Making Magickal Tools - Bell Branch

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Making Magickal Tools - Bell Branch

by Baisteadh

 

 

The Bell

Branch is used in ritual to consecrate sacred space. This tool is 

based on those of the Druids and Bards of

old who used a Bell Branch to 

symbolize a connection with the Otherworld.

Celtic Myth tells us of this. 

Archeology

has also uncovered " wands " that may have been the Bell Branches of  Druids

or Bards.

For my own

Bell Branch, I found a simple branch in my yard. I added three 

bells tied on to the branch with ribbon

(since three is an important number in 

Keltrian theology). As the Bell Branch is

" planted " to symbolize the 

Otherworldly

Tree, keep in mind that size counts and a large branch doesn’t  " plant "

easy (as I soon found out). You could devise a planter

such as a pot  with

sand

in it or some molded clay to place in the center of the

spiral for 

" planting " . Or for outdoor ritual, you could dig a hole

to fit the branch  into.

A

smaller branch can be just placed on the

ground.

You can also

paint the branch with symbols or colors that are meaningful to 

you. You may even want to keep your eyes open at Yule

time for the apple 

ornaments that have made a recent comeback

(apples are a traditional symbol of 

the Otherworld in Celtic Myth).

Bells are

easy to obtain from a mail order source like Azuregreen

or Magus 

Books. You can also find them at craft

stores or music stores. Yule time may 

also yield bells with the other ornaments of the season.

Another way

to form a Bell Branch is to use rigid wire to bend into a  branch

shape. You can attach the bells to this

as well. You could then wind 

florist’ s tape around the wire to give it a more branch

like appearance. You 

could

then paint it. Silver is the recommended traditional

color.

Most

important of all, have fun with it and just remember that there is no 

one " right " way to form a magickal

tool. The most important aspect is what 

works for you.

 

 

 

 

" How wonderful it is that nobody need

wait a single moment before starting to improve the world " .

- Anne Frank, diarist

 

 

 

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