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 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:17 pm
I think the idea of self made magic tools are very appealing, especially since magic is so personal. Has anyone ever made their own deck/tool or do you prefer buying things?
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:00 pm
Well... In high school, I went to an extra curricular sort of building known as Votec. Sort of a vocational technologies learning center. It had classes for all sorts of things; Department of Justice, Comp Tech, Automotive Tech which I was in for a bit. We had a metal grinder in there and I freaked out the prof when I made a rather well balanced set of shuriken and kunai.
I was henceforth banned from the grinder less on a special project or supervised. So worth it though.
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:41 pm
Scratillion2 Well... In high school, I went to an extra curricular sort of building known as Votec. Sort of a vocational technologies learning center. It had classes for all sorts of things; Department of Justice, Comp Tech, Automotive Tech which I was in for a bit. We had a metal grinder in there and I freaked out the prof when I made a rather well balanced set of shuriken and kunai. I was henceforth banned from the grinder less on a special project or supervised. So worth it though. A friend and I once made a knife out of a piece of wood using a disc sander in middle school shop class. But I've never really made any magical tools. I'm not a big tools guy, bought or made. I made some dowsing rods out of coat hangers once though. Seemed to work alright.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:21 am
A tarot deck would be real hard and beyond me. However, I have an artisty friend who wanted to make one, although I'm not sure if she's still planning to.
I make most of my actual magical tools though. I buy cool things, like hanging brass incense burners, nothing against magic stores (Except the prices usually suck) but I make wands out of twigs, use a lot of paper/burning drawn or written things for sigils or charging intent, smelly oils and water to make your own incense mixes, and hell, I made an altar out of a piece of waste marble for a countertop, a stepping stone for a garden, bamboo mesh from a broken gazebo, and a nice root system between two trees. It's awesome.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:07 am
I got a fair bit into making my own Tarot card deck that was based around the idea of Archetypes, because I have trouble remembering/feeling the traditional meaning for the Rider Waite deck, and I dislike the fact that the Archetype deck I bought actually tells you what the card means. So, out of frustration came a deck that, since I had made each and every card, I knew the meaning behind them. I still haven't finished it, though. D|
I'm all for making your own magickal tools, but I'm not particularly good at crafting things, so most of the artifacts I own have been bought from somewhere. I don't think it matters much, though.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:22 am
I made a tarot deck out of two packs of playing cards about two years ago when that and a golf pencil were all I had access to. They worked pretty well, and I wish I still had them instead of giving them to someone I figured could use them more.
I also at the time made a pendulum from toothpaste, the cap from it, and a bit of string from my blanket. It also worked, although it took me a while to get the balance right.
You get kinda' bored when you're cut off from everything like that... D:
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:51 pm
h3rsh I made a tarot deck out of two packs of playing cards about two years ago when that and a golf pencil were all I had access to. They worked pretty well, and I wish I still had them instead of giving them to someone I figured could use them more.
I also at the time made a pendulum from toothpaste, the cap from it, and a bit of string from my blanket. It also worked, although it took me a while to get the balance right.
You get kinda' bored when you're cut off from everything like that... D: If it weren't already taken by someone else I know, I'd be calling you McGuyver for the hell of it.
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:35 pm
I've made one, but not on physical cards, though eventually that'll happen - I just don't have a printer right now. I did make all the images, but you know, I don't think it's all that big of a deal - I was just bored. smile
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:51 pm
I keep meaning to design my own deck, but I'd like to get a better sense for reading the Tarot before undertaking that task. I make a lot of my stuff, though. Making paper is AMAZINGLY fun, and I made my wand, which was recently chewed up by the dog...
I also make dreamcatchers, pendulums, and various types of prayer beads. I carve some types of stones, and wood if necessary. I made an offering statue out of clay as well. I like crafts. heart
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:49 pm
Due to my A) being a perfectionist and B) sucking at all things crafty, I really haven't made much of anything. I took a shop class a while ago, so I know my way around some machines, but I don't have access to any of them, and I don't really trust my rather klutzy self with the sharp objects most require.
I'd love to give it a shot sometime, but until then, I work with what I can find...
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:34 pm
I have a deck of tarot cards, but don't feel I have enough understanding to undertake the challenge of creating my own. I would love to make my own for the pure connection it would give. One day I hope to design my own.
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:59 pm
In tarot specifically, everything works better and the feelings are stronger and easier to read if the cards are made by hand. It's not as complicated as it seems-- there are 78 cards, divided by the major Arcana and the minor Arcana. From there you just have to study it ^^
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:00 am
Azana Brown Due to my A) being a perfectionist and B) sucking at all things crafty, I really haven't made much of anything. I took a shop class a while ago, so I know my way around some machines, but I don't have access to any of them, and I don't really trust my rather klutzy self with the sharp objects most require. I'd love to give it a shot sometime, but until then, I work with what I can find...
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:16 pm
Joshua_Ritter Azana Brown Due to my A) being a perfectionist and B) sucking at all things crafty, I really haven't made much of anything. I took a shop class a while ago, so I know my way around some machines, but I don't have access to any of them, and I don't really trust my rather klutzy self with the sharp objects most require. I'd love to give it a shot sometime, but until then, I work with what I can find... Yeah, and unsurpassed in shuffling difficulty. xd
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:22 pm
Joshua_Ritter Azana Brown Due to my A) being a perfectionist and B) sucking at all things crafty, I really haven't made much of anything. I took a shop class a while ago, so I know my way around some machines, but I don't have access to any of them, and I don't really trust my rather klutzy self with the sharp objects most require. I'd love to give it a shot sometime, but until then, I work with what I can find... Sadly, we only worked with wood in our shop class, but I've seen a vendor who did the major arcana in wood. It was gorgeous...
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