My Pentagram

The pentagram has been used for many years and by many different faiths. It is not unusual to see a chair with a pentagram on it in an old English church.

The following comes from Wikipedia.

A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha or pentangle or, more formally, as a star pentagon) is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. The word pentagram comes from the Greek word πεντάγραμμον (pentagrammon), a noun form of πεντάγραμμος (pentagrammos) or πεντέγραμμος (pentegrammos), a word meaning roughly "five-lined" or "five lines".

Pentagrams were used symbolically in ancient Greece and Babylonia, and are used today as a symbol of faith by many Wiccans, akin to the use of the cross by Christians and the Star of David by Jews. The pentagram has magical associations, and many people who practice Neopagan faiths wear jewelry incorporating the symbol. Christians once more commonly used the pentagram to represent the five wounds of Jesus,^[1][2] and it also has associations within Freemasonry.^[3]

The word "pentacle" is sometimes used synonymously with "pentagram", and this usage is borne out by the Oxford English Dictionary, although that work specifies that a circumscription makes the shape more particularly a pentacle.^[4] Wiccans and Neo-pagans often make use of this more specific definition for a pentagram enclosed in a circle.^[5]

I wear mine almost every day and it feels like a talisman, as if I won't be safe without it. Interesting, isn't it how we use these tools to aid our passage through life.

Crystal Ball

This is my crystal ball, which is used for scrying. After entering a meditative state of mind, it is possible to see events happening inside it. The trick is to keep your mind open and allow the thoughts to come to you, rather than trying too hard to see things for yourself.

In years gone by, witches used whatever came to hand. Therefore a witch who lived by the sea would be most likely to use a fisherman's float as a scrying tool because that is what she had available.

Nowadays we decorate our Christmas trees with balls of many colours, but many people forget that these were originally pagan tools, as was the custom of bringing in a small tree at Yule-time.

You too can use whatever is to hand. All you have to do is remember to bless it and charge it during a waxing moon. Keep your ball in a safe place and keep it clean.

If you can afford it, you can purchase a real crystal ball. There are many available to buy on the internet or in crystal shops. It should be regularly cleaned and kept safe and provided you do these things, it will bring you many years of fulfillment.