Magick wand: as in other magickal systems, some gypsies also use the wand (kosh), used in ritual spells to direct energy, and also sometimes used to feel energies and objects (as in dowsing). The wand is made with straight wooden branches, handcrafted by the sorceress herself, and some put crystals in the wand. They can consecrate it, for example, in the moonlight or by passing through the water of a stream and saying: “Katar rook, katar puv, Katar Mamus, Akai sor mi ruzlapen” Which means: “From the tree, from the earth, from the Mother, all my strength comes from them”.
Knife: Gypsies always use a pocketknife, dagger, and other types of knives. They can be used for defense, cutting and carving branches, cutting herbs, etc. Sometimes they take the old blade of a kitchen knife and reuse it, putting it back on a new wooden handle (carved by them) and reusing that “choori” or “churia” knife. It can be used to harvest magical herbs, during a certain lunar phase or simple herbs to make tea.
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