The Green Lady Wand - the wand that got away
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This wand defied all attempts to make it until the right owner came along. It was the only 'blank' from an unusually large Yew log to survive being turned on the lathe. When I took the month's wands to get crystals, I couldn't find it and it remained lost for months. I found it and fitted crystals which kept falling off, and eventually put it aside realising that its time had not yet come.
At last a request came for a wand which fitted this one to a tee. It is intended for the highest good and to deepen the owner's relationship with nature spirits, faeries. |
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The Yew Tree grew in Nantgaredig, in the hills above Carmarthen (= Caerfyrddin = Caer Merlin). It was cut when the hedge it stood in was coppiced, and it seasoned for many years. The log I was lucky enough to receive yielded 9 'blanks' of wand size. When I began turning these though, several snapped, and of the few that made it to the round, only this one survived having the bore drilled down the centre to carry the quartz crystal conductors. It has several striking grain formations in light and dark shades. This causes an imbalance in the wood, and as it dried this wand bent a few degrees at the front.
Opposite, the unfinished wand shaft with ends prepared for larger stones. Its central 'handle' and distinct ends follow the basic style of the Rider-Waite Magician's wand. The owner will be in control of her own destiny. |
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The owner selected a fluorite tip with an uncommonly pure green colour and light feel.
The back 'collector' stone is of malachite with azurite inclusions. Here the tip end of the yew shaft has been reduced in size to suit the diameter of the tip, and shaped so that when mounted, the tip will point with the flow of the grain. The tip is not glued on until the final shaping and initial polishing has been done. The polish ensures that any glue spillage doesn't mark the wood. |
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The shaft is tied to an upright iron stand, so the fluorite tip can be glued into position. The crystal core has been fitted so as just to rest against the base of the fluorite, and the first layers of polish guard against any glue staining.
When the tip is set firmly, the wand is tied the other way up and the malachite and azurite collector is fitted and glued. Again the quartz 'filling' has been brought up just under the stone to ensure conduction.
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The stones are set, several coats of natural bees wax polish are on , the cardboard box has even been made.
A last exchange of energy with my salt lamp and friends |
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