Do I Really Need to Buy Ritual Tools?

Since this article is written by a shop owner whopower you can channel through a really nice knife.
earns her living (at least in part) selling you ritualCall me materialistic, but there it is.What about
tools, you might expect the answer to be "ofthose cool offering bowls? Yeah, they are nice
course! And you should buy the most expensiveritual tools aren't they? Do you HAVE to use
ritual tools that you can possibly afford. They willthem? Course not. You can use paper cups,
make your magick more powerful." But guesshousehold bowls, anything else you desire to hold
what? Kestra tries very hard to give you theyour salt and water (sea salt is best, but table
honest truth about her views about Wicca,salt will do if you have to). Do you need a bell?
Wiccan practices and ritual tools.So, do you reallyWell, you can try a water glass and a fork. That
need to buy ritual tools? "Need" is a very strongmakes a nice "ding" if you can't afford a bell.
word. Of course you don't "need" to buy ritualCandles? You can always make your own. If you
tools. You can make just about anything youaren't that handy, however, votives are
would ever need. For that which you can't make,inexpensive. So are "chime candles." However, a
you can compromise, for example using yourreally beautiful pentacle pillar or a Triple Goddess
finger as a wand or athame. Now if only we couldpillar can certainly set the mood, and bring your
use our finger to light candles like in Charmedhead into the appropriate ritual space. And, of
:-).So why DO people purchase ritual tools andcourse, there are the color correspondences that
ritual supplies? A ritual tool is used to help you tohelp your mind focus on the working
focus your energies. It is used as an extension ofahead.Now...do you really need to buy a cauldron
your body, to channel your energy into a specificas a ritual tool? If you're going to be burning
task, or to "save" energies for use later.incense on charcoal, you most definitely need an
Examples are using your energy projected downappropriate vessel for that. It would also be a
a wand for consecrating an object, storingvery good idea if that vessel were FIREPROOF.
energies into a crystal, or drawing down energyThings that ignite, or ooze plastic goo all over
from Deity into a statue.Do you need to buy ayour altar are not good choices, and I would
wand? Not especially. You can find a stick in theimagine that your focus would be rather
woods and use it. However, if you want to "tune"scattered as evil smells permeated your ritual
your energies for a specific purpose, or use thatarea. Might be useful for a ritual celebrating the
extra "boost" of using a specific type of woodwonders of swamp gas, but likely not anywhere
that corresponds to a particular Deity or aelse. So if you decide to use a substitute for the
particular intention, either search for that wood ongood ole stoneware or cast iron cauldron, please
your walks through the forest, or purchase aensure it will do the job.So, if you don't want to
wand of the appropriate type.But what about anbuy your ritual tools and supplies, you CAN, with a
athame? Don't you HAVE to have that specialbit of creativity and thought, make/find/use
Klingon dagger athame with the spines on the sidesubstitutes. Will your focus be as strong? That
as your ritual tool in order to make the mostvaries from individual to individual, as well as with
powerful circle? Well, uh..... NO. If you feel betterthe situation. If you find that a ritual tool makes a
with that kind of a tool, and it helps you projectbig difference, perhaps you should use it. Just
your energies best, then by all means, buy one,please be certain that you choose the RIGHT kind
or even two. That way you'll have one for eachof substitute to avoid unintended consequences,
hand. Can you use your wand in place of anand uninvited ritual guests who arrive in a large
athame? Sure you can. Can you use a dinnerred truck and wear strange robes with funny
knife as a ritual tool? Of course. But there'sblack helmets. Their favorite ritual tool is often
something about beautiful athames that evokescalled a "firehose."Kestra is a Wiccan Priestess,
something in the brain. Holding it gives you aMaster Herbalist, and Reiki Master, offering the
special feeling of power that comes only with thatbest in practical information, unique and useful altar
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always make your own, or use what you can,ole" Wiccan shop.
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