Description
A practical guide to the creation of natural wands for magical work
Explains the variety of woods and other botanicals that may be used to craft wands, their magical and hermetic attributes and virtues, and how these influence the adepts intention and magical workings
Offers detailed harvesting advice, explaining the necessary magical actions specific to each tree as well as important influences such as the phases of the moon and the seasons
Offers step-by-step instructions for wand practice, including magical workings, cleansing, intention, potentializing, and how to properly return a wand to nature
From Moses to Merlin to the power of the royal scepter, the wand has been a key magical device found in nearly every civilization and esoteric tradition throughout history. The fundamental purpose of a wand is to act as a spiritual conduit, harnessing the power of the adepts intention and channeling it into manifestation.
Exploring the history, lore, and creation of living wandsthose crafted from local natural materialsfifth-generation Druid Jon G. Hughes presents a practical guide to the harvesting, crafting, and potentializing of living wands as well as rods and staffs. He offers detailed harvesting advice, explaining the spiritual energies specific to each tree as well as important external influences such as the phases of the moon and the seasons. He looks in depth at wood lore, explaining the variety of woods and other botanicals that may be used to craft wands, their magical and hermetic attributes and virtues, and how these influence the adepts intention and magical workings. Trees and botanicals examined include oak, hawthorn, hazel, birch, apple, rowan, mistletoe, holly, and ivy.
The author explores various types of wandsfrom rudimentary, entwined, and compound wands to more unusual wands, such as thorn, forked, and brewing wands as well as protective and binding bundlesdetailing how each differs in its use and intended outcome. He offers step-by-step instructions on how to use wands for magical workings and explains other aspects of wand practice, including cleansing, intention, potentializing, and how to properly return a wand to nature after its purpose has been fulfilled.
Presenting a complete guide to crafting and using living wands, this book allows you to harness the magical essence of the living natural resources that surround you, helping you elevate your manifestations from the mundane to the higher spiritual planes.
Author: Jon G. Hughes
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Destiny Books
Published: 01/30/2024
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.11w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9781644118030
Language: English
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