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This Shaman Journey Wand or talking stick is handmade from oak wood, Amethyst crystal point & a horse hair tassel.

SIZE: 13" inches long

An oak branch, felled by lightning on a Full Moon night, inspired the creation of a series of Native or Druid style wands. Accented with a genuine horse hair tassel to represent the spiritual journey and guide your path, this wand is topped with a deep purple natural amethyst crystal for the magic of sleep and dreams. Powerful energy of the spiral also comes into play through the coiled wire, and wood burned accents call to the Four Quarters or Four Directions; this wand is full of natural spiritual energies. The oak wood has been carefully hand polished and worked for a pleasant feel and attractive look. No power tools were used except for the pyrography burning tool; all work done by hand. The entire piece took three months to craft.

Item #oa3, Shaman Journey Wand

$70.00 with insurance and Priority Mail shipping included.

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Rowan wood, Plum wood, Quartz Crystal & Amethyst Gem Wand. This wand is crafted from two different types of wood. The top portion, without tree bark, is the fruitful plum tree for abundance and the sweetness of magic. The lower portion is the sacred Rowan of the druid & Fairy folk tales. With red bark & partner sage green lichen, the design emerges from the natural. The piece has been coated with environmentally friendly varnish to protect the bark surfaces. The two sections of wood have been carefully hand joined into a single sturdy, yet delicate, wand to represent the magic of two worlds combined; the mundane human & magickal Fey. Since the fairies of Celtic Irish lore were people of the earth, I imagined them to have a tribal social culture, so the overall design of this wispy wand is based upon that tribal sense.

SIZE: 9" long

Item #hm02

 A wand of rowan is known to be used in binding spells & to remove spirits or ghosts. The two types of wood further represent the concept of, "two coming together", by their original growing locations; the Rowan wood is from the Western USA & the Plum wood from the Eastern. The fine point tip holds a polished clear quartz crystal pebble, well fitted into place. Further down, a natural amethyst gem stone has been embedded into the wood grain; The shape is near to a triangle, pointing the dreamy energies of amethyst to do the wielders bidding. The handle end is uncapped & signed by the artist with a simple letter "T". The wood burned band, on the same end, could be used to tie colorful ribbons or beads for special events. No power tools were used, except for the electric pyrography wood burning tool; all work done by hand.

* 13 Steps to Making These Ceremonial Magick Wands

1. Felled branches gathered
2. Branches were cut into lengths and cleaned of bark and small out branches. This must be done very carefully to avoid cuttings ones self when working with hand tools. Cleaning was done with a ceremonial bowline knife that is only used for ritual crafting.
3. The new "naked" wands were spread out on a tray and low temp baked in an old oven to remove bacteria; sterilize.
4. This individual wand was then smoothed down with various grades of sandpaper to remove the chip carving feel of the de-barking process.
5. After examining the wand, inspiration and Spirit took over. A gem stone crystal that matches the form of the end of the wood was selected. It needs to not only fit the physical shape but also the spiritual function of the piece.
6. The wood was carved out, by hand, using eye measurement to allow the stone to fit as tightly as possible.
7. Once the shapes were right, a small amount of very strong glue was added before the pieces were joined together. Making sure the fit is tight, the piece was allowed to dry.
8. After several days drying the glue, I swelled the wood around the crystal. Small amounts of water were carefully allowed to soak into the grain of the wood, causing it to swell. I checked the stone to test tightness and go on to another drying. The wand was again baked at a low temp to remove the moisture I added. This causes the wood grains to tighten up more than before; like tempering.
9. The next step is to add decorations with the wood burner, and finish off the surface of the wood. Instead of sandpaper, this time the wood was smoothed with various pieces of rock.
10. The horse hair tassel was then added. The hair was gathered and secured with a hand weaving, then tacked in place with a small amount of the same strong glue.
11. The piece was varnished with environmentally friendly varnish.
12. At the next Full Moon, after varnishing, the wire accent was added during a welcoming ceremony.
13. Step thirteen, sacred number to the Goddess, is for the piece to find it's home.

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