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post Nov 18 2004, 04:55 PM
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do they use the same way or is one better than the other? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


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post Mar 25 2005, 01:08 PM
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Yes, they virtually have the same use. There is a slight difference between then, however:

Staves (plural of Staff) are usually wooden rods the length of a cane or a walking stick or longer. They can be used as just walking sticks, and as a repository of magickal energy to aid in spellwork. Some think of the staff as a large wand while others feel that it is a separate kind of tool altogether. The staff is one of only two common tools which is supposed to touch the ground in normal use (the altar is the other).

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Wand is a consecrated short stick used to store and/or manipulate energies and possibily to store spells. It can symbolize either the Fire or the Air element (depending on your tradition). It can be made from any material such as wood, glass, crystal, plastic, metal, et cetera. It can be plain or fancy with pain, inscriptions, crystals, feathers, beads, or other decorations. Some traditions use a wand in situations were it would be inappropriate to use a blade.


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Sage of the ages   wand or staff   Nov 18 2004, 04:55 PM
| Kinjo   IMO, that will dependent entirely on your preferen...   Nov 18 2004, 06:12 PM
R3QuI3M   Either 1 is fine as long as u like it. :)   Mar 4 2005, 03:36 AM
puppetmaster   Wands are better for small places and easier to st...   Mar 23 2005, 06:01 PM
Sage of the ages   thanks Rin. the definitions helped a lot :ok: :D   Mar 29 2005, 02:40 PM
Anja   Some groups and traditios have slightly different ...   Jun 9 2005, 02:29 AM
Acid09   I prefere the staff because its multi-functional. ...   Jun 17 2005, 03:00 PM
wisdomsbane   the biggest difference between wands and staves as...   Jun 17 2005, 07:37 PM
UniOne   I like the staff better than the wand... because s...   Jun 20 2005, 10:09 AM
Rin Daemoko   I also prefer the staff to the wand. It's easi...   Jun 21 2005, 06:13 AM
fleecileez   I have a wand i bought in glastonbury but i dont k...   Jun 21 2005, 02:44 PM
Acid09   There are many techniques. But consecrating just m...   Jun 24 2005, 03:37 PM
gavriel   Dont forget Stangs. These are staves with a forked...   Sep 5 2005, 02:37 AM
Vishwas   I am a newbie, & still am trying to learn more...   Oct 31 2005, 05:15 AM
bym   Greetings! The best ones are the ones that we ...   Oct 31 2005, 10:46 AM
Leanbh   I make all my tools, my first one was a Stang, be...   Jan 31 2006, 02:20 PM
Rakesh   The stang was, I think, originally an instrument t...   Jan 31 2006, 05:58 PM
Leanbh   First I do believe stang is a word for pole. They...   Jan 31 2006, 10:47 PM
Rakesh   I think its great that you made your own rather ...   Feb 1 2006, 06:06 AM
bym   Greetings! I would like this discussion to sta...   Feb 1 2006, 06:18 AM
esoterica   whether store-bought or handmade, a wand or staff ...   Feb 1 2006, 10:45 AM
Oath   Does anyone know if there is a difference and if s...   Feb 4 2006, 08:20 AM
The White Chaos   I can see myself using both, infact I'm workin...   Apr 21 2006, 03:10 AM
Forest Elf   Well, I prefer a hand-crafted wand myself. Try car...   Apr 24 2006, 04:12 PM
The White Chaos   Yes it does get the job done in a manner of speaki...   Apr 25 2006, 04:18 AM
Sojrn   I have both a wand and staff as are both used on a...   May 21 2006, 02:38 PM
Khenti_Amenti   As somone pinted out the Staff touches the ground....   Jun 5 2006, 06:21 AM
osiris1313   Well I prefer a Wand it is easier to wield. in som...   Jun 11 2006, 12:58 AM
MouseBrat2006   Well I prefer a Wand it is easier to wield. in som...   Aug 13 2006, 10:37 AM
smasher666   do they use the same way or is one better than the...   Jun 11 2006, 02:48 AM
Eroscupidonamor   Does anyone know a tradition of consacrating a sta...   Aug 16 2006, 07:45 AM
Ashnook   Elemental tools of the western tradition aside, th...   Aug 16 2006, 05:39 PM
Eroscupidonamor   Ashnook,I saw that you were using some kind of sta...   Aug 16 2006, 07:11 PM
Saul de Plume   I like the Stag idea :D!! What if I have ...   Nov 12 2006, 02:15 AM

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