CREATING TRULY MAGICKAL RITUAL TOOLS


The methods and procedures behind the old magickal rites for creating truly magickal ritual tools include a four-fold process. To enter the deeper realm of magick, we must consider the process by which the tools of that very magic are to be made. Based on my studies of the occult and deeper forms of magic, there are four dimensions, properties, or elements used in the creation of magickal tools. The physical or material properties, the emotions or vibrations, the focus or will, and the actions or rituals compromise the four elements of magic.

The more effort and personal energy we put into creating a magickal tool, the more magick or power that tool contains. In some ways the process by which we create magickal tools is akin to art. The more personal energy and time we extend, the greater the creative force that will prevail. And like great art, over time the result will be sustained and magnified. I do not write this as the law of magick, I write it as an option to consider when creating or even purchasing your magickal tools.

While the creation of a truly magickal tool is not complex; it requires more input than just mere faith. I truly appreciate the neopagan movement, and it's seeking to define itself as more open and less judgmental style of spirituality than the more "mainstream" movements of today. While being accepting of and more tolerant with methods, procedures, and "rules" of the order, they tend to encourage the free thought, and intermingling of ideas. This is as it should be in my opinion, because the source of personal spirituality must be discovered rather that dramatically acted or blindly followed. But in the process of tolerance, it is important to acknowledge and remember, the rituals, practices, and methods of old, lest they be lost.

First is the element of the physical properties. This can be determined by asking the following questions. Keep in mind, the more magick put into the process, the more magick and energy we can utilize from it.

1. What are the raw materials of the item, i.e. the wood, herb, stone, etc.?
2. Were the materials grown or harvested specifically for a magickal purpose?
3. Do those elements have magickal properties that correspond to what you want to the tool to be utilized for?
4. Was the material harvested from a magickal location, i.e. druid oak groves, cross roads, conjunction of lay lines, your personal meditation place, etc.?
5. Was the material harvested during the right magickal time, i.e. phase of the moon, planetary alignment, season, etc.?


The second consideration in the realm of magickal dimensions is the emotions or vibrations of the materials and/or item. Everything in the universe resonates a specific vibration for that element, as humans we relate this vibration to the emotion. As such we can actually change the vibration state that is linked to our emotional state. So the following questions are a guideline to determine the level of magickal input the said item has:

1. What was the emotional state of the environment or area when the materials was harvested, i.e. was the area being traumatized by clear cut timbering, or strip mining, or was it a hidden area that looked un-trodden by human feet?
2. What was the emotional state of the person that harvested the materials i.e. happy, anger, unsettled, etc.?
3. Meditate and focus on the item, its base materials, and try to align with the current vibration state of being. Does it align with the purposes of the tool you are trying to create?
4. What was the emotional condition during the rituals consecrating the material or tool and subsequently in preparing or using it?
5. When you use the tool what is the emotion state you are in? And consider how those energies whether conscious or subconscious are entering into the tool.

Next consider the "intent" that was put into the elements and the magickal tool. Ask the following questions concerning the focus, will, or thought that went into the magickal item.

1. Is the item being created as it wishes to be? Take time to meditate on the current state of the materials and/or item, and try to answer if that is what it wants to be?
2. Was the intent if the harvester or creator good or malignant?
3. What is your focus or intent with the magickal tool?
4. Does your focus or intent align with the same intentions of the material or magickal tool?
5. Does your focus and intent with the tool align with the state of being or wishes of that which is the subject of the spell or ritual? An example would be if I were to focus on changing the color of a flower from pink to white, and my wand and crystal are the charges for that spell, does the flower wish to be changed from pink to white?

And the last level in creating a tool or making an existing tool magickal is the element of action. These usually center upon how the item was consecrated, how the item is used, and the rituals or actions behind the use of the tool.

1. Were the materials and/or item consecrated within the rights and traditions for its created purpose?
2. Are the rituals appropriate for the materials and/or tools? In a ritual working with earth elementals would you build a magickal pail of water? Water washes earth away.
3. Are the materials and/or tools being used during the appropriate season or time? It is similar to using snow during the summer.
4. Do the materials and/or tools work well with the deities, spirits, or elements that are the center of the ritual? An example would be to use a wand during the invocation of a deity like Thor, when a blade or hammer would be far more appropriate.
5. Are the materials and/or tool being used or brought to action in alignment with their natural properties? Crystals focus energy while stones like hematite absorb certain negative energies. Does the tool require the strength and power of the oak, or the bending and change properties of the willow?

For me to put this subject into relative terms, lets take a simple book of shadows and go thru some basic considerations of its relative magickal energies. If I was to go down to Kmart and purchase a spiral notebook to act as my book of shadows, is it magickal? Yes but very low in the magickal energy and capabilities. The resources used to make the notebook, the creation or making of the spiral notebook, and how the completed item was transferred to my stewardship, had little or no magickal input. So this makes its capabilities very low on the magickal scale. So far the only magickal property here is my intent when I buy it to be a magickal book. Once I focus on the spiral notebook, consecrate the book, add my spells and rituals into the book it becomes a magickal force, but only retaining the properties I put into it.

Now lets take this theory to the more magickal input side into the equation. On the eve of a waxing moon (increasing energies) I find a willow tree that has been struck by lightening. With permission and a gift of fertilizer, I take a branch from the tree and cut it into a set of witches runes. I burn the runes as near a full moon as I can, and proceed to charge the runes in a bath of moonlight. Then upon a dark moon I consecrate the runes before the goddess Hecate in ritual as prescribed by the old traditions. Now do you see the power in a ritual tool created in such a way? And as such this is how many of my tools are created, by the old traditions and rights.

So take care and consider the elements and methods of creating your ritual tools. There is much to say about following tradition and the old rights. Although there is nothing wrong with following your own personal path, and your own choice of deity, ritual etc, I recommend that you do not completely throw out the wisdom and knowledge of the ancients.

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