Post by callielowler on Sept 2, 2011 20:03:18 GMT -5
Tools and Their Uses
Altar: a table or other surface where you hold your ritual; it serves as your focal point and it is also a place to put your magickal tools. Some traditions of Wicca are very specific that you need to set it in a certain compass direction. While other people just have it in the center of the circle. Some have the luxury of having many altars- one for each element and one in the center. Whatever you decide to do make sure it is comfortable for you and practical.
Asperger: any item used to sprinkle water in and around a sacred space.
Athame: (pronounced ATH-AM-AY) used interchangeably with a dagger or sword. Used for commanding and manipulating power and directing power and energy raised during rituals and spells. The knife is usually black handled, double edged, and dull. The athame stands for intellect, right thinking and calculation. Used to cut an energy pathway or “door” in the circle. It can also be used to represent the male aspect of the Divine. Some people only use their athames for spellcraft and ritual, and others feel the more they use it, the more potent it becomes. There is also a strong belief that an athame used to used harm another will never again be functional in magick. Not used to cut things on the physical realm.
Basket: used to collect herbs, stones, and other magickal objects found in Nature.
Bell: one ring denotes the beginning of a spell or ritual, three rings for clearing negative energy, four rings to seal a magickal act, five rings for quarter callings, nine rings to invoke deity.
Besom/Broom: used to sweep a circle of unwanted energy. Usually stored bristles up to prevent damage.
Bolline: used for cutting things in the physical realm. It is commonly white handled and sharp. It is used for harvesting herbs, wands, plants, inscribing candles and magickal tools used in rituals & spells.
Book of Shadows: Also sometimes called a Book of Light, and sometimes used interchangeably as a Grimoire. A Book of Shadows can include many things- records of your beliefs, blessings, diagrams, chants, invocations, magickal rules and principles, goals and aspirations, dream and divination records, research, classes and experiences, spells and records of results (with details like what day of the week and during what moon phase they were cast), prayers, incantations, herbal remedies and potions, and other thoughts on your spirituality. Some people choose to make a separate Dream Diary or a separate book of Spells and Rituals called a Grimoire. Some choose to intergrate all three.
Candles: used to represent deity; the four quarters of a circle; the element of fire; to represent a person, place, or thing; as a magickal timing device; as a magickal working itself; as an offering; lit in remembrance; to repel negative energy.
Cauldron: a cast iron pot that may be large or small. Can be used to hold potions or burn things in.
Censor: another name for an incense burner. The censer is used with incense to cleanse the area in which you are doing a ritual and can be used in conjunction of cleansing yourself before, during and after a ritual.
Chalice: a goblet used as a symbol of the feminine aspect of the Divine, sometimes used to symbolize the water element as well. Can be used to make libations or the symbolic act of putting an athame point downward in the cup to represent the power of creation.
Labrys: a double-headed ax that symbolizes the Goddess in her lunar aspect. Especially associated with Artemis and Rhea.
Pentagram: a symbol worn by Pagans to represent the harmony of the elements, spirit, and self working together to create magick. Used for protection or employed to represent the Earth element. Without the circle around it, the pentagram is known as the pentacle.
Wand: can be used interchangeably with the Rod, Stang, or Staff. The differences between the wand and rod are slight. A staff is shaped like a wand but much longer and thicker. A stang is a straight branch with a fork or a Y at one end. All are used for commanding and manipulating power and directing power and energy raised during rituals and spells.
Altar: a table or other surface where you hold your ritual; it serves as your focal point and it is also a place to put your magickal tools. Some traditions of Wicca are very specific that you need to set it in a certain compass direction. While other people just have it in the center of the circle. Some have the luxury of having many altars- one for each element and one in the center. Whatever you decide to do make sure it is comfortable for you and practical.
Asperger: any item used to sprinkle water in and around a sacred space.
Athame: (pronounced ATH-AM-AY) used interchangeably with a dagger or sword. Used for commanding and manipulating power and directing power and energy raised during rituals and spells. The knife is usually black handled, double edged, and dull. The athame stands for intellect, right thinking and calculation. Used to cut an energy pathway or “door” in the circle. It can also be used to represent the male aspect of the Divine. Some people only use their athames for spellcraft and ritual, and others feel the more they use it, the more potent it becomes. There is also a strong belief that an athame used to used harm another will never again be functional in magick. Not used to cut things on the physical realm.
Basket: used to collect herbs, stones, and other magickal objects found in Nature.
Bell: one ring denotes the beginning of a spell or ritual, three rings for clearing negative energy, four rings to seal a magickal act, five rings for quarter callings, nine rings to invoke deity.
Besom/Broom: used to sweep a circle of unwanted energy. Usually stored bristles up to prevent damage.
Bolline: used for cutting things in the physical realm. It is commonly white handled and sharp. It is used for harvesting herbs, wands, plants, inscribing candles and magickal tools used in rituals & spells.
Book of Shadows: Also sometimes called a Book of Light, and sometimes used interchangeably as a Grimoire. A Book of Shadows can include many things- records of your beliefs, blessings, diagrams, chants, invocations, magickal rules and principles, goals and aspirations, dream and divination records, research, classes and experiences, spells and records of results (with details like what day of the week and during what moon phase they were cast), prayers, incantations, herbal remedies and potions, and other thoughts on your spirituality. Some people choose to make a separate Dream Diary or a separate book of Spells and Rituals called a Grimoire. Some choose to intergrate all three.
Candles: used to represent deity; the four quarters of a circle; the element of fire; to represent a person, place, or thing; as a magickal timing device; as a magickal working itself; as an offering; lit in remembrance; to repel negative energy.
Cauldron: a cast iron pot that may be large or small. Can be used to hold potions or burn things in.
Censor: another name for an incense burner. The censer is used with incense to cleanse the area in which you are doing a ritual and can be used in conjunction of cleansing yourself before, during and after a ritual.
Chalice: a goblet used as a symbol of the feminine aspect of the Divine, sometimes used to symbolize the water element as well. Can be used to make libations or the symbolic act of putting an athame point downward in the cup to represent the power of creation.
Labrys: a double-headed ax that symbolizes the Goddess in her lunar aspect. Especially associated with Artemis and Rhea.
Pentagram: a symbol worn by Pagans to represent the harmony of the elements, spirit, and self working together to create magick. Used for protection or employed to represent the Earth element. Without the circle around it, the pentagram is known as the pentacle.
Wand: can be used interchangeably with the Rod, Stang, or Staff. The differences between the wand and rod are slight. A staff is shaped like a wand but much longer and thicker. A stang is a straight branch with a fork or a Y at one end. All are used for commanding and manipulating power and directing power and energy raised during rituals and spells.
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