Mystic Board

Some sources do call for blood rituals, but in my experience, any type of cleansing that removes any negative energy will work. I use a purification ritual using the elements for anything I buy for magickal use.  After that, a smudging once a month or so seems to work well unless there has been...

I have been making runes for years and the best advice I can give you is to use what you have. I always use wood, usually cherry because I have an old cherry tree in my back yard which tends to drop branches but I have used any hard wood that I can get (mostly birch or oak in my part of the world). ...

Since we are all unique, there is no best way for everyone. The important thing is to make the runes a part of your basic consciousness. My teacher years ago used a combination of guided meditations on each rune and a study of traditional uses and meanings. Recently Diana Paxson wrote a book called ...

I have been using and making runes for many years and I have found no difference between homemade and store-bought as long as the purchased runes are purified and consecrated prior to use. They must also be attuned to your specific energies before using them for magickal or divination purposes. Prob...