Wand

The wand in the magical World

    Magic wands have been used in Religion all over the world from Zen masters and Taoists to Celts and Druids. The wand is a tool and it is also a symbolic form or inspiration. Everyone children, adults, and the elderly  all think of magic when someone says the word wand.
    It’s uses in the magical world are many from aiding in the casting of the circle, a tool of directing power and intention.  The wand is used in healing and invoking spirits.

Mundane Uses for the wand

    Since wands and staffs are one in the same they have many many uses in the mundane world. Having been used for marital arts, herding animals, walking sticks. They were often used with royalty and military as a symbol of status and rank.

How to Make a Wand

    Since wands can come in in any size it is up to the individual to dictate the size of the wand they desire. The individual in the master of the design from the wood, the length, to added embellishments, such as stones, shells, feathers, carvings. There is no requirement save one, the stick should be for the most part straight.
    You wand can be made from woods as is traditional but it doesn’t have to it can be made from clay, stone, or metal. Whatever you feel is what works best for you. Since Wood is the most popular here are some things to consider when choosing which type of wood to use:
        Birch, purification, the first month, November
        Rowan, protection against spells, the second month, December
        Alder, protection and prophesy, the third month, January
        Willow, feminine, lunar aspects, the fourth month, February
        Ash, bonding the inner and outer world, the fifth month, March
        Hawthorn, purification and chastity, the sixth month, April
        Oak, protection and entrance into the Mysteries, seventh month, May
        Holly, superiority in struggle, the eighth month, June
        Hazel, intuition, the ninth month, July
        Vine, prophesy, tenth month, August
        Ivy, search for the Ego, the eleventh month, September
        Reed, direct action, twelfth month, October
        Elder, beginnings and endings, the thirteenth month, the last days of October