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However, note that making your own tools is the best way to go. There is more personal energy/power put into an item that you use in your rituals if it is handmade. You will also become more personally attached to the item, and I can almost guarantee that you will not want other people to even touch it! If you are really crafty and have the supplies, even making your own candles, incense, and even oils is prefered over buying them. They may not be as good as store-bought, but you will find more pride and more magick in them.
Also, it is wise to note that if you buy something to use in ritual, you should cleanse the item before you put it to use. Not only with soap and water, but hold the item and meditate. Usually, an item that has sat on a shelf for a while has been touched by many people, and who knows what moods or intentions they had when they contacted the item! You want to clear those energies out and put your own in so the item will work with you. One of my favorite visualizations is to imagine yourself in nature, on a beach with a bonfire burning, holding the item. Visualize the item becoming clear and porous so you hardly notice you're holding it. Now hold it up to the wind, high over your head...let the wind blow half of the negativity out of the item. Then imagine passing it through the fire, allowing the fire to burn half of the leftover negativity out. Then through the water, washing another half amount of negativity out, and finally, bury it in sand, letting the last remaining specks of negativity to be absorbed by the Earth. Repeat, only this time, let positive energy go into the item. Finally, let the item become hard and solid to the touch again, holding in those positive energies. This shouldn't take too long, and it's a good way of priming the item so it will be attuned to your workings.
Your local grocery or drug store should have tapers and votives. Candle holders may be more difficult to find there, but it's possible. Wicks 'n' Sticks is a good source for not only candles, but also incense and essential oils. They get a good portion of my paycheck when I anticipate a sale. (Candles, incense, etc don't have to be from an official occult store to work. All it takes is your will. They are just tools to help you focus.)
Your grocery store should also carry sea salt...no, you don't have to
go to the ocean and evaporate some water! Look in the "gourmet foods"
section. When in doubt, check GNC as well.
Housewares stores like Lechters
and Eddie Bauer Home are the types of stores where I may get my glasses
for chalices, trivets, and mortar/pestle sets. You may also find little
things that you want for your altar: neat bowls to hold holy water, utensils
for mixing a sabbat recipe, etc. If you lean towards kitchen witchcraft,
this is the place for you!
For many of your other items like blades (once again, not necessary for a College Pagan), jewelry, and sometimes even wands, try going to a Renaissance Faire. My sword came from Ren Faire, and I also found a Priestess headband there. Pentacle jewelry abounds as well, since so many Pagans are involved in Faire.
Look in museum gift shops for statues of various gods and goddesses. (If you ever stop through Paris, the Carousel du Louvre has a LOT of goodies for the practicing Pagan!) Science museums also tend to carry tumbled stones. You can also get stones, and occasionally a crystal ball, at science and nature stores. (Check to see if you have a Nature Company or Store of Knowledge near you. If it looks like a store that you can spend an hour playing in, you may be on to something!)
Don't forget to check out all those little kiosks at the mall...you can
usually find incense, candles, and even jewelry there.
If you prefer to shop online, here are some links(though please keep in
mind that dot-com witchnooks go up and disappear on a regular basis):
First of all, remember you can always buy
books through Amazon.com by clicking on this link!
Amethyst Shells
Rowan Moon Creations
Triplemoon Witchware
The
Celtic Connection Catalog
Maledicta Moonchild
The Magical
Blend On-Line
Magickal Needs
The MoonScents Catalog
Witchery Occult Supplies
BlueWitch.com
These are merely a sampling. I have many other links and I will be adding
those when I can.
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