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Tools of the Trade(or Trad,grin)
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THIS PAGE WILL BE GOING UP OVER THE NEXT 3 Days.SO bear with me,it takes a LOT of work to put one of these up!Grin. | Mostly a lot of typing around 3 am which is just about the only time i can get on the computer,giggle....BLessings,Lilliane13 Just a note first:U can buy most of your tools at used stores & garage sales,& check your Grandma's attic for that matter.U can make some too if u like. ALTAR: a flat surfaced table,or rock,or whatever u like to use for casting your circle around,& where u welcome the God & Goddess with offerings of fruit & flowers,& have your tools.A sacred place for connection to Deity.(I use an old wooden microwave cart,because there is room for candles & incense underneath.) ATHAME:a traditionally black or wood handled knife,for casting your circle,& holding power.Represents the Male GOd energy.Most believe it must be 2 sided,but it doesn't have to be.Some people use a sword,but i find this too big to fling around in the air while casting a circle.grin. MOON ATHAME:I use a smaller athame for drawing down the moon on full moons,most just use the same one for all of it. ALTAR CLOTHS:Pretty obvious,wouldn't u say? BOLLINE:traditionally a white handled knife for cutting up herbs with a curved knife,a tiny scythe basically.Many use one,while some use their athame for this. BOOK OF SHADOWS:the Book where u put all of your magickal knowledge & learning,traditionally hand written,but u can type it or print it up if u prefer.Many modern witches use simply a computer to store all of this knowledge,if u do,take my advice,BACK UP ON DISKS!!!grin,i speak from experience,sigh BROOM:a very important item!U use it for cleansing the sacred space where u cast your circle,even if just drawing it over the space without touching the ground with the bristles.The best place to find these is used stores,or craft stores,any size is fine,from 1 foot high to 4.Many witches hang one over their doors for protection.Some say it must be round on the bottom where the bristles are,I don't think it matters,but if u want one round,& can't find one simply take the weaving of cord or straw(or whatever) out of it & it will be round at the bottom.U can have more than one,& some buy a new one every year. CANDLES:yes u will definitely need candles!All colors for various spells,from votive size for spells & cleansing rituals to tapers for Diety,(gold or yellow is traditional for the God,& Silver or White is traditional for the Goddess)& the pillar type for anything else,for a representation of the Element Fire for example.I would buy these at a 99 cent store if u have one around u,u wouldn't believe what even K-mart is charging for candles nowadays! CANDLE HOLDERS:All types,& make sure they catch the wax,decorative is great but u don't want to be stuck with big wax splotches on your altar cloths! CAULDRON:These are traditional,& WONDERFUL to have,but very hard to find nowadays,& usually expensive when u do.I finally found one at a used store for 1.00 but i searched for 4 years!the Cauldron represents the Goddess,& her womb,the 3 legs are a representation of the Triple Goddess. COMPASS:these are incredibly handy to have for calling the quarters & the elements,& for setting up your altar. DECANTER:for holding your Blessed water.This is made from either spring water,melted snow,or tap water in a pinch,grin.U put it in a pot on the stove & add UNIODIZED Salt,Sage,& Mint tea flakes,boil it,coolit,& pour it in the decanter,or old wine bottle.U use this for all cleansing spells,to represent the Element Water on your altar during ritual or spell casting,by pouring a bit in your chalice.(I traditionally use the snow from the first snowfall in the season,& i have enough for a whole year!But we live in Oregon now,when we move to Las Vegas i will probably have to find a spring or something.) CHALICE:the representation for the Element Water on your Altar.It can be of any substance,but copper always looks cool & shiny,& i would go to a used store for this. INCENSE:there are many kinds to use,& traditional witches often use a brazier & powdered insense,but i think it is much easier to use cone incense,& a LOT cheaper,grin.(YES in case u haven't noticed I am a Witch with a budget!Grin)Various kinds are good for different moods,or spells.I always use Musk for rituals,& Jasmine for meditation or emotional spells,Sage for cleansing,pine for money,& dragons blood for added power in a spell.If I were u this is another item i would find at a 99cent store,they sell 20 cones or sticks for 99cents,as opposed to Magick supply stores that sells 6 cones for $4.00,grin.
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Tools of the Trade for Divination Purposes
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Stocking your Magickal Cabinet,for Spells,Sympathetic Magick,& Magickal Crafts
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