achlyyss

[achlyyss]

wands 🌱✨🌼

hi!! so im new to this but as a baby witch myself i would like to help other babywitches aswell to learn the craft and new interesting things about the witchy community :>

what is a wand and what magical properties does it have?

a wand is a tool made of wood, stone of crystal (the wood is more often used than the others). some people new to the term may think that wands are magical and that there is magic in them when it's really your own magic and energies the one who travel trough your wand. 🍃

why do we use wands?

wands can help the witch to channel or conduct their magic/energy to a specific point or place when casting a spell ir doping a ritual. the wand not olnly projects energy bit it also it also works as a beacon that attracts it. it is a very useful and practical tool for witches.

wood wands

there are stone wands, crystal wands but the main type is wood. the wood chosen isn't just a random stick laying on the ground, most witches prefer to use wood from their birth trees or their celtic birth tree or just a tree they feel a really strong connection with. if you aren't sure about which is your birth tree or if you have a connection with any of them, you can always look up the properties that the wood can give to you or which one suits you better to choose your tree. but in my opinion the wand you can get would be better if the tree you choose is the one you feel a connection with. 🌲

how to make a wand

a lot of people believe that you have to make your own wand but in my opinion buying a wand you feel a connection with is as valid as making your own, as long as you feel the connection. but I still think that making your own wand is better since from the beginning when you are picking up the piece of wood you are putting your energy the the wood and that will provide a really strong connection from the beginning. you can add things to your wand to enhance the connection like crystals, ribbons, plants, paint, wire, etc. you can add symbols like runes and sigils to add protection or maybe ones you personally have. the creation of a wand is a very personal thing so I don't think that I could give you steps to how to make a wand, just do what it feels right!

please please please if you are going to take a branch directly from the tree, ASK FOR PERMISSION!! if it doesn't feel right, wait and come back another time. and after taking the piece of wood thank the tree by giving it a bit of water for example.

what I do to create my wands

the first thing I do y cleanse the materials that I'm going to use, like crystals, ribbons, the wood or even the knife or pen if I use them.

I put my wood to dry near a window for a day and a night but this depends of the person.

some people smooth down their wand or gloss them but I just smoothed the tip with a knife. (some people think that putting glue on it might stop the energy from flowing but it also depends on the person)

put your positive energy in it!!

decorate it as I said before with stings or crystals or anything that you want really.

how to consecrate your wand💫

cleanse the area and invite all of the elements and cast a circle

you can start facing where ever you want but I start by facing the east

then I hold my wand with both my hands and say "I choose this wand to assist me with in my will"

after I close my eyes and imagine all the negative energies it might have cought from the place I took it leaving the wand

I point the wand out to the east and imagine a white light and the positive energy rooting from my feet into the wand and building up in the wand. (not every one sees a white light, it might be from another colour)

I turn to the south (candle) still visualising the light and say "power of fire, cleanse and fill this wand I've chosen for my magic" then i bend down and pass my wand though the flame and say " i bless and make this wand sacred, tool of my craft, I charge this wand by the element of fire"

then I turn clockwise and face the west towrds the water and say "power of water cleanse and fill this wand I've chosen for my magic" I then bend down and sprinkle some drops of water onto the wand and I say "i bless and make this wand sacred, tool of my craft, I charge this wand by the element of fire"

I turn again fading north now towards the salt and say "power of earth cleanse and fill this wand I've chosen for my magic" after I bend down and sprinkle some salt while saying "i bless and make this wand sacred, tool of my craft, I charge this wand by the element of fire"

then I turn to the east towards the incense and say "power of water cleanse and fill this wand I've chosen for my magic" I bend down and pass the wand through the smoke and say "i bless and make this wand sacred, tool of my craft, I charge this wand by the element of fire"

now I take my wand, put it above me and the I touch it below me and bring it to my chest and say "this tool is ready to assist me within my will, being consecrated and charged so blessed it be"

after consecrating it

just use it to grow your bond and to feel comfortable with it, it's really important to connect with it and this will help you to do so.

after some uses your wand might need some charging.

after doing all of this, your wand is ready!!

hope u liked it and I hope it's useful. have a lovely day/night :> <3

this is my actual wand :)

these are the crystal and the sigils I added

diagram of the consecrating