Wicca or a Book of Shadows on this page, as there are many existing sites which have those. This page is written for those, already familiar with witchcraft, who worry that they can't afford to practice it. So, until that prosperity spell comes through for you,
put down the $100 dagger and slowly back away... You don't need it-
really!!
Any old coffee cup or drinking glass will do. If you wish to have something that looks
a little more magical, you can buy a plain white or coloured coffee mug and paint or glue glitter on in the shapes of pentacles, runes, oghams or whatever you wish.
Remember, even if it is the exact right size and shape, your snakes water dish is not
acceptable. Trust me - I know.
Any fairly large kitchen knife will do. Think Michael Myers size. Enough said.
For this, you can either go get a branch from nature, and whittle the bark off of it, or buy a thin dowel from a home improvement warehouse. Either can be left plain and natural or can be decorated with small stones, glitter or paint. For further ideas on decorating your wand, see the Halloween issue of Martha Stewart's Living- lol.
I have to say, neither of us have ever run into a spell, that was supposed to have a sword, where a dagger used instead didn't work. I really don't feel a sword is a necessity, but if it is to you, you could always buy a machete. A machete isn't terribly cheap, but it is less expensive than a sword, and if you just have to have one, it's
an option. You! Yes, you- the one with the meat cleaver- a sword must have a _point_!
You can either use a piece of construction paper or poster board, or a thin square piece of wood. Simply paint or glue on glitter in the shape of a pentacle. As with the chalice and the wand, you could make several of these using different colours for use in different kinds of spells
You can use any sauce pan or spaghetti pot for this. The best one I ever had was an old wok. However, if using anything other than cast iron, when you burn things in it, it will burn the metal so that it will be difficult to use for scrying. You may want to have two cauldrons- one for fire based spells and one for liquid based spells. A bunt cake pan is really less of a cauldron and more of a moat.
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Crystal Balls & Other Divination Tools