Otherealm – Appendix B
Chapter 13, Footnote 1:
Tara’s items for ritual spellcasting:
A grimoire (pronounced /grim war/) is a textbook of magic. Such books typically include instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms and divination and also how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, and demons. (From Wikipedia)
An amulet, similar to a talisman is any object intended to bring good luck or protection to its owner. (From Wikipedia)
A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha or pentangle) is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. The word pentagram comes from the Greek word pentagrammon, a noun form of pentagrammos, a word meaning roughly “five-lined” or “five lines”.
Pentagrams were used symbolically in ancient Greece and Babylonia, and are used today as a symbol of faith by many Wiccans, akin to the use of the cross by Christians and the Star of David by Jews. The pentagram has magical associations, and many people who practice Neopagan faiths wear jewelry incorporating the symbol.
Satanists use a pentagram with two points up, often inscribed in a double circle, with the head of a goat inside the pentagram. This is referred to as the Sigil of Baphomet. They use it as a connection with Tartaros, which literally translates from Greek as a “Pit” or “Void” in Christian terminology (the word is used as such in the Bible, referring to the place where the fallen angels are fettered). The Hebrew letters ל ן י ח ך form the name Leviathan as in Tara’s pentagram (above). (From Wikipedia)
A casting cloth or altar cloth is used in ceremonies to aid in the conjuring and casting of spells. Typically the instruments of the witch’s spellcasting rest on or around it. Tara’s casting cloth contains the pentagram above.