Wooden Athame with Amber and Jet

The witch’s Athame is traditionally a black handled knife, which is representative of the masculine Divine. This stunning creation, worked on over innumerable hours, is very worthy of this honour.

The Athame is very much a tool of command (compared to the softer, ‘inviting’ energy of the wand) and is used to direct the Will and Energy of its owner. In many traditions it is also the tool typically used for casting Circle.

This piece has been created from an antique wooden knife carved from a single piece of naturally black, dense wood. I suspect that the wood used may well be ebony, which is very difficult to obtain these days.

Having been created from wood, this Athame will ensure that you remain on the right side of the law – as double edged blades are illegal to hold in may places. It will also mean that you may work with the Fae – who may otherwise be offended by the presence of iron in a steel blade.

The base of the blade has been decorated with antique silver embellishments and – in keeping with tradition - the ornate scrollwork on the handle has been left black.

In a further nod to witches’ traditions, one side of the Athame has been set with a small piece of natural, genuine Baltic Amber and the other side with a piece of natural, genuine Jet. Amber and Jet have long been associated with witches, being representative of the God & Goddess. Amber is wonderful to program with your intent and at holding a charge. Jet has an amazing ability to absorb negativity (but does require energetic cleansing) – hence it’s use in traditional Victorian mourning jewellery.

Amber and Jet are not crystals in the true sense. Amber is the fossilised resin of trees, and Jet is fossilised wood. It therefore seemed highly energetically appropriate to use genuine amber and jet in the creation of this wooden Athame.

The Athame  is a wonderfully weighty piece and feels very comfortable in the hand. It measures almost 12.5″ in length from the tip to the end. As a finishing touch, the very end of the Athame has been set with a pentacle.As you can imagine, I spent many, many, many hours working on this item to create the final effect which you see here. I always enjoy the work which I do on my pieces – and will only work on them in the proper frame of mind, to ensure that only love, positive energy and proper intent is incorporated into each creation as it manifests.This beautiful, one-off creation is available now for $299 NZD – including free shipping within New Zealand & Australia.