| After using your magic wand, do you experience any | | | | you usually don't use the entire length of the limb. You |
| of these symptoms? | | | | just need a straight piece of wood that measures |
| - dizziness | | | | from your elbow to the end of your middle finger. So |
| - watery eyes | | | | sometimes even a bent limb will work as long as you |
| - rituals gone awry | | | | can cut a straight piece from it. |
| - crooked magical shielding | | | | Some magical practitioners work well with wands that |
| These are just a few of the things that can go wrong | | | | are slightly bent. The way you know whether your |
| when you use a magic wand. More specifically, this is | | | | wand is too bent is by trying it out. If you experience |
| what can happen if you use a wand that is not very | | | | any of the symptoms listed above, your wand is |
| straight. In other words, a bent magic wand. | | | | probably too far bent. In these cases, it is best to find a |
| What's Up With a Bent Wand? | | | | new limb and make a new wand. |
| How do you end up with a bent magic wand? It's | | | | Why Bent Wands Don't Work |
| really no mystery. The magic wand, being a tool of the | | | | The reason bent wands don't work is because they |
| element Air, is usually made out of wood, usually a | | | | don't direct energy in a straight line. For instance, if you |
| lightweight and light-colored wood, such as white pine, | | | | try to put up an energetic shield using a bent wand, |
| birch, peeled willow, aspen or yucca-stalk. The wood | | | | chances are the lines that form your shield will be |
| for a wand is usually a limb cut from a live tree. | | | | crooked. A crooked omnil, or circular personal shield, will |
| If you happen to select a limb that's got a few too | | | | make you feel dizzy. A psychic message sent with a |
| many twists and bends in it, then you end up with a | | | | bent wand won't reach its intended target. Ditto for |
| crooked wand. For instance, cutting a wand from a | | | | any healing work you do with a crooked wand. |
| corkscrew willow (pictured here) will bring you nothing | | | | Tip: If you wand rituals, shields, and healing work have |
| but trouble. You need to start with a tree with relatively | | | | been a little "off" lately, check the straightness of your |
| straight limbs. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell | | | | wand. You may need to make a new one. |
| whether a limb is straight enough to use a wand, since | | | | |