Merry Meet everyone. Practicing the craft requires a small gallery of tools. They aid you on your path. The tools must be charged with energies from you and the elemental energies. Charge your tools only after properly channeling earth (elemental) energies through Self-Dedication. You will learn all the various uses of these tools (and more will be added) in later lessons. The tools you will need thus far are as follows: Altar An altar is a flat surface designed to hold ritual tools and symbols throughout the course of rituals. Candles, incense, water and salt should adorn it. These represent the four Elements , which are considered the building blocks of creation. Also adorn your altar with symbols representing the God and Goddess. If you can set up your altar in a room that you have devoted to your study of the craft, all the better. Your altar is for you and your workings. Do not let others tend to it, and keep it personal. Use your altar to focus on your wishes and to give thanks. You are devoting your altar to your own unique spiritual journey.Total cost of altar bought raw from furniture shop $129:00 Athame Pronounced "Uh-THAH-meh" or "AH-thuh-meh", the Athame or ceremonial knife is the first of the four major Working Tools. These are considered very sacred, and are symbolic to many of the Wiccan Religion. The Athame represents the Element of Air in it's connotation of Thought or Decision. It represents the moment of the first creation and symbolises the God as son and brother of the Goddess, Lord of Manifestation. It is also called the Sword or Art, and represent the Phallus of the God. The Athame is used in modern Wicca for a variety of purposes, most notably to cast the Magic Circle. The Athame must also be purchased yourself, as otherwise is said to cut the friendship. It is a symbol of drawing down power - it can he held to direct power, and can be used to bless participants in a ritual or yourself if working as a solitaire. Your athane should be kept on your altar, wrapped in a cloth made from a natural fibre, once a year ritually cleanse your athane. Also can be used to cut ritual herbs and sacred elements in spells and rituals only. Preserve its power, and blessed be.This is an Athame that I fashioned out of a fishing knife, which total cost for binding etc $5:00 The Wand The Wand is the second of the Four Sacred Tools. The Wand represents the Element of Fire, and the power of the God as consort of the Goddess, Lord of Cycles. In the Correllian Tradition the Wand is primarily used in invoking the Quarters, for cleasings, and as part of certain specific rituals. The Wand is an instrument of invocation. It is also used to direct energy or to draw magickal symbols on the ground. Traditionally it has been fashioned from the wood of a willow, elder, cherry, oak or peach tree. Mine I made myself from the bough of the elder and adorned it with down feathers from an eagle and leather that I already had. Using a clear quartz as the generator.Wood $0:00, Leather $0:00, Feathers $3:00, Quartz Crystal $5:50 - Total cost $8:50 Chalice The Chalice is the Third Sacred Tool, and represents the Element of Water, and the power of the Goddess as Mother of all Creation. The Chalice is used mainly to make libations or drink-offerings, and to confer blessing. To make a libation a little bit of water, wine, or juice is placed in the Chalise, cleansed and consecrated. Blessed in Ritual, the libation is offerred to the Goddess, God, Ancestors, Spirit Guides, one's Higher Self, etc. As with all our tools, the chalice does not have to be a priceless antique to be deemed good enough to use on an altar. Any sort of glass or even plastic receptacle, as long as it doesn't leak, can be used.Bought from a garage sale for about $2:00, polish to revitalise $4:50 Total cost - $6:50 Pentagram/Pentacle The Pentagram is the Fourth Sacred Tool. It represents the Element of Earth, and the Goddess as Union of All Things. The Pentagram is a five-pointed star in a circle. As a tool it is usually worn as a medallion. The Pentagram medallion can be used to focus energy, and also to ground it. The Pentagram has a very ancient history, being as old as recorded history. In Greece, the five pointed start was the symbol of Pythagorean thought. The Pythagoreans called it the Pentalpha. They also considered it very sacred that the Pentalpha could be drawn with a single line, and they extrapolated all manner of mathematical and metaphysical theories from it. The Pentagram is said to represent the four elements together with the Fifth Element which is Spirit. Most often, howevever, the pentagram respresents the five stages of life - Birth, Initiation, Love, Repose and Death: the cyclic nature of existence for all of us. The pentagram is always drawn upright, so that it resembles a person with arms and legs spread out, in a kind of entreaty to the God and Goddess.Shown here is a Pentacle which is the symbol of a five-pointed star (pentagram, pentalpha), usually a flat disc placed on the altar.Wood which I had to send away for (including freight) $20:00, etching $0:00, varnish $5:00. Total cost - $25:00. Incense The burning of incense is one of the oldest religious and magickal rites. In days of olde, as now, scented smoke rose from ancient altars as a means of carrying prayers, as well as a sacrifice, to the gods above. The other important use of incense is for its effect upon the mind. Scents of all kinds have a subtle influence on the emotions. Not only to the conscious mind, but the deeper levels of the unconscious as well. Basic Incense Uses Astral Projection - Jasmine Courage - Frankincense Divination - Clove Exorcism - Basil Happiness - Lavender Health - Sandalwood Love and Luck - Rose Lust - Cinnamon Money - Bergamot Peace - Cumin Magic Power - Dragon's Blood Pyschic Dreams - Marigold Protection - Eucalyptus Purification - Lemon Table of Colors and Their Representations COLOURS REPRESENTING Black Wisdom, Guidance, Protection Purple Spirituality and Physchism Blue Communication Green Healing, Prosperity, Fertility Yellow Happiness, Success Orange Creativity Red Strong Emotion, Passion. (Red can be used to add extra energy to any working) Pink Romantic Love, Compassion White Innocence, Manifestation, General Purpose Amulets An Amulet is a specially created object, made just for the purpose that it will be used for. It is a consecrated object (often a small stone) that possess the power to draw love or good luck, among other things. Amulets are also used to protect against threatening influences, evil and misfortune. The purpose of the magickal amulet is to avert danger from its owner. It is a protection device and very distinct from the talisman. Talismans A Talisman is a natural object, such as a stone, which is used in its natural state or with minor augmentation. It can come in all forms. The talisman can be a stone, a ring or any other object, that is engraved with figures or characters under certain "observances of the gods/goddesses, which have been consecrated during a ritual, it is also worn as a charm or an amulet. Charms Charms are objects or actions or even words that have magickal powers. Like the rabbits foot, or the pentagram, or the cross. The charms can come in all sizes and shapes. The Cauldron A Cauldron is a cooking pot used to heat herbal healing preparations for rituals.This one was bought as a cast-iron camp oven with a diameter of about 12". Bought from "Cheap as Chips" variety store for $12.50. Total cost $12:50. Moon The moon is a very powerful force in magick and in our lives. Below you will find a Moon Phase Display that is fully operational, and accurate with the current moon phase. Moon Phase Display The Book Of Shadows The Book of Shadows is an intimate part of the Our Tradition, as it yeilds the most secret of thoughts of the Wiccan individual. All their thoughts, musings, spells, rites, chants to name but a few, all are entered in the book of shadows.bought for $30:00 Australian as a plain hard covered book, and had a friend bind it.. Bound in Emu leather. Total cost $80:00 Australian. The "Blessed Mead" Bottle The Blessed Mead Bottle was designed to carry the Blessed Mead for use in Rituals.This is a photo of the bottle that I carry my Medieval Blessed Mead in, used in Rituals.This is a Witches Bottle, made from a round bottle (bought on special for $5:00) and a handmade leather medieval bottle carrier (that a friend made for me as a favour). Total cost: $5:00. Bellarmine Jars or The Witch's Bottle Bellarmine Jars were large jars decorated with the face of a bearded man, said to be one Cardinal Bellarmine. Often the Jar actually had three faces of the same man, sometimes conjoined. It is believed that they actually represent the Horned God. Bellarmine Jars were particularly favoured for bottle magick.The Witches Bottle is designed to protect an individual from a direct curse. The Witches Bottle is a collection of charms places in a bottle as part of casting a spell. Most often the spell is one of protection, serving as a deterrent against negative spirits or energy. The bottle is usually green or amber in colour. The ingredients typically include herbs, thorns or pins, charms, stones and other items. In older Traditions, the bottle also contained urine and saliva. Typically the Witch Bottle is buried in the ground or placed out of sight on a shelf.I am currently working on my Bellarmine Jar with scrap leather that I have left over from various leather workings. I also have a friend in the leather business who doesn't mind giving me his scrap leather. I am also using a "Moccona Coffee Jar" which I am recycling. Leather $0:00, Jar $0:00. Total cost $0:00. The Robes As I am of Correllian Tradition, I have two robes. One white for the light half of the year, and one black for the dark half of the year. They are 100% cotton, with silk edging and hand-made. Total cost for both robes $20:00 Australian. The Correllian Stole As I am an ordained member of the Correllian Nativist Tradition of Wicca, I also have a stole. It is two yards long, and has the Correllium symbol on the left - which symbolises my Tradition. On the right is my Status Badge, which represents which degree I am up to, as you see here I have achieved First Degree Status. The Badges were hand embroidered by a business in Port Pirie (some 150km away) and total cost for those two were $22:00 Australian. Correllian Temples use the stole as a vestment, wearing during ritual and for other sacred occassions. The stole is a length of purple fabric, usually about 2 yards long, and five inches wide. The stole was the most expensive, with pure velvet at $25:00 per metre, needing 1.5 metres. Total cost for both $59:50 Australian. Total Costs So you can clearly see, that when you gather your tools for your craft, you don't have to spend a small fortune to get them. The more you can make yourself, the more personal, individual and unique they will be., As you fashion them think about the purposes that they will be needed and focus your energies into fashioning them, and they will be empowered by you with the best intent, and I can assure you that they will NEVER let you down. Total costs: $351:00.
Practicing the craft requires a small gallery of tools. They aid you on your path. The tools must be charged with energies from you and the elemental energies. Charge your tools only after properly channeling earth (elemental) energies through Self-Dedication. You will learn all the various uses of these tools (and more will be added) in later lessons. The tools you will need thus far are as follows:
An altar is a flat surface designed to hold ritual tools and symbols throughout the course of rituals. Candles, incense, water and salt should adorn it. These represent the four Elements , which are considered the building blocks of creation. Also adorn your altar with symbols representing the God and Goddess. If you can set up your altar in a room that you have devoted to your study of the craft, all the better. Your altar is for you and your workings. Do not let others tend to it, and keep it personal. Use your altar to focus on your wishes and to give thanks. You are devoting your altar to your own unique spiritual journey.Total cost of altar bought raw from furniture shop $129:00
Total cost of altar bought raw from furniture shop $129:00
Pronounced "Uh-THAH-meh" or "AH-thuh-meh", the Athame or ceremonial knife is the first of the four major Working Tools. These are considered very sacred, and are symbolic to many of the Wiccan Religion. The Athame represents the Element of Air in it's connotation of Thought or Decision. It represents the moment of the first creation and symbolises the God as son and brother of the Goddess, Lord of Manifestation. It is also called the Sword or Art, and represent the Phallus of the God. The Athame is used in modern Wicca for a variety of purposes, most notably to cast the Magic Circle. The Athame must also be purchased yourself, as otherwise is said to cut the friendship. It is a symbol of drawing down power - it can he held to direct power, and can be used to bless participants in a ritual or yourself if working as a solitaire. Your athane should be kept on your altar, wrapped in a cloth made from a natural fibre, once a year ritually cleanse your athane. Also can be used to cut ritual herbs and sacred elements in spells and rituals only. Preserve its power, and blessed be.This is an Athame that I fashioned out of a fishing knife, which total cost for binding etc $5:00
The Athame must also be purchased yourself, as otherwise is said to cut the friendship. It is a symbol of drawing down power - it can he held to direct power, and can be used to bless participants in a ritual or yourself if working as a solitaire. Your athane should be kept on your altar, wrapped in a cloth made from a natural fibre, once a year ritually cleanse your athane. Also can be used to cut ritual herbs and sacred elements in spells and rituals only. Preserve its power, and blessed be.
This is an Athame that I fashioned out of a fishing knife, which total cost for binding etc $5:00
The Wand is the second of the Four Sacred Tools. The Wand represents the Element of Fire, and the power of the God as consort of the Goddess, Lord of Cycles. In the Correllian Tradition the Wand is primarily used in invoking the Quarters, for cleasings, and as part of certain specific rituals. The Wand is an instrument of invocation. It is also used to direct energy or to draw magickal symbols on the ground. Traditionally it has been fashioned from the wood of a willow, elder, cherry, oak or peach tree. Mine I made myself from the bough of the elder and adorned it with down feathers from an eagle and leather that I already had. Using a clear quartz as the generator.Wood $0:00, Leather $0:00, Feathers $3:00, Quartz Crystal $5:50 - Total cost $8:50
The Wand is an instrument of invocation. It is also used to direct energy or to draw magickal symbols on the ground. Traditionally it has been fashioned from the wood of a willow, elder, cherry, oak or peach tree. Mine I made myself from the bough of the elder and adorned it with down feathers from an eagle and leather that I already had. Using a clear quartz as the generator.
Wood $0:00, Leather $0:00, Feathers $3:00, Quartz Crystal $5:50 - Total cost $8:50
The Chalice is the Third Sacred Tool, and represents the Element of Water, and the power of the Goddess as Mother of all Creation. The Chalice is used mainly to make libations or drink-offerings, and to confer blessing. To make a libation a little bit of water, wine, or juice is placed in the Chalise, cleansed and consecrated. Blessed in Ritual, the libation is offerred to the Goddess, God, Ancestors, Spirit Guides, one's Higher Self, etc. As with all our tools, the chalice does not have to be a priceless antique to be deemed good enough to use on an altar. Any sort of glass or even plastic receptacle, as long as it doesn't leak, can be used.Bought from a garage sale for about $2:00, polish to revitalise $4:50 Total cost - $6:50
As with all our tools, the chalice does not have to be a priceless antique to be deemed good enough to use on an altar. Any sort of glass or even plastic receptacle, as long as it doesn't leak, can be used.
Bought from a garage sale for about $2:00, polish to revitalise $4:50 Total cost - $6:50
The Pentagram is the Fourth Sacred Tool. It represents the Element of Earth, and the Goddess as Union of All Things. The Pentagram is a five-pointed star in a circle. As a tool it is usually worn as a medallion. The Pentagram medallion can be used to focus energy, and also to ground it. The Pentagram has a very ancient history, being as old as recorded history. In Greece, the five pointed start was the symbol of Pythagorean thought. The Pythagoreans called it the Pentalpha. They also considered it very sacred that the Pentalpha could be drawn with a single line, and they extrapolated all manner of mathematical and metaphysical theories from it. The Pentagram is said to represent the four elements together with the Fifth Element which is Spirit. Most often, howevever, the pentagram respresents the five stages of life - Birth, Initiation, Love, Repose and Death: the cyclic nature of existence for all of us. The pentagram is always drawn upright, so that it resembles a person with arms and legs spread out, in a kind of entreaty to the God and Goddess.Shown here is a Pentacle which is the symbol of a five-pointed star (pentagram, pentalpha), usually a flat disc placed on the altar.Wood which I had to send away for (including freight) $20:00, etching $0:00, varnish $5:00. Total cost - $25:00.
The Pentagram has a very ancient history, being as old as recorded history. In Greece, the five pointed start was the symbol of Pythagorean thought. The Pythagoreans called it the Pentalpha. They also considered it very sacred that the Pentalpha could be drawn with a single line, and they extrapolated all manner of mathematical and metaphysical theories from it.
The Pentagram is said to represent the four elements together with the Fifth Element which is Spirit. Most often, howevever, the pentagram respresents the five stages of life - Birth, Initiation, Love, Repose and Death: the cyclic nature of existence for all of us. The pentagram is always drawn upright, so that it resembles a person with arms and legs spread out, in a kind of entreaty to the God and Goddess.
Shown here is a Pentacle which is the symbol of a five-pointed star (pentagram, pentalpha), usually a flat disc placed on the altar.
Wood which I had to send away for (including freight) $20:00, etching $0:00, varnish $5:00. Total cost - $25:00.
The burning of incense is one of the oldest religious and magickal rites. In days of olde, as now, scented smoke rose from ancient altars as a means of carrying prayers, as well as a sacrifice, to the gods above. The other important use of incense is for its effect upon the mind. Scents of all kinds have a subtle influence on the emotions. Not only to the conscious mind, but the deeper levels of the unconscious as well.
An Amulet is a specially created object, made just for the purpose that it will be used for. It is a consecrated object (often a small stone) that possess the power to draw love or good luck, among other things. Amulets are also used to protect against threatening influences, evil and misfortune. The purpose of the magickal amulet is to avert danger from its owner. It is a protection device and very distinct from the talisman.
A Talisman is a natural object, such as a stone, which is used in its natural state or with minor augmentation. It can come in all forms. The talisman can be a stone, a ring or any other object, that is engraved with figures or characters under certain "observances of the gods/goddesses, which have been consecrated during a ritual, it is also worn as a charm or an amulet.
Charms are objects or actions or even words that have magickal powers. Like the rabbits foot, or the pentagram, or the cross. The charms can come in all sizes and shapes.
A Cauldron is a cooking pot used to heat herbal healing preparations for rituals.This one was bought as a cast-iron camp oven with a diameter of about 12". Bought from "Cheap as Chips" variety store for $12.50. Total cost $12:50.
This one was bought as a cast-iron camp oven with a diameter of about 12". Bought from "Cheap as Chips" variety store for $12.50. Total cost $12:50.
The moon is a very powerful force in magick and in our lives. Below you will find a Moon Phase Display that is fully operational, and accurate with the current moon phase.
The Book of Shadows is an intimate part of the Our Tradition, as it yeilds the most secret of thoughts of the Wiccan individual. All their thoughts, musings, spells, rites, chants to name but a few, all are entered in the book of shadows.bought for $30:00 Australian as a plain hard covered book, and had a friend bind it.. Bound in Emu leather. Total cost $80:00 Australian.
bought for $30:00 Australian as a plain hard covered book, and had a friend bind it.. Bound in Emu leather. Total cost $80:00 Australian.
The Blessed Mead Bottle was designed to carry the Blessed Mead for use in Rituals.This is a photo of the bottle that I carry my Medieval Blessed Mead in, used in Rituals.This is a Witches Bottle, made from a round bottle (bought on special for $5:00) and a handmade leather medieval bottle carrier (that a friend made for me as a favour). Total cost: $5:00.
This is a photo of the bottle that I carry my Medieval Blessed Mead in, used in Rituals.
This is a Witches Bottle, made from a round bottle (bought on special for $5:00) and a handmade leather medieval bottle carrier (that a friend made for me as a favour). Total cost: $5:00.
Bellarmine Jars were large jars decorated with the face of a bearded man, said to be one Cardinal Bellarmine. Often the Jar actually had three faces of the same man, sometimes conjoined. It is believed that they actually represent the Horned God. Bellarmine Jars were particularly favoured for bottle magick.The Witches Bottle is designed to protect an individual from a direct curse. The Witches Bottle is a collection of charms places in a bottle as part of casting a spell. Most often the spell is one of protection, serving as a deterrent against negative spirits or energy. The bottle is usually green or amber in colour. The ingredients typically include herbs, thorns or pins, charms, stones and other items. In older Traditions, the bottle also contained urine and saliva. Typically the Witch Bottle is buried in the ground or placed out of sight on a shelf.I am currently working on my Bellarmine Jar with scrap leather that I have left over from various leather workings. I also have a friend in the leather business who doesn't mind giving me his scrap leather. I am also using a "Moccona Coffee Jar" which I am recycling. Leather $0:00, Jar $0:00. Total cost $0:00.
I am currently working on my Bellarmine Jar with scrap leather that I have left over from various leather workings. I also have a friend in the leather business who doesn't mind giving me his scrap leather. I am also using a "Moccona Coffee Jar" which I am recycling.
Leather $0:00, Jar $0:00. Total cost $0:00.
As I am of Correllian Tradition, I have two robes. One white for the light half of the year, and one black for the dark half of the year. They are 100% cotton, with silk edging and hand-made. Total cost for both robes $20:00 Australian.
As I am an ordained member of the Correllian Nativist Tradition of Wicca, I also have a stole. It is two yards long, and has the Correllium symbol on the left - which symbolises my Tradition. On the right is my Status Badge, which represents which degree I am up to, as you see here I have achieved First Degree Status. The Badges were hand embroidered by a business in Port Pirie (some 150km away) and total cost for those two were $22:00 Australian. Correllian Temples use the stole as a vestment, wearing during ritual and for other sacred occassions. The stole is a length of purple fabric, usually about 2 yards long, and five inches wide. The stole was the most expensive, with pure velvet at $25:00 per metre, needing 1.5 metres. Total cost for both $59:50 Australian.
So you can clearly see, that when you gather your tools for your craft, you don't have to spend a small fortune to get them. The more you can make yourself, the more personal, individual and unique they will be., As you fashion them think about the purposes that they will be needed and focus your energies into fashioning them, and they will be empowered by you with the best intent, and I can assure you that they will NEVER let you down.
