Literally “clothed with the directions of space; sky-clad” That is, wears nothing other than space; naked. The name of one of the two major sects of the Jain tradition wherein the males possess no property and wear no clothes. In some Tantric traditions, devotional or magickal rituals are performed digambara. It is theorized by some that Gerald Gardner may have used the term "skyclad" for ritual nudity in Wicca as a result of his years in India where he may have witnessed this.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deborah Blake, author of several books, including Llewellyn's Little Book of Witchcraft and the new Llewellyn's Little Book of Spellcraft.
If you ask most witches if they use spells, they will...