haha, guys; check these puppies out.

SWIM doesn't plan on buying any, there are plenty of oppertunities for SWIM to collect beautiful peices of wood, and perhaps if SWIM is lucky, he'll make a tall staff tipped with amethyst.
http://www.magicwandsofwizardry.com/magic-wands_013.htm




Here are some other wands I found:







And, just for shits and giggles, heres a pentacle 6" table designed to be used as an Altar.
http://theunicornshoppe....7e4a529a8052a9a8b4554ab
(I don't know why its only $23 seems like it should cost more?)


SWIM has had mixed results actually using an Altar, once when He needed a flatmate he made a circle in a secret place, and put various stones inside representing the people living there. Each day he'd move the stones a little to represent the activity at the flat. Then he brought in a new stone and placed it outside the circle. In five consectutive days, he moved the stone each day a step, and finally the stone rested inside the circle with the others.

Shortly after, a chinese guy called 'dai' moved in with us. Great, the spell worked. heres where the mixed results come in: when the time came for him to move out, he was kinda light on the bills and told us that he didn't have the money. So, he left a TV and a jacket instead... which wasn't particuarly useful since it left me out of pocket, but its a nice jacket which I still wear. It's pretty hard to find a continuous style for myself since Im always re-inventing myself, so that was nice.

Very neat, I've been thinking about wands lately myself, especially after I've begun to explore the symbolism of the Golden Dawn Tarot. It'll be interesting to hear your experience with wands or magical tools. During my last interface with San Pedro I took a hike with a friend, and in the middle of the hike found myself with a beautiful hiking stick. I have no recollection of picking it up but it was gorgeous. I'm not saying it magically manifested, but it's funny how the subconscious mind (which apparently is far bigger and more powerful than we most suspect) works at times.