The Witch's Altar: The Craft, Lore and Magick of Sacred Space: 7 (Witch's Tools)

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And I’m not talking about actually carving the stone, but adding some flare to your existing plain glass bowls and vases! If you’re new to practice Wicca, Paganism, or witchery in general, you might be wondering where exactly to start with all this. One of the differences between a magical spell and a prayer is that in a spell, you are not actually asking; you are invoking and evoking.

In like manner, the witch has their altar for meditation, practicing rituals, and storing their tools. In witchcraft, Wicca, or Pagan traditions, an altar is a workbench for you and your craft, says Wiccan witch Luna Clarke. In the most basic form, an alter can be a single stone or a flickering candle that serves as a focal point for your meditation practice. Expensive doesn’t make it any more magickal – the power is in your hands, not how costly the tools are.Lustral Waters and ritual sprays are a great smoke-free alternative for those that cannot burn things at home. You can even find images that represent the directions or elements and place them in the various corners of your altar.

This helps to slow down the heat from taking over the entire metal or ceramic dish, or shell getting so hot that you can't touch pick it up.Burning candles, dry herbs, iron cauldron, smoking mugwort, bulls skull mojo, bunch of garlic in wooden background in the dark, low key, selective focus. Spells are rewarding whether or not they are “successful,” and unexpected results are sometimes even more valuable than the ones you’d envisioned. Some practitioners may keep various religious items upon the altar, or they may use the altar and the items during their religious workings. After about 3 years, another knife got my attention – still a skein dubh but with antler horn as the hilt and much finer. I went away with the task in hand, but didn’t get round to anything when a package arrived and there was the most powerful athame I had ever had the pleasure to experience.