AZNEWAGE ENCCLOPEDIA

The magick wand is one of the most recognized tools of the druid, magus, wizard, or witch. Usually consecrated to the element of fire, the wand is used to direct the user's will or intention. The power of enchantment is built up in the astral energy of the user like the pulling of a bowstring; when the energy is released, like an arrow leaving the bow, it is directed with the wand. Like a bow, the magick wand acts as an amplifier of the magician's intention, giving strength as well as direction.

Remember, the magick is in the individual, not in the wand. A magick wand only acts as a focus of the user's own magical power or intention and some practical training will be required before the individual can expect reliable results.

 Made in the Druid tradition, well-made wands are fashioned of wood that has been harvested from living trees. Wooden wands carry within them the life energy that is elemental fire, and this makes them especially effective as instruments of will.

Trees understand that when a magician takes their branches for the purpose of making a wand, it is a very special blessing, for in the wand, their being will be preserved and their tree-spirit bonded to the soul of the magician. Many wands are made from found wood - wood which has been dropped by trees in windstorms or accidents.  This wood must be harvested immediately after it is separated from the tree, before the spirit of the tree withdraws itself.. Some wands have been taken through pruning, with the understanding of the trees. Each retains its bond to the living tree from which it came, and harbors some of the tree's dryad spirit.

Magical cores are usually included in a well-made wand. Cores are inserted into the wand in the traditional manner and add extra enchantment to the wand. Either a feather or hair are used in  wands, procured without causing harm to the animals.

Magick stones are often added to the receptive end of the wand (the end you hold in your hand). Reservoir stones on the receptive end are round or ovate and are chosen for their qualities as magical conductors and amplifiers, and for their association with elemental Fire or with Earth as a balancing polarity. If a crystal point is included on the transmitting end of the wand, it is usually clear quartz crystal which is regarded as the best of all amplifiers of ethereal power.

Wands are fragile, so it should be kept in a sturdy box, wrapped in a silk wrap to protect its ethereal vibrations from interference.

An Ancient Egyptian wand. From the collection of the Brooklyn Museum
 

 

 

When enchanting a magic wand I like to think of the wand as a small child asking you for guidance, "What do you want me to do." All you have to do is tell it what it is going to be.

 

You can tell it that it will be "A magic wand of divine light" or something like that. Chant this phrase over and over again. This charges the wand so that it can feel the vibration of your voice

  

Another exercise is to ground and crown the wand.

Hold the magic wand with the handle pointed down toward the ground and the tip pointing up toward the heavens. Imagine the bottom growing roots down into the ground, watch as the roots grow thicker, wider and deeper into the Earth. Once at a sufficient depth imagine the roots collecting energy and sending it up into the wand. Much like the roots of a tree gather water and nutrition from the ground and send it up into the tree. Watch as this energy collects and is sent up through the wand and out the tip in the form of a rope. Send this energy up into the sky, so far up that the only thing above it is what feels like heaven. Visualize the energy rope ascending into this divine magical place and tie it to an anchor or something strong that will hold it in place. Then visualize this divine energy flowing back down and into your wand.

 

And finally, use the wand. Send energy through the wand and out the tip. You can also use another wand or your finger tip to push the energy from the back of the wand to the tip and out.