| Butternut Egyptian Magic Wand #4 |
$37 |
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This wand is 15 inches long and features an intricately cut Greco/Egyptian handle. It is embellished with 23 carat Gold leaf and a shimmering tigereye stone is set in the handle 
About the Wood>
This delightful wand is cut from North American Butternut wood. This is not truly an exotic, of course, but it's an uncommon wood, and I don't know when I'll see more of it. The Butternut is a close relative of the Walnut, with it's Dianic and Mercurial associations, but the golden color gives it a solar, rather than Lunar correspondance. This particular wood came to me from an orchard in Minnesota, where the trees were well over 100 years old. The boards are so light they surprise me when I pick them up, and the wands are exceptionally light in the hand. The first magic wand I made from this wood was for a woman with wrist damge, who didn't want to tire her hands out! The grain of this wood is finely drawn in gold, tan and black- looking like the hairs of a tabby cat. Not all butternut looks like this. I have, therefore dedicated this particular tree, and the wands that come from it, to Bast, the Cat Goddess of the Egyptians. Bast, or Bastet, is a goddess of Maternity like her ferocious sister Sekhmet, but represents love, pleasure and joy rather than the fierce guardian.
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