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You are unique, your life experiences and dreams combine to make you an original and special individual. The Wand that is right for you will be one that speaks to the inner you, the Real You . . . . . . that only you know.
We can also use, of course, pieces of wood bought at a store, if we're going for a smoother appearance. Personally, I'd prefer to go find it during a walk in the woods, or finding a tree, asking permission, cut a branch, wait till it dries and then consecrate it. It might be longer, but I think it helps in the process of getting a tool more attuned to ourselves. After this process, and decorating it at will, follows the consecration ritual. The important part, whatever the method we use, is that we feel an affinity with our chosen tool. The wands found here are made from real wood, and created with only good intentions. Please feel free to browse our selection of wands, or use these links below for another artisan that may be able to guide you.
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Sidhe Queen
Scathach From the Isle of Skye Copyright ©
2004 Shimmerlings, Inc. ~ Jeane Margherite Meria |
When
you are choosing a Wand, it is important to trust your own
inner wisdom. There are many wonderful Wands here and elsewhere,
but for a Wand to be the one for you, it must spark a special
feeling inside when you look at it or touch it. A Wand must
also be crafted with intention and be of high quality.
The
wand is a popular tool in magick. Whether in the magick wand of the
fairy godmothers, or the staff of the magicians in fairy tales, it has
survived in the collective image of the magick practitioners as a guide
and director of power. And that image is not far from the truth: in
ritual, the wand will fulfill the function of conducting the energy
we raise during ritual, more or less in a way similar to the athame.
Symbolizing the masculine energy, and assigned according to tradition
to either Fire or Air, the wand will serve us during ritual, maybe with
a less aggressive quality than the athame or the sword.
There
are almost as many different types of wands as there are practitioners,
and the difference are seen both in shape, size, and materials used
for it's built. Generally they'll be made of wood, the type depending
on the affinity each one has with each tree or the uses we're planning
for it, even though there are also metal wands, and crystal clear ones
(probably acrylic). They can also have a simple ending or a quartz crystal
point acting as an "amplifier". The followers of celtic traditions
could very well have a different wand for each month of the lunar tree
calendar, with their different attributes, as follows:
Other
options are the Apple tree for matters of the heart, willow for lunar
magick, or oak for magick that implies a great use of the element of
Fire. Some authors, like Scott Cunningham, suggest that before using
and consecrating it, we should show it to the rising Moon, rubbing it
with lavender and invoking the Goddess, and with fresh leaves at the
rising Sun, invoking the God, so that it's imbided with both energies.
