Magic Tools

What are magic tools?

it is kind of a collectors name for tools that are mainly used in side paths like the religion wicca, items that are supposed to have a magic use, the athame is a dual bladed dagger designed for ritual use but "you can NOT bloodshed with it or it loses it's magic" that is what's said in literature, now my opinion.

I think, based on every book I read, every discussion I had, every real life experience I've gone through, that those tools are completely powerless, you do not make a magic circle of protection with an athame or a sword, you can do it but it is not the item with the power, it is a tool, it is a key to keeping peoples believe up, if an athame is a magic item then people will believe in that magic and be more secure, but nowadays it confuses too many people to keep that charade up.

You have to understand that it really can add a lot to a persons imagination and believe and there for also to his or her willpower which is connected to rituals, some people still use the items even though they know it is not the items doing anything, it's just nice to have some special items just like it's nice to have official dvd's of your favorite movie instead of downloaded it.

Should we use them then or not?

That's completely up to you offcourse, as I already mentioned, some people keep the items even though they know it doesn't have any use of itself (except that you can make a nice sandwich with an athame), there is also this theory that you can give a bit of your energy to your item to grant it power, apart from wether that is true or not, what use would it have if you are the person that gives the energy, if you can give that energy to an item that means you must be stuffed with it, it wouldn't enhance your own energy or anything.

use them if you want or believe in it's power, otherwise do not bother, the important thing is that you understand the true use of magical items instead of being clouded by mysterious texts that try to make an object holy.


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