Wiccan Supplies – How to Find Magickal Items and Not Break the Bank

Although Wiccan supplies and magickal items may not
always be easy to obtain, depending on your budget and geological
location, here are some tips to help you find the Wiccan supplies that
you are looking for, or are being drawn to, and at the best price:

On-Line Shopping:
Using catalogs or online resources can sometimes be tricky, as there
can be very different prices for the same item in different stores.
There is also the temptation to buy items that you think you need,
rather than the one or two things you actually require for that spell
or ritual you are planning. Then there are those pesky shipping charges
to consider as well. When shopping online, try to minimize your time on
any one site, and if one of the Wiccan supplies you are looking for is
an athame, for instance, leave with only
an athame in your online ’shopping cart’. One factor that is second
only to price is customer service, and it is a good idea, if for this
reason alone, to keep your first Wiccan supplies order to only one or
two items until you are sure the website you are dealing with truly
lives up to their customer service promises.

Ask A Friend
If you know other Pagans or Wiccans, ask them where they get their own
Wiccan supplies. They most likely will use a variety of locations.
Especially if they have been practicing the craft for awhile, they will
know where the best deals are. If you are a solitary Witch or Pagan,
join an online Wiccan or Pagan community and find out what people have
to say about where they shop. There may be a great place for herbs, and
another for bottles and similar supplies that may not even be Wiccan or
Pagan oriented, but have excellent prices. Don’t be afraid to ask for
what you want and need, that is what online communities of like-minded
individuals are all about.

Local Second Hand Stores
Things you just find can have marvellous magickal uses. When looking
for a particular item (or just looking), why not go to your local
thrift store or perhaps take in a flea market. These are always fun to
attend, and you never really know what little treasures you will find.
As a bonus, this is the one time that coming home with a couple of
extra items that you were not expecting to purchase will mean not only
have the gotten a great deal, but that extra energy of excitement this
generates will be passed on to the item in question, and also be a
reminder each time you use it. Before going out you may want to take a
moment to request assistance from your favourite deity, or the Universe
in general, to be present with you and direct you to the items you
need. You may be surprised to find exactly the ’something’ that is
synchronistic to the situation you have in mind.

Take In The Local Historical Sites or Local Museum
If you live near an historical site, do yourself a favor and check it
out, along with your city’s museum. Both of these are excellent
locations to get ideas for Wiccan supplies. What you will see here are
the ways that people who came before us did things and this alone
should inspire you to think in different ways. Remember, we did not
always shop online, or jump in cars and get our food or supplies from
grocery or department stores. Different times (and technology) called
for people to think in different ways, and these locations will allow
that history to flow over you, generating new ideas and uses for the
old methods of doing things and using items.

Make Your Own Wiccan Supplies
Creating your own Pagan and Wiccan supplies is always fun. And with the
act of creation comes that extra energy that will be added to your
items, making them even more powerful, not to mention the sense of
pride that will go along with each item you create. The best part is
that you don’t even have to be particularly creative to do this. Some
items you will want to purchase, but when looking at the Wiccan
supplies you need or want, always keep in the back of your mind ways of
making the item yourself. You will be astonished at what great craft
ideas just pop into your head.

Storing Your Wiccan Supplies
Once you begin to acquire your Wiccan supplies you will need a place to
store them, so keep this in mind when you are out and about looking for
your Wiccan supplies. Wooden boxes, glass jars and ceramic containers
are good for herbs, incense and oils. Leather pouches, as well as
natural fibre cloth bags, are excellent for safeguarding all types of
items, including crystals, wands, jewelry, amulets, divination tools,
and any other items you wish to keep protected from outside energies,
or perhaps even prying eyes. Larger wooden boxes are not only good for
storage, but depending on the size, can make an interesting and
excellent altar.

These are just a few suggestions to get you started in finding your
Wiccan supplies at practical prices. Always be on the look out for what
you know you need, and being open to what you ‘feel’ you need or are
drawn to, will enhance your practice of the craft and add energy to
your ritual and spellwork. And anyways, who doesn’t like just getting a
good deal?

Blessed be.