Thanks!

You're welcome

Awesome. Me too.

There are quite a few of us out here I think.

Awesome!

I haven't had olive oil go rancid on me. Might be because I'm mixing it with the frankincense.

Thank you so much! I'm a witch hoping to find ways to incorporate my African heritage into my practice. So using oil from the Jojoba tree is even more exciting for me!

@@Iyana Hi, I wish all the best on your journey. You might have already found out, or maybe had a hunch or an inkling, BUT, when you incorporate items from your heritage they normally work best and are easier to incorporate most of the times in to your practice. Also, remember this, use what attracts you, close your eyes, move your hand slowly over the item(s) that your interested in and you might feel a tingle or some charge. It takes practice an patience, but allow the flowers, herbs, oils and woods talk to you and see where they fit in best. You might also surprise yourself that things that are not from your background might resonate even more with you rather than what "is" from your natural background. Each item and person have their own attraction and it might repulse you. Once you gain move experience, blindfold yourself and ask a friend to change the items around and that way, you will truly know better with more experience. @Siofra's Magic Alcove would have more advice to share o this.

Often this is where the tree tells me to take branches from but I always leave it up to the tree spirit on the final choice.

Awesome! Always nice to be connected to the tree!

Wand making is fun.

I have a neighbor with a rose of sharon across the street. I've always loved that plant and don't know how I know what it is. I don't think there were any growing around me when I was little, but the first time I saw it I immediately knew its name. It will, I am sure, make a lovely wand.

Sounds like a true connection.

You're welcome and thank you. You can always sign up for a mentorship on my Patreon page!

Welcome

Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you!

You are so welcome

That's why I like to use my wands because each wand has been imbued with a specific energy and my intention.

Thank you so much 😀

You're welcome! I'm glad that you got something out of this!

You are so welcome!

Awesome! Thank you!

I find that often the wood chooses its time. I had the piece of myrtlewood that I turned into my Venusian wand for several years just waiting. And then one day I knew it was time! Turned out spectacular!

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 🙏🤗so good :) your wands are all so beautiful:) you are a very good guide for us in this path❤️

Our pleasure!

You're so welcome!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you and you're welcome!

You are so welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome!

Sounds lovely!

You can check out my other video on the subject, How to Use a Magic Wand for more information if you're interested. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrSikr1p2ZzScXU.html

Thank you very much!

You’re welcome 😊

Glad it was helpful!

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 I have been on my Journey most of my life but in 2016 I had my Spiritual Awakening and have been on it ever since. I have worked with ghosts and spirits growing up and all through our adulthood before my Awakening. I helped them cross over or cleaned out places. I also practiced magic naturally beforehand. I have always been an empath and finally learned to control it and work and worked as a LIGHT Workers and LIGHT Warrior, Healer, etc.. NOT new age! I have done my shadow work, etc.! Now I'm being guided to make my own wand. I have been thankful to have the experience and knowledge to know what Not to do! 😅🤣👍 Just like everything meant to be we find each other be it a tree limb, etc. Yes It is a lonely path but I now enjoy my time alone but also KNOW I am Never Alone! Not a Path for the faint hearted for sure. Commitment, Dedication, DETERMINATION Will Power and Loyalty is Key! I Love being able to see some of your accomplishments. They were a real treat! 😃😉👍😇 Glad to see a real practician because most on KZfaq are Larps NOT Real. The real ones usually do not identify themselves. The only reason I do right now is for you. I really appreciated your knowledge. I want to make a general practical one for several things to use it for. Got any ideas?? Love and LIGHT Blessings and Namaste ❤💜💙💖💚💛🏌️‍♀️🌈🌞🌟💎

I had a hard time connecting with the copper tube wand I had. I do better with the wood wands. That's why there's plenty of different ways to make all kinds of wands though!

Sounds great! I love making wands and am glad to be an inspiration!

Sounds wonderful!

Thank you!!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Wands can be a substitute for a sword or an athame.

Wands are versatile and there are many ways to construct them. It all depends on your personal path and purpose...as well as your budget. I tend to use different colors of copper wire as I can't afford electrum. Never thought of using seaweed to wrap a handle. Since it is an organic substance I would wonder if it might rot or become dry and brittle and not sure how that would feel to the touch. Sounds like you might know the answer to that!

Sounds like a lovely wand!

I enjoyed your informative video very much, I send my graditude. Being a pendulum Alchemist I understand the quantum energy and the use of a tool be it a pendulum or a wand to move and influence energy. Making a wand I find joy in infusing my energy and intention in creating and working with natural wood. Although I discovered and experienced evidence from when I did not have a tool such as my pendulum or wand with me I used my finger in a circular motion as I spoke my incantation and witnessed a healing in minutes.

Sounds like a plan!

The knowledge of how the energetic world works with our reality is instinctive. It is in every cell and atom of the universe which is why, even when humanity goes through those dark times when we are separated from the stream and it seems like we've lost our way, the knowing is never completely lost and rises and is rediscovered by those of us who tune into the spiritual center of life itself and the planet upon which we live. The trees, the stones, the animals...they all remember the magic for us.

That's wonderful! Sounds like the knife knew where it belonged. I'm sure your wand will find you in the near future!

So true, it's all about what feels right! And thank you!

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 exactly, it's all about perception and how you approach life. Tak the ocean for example; do you see it as dark and dangerous or mysterious and filled with hidden wealth? Do you think k of coral reefs amd Clow fish or barracudas and tidal waves? Do you see it as the primordial womb from with life first formed or as a graveyard of ships and a place we don't belong? Perhaps you see it as all of these allowing its magic to have greater utility to you. I dont believe in evil because even the most destructive of forces have their place in this world! The fire that burns the forest brings forth ash that fertilizes the land for a healthier growth while removing diseases. Rot and decay turn what is dead into nutrients for plants and insects for larger animals and us to eat; the circle of life if you will. As the Hindus say, all things are a part of Brahman and therefore all things are sacred. The true left hand path (Aghori, a hindu practice and concept in origin) teaches us to see this by stripping us of our cultural notions of right and wrong and have us break our taboos so we can transcend our limits and achieve oneness with the universe. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7OCebehlZeYhGg.html This practice is intense though and not for most people, not at its fullest anyways. Eating your own poo and vomit, partying in ritualistic cannibalism and what not. Putting yourself thru great discomfort while attempting to maintain those higher states of conciousness that many can only find when in very tranquil and more ideal places like meditation retreats. Most people won't understand this nor will they care to but that is simply the role they are ment to fufill in this grand act so contrast may exsist and knowledge can be had.

Everyone has their own challenges to meet and choose which way they will go in order to achieve their goals. You are correct that it is a good idea to break yourself of the primitive notion of good vs. evil since it is a matter of perspective. I think many could achieve this, however, without going the extra step of eating one's own excrement and bodily waste.

Your welcome!

I see no reason why you couldn't use a bone from a deer, especially if you have a connection to the deer spirit.

Yes! Many people use deer antlers, so go for it!!

Sounds lovely!

Elder has a soft pith in the center that can be taken out making it a good wood for putting stones into. My lunar wand has a piece of sterling silver tube inside of it filled with moonstone chips. The drill almost split the wood so you have to be careful when doing it. There are a lot of wand designs that call for putting material inside of the wood.

Lots of different wands!

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 I I only want one for love

The Venus wand would work for that.

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 Thank you

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 can I purchase this on Amazon???

For those of us who do not speak your native tongue, this is what he said: "I have two wands and they are good for everything , but yours are good too". I love my wands and am happy that you have the wands you currently need and want!

Português? :)

@@AuroraNatureSounds yes, that is what it says when you use google translate, which is where I got the translation in my comment.

Most of the books that talk about wands don't see the wand as a central or important tool. It's just one of those things that people can have. Franz Bardon goes into more detail about specific types of wands and how they can be constructed. I think most of that information is in his second book, Magical Evocation. The more you know about the symbolism and associations of different woods, stones, etc. the more likely you are to create a more specific type of wand like I ended up doing. It's one of the things I like about this tool. There are endless potential applications and types of energy that you can focus through them.

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 thank you very much. It's such a good source about magic in general and also interesting to read about his approach to that topic. Yes, just when I started carving different wands I noticed the different energy they created. One was more connected to the earth, one to the cristall and so on.

Awesome! It's the research, discovery and then the making of a magickal tool that is the most fun for me!

So true!

Here's what I have on my computer regarding some of the trees you mentioned. Birch, the Inspiration: Vivacious, attractive, elegant, friendly, unpretentious, modest, does Not like anything in excess, abhors the vulgar, loves life in nature and in calm, not very passionate, full of imagination, little ambition, creates a calm and content atmosphere. Associated with the sun. (Celtic birth month properties) BIRCH* (Betula spp.) A lovely pale, fine-grained wood. Long associated with fertility and healing magic, birch twigs were used to bestow fertility on cattle and newlyweds, and children's cradles were made from its wood. Birch is one of the first trees to grow on bare soil and thus it births the entire forest. Criminals were at one time birched to drive out evil influences on them, to renew them for the new year. Birch was associated with Thor, probably in recognition of his role as an agricultural and fertility deity. Birch is an incredibly useful tree - nearly every part of it is edible, and it's sap was an important source of sugar to Native Americans and early settlers. The inner bark provides a pain reliever and the leaves are used to treat arthritis. It's bark was used for everything from paper to canoe hulls, and axe handles were also made from Birch. Birch is most useful for fertility and healing spells. Male, Air, Sun, Wisdom, Thor, protection, luck, divination. Chestnut Tree, the Honesty: of unusual beauty, does not want to impress, well-developed sense of justice, vivacious, interested, a born diplomat, but irritate and sensitive in company, often due to a lack of self-confidence, acts sometimes superior, feels not understood loves only once, has difficulties in finding a partner. (This is from a Celtic tree month perspective) Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Fire. Hazel is associated with Mercury. Hazel is another food tree. In Celtic tradition, the Salmon of Knowledge is said to eat the 9 nuts of poetic wisdom dropped into its sacred pool from the hazel tree growing beside it. Each nut eaten by the salmon becomes a spot on its skin. The Hazel tree provided shade, protection and baskets. In Europe and North America, hazel is commonly used for 'water-witching' - the art of finding water with a forked stick. Magically, hazel wood is used to gain knowledge, wisdom and poetic inspiration. So am thinking from this that Birch would make a good spiritual defense wand and Hazel would make a good elemental contact/invocation wand. Do research on local lore and then feel what works for you! Talk to the spirit of each tree and see what they have to say about it!

I think that all woods have both magical and non-magical descriptors so I don't think that it matters if it's English Holly or American Holly. They both have spikey leaves, stay green all year, make red berries. I have a piece of holly that I harvested but I haven't made a wand with it as yet. They are in the same family.

I associate cherry wood with air although others associate it with water and earth.. I made my elemental air wand out of cherry wood. It is also associated with love, romance and emotions as well as healing. In Scotland it is considered a very magical tree. Associated with Venus and Friday.

Not really. The yew wood, though a dense wood, isn't very heavy.

Welcome. Love it when what you're needing just shows up!

That would be what I would think.

Only if you are trying for a really specific energy (like a planetary wand). For general purposes I think the circumstances of the find make it the perfect wood, whatever it is!

I have specific wands (7 planetary, 3 elemental) and general wands. My first wand was a piece of cedar from a tree that I had become quite close to and it was never adorned with crystals. I also have a faerie wand made from yew which has more crystals and stones than any of my other wands (apparently the fae really like rocks and colors and sparkles!). And yes, there is a lot of conflicting information out there on all the correspondences: wood, plant, crystal and stone. When I'm doing research into the subject I try to pick the correspondence that is the most common across several cultures or go back to more ancient source material but I also have to use some intuition and common sense. For a magical tool to be effective the individual that is using it needs to have made a link to the tool, so what stones are used, what material is used and how it is constructed can vary greatly depending on an individual's cultural background and implicit biases. The universe works through symbols but those symbols can be extremely specific to the individual user. One of the funnier (to me) incorrect crystal associations is aquamarine being attributed to air...I guess because of the color? Considering the name means basically water/water (aqua/marine) I fail to see why anyone would think such a thing! So sources are not always reliable and you have to think your way through it to some extent!

I buy gemstone beads from Fire Mountain Gems. They ship everywhere and you can order on-line. I pay attention to what they say about their stock so tend to buy natural and undyed and unheated beads for my wands. A staff can be used in a similar manner. I did a video on my staff that you can check out if you wish.

I add just enough olive oil to make it paste like. Don't want it to be too thin or thick.

Titanium is a non-magnetic metal so it would have different properties energetically than say copper or steel. Doesn't mean you can't use it though. I do not find that glue (rubber/silicone) hampers the energy in the wands that I make. How you feel about it is also a factor.

Am trying to figure out how to do that. Will see if Ian can help.

You can certainly make a magical tool from antlers but not sure if it would be a wand per se. I've seen antlers used as a handle for an obsidian knife. So I guess I have to think about what my definition of a wand is, or is not. Maybe?

You're making them for others so maybe if they aren't charged that isn't a problem since the owner charges them up themselves. My wands are from living wood so it already has a spirit in it. Am not sure if you're doing anything wrong...

It helps me to connect to the fae realm.

I'm not sure what you are referring to. I was not bored by your comment. I just wanted to make sure everyone else could understand what you said, including me! I am not multilingual and I am in awe of those who are!

Is this a question, a statement?

Statement

Yes! We need more witchy grandmothers!!

So here is the research that I have on my computer from several book sources. MAPLE (Acer spp.) A very hard, pale, fine-grained wood. Although the sugar maple has the highest sugar content in its sap, all maple species can be tapped to make syrup and sugar, making them a vital resource to early North American settlers. In north-eastern North America, the annual 'sugaring-off' usually coincides with the vernal equinox, making it one of the first signs of spring. Maple can bring success and abundance. Maple- Divination, Love Maple/Male/Air/Jupiter/Love, prosperity, longevity, unification, divining rods

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 like it wasnt there when i was in the woods but i blinked and it was there and there isnt any maple trees in hazel wood Ireland?

@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 and i kinda sensed some sort of a fire elament?

Guess that depends on the wand?

The wand is a uniquely personal tool and you certainly can buy one from someone that knows what they are doing (I make wands for sale) but you can make your own which will make it more personal and meaningful. It's the one tool that is doable with little skill. I certainly wouldn't be capable of making my own athame, for example!