#pagan tools

[lailoken]

Blackened Hawthorn Stave

This is another example of the sort of woodworking services I offer.

This stave was created using a branch of spiny Hawthorn wood that was reclaimed from a felling, which was shaped and smoothed. It was then blackened with a stain made of Hearth Soot harvested from the interior of our Wood Stove, which I used to coat the stave, in countless layers. I followed that up by using a ritually enlivened oil of empowerment to polish away the excess stain and then sealed the whole piece with a personally developed wood varnish made from an array of precious and potent arboreal resins, such as Dragon's Blood, Storax, and Frankincnse.

If you ars interested in commissioning a similar piece, or any sort of pagan woodwork, please feel free to inquire with me about it here: X.

[thewhimsicalwitch]

In honor of being active again, i’m doing a giveaway!!

This set of Tarot cards is the same deck i use. The giveaway includes:

-The cards

-The Book

-The box

Everything is all packaged as it came to me!

To enter all you have to do is Reblog this and give me a follow so i can message you!

I’ll announce the winner May 13th!

*everything will be sanitized and handled with gloves i encourage you to resanitize after you receive it*

[prettyoddwitch]

Pagan Tools: Prayer Beads

Prayer beads are used in various religions around the world to mark repetitions of prayers, chants, or devotions.

They come in a variety of styles from one long strand with a charm on the end, to a mala ending in a tassel, to a braclet wrapped around the wrist until needed, and finally to the well-known rosary. The beads themselves can be wood, gem, glass, ceramic, and sometimes plastic and held together by a vast variety of materials.

In paganism in particular one can use them for:

comfort or to occupy one's hands (like worry beads/stones)

protection against spiritual attack

deity work while saying devotionals

grounding rituals as a tactile aid

channeling intent of invocations or chants

If you want to add prayer beads to your practice I suggest looking at the different styles out there and choosing one that best suits your purpose. Pick colors and materials that fit the beads intended use as well. Then, you can either try your hand at making them or have them commissioned.

I personally have two sets that I've made myself; one used for day-to-day things and another specifically created for Brigid. I am debating on a special set for life events such as weddings, funerals, and births. Each set has its own pouch for safe keeping.

My everyday set (in earthy browns and deep teal) is used each morning and evening as part of my grounding ritual. I also tend to use them for invocations or chants in ritual. I have, on more than one occasion, used them in stressful times as a comfort item wrapped around my hand or to whisper a invocation that could help the situation over.

Brigid's set (in fire colors and metal spacer beads) is used during weekly offerings either while saying a memorized devotion or just speaking to her.

I find both sets rather useful for keeping myself focused on the task at hand.

[covenoftheopenmind]

Ash Wood Athame

A hand carved American Ash Wood Athame. It is finished in Beeswax and is 9 1/2 inches long.

Great craftsmanship on these wands! Check out more options on their page: https://thewildwoodwandshop.tumblr.com/

[risvidas]

WIP, I’m glad to present you my newest creations, Seaborn Crystalline Shells, I’ve spent the day by the sea, listening to its mesmerizing songs, as I arrived home it was not too long before these Seaborn crystal goodies began to form in my hands 💦💦💦Crystals featured are Quartz and Moonstone 💎

[lailoken]

Elderwood Stang Comission

This is stang I sold recently, which was crafted using a limb of wood harvested from a traditionally propitiated black Elder tree.

After removing and allowing it to fully dry, I set to carefully smoothing the surface of the wood until ot was silky smooth to the touch. Once I was satisfied with the texture of the piece, I went on to stain it with multiple layers of an earthen pigment, which I polished with consecrated Linseed Oil to achieve an almost marbled appearance. I then sealed the whole stave with a ritually crafted wood varnish made from an array of precious and potent arboreal resins, such as Dragon's Blood, Storax, and Black Frankincense.

I share it here as an example of the sort of work I offer. If interested in a similar sort of piece, keep an eye out for other listings on my Shop, or feel free to contact me to arrange a Custom Commission.

[lailoken]

Custom Talisman Commission

Not too long ago, I was commissioned by a client to design and create a specialized talisman that would serve to deepen the recipient's own magical/spiritual work with animals. While the spell schema behind its construction remains private, the piece was physically constructed using beads made from hazelnuts that I gathered, dried, drilled, and vanished, which were interspersed with smaller beads of amber. On one ends is secured a feather molted by the client's chief animal familiar, and on the other end is a disc of pure tin that I pounded, cut, polished, and inscribed with traditional grimoiric sigilry before encasing it in a glass locket. I additionally created and provided a bespoke enchanted oil, which the client will use thereafter in their maintenance and operation of the talisman.

This is an example of the sort of uniquely customizable commission that I am gladly willing to tackle, with as much or as little input on the specifics of process as the client wants to give. I'm open to most commission resuests, so if you would be interested in discussing or commissioning a custom implement of your own, please feel free to message me here or on my website (x).

[lailoken]

Custom Elderwood Stave Commission

This is an example of a Custom Stave that I was commisioned to craft on behalf of another practitioner, and which I share here now with their permission. The design of this piece was entrusted almost entirely to me, though the client specified the inclusion of a hagstone, bone, and a feather.

For this piece, I was inspired to harvest and prepare a tridental stave from a propotiated Elder tree, which I then proceeded to shape, dry, de-bark, and smooth. Once I was satisfied with the texture of the wood, I then stained it using Black Walnut Shell and smoothed it even further, revealing a mottled coloration to the wood. After that, I sealed and conditioned the piece using a ritually empowered wood varnish that I make myself using tree resins. Finally, it was simply wa matter of affixing the tokens specified by tne client, which I installed using placements that evoked the concept of Above (feather), Within (hagstone), and Below (bone).

Custom creations such as this are wonderful challenges that I love to undertake, and I am always honored and happy to be given such an opportunity. I continue to take on commissions for a wide variety of Craft Implements, so if you are interested in acquiring a similarly unique handmade item, please feel free to inquire with me here or on my website (x).