One of the most personal and perhaps most misunderstood of the Four Tools of Magick, the Athame (ATH-ah-may or ah-THAW-may) represents the element Fire, transformation and the direction of South. It is the symbol of the magickal Will and life force. It is used to cut through and direct energy, never for actual physical cutting. Most Witches will have a second knife known as the White Handled Knife or Bolline for use in cutting herbs or carving symbols.
Most often, the Athame is made from metal, and it is most traditional to have a double sided blade. The Athame is used to draw the Magickal Circle wherein ritual and ceremony is performed, creating a space between the worlds where all energy is balanced and concentrated for the rite.
Once you have found your Athame, you will want to cleanse and consecrate it to your personal magickal use. In keeping with the elemental energies of this tool, the consecration would best be performed at the Full Moon when the moon was in a Fire sign - Aries, Leo or Sagittarius.
Excerpted from "The Athame" by Karen Charboneau-Harrison. |
BONE HILT DAGGER:
Double-edged stainless steel blade with brass guard and pommel. Smooth, rounded bone hilt with terrific hand feel. Comfortably balanced at approximately 10 inches from blade tip to pommel tip. Perfect for your White-Handled knife! Includes leather scabbard with belt strap and thumb snap.
Stock# 1062, $45.00
MIDNIGHT DAGGER:
Double-edged stainless steel blade with brass guard and pommel. Well-finished, great feeling black stained wood hilt. Approximately 10 inches from tip of blade to tip of pommel. A great partner for the Bone Hilt Dagger in the role of Black-Handled Knife. Includes leather scabbard with belt strap and thumb snap.
Stock# 1063, $45.00
TRADITIONAL ATHAME:
Approximately 6 ½ inches from blade tip to pommel tip. Stainless steel double-edged blade with brass guard and pommel. Brown wood hilt and black scabbard with belt clip and thumb snap. A perfect basic tool for those just starting out or on limited budgets. Very well balanced and quite sturdy.
Stock# 1007, $20.00
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GODDESS ATHAME: 8" long overall. Finely finished polished, pewter
Spiral Goddess handle with stainless steel semi-sharp blade. Can be
sharpened. Comes with felt lined hard, hinged case.
Stock# gatha, $75.00
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BONE HANDLE BOLLINE:
Used historically by Druids to harvest the sacred Mistletoe, and by Wiccans for herbs. Stainless blade is serrated on the inner curve and has a smooth edge on the outer. Heavy hilt with crescent pommel has bone insets. Comes with a black leather scabbard.
Stock# 1152, $60.00
ORNATE CEREMONIAL ATHAME: Chrome decorative blade, not sharp or
sharpenable. Beautiful scrollwork on hilt, blade and scabbard. Overall
length: 16". Brass accents on red scabbard and black handle.
Stock# 4058, $75.00
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LETTER OPENERS:
Although these are technically letter openers, they also make great inexpensive athames. Non-sharp blade. Check out this category on our web site to see these in greater detail.
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