Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Burundi Wand


The Burundi Wand gets its name from the region of Africa in which its use was first noted. It is a powerful tool of magic used by magical practitioners to direct their will in the world and to shape the fabric of reality. It has been described as pure, unadulterated evil--- not for the awesome power it possesses, but rather for the rituals employed to make and consecrate the wand.


How to Make a Burundi Wand

When blood appears on the moon, you must take an iron knife and strip the bark from a length of wood that came from a tree struck by lightning. The bark is burned along with bitter herbs until they are ashes. The ashes are then mixed with the blood of a black hen which has been beaten to death with a white cane and the fat of an albino-heifer which has been ritually sacrificed to Imana the source of all life. The resulting paste is smeared on the wand and acts as a natural stain. The wand is then allowed to dry and then decorated with the feathers of the black hen and the bones of the albino-heifer.

Once properly made, the wand is buried in a cemetery at the grave of a child whose gender is the opposite of yours. There the wand should remain for three days and three nights. Each day an offering of whiskey is laid upon the grave as an offering to the spirit within. On the third day the spirit will appear before you upon approaching the grave. The offering must be given to him or her directly at which time s/he will take the whiskey from you and hand you the wand.

~Nigel Lovecraft~

Sources:
  • African Tribal Rites, Chauncey Williamson © 1985
  • Voodoo for the Vexed, Peter Watson © 1998
  • The Book of Pacts, Fred Maddow ©1967

3 comments:

  1. i wanna do this ritual!

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  2. I would love to know where this photo originated.

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  3. There is only one more powerful talisman the Spear of Destiny. I have seen photographs of both which allegedly remain hidden within the catacombs of the Vatican.

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