feelings and emotional patterns and energy.

Empower
To strengthen spiritual confidence, ability, or intention.

Emptiness
The insight that nothing exists independently, central to Buddhist philosophy.

Enchantment

• The act of magically imbuing an object, place, or person with intention, or
• A magical act intended to influence circumstances or perception.

End Times (Christian)
The prophetic period of final events before Christ’s return.

Energetic Attachments
Connections that drain or influence personal energy, often unconsciously formed.

Energy
A subtle life force that flows through people, nature, and the universe.

Energy Vampire / Emotional Vampire
A person that drains emotional or energetic vitality from others.

Enlightenment
A state of profound understanding marked by freedom from ignorance and spiritual suffering.

Entheogen
A substance used in spiritual contexts to induce altered or sacred states of consciousness.

Entities
Nonphysical beings who exist on spiritual or subtle planes.

Envy (Seven Deadly Sins)
Resentment towards others' blessings, rooted in comparison and lack.

Ephemeris
An astronomical reference used to track planetary positions.

Epigenesis
The idea that spiritual or personal development unfolds gradually rather than being predetermined.

Epigenetics
The study of how experiences influence gene expression, often linked spiritually to ancestral patterns.

Epiphany (Christian Holiday)
A Christian feast celebrating the revelation of Christ to the world.

Epiphany (Personal Insight)
A sudden realization bringing deep clarity or spiritual understanding.

Equality
Recognizing equal spiritual worth in all beings.

Equinox
A time when day and night are equal, symbolizing balance and transition.

Esbat
A Wiccan ritual gathering often aligned with lunar cycles.

Escapism
Avoiding reality rather than engaging consciously with life’s challenges.

Eschatology
The study of end times, afterlife, final destiny, or ultimate fulfillment of existence.

ESP (Extrasensory Perception)
Extrasensory perception beyond normal physical senses.

Essence
The core spiritual nature or fundamental quality of a being.

Essential Oils
Concentrated plant extracts used spiritually for cleansing or intention.

Esoteric
Hidden spiritual knowledge meant for deeper study or initiation.

Esotericism
Spiritual knowledge intended for inner circles or deeper levels of understanding.

Etheric Body
The energetic blueprint supporting physical vitality.

Etheric Substance
Subtle energetic matter that exists between physical and spiritual realms.

Etheric Template Body
A higher energetic pattern guiding physical and etheric structure.

Eternal Return
The concept that existence endlessly repeats in recurring cycles across time.

Eternity
Timeless existence beyond birth, death, and linear time (past, present, future).

Ether (Spirit)
A subtle spiritual substance that permeates the universe.

Etheric
Relating to subtle life-energy beyond the physical body.

Ethics
Moral principles guiding right action and spiritual responsibility.

Eutheism
The belief that a deity exists and is wholly benevolent.

Evangelism (Christian)
The act of spreading religious or spiritual teachings.

Evil
A force, action, or intention considered harmful, destructive, or morally wrong in spiritual contexts.

Evil Eye
A belief that harmful intention can cause misfortune.

Evocation
Calling a spiritual entity to appear externally rather than within the practitioner.

Evolution
Gradual development of consciousness across lifetimes or experiences.

Existence
The state of being, often explored spiritually as consciousness itself.

Exorcism
A ritual intended to remove unwanted spiritual entities or influences.

Expansion
The broadening of awareness, consciousness, or spiritual understanding.

Experience
Direct living moments through which spiritual understanding unfolds.

Extra-Terrestrials
Non-human intelligences that originate from beyond Earth.

Eye of Horus
An Egyptian symbol of protection, healing, and divine awareness.

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