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Widdershins is an archaic term referring to a counter-clockwise perambulation in Wiccan and Neopagan rituals. It literally means "against the sun" in Scots Gaelic. The idea of invoking or reversing the direction of the sun in magical practice is a very old one found in many cultures.

Pronunciation: widd- err- shinns • (noun)

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