Wand Cores...
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:40 am
So in my eternal quest for knowledge and wisdom, I have discovered something rather interesting. My latest passion is wand craft, so therefore I have been devouring any wand lore I can dig up. It is very popular these days among wand makers, (in no small part to the Harry Potter films), to have wands with a magical 'core'. Of course the films suggest such wonderful goodies as 'dragon heart string' and 'phoenix feathers', (as do some crafters), and despite the unreality of such materials, there is actually a bit of merit to the cored wand.
In almost every magick tradition is the fetish, the small item of sacred power and importance that lends itself to spellcasting, talismans, amulets, etc. Often they are stones or crystals, bones, herbs, feathers or flowers, you can see a pattern emerging here. Pretty much anything you would put in a personal medicine pouch could go into a wand.
My first cored wand contained a selennite rod in the haft, since then I have used copper, and soil from Salem. I got a request from a friend to craft a wand with a core of fur and a claw from her favorite cat. Why not! It's an energy focus, it has significance, and it will probably be the best wand she owns because of it! Consider from this point; a lock of hair from a loved one, soil or sand from a special place, dried petals from a sacred or magical herb or flower, even a tightly rolled scroll with a sigil or prayer. The possibilities are amazing!
So at the risk of sounding trendy or hard sell, I can see a new age of highly personal and unique wands with a power focus beyond what just nature provides....
In almost every magick tradition is the fetish, the small item of sacred power and importance that lends itself to spellcasting, talismans, amulets, etc. Often they are stones or crystals, bones, herbs, feathers or flowers, you can see a pattern emerging here. Pretty much anything you would put in a personal medicine pouch could go into a wand.
My first cored wand contained a selennite rod in the haft, since then I have used copper, and soil from Salem. I got a request from a friend to craft a wand with a core of fur and a claw from her favorite cat. Why not! It's an energy focus, it has significance, and it will probably be the best wand she owns because of it! Consider from this point; a lock of hair from a loved one, soil or sand from a special place, dried petals from a sacred or magical herb or flower, even a tightly rolled scroll with a sigil or prayer. The possibilities are amazing!
So at the risk of sounding trendy or hard sell, I can see a new age of highly personal and unique wands with a power focus beyond what just nature provides....