Connecting with your tools
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:06 pm
Hi folks!
As I have mentioned in previous topics, I am currently in the process of renovating my altar. Previously, I suppose I didn't really have one. When I did circles with druidry, I had things to represent the quarters and that was pretty much it. I decided that I wanted to collect tools that I can use for decades into my practice and have invested time, energy, and money into collecting and decorating to my satisfaction.
Now, I am very pleased with my progress so far. I really love how my altar, and my ritual items, are coming together. It's a process, but a rewarding and fun one. I love collecting my items, whether it be via hunting outside or hunting online.
However, I'm having a lot of trouble finding an athame I connect with and care to consecrate. My previous dagger is fashioned in a templar style, and doesn't really fit with my practice. It's more decorative. I ordered another athame online because I thought I would enjoy its simplicity and I could carve runes into the hilt. When I received it, I opened it and kind of went, "..Oh, okay." I've had it sitting on my altar, I go and pick it up now and then, but in the end I'm just not satisfied. I don't see myself using this blade in ritual. It's a decent stand-in, but it's not, "this is my athame and it's AWESOME"-level. I'm thinking I may use it as a boline and continue my journey and searching for an athame that pleases me.
So my question is: what is your relationship with your ritual items and altar pieces? Have you ever had something where you thought, "Nope, not working"- or something that you tried really hard to form a connection with but it just wasn't there? What was your solution? For example, I think I might look into non-steel/metal athame blades and see how I feel. I'm really in no rush as this process of collecting my items is a journey. I kind of regret jumping on ordering this particular blade without really thinking about it.
As I have mentioned in previous topics, I am currently in the process of renovating my altar. Previously, I suppose I didn't really have one. When I did circles with druidry, I had things to represent the quarters and that was pretty much it. I decided that I wanted to collect tools that I can use for decades into my practice and have invested time, energy, and money into collecting and decorating to my satisfaction.
Now, I am very pleased with my progress so far. I really love how my altar, and my ritual items, are coming together. It's a process, but a rewarding and fun one. I love collecting my items, whether it be via hunting outside or hunting online.
However, I'm having a lot of trouble finding an athame I connect with and care to consecrate. My previous dagger is fashioned in a templar style, and doesn't really fit with my practice. It's more decorative. I ordered another athame online because I thought I would enjoy its simplicity and I could carve runes into the hilt. When I received it, I opened it and kind of went, "..Oh, okay." I've had it sitting on my altar, I go and pick it up now and then, but in the end I'm just not satisfied. I don't see myself using this blade in ritual. It's a decent stand-in, but it's not, "this is my athame and it's AWESOME"-level. I'm thinking I may use it as a boline and continue my journey and searching for an athame that pleases me.
So my question is: what is your relationship with your ritual items and altar pieces? Have you ever had something where you thought, "Nope, not working"- or something that you tried really hard to form a connection with but it just wasn't there? What was your solution? For example, I think I might look into non-steel/metal athame blades and see how I feel. I'm really in no rush as this process of collecting my items is a journey. I kind of regret jumping on ordering this particular blade without really thinking about it.