This item is a gorgeous athame dagger made from pewter and multiple gemstones! The blade is agate, and the handle is pewter. Encrusted into the pewter is a large Amethyst geode and a Conchina. At the top is a polished quartz crystal. On the back, pewter surrounds an oval Tiger Eye and a round Pearl. Simply amazing!!
An athame is a ceremonial double-edged knife or dagger used in Traditional Witchcraft or Wiccan ritual. Although the blade is sharp, it is never used for cutting physical objects. It is used to draw or direct energy. It's primary role is for casting a circle at the beginning of ceremony, thus establishing the sacred or magical space within which the ritual is performed. It is also employed to draw lines, charge objects, or ceremonially set limits. The athame is associated with the masculine principle, used in unison with the chalice, the female principle. It is associated with either the air or fire element- whichever works for you.
Quartz crystal: Has the ability to receive, store, transmit, focus, amplify and transform energy. Quartz is known as the "stone of the mind". Used to help concentrate, quartz is an excellent source of increased mental abilities. It is excellent for focusing energies and accessing information from a higher level of consciousness. Clear Quartz is one of the purest and most versatile forms of crystal. It's key word is Clarity---it's high energy frequency clarifies and amplifies one's thoughts. It is used extensively in healing, meditation and spiritual development.
Amethyst: Purifies and amplifies healing and spiritual energies. It is very powerful in controlling negative thoughts and relieving stress and worry. It symbolizes love, honesty, and hope, and promotes health and wellness in the wearer. Amethyst enhances mental and emotional stability. It relieves depression and can help conquer unwanted habits and addictions. Aids in meditation. Helps one to connect with the Divine. Powerful healer.
Tiger Eye: A protective stone that helps to defeat negative forces. Because of its ever-changing appearance when viewed from different angles, it helps the person using it to become all seeing, able to view different ways of observing a situation. It is said to enhance our luck and bring prosperity. It encourages inner and outer vision, giving us the courage and ability to face and resolve our problems. Tiger's Eye is closely attuned to earth energies, but the shimmering, eye-catching yellow highlights are linked to the sun. Tiger's Eye is a bridge between earth and sky. It also a stone to stimulates wealth and helps to maintain it. Teaches to see with the eye of the tiger: clearly and without illusion. This stone is protective, grounding its owner and dispelling the negative energies of a chaotic world. Clears and grounds negative energy from the body. Fosters the ability to see where others have tied themselves into you, and clear yourself of unwanted connections. Tiger eye enhances good luck and brings prosperity. It activates the solar plexus chakra, thereby enhancing personal power.
Pearl: Attunes the wearer to the ebb and flow of life. Calming and centering, pearls augment purity and promote faith, charity, and integrity, truth and loyalty. They especially enhance personal integrity. They help one connect with the Goddess, the ultimate feminine energy. Pearls have been used to treat disorders of the digestive tract and muscular systems, as well as to aid fertility and to ease childbirth.
Agate: A stone of strength; helps with physical healing and energy. Balancing & calming. Enhances creativity and strengthens the intellect. A good stone for students. A ptotective stone with a special affinity for children. Aids courage, fosters emotional strength and self-confidence, and helps to dispel fears. In these ways, agate can ease emotional trauma, and help harmonize the emotions. A good solar plexus stone, agate will also balance and unblock the chakras depending on the color of the stone. A great stone for easing anxiety and stress. On the relationship side, agate is a stone that strengthens romantic fidelity. Physically, agate helps with stomach issues, physical endurance, and insomnia. Carries a strong earth connection.
Conchina: The conchina is a druzy stone - druzies are very tiny crystals that cover the surface of the basic rock and make it glitter like fallen snow. This particular stone is gray with a whitish swirl. I have been told that is was used by the Native Americans as an abundance stone.
Entire wand measures 10 1/4".
Agate blade is 5 1/4". Amethyst is 1 1/4" x 3/4". Conchina is 1" x 1". Quartz is 1 1/2" x 3/4". Tiger Eye is 3/4" x 1/2". Pearl is 3/8" x 3/8".