The Witch's Guide to Wands: A Complete Botanical, Magical, and Elemental Guide to Making, Choosing, and Using the Right Wand

by Gypsey Elaine Teague, Orion Foxwood (Foreword by)

Overview

The wand is the most important component of the witch's toolbox. Serving as an ultimate big book of wands, here is:

• The clearest exposition of the names, spirits, and attributes of woods for wands
• The clearest explanation of wand anatomy
• The most complete explanation of how to access, shape, and channel magical forces from wands
• A fresh and useful approach to wands for specific magical practices
• A useful guide for a witch to form a partnership with her wand

Based on her deep knowledge of plant science and ethnobotany and years of magical practice, the author examines the uses and benefits of each wand component (primarily woods, shrubs, grasses, vines, and some metals). She also explores their associations to various gods and goddesses, relationships to specific types of magic, and the results a practitioner can expect to achieve. She also includes tips and resources for finding materials, handcrafting, and correspondence charts for easy reference. The final section focuses on the wands used in the "Harry Potter" series.

This is the ultimate guide for witches and pagans everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781578635702
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	06/01/2015
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Gypsey Elaine Teague is the Branch Head of the Gunnin Architecture Library at Clemson University as well as a member of the National Board of Certified Counselors, an Elder and High Priestess in the Georgian tradition, a High Priestess in the Icelandic Norse tradition, and a High Priestess and originator of Steampunk Magic. Teague is published in a number of areas and presents nationally on Steampunk history, literature, and popular culture. She is also the author of Steampunk Magic (Weiser Books).

Orion Foxwood was born with the second sight in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, area rife with the folk practices of the southern and Appalachian tradition. He lectures in across the United States and the U.K.

Table of Contents

Foreword Orion Foxwood vii

Introduction 1

Purpose 3

Wand Basics 5

Preparing Your Workspace 9

Part 1 Organic Wands-Woods 13

Deciduous Trees 21

Deciduous Shrubs, Vines, Grasses, and Roots 127

Broadleaf Evergreens 141

Coniferous Trees 151

Special Materials and Uses 169

Part 2 Inorganic Wands-Metals 177

Royal Metals 181

Noble Metals 185

Base Metals 189

Part 3 The Wands of J. K. Rowling 197

Conclusion 205

Acknowledgments 207

Appendixes 209

Wands Listed by Use 211

Gods and Goddesses 215

Sexual Energy 221

Elements 225

Celtic Oghams 229

Index 231