EXTREMELY OLD RUSTIC BLACKTHORN HAGSTICK/ walking stick OVERSEAS BUYERS PAYPAL ONLY Start Price GBP 34.00 Current Price GBP 34.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price GBP 35.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 09, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 19, 2008 Location OLLERTON.NOTTINGHAMSHIRE See more about 'EXTREMELY OLD RUSTIC BLACKTHORN HAGSTICK/ walking stick' Description OVERSEAS BUYERS PAYPAL ONLY AS I AM RETIRING FROM  STAFF/WAND MAKING ON EBAY THIS SUMMER THROUGH ILLNESS I AM SELLING SOME OF MY PERSONAL COLLECTION MY DAUGHTER HAS CLAIMED ALL MY BEST THE REST ARE FOR SALE THIS IS ONE IS  NOW READY TO CONTINUE  THE JOURNEY. THIS IS YOUR VERY LAST CHANCE TO BUY AN EXTREMELY OLD CHUNKY AND VERY STRONG SCOTTISH BLACKTHORN  HAGSTICK.32 INCH LONG long TAPERING FROM 1 INCH TO 3/4 INCH.322 GRAMS SOMEONE WILL BE VERY PROUD OF .THIS STICK HAS BEEN SOOT BLACKENED WITH BUTTER OR ANIMAL FAT I COULD STILL SMELL IT WHEN I WAS CLEANING IT THIS STICK IS SO OLD I DARE NOT REMOVE THE SOOT  AS THE WOOD HAS A FURRY SURFACE WHEN RUBBED DOWN SHOWING THE WOOD IS VERY VERY OLD I HAVE PROTECTED IT WITH OILS AND FINISHED WITH NATURAL PINE RESIN IT IS NOW READY FOR ANOTHER 100 YEAR  I HAVE LEFT BARK WITH A ROUGH SURFACE NOWHERE NEAR AS SMOOTH AS MY OTHERS. A FEW OF MY HAGSTICKS HAVE BEEN DATED AND COMPARING IT WITH THEM I BELIEVE THIS IS WELL OVER A 100 YEAR OLD EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN CHERISHED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS.THIS A VERY SPECIAL ADDITION TO YOUR MAGICAL TOOLS DONT LET IT PASS YOU BY.THIS WILL NOT BE FOR SALE FOR LONG. +FREE DOWNLOAD 6  POSTERS PRINTABLE A4 ON VARIOUS ASPECT OF WITCH CRAFT. CHEQUES OR POSTAL ORDERS MADE PAYABLE TO KATIE CLARK Blackthorn wands or staffs can be used during initiations. It is especially effective if used in conjunction with a Hawthorn staff to represent death and rebirth: Samhain and Beltaine. During a Samhain or Yule ritual, one can ceremonially call the Caeilleach Bheur, who is the Old Blue Hag of winter, a fearsome Scottish deity who, banging her magic Blackthorn staff upon the ground, calls in the season of winter .Druids often use the magic of wood in their ceremonies. Rituals taking place in sacred groves or nemetons are especially potent. The presence of Blackthorn in a Samhain or Yule ritual would be ideal. blackthorn is also the tree of resistance,defiance and strength in adversity.Strife,war,conflict and head on confrontation belong to the blackthorn..and so does defiance and strength,the ability to withstand great adversity with great strength of character.A wood that will redefine your image of yourself,that will turn fear to power..but be careful,it's said that the blackthorn does not known good or evil,but will magnify the contents of your heart and intents,and is quick to warp the fragile psyche.Nevertheless great and formidable power lies in this wood for anyone with the strength of character to understand and use it properly. PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE MAGIC COMES FROM WITHIN IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE ANY TYPE OF WOOD WAND WILL BOND WITH YOU AND BECOME A POWERFULL MAGICAL TOOL AN EXTENTION OF YOUR BEING I WILL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU TO PERSONALISE YOUR WAND UNLESS YOU ASK FOR HERKIMER DIAMOND TIPS OR OTHER STONES ON HILT OR HANDLE OR GENUINE SILVER WIRE BINDING.AT SMALL EXTRA COST.  .YOU MAY FIND MY THINKING AND ADVICE DIFFERENT TO OTHERS WHO PERHAPS USE LOCALISED METHODS REMEMBER MY KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN FILTERED FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED KINGDOM BUT MOSTLY THE OLD TRADITIONS OF THE REMOTE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS. FEEDBACK LESS THAN 5 EMAIL BEFORE BIDDING <Member of the British Stickmakers guild> HELLO MY NAME IS GEORGE I HAVE BEEN A NATURAL WAND MAKER FOR OVER 40 YEARS I STARTED MAKING WANDS IN MY TWENTIES TAUGHT OVER A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS BY A FAMILY OF MASTER WANDMAKERS IN A SECLUDED GLEN IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS  AND AT 64 HAVE LEARNED MUCH SINCE THEN AND BELIEVE I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL MYSELF A HEDGEWITCH  I LED A SOLITARY LIFE RIDING ALL OVER SCOTLAND ON MY MOTORBIKE AND SIDECAR STUDYING WITCHCRAFT IN MANY GUISSES WORKING THE LAND PLANTING TREES AS A CONTRACT FORESTER AND HEDGE TRIMMING.HA!HA! AND EVEN SLEEPING UNDER THEM QUITE A LOT AFTER DRINKING LOCAL NECTAR (WHISKY) .MAKING AND (TRADING) MY WANDS OR GIVING THEM AWAY THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND I HAVE MET SO  MANY WISE PEOPLE-DRUIDS-PAGAN- SOLITARES-HERMITS AND WICCAN COVENS  ON MY TRAVELS.  I HAVE LED A TRULY MAGICAL LIFE.LIVING ON THE EDGE SO TO SPEAK LIVING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF COMMUNITIES EVEN SLEEPING IN MY SIDECAR .HELPING LOCAL ELDERLY  WHEN I WAS NOT DOING FORESTRY WORK DOING A BIT OF GARDENING FOR THEM ALSO GENERAL HOUSE CAR AND MOTORCYCLE REPAIRS IT GAVE ME GREAT PLEASURE AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM THEM ALSO I USED TO READ TEA-LEAVES AS I WENT AROUND  BUT MY READINGS WERE SO ACCURATE IT UPSET ME TO TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH AND I SWORE NEVER TO DO IT AGAIN IN MY EARLY YEARS I FOUND THE SAME RESULTS WITH OUJI BOARD I FOUND IT TO UNSETTLING AND THAT IS A BIG NO! NO! NEVER AGAIN. ANYONE WHO BUYS MY WANDS WILL FEEL THE LOVE AND DEDICATION I PUT IN TO  WORKING THE WOOD AFTER MOTHER NATURE HAS DONE HER WORK I DO A BIT OFF FINE FINISHING AND I GET GREAT PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE IT USUALLY TAKES ME 2 HOURS FOR MOST WANDS.LOOK OUT FOR SOME OF MY NATURAL WOOD WANDS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER I WILL BE OFFERING MY  WANDS FOR SALE.MY FAVOURITE BEING HONEYSUCKLE.ALSO CHERRY.APPLE AND PLUM AND THE VERY RARE AND SPECIAL (THISTLE WAND) A VERY DELICATE AND LIGHT  PROTECTOR WAND. I MAY BE A BIT BOLD HERE BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY SO CALLED WANDMAKERS WITH ALL THEIR WEIRD NAMES BUT I BELIEVE THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 4 GENUINE ONES ON EBAY.BUT TO EVERY MAN A DIFFERENT DREAM WHO AM I TO QUESTION THEM.MAY THEY PROSPER IN ALL THEY DO . On 19-Jan-08 at 02:11:53 GMT, seller added the following information: Place a Bid!