Spiritual Dictionary

Alignment, intention, soul fam—what the hell does this stuff mean? Whether you’re just starting out on your spirituality journey or your third eye been open, we all come across words or concepts we need a lil’ clarity on.

Use our spiritual dictionary whenever you need to figure out what someone, or even this site, is talking about. We update this page on the regular, so let us know if you think we missed a word!

Abundance (noun)

An overflow of gifts from the Universe

Affirmation (noun)

A positive declaration

Alignment (noun)

Being unified with your higher-self, spirit and/or purpose

Altar (noun)

A designated sacred space to perform spiritual practices and house spiritual tools and offerings

Divination (noun)

Tools that help you connect to and communicate with your intuition, spirit guides and other-worldly beings, i.e. tarot, cowrie shells, runes, etc.

Intention (noun)

Purpose; Aim

Intuition (noun)

Inner-knowing; Inner-truth

Magic (noun)

Manifestation through an intentional process; Your innate sauce

Manifest (verb)

To materialize into your life

Mantra (noun)

A sacred, repeated sound, word or phrase

Meditate (verb)

Intentionally focusing awareness for a certain period of time

Ritual (noun)

A practice that involves specific activities done in a specific way at a specific time

Smudge (verb)

Using herbal or resin smoke to cleanse energy from a person or place

Soul Fam (noun)

Your people; The souls you’re cosmically connected to throughout lifetimes

Source (noun)

Being(s) from whom all things flow

Spirit Guides (noun)

Angels, ancestors, deities, and other loving energies that protect and communicate with you

Universe (noun)

The vast, cosmic being encompassing and connecting all of existence