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Boline – a witch’s utility knife

  • August 25, 2010 2:36 pm
Witch's Boline

Druidic Boline With Leather Sheath

 

A boline (aka bolline/boleen) is a witch’s utility knife! Unlike the athame, which is not used to cut things on the physical plane, a boline is used to cut whatever may need cutting on the physical plane in preparation for (and during) a ritual or ceremony including cords, herbs, and ribbon. Additionally, the boline is used to carve candles or runes. Although it is up for debate as to whether a boline traditionally had a curved or a straight blade, the crescent shaped, sickle-like bolines are popular with modern witches. The handle of the boline is usually white, which makes it easy to tell apart from your athame if you decide you want a boline with a straight blade rather than a curved one. Those following the path of the Kitchen Witch may have no need of a boline, as the Kitchen Witch tradition encourages the use of your regular ceremonial tools for mundane purposes, negating the need for a separate ritual knife.

Regardless of your path, a boline makes an excellent addition to any witch’s altar!

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Athame: a witch’s ritual knife

  • August 19, 2010 12:08 pm
Full Moon Goddess Athame

Full Moon Goddess Athame

Check a witch’s cupboard, and usually you will find an athame (generally pronounced AH-tha-may) among his/her ritual tools or on his/her altar. Simply put, an athame is a ceremonial knife used by Wiccans and other witches for directing energy during a ceremony, ritual or spell. Athames also represent the masculine (god) energy, and is used to signify the Great Rite when combined with a female representation such as a chalice.

An athame is often used interchangeably with a wand. The option to select a wand or an athame for your purpose is generally a question of preference more than it is protocol. Both are used to project your energy for a particular intention, and to harness and direct the energies of other implements you are utilizing. As with most things in magick, let your intuition be your guide when making a determination as to which you prefer. Personally, I have both an athame and a wand. Sometimes I am compelled to use one, sometimes I am compelled to use the other. As long as I honor those feelings, it always works out for the best!  Athame: a witch’s ritual knife – continue reading…

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