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visceral/spagyrical 07-23-2004 09:03 AM

Talking Points - Homemade Magickal Tools
 
I thought this was a really good idea and I'd like to start up a new thread about this. If anyone has any other methods or any other recipes for homemade tools, post them here.

Black Scrying Mirror.

A glass frame. 5" X 7" ($5.00)
Black enamel spray paint. ($1.00)
Black felt. ($0.20)

1. Spray paint ONE side of the glass and let it dry.
2. Spray on another coat and let that dry.
3. Cut black felt to 5" X 7"
4. Place painted glass back into the frame with the unpainted side (the scrying side) out.
5. Place the felt over the painted side and put the back of the frame in. (I personally wouldn't recommend gluing the felt to the paint, but try whatever you think works best.)

Now you have a new scrying mirror.

And it only cost about $6.50.

v/s

Levavi Oculos 07-23-2004 11:35 AM

Since I really have nothing to add, this may be a pointless post, but I just wanted to express my appreciation for this thread and encourage all who have ideas, and preferably experience, to fill this sucker out!

kollision 07-23-2004 11:48 AM

I would also like to put in my appreciation. We need more of these, as for some like me find it hard to construct such marvelous tools. If anyone has the cached thread of tools, please post them here. Thanks for the hard work visceral/spagyrical and others.

visceral/spagyrical 07-23-2004 12:04 PM

A friend of mine at work is Wiccan and explained to me a while back that she's making a wand from scratch, so I thought I'd post her idea as inspiration.

Basically, you need bamboo and something to put inside.

Grow bamboo until it gets about 3/4 inch in diameter.

Then, without pulling up the roots, very carefully split the bamboo down the center, but not too far.

Place the stones or crystals inside the split bamboo and let them settle at the bottom joint.

Don't forget to mark the joint, so what's inside doesn't fall out when you cut it.

Then wrap the bamboo together and let it seal itself up.

When the bamboo is fully healed, the bamboo will appear normal, but hidden inside will be the crystals or stones or whatever it is that you decided to place inside.

Just uproot the bamboo. Cut below the marked joint and above the top most joint.

And you have a wand that charges itself.

You can also inscribe symbols or words into the outer shell of the wand for added effect.

v/s

Otto von Skar 07-24-2004 01:00 AM

I have a long-bladed Turkish bayonet that I've been thinking of converting into a ritual dagger. It's complete with a scabbard, steel blade, metallic accents, and wooden handle, so it would probably be quite servicable in this way. Thing is, I'm not sure I want to give it up for "profane" use; I'd have to reserve it for ceremonial purposes. But if you have any sort of military blades like this, they can make impressive ritual tools.

I AM 07-24-2004 08:10 AM

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I AM 07-24-2004 08:13 AM

As you may have noticed this Topic has now been turned into a Talking Points Topic. I wish to encourage all practicing Magickians to contribute to this topic.

Humbly, I AM

visceral/spagyrical 07-24-2004 07:46 PM

I mentioned a while back how I use the brown rug in my bedroom to scry. And I wanted to bring that up here for a few reasons.

First, because it's really cheap to use a rug or a wall to scry. (Basically, it comes included with the rent.)

Second, because I wanted to clarify that it only works really well for knowing purposes. A non-reflective surface, such as a rug or a wall, doesn't have the depth of a mirror, so it's a lot harder to actually see images when you're scrying a rug.

However, scrying a rug works wonders if you're confused about something you're reading.

I've been using this method since I was little (long before I knew about "scrying") and I must say it works great. If you're confused about a homework assignment, just stare into the rug until it hits you. Of course, you have to have the intent to do your homework, but, if you look for the solution to the problem, you'll find it in the rug. I guarantee it.

This also works great with reading difficult texts that don't seem to make much sense. Since graduate professors don't assign typical homework, I use my scrying rug to help me understand the theoretical side to a lot of the books I have to read.

Instead of using the book itself and getting distracted by the words on the page, just underline the confusing passage with your mind (or with a pen) and then bring it to the rug. Since the rug is flat and boring, there's no risk whatsoever of being distracted by the confusing language of the book itself.

I highly recommend this for anyone interested in research.

v/s

GeNoCyDe 07-24-2004 10:34 PM

Hard disc scrying mirror
 
I'd just posted this on the other forums when we got haxxorized again,I AM asked me to take the opportunity to bring it up again.

I got bored one day snooping through my junk and found an ANCIENT hard drive made in the late 80's,not having any use for it I decided to gut it out and see how this huge thing differed from our current drives,so I got some allen wrenches and a phillips screwdriver and proceeded to disassemble it[no l33t screws in those days!]and there,inside I found these beautiful,copper tinted,dark metal discs,and I thought.......bingo!here's my new scrying mirror!they're not like the discs in the new drives,like regular mirrors,they are dark and get darker near the center,which seems to enhance their effect somewhat.

Another computer based scrying mirror is to take a T.V or computer screen in a darkened room,light candles BEHIND you,off to the side so the flames don't reflect directly and use them like Nostrodamus' bel. I've done this with great results!

Ashnook 07-25-2004 01:13 AM

Elemental Tools:

Fire Wand: A stick I spray pained red.

Air Dagger: A lit insence stick

Earth Pentacle: Rock

Water Goblet: cup with "holy" water in it.

While I do agree that the flashy GD tools with hebrew on em look cool and may add that certain edge to your ritual, if your either A: short on cash OR B: still live with fanatical christian parents (or in my case a couple of fanatical family members who come to my house all the time :( ) these will work great.

GeNoCyDe 07-25-2004 02:12 AM

I made 90% of my tools,but then having 3 years of shop helped,do does access to power tools.some day I'll have to post a pic.:)

visceral/spagyrical 07-25-2004 08:31 PM

Here's an idea I had for a really really cheap half-assed Protective Circle for those that like to have the physical around...

Buy a colored sheet (whatever color you feel you resonate with the most).

Now buy a Clorox Bleach Pen.

Take the Bleach Pen and draw your protective circle, sigils, and whatever other symbols you want your circle to have onto the sheet.

Because of the way bleach works, the circle itself will be a different color.

For example, if you bleach a blue sheet, the circle will be pink.

The best part about this is that you can make it as big as you want and you can fold it up and hide it.

v/s

YHVH 08-04-2004 03:08 AM

Quick cencer construction
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Well, if you want to work outdoors and need MANY cencers to hold VAST AMOUNTS of incence (it's windy out there!) you can do the following:
(also, if you want to have a specific amount of cencers with a planetary symbol written on them for invocations, inspired evocations and other planetary workings without needing to buy 42 cencers - 9 with a crescent on them, 8 for mercury, 7 with the seal of Venus etc. etc.)

I'm referring to self-igniting charcoal and resinuous incence - sticks, which can stand on the ground, are too weak to withstand a breeze.

Take aluminum foil and make a cylinder out of it. Shape the upper part as a cup and the lower part as a stand, maybe putting a small stone inside to become heavier.

It's "cencer-looking" enough, cheap, and safe. With a permanent marker you can write whatever you want on it, be it sigils, seals, names etc.

GeNoCyDe 08-04-2004 04:19 AM

I have a piece of pipe with a base welded on it for that,I think it was originally for fireworks.


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