Wand Making for Dummies!

Perrych you can believe whatever you want! That's the wonderful part about being an individual is it not? I don't care if you think that I am not Cherokee. But why in the world would anyone "roleplay" that they are Native American? There are far more exciting heritages. Mine is rather sad, many family members died in the Trail of Tears, including my great great grandmother.

I think that the wand article was very well done. I believe what FallenStar means by "reject" is that the energy of the wood may not be in harmony with your own energy. This would make it rather difficult to channel energy through if that were so. And it would take more effort. Some people like to sleep with a tool, amulet, or talisman under their pillow, on their bedstand or even carry it around with them (if possible) so that their personal energy becomes a natural part of the object before consecrating it for magickal purposes. I've done the same with stones. Some of them are very hard headed! Oops, bad pun =)

Hi, I'm new here. I thought this was an interesting thread. I too, am
native American. Our family is extremely traditional and yes, I agree that there are many things that are not public. My grandfather educated my in our tribes form of shamanism and it differs greatly from the modern interpretation. The one thing that confuses me us that alot of people think that we as native Americans take everything we use from the ground. In our form of shamanism, it's perfectly acceptable to take a branch from a tree to use to make a wand or whatever. There is no need to thank the tree spirit like many say. I don't think that was originaly part of our belief system. My grandfather taught me to take from nature in moderation. The earth is our mother. It provides for us. Our ritual chimes our made from turtle shells that we killed. Not just ones we randomely find dead on the ground. In fact, all of our tools were taken from the beings themselves. With animals, yes we do say prayer bt not for trees. Whiteraven, I would be really interested to hear more about your tribes views on this. As for the charged sticks with crystals attatched to the front, I don't think youre talking about shamanism.

What tribe are you from? That makes a huge difference. My family was from the Cherokee "twister" or long hair tribe. My great grandmother's hair was down to her ankles! My mother's hair was to her knees. The longest I had mine was past my waist. I don't like pinning my hair up and if it were any longer and I would sit on it and hurt myself. Lol

I am not a shaman nor do I profess to be. I train to be a medicine woman which takes years upon years and I'm far from attaining that full title. Shaman is a word that now spans the whole world and represents the spiritual healer in many cultures, including Tibetan. So I shy from it. I don't believe in taking from a tree when I can take what it freely let's go. If I truly need something and it isn't on the ground, I will ask, take, and thank. But that's all up to personal opinion I think. Some take respect to nature farther than others. Some like to thank the plant/tree/animal. This is also what I was taught. I also thank the plant and animal when I eat a meal. It is my way of showing thanks to the spirits that I share this world with.

Hello;
I enjoy reading whatever there is about wands. And, this is an interesting post on wands. If, I may suggest, out of the many articles and books I have read on wand making, there is a practical and not too complicated in reading guide that helped me out in constructing my wand which is about what a wand is, what a condenser is, wood choices, metal choices, different ways of charging one, why to have a personal name for a wand and, that is only 11 pages long it is; "The Magic Wand" by Franz Bardon, it is extracted from "The Practice Of Magical Evocation" by the same author. If you Google it, you can download it free from various websites in a .pdf file.
After reading Franz Bardon as a guide, I did this;
I drilled a hole in the shaft of my Hazel wand (choose whatever wood feels right to you), with a 9/16 in. wide, 16 in. long drill-bit a bought at Home Depot. I drilled a hole for a 12 in. copper tube that I also bought at Home Depot at the A/C section, I stuffed the copper tube with amber powder then, I stuffed the tube into my wand shaft. I can go on. If you have any questions on how to make one, I have read many articles, as this is my hobby. I have made many mistakes too (I can help you fix a mistake, ha-ha). However, I do not want to focus on myself. Just if you want some creative ideas. I custom made my wand with a portable drill, a corded drill, a dremel tool for wood-carving, and a wood-burner for various symbols for instance, a celtic knot design all along the shaft of my wand from the handle to the tip. It took me about 2 years off and on as a hobby to play around and work with designing my wand. I can share the benefit of my experiences if you want to. I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT IN CONSTRUCTING WANDS. I can only give you advice or guide you in a direction so you can create your own wand design. And, I may not be able to give you an answer because, I DO NOT KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT MAKING WANDS. But, I just might have an answer for you. Anyway, I hope this helps. Also, I am just a student in the Magickal Arts and, I will always be a student. There is just SOoo much to learn!

I find alot of quartz and fools gold where I live. Would that be good on staff or wand?