Ritual knife used in ceremonies to direct energy; black handled and double edged - rarely ever used for physical cutting.

Sometimes used during ritual; associated with the divine: their sound is symbolic of creative power, their shape a symbol of the female force and celestial vault.

The broom or "besom" is used for cleansing ritual areas.

White handled knife, used in magick and also for practical cutting (such as harvesting herbs).

The cauldron - traditionally with three legs - represents bounty and blessings and has also come to represent the concept of reincarnation and the cycles of birth, death and rebirth. Cauldrons can be used to represent water and used for scrying.

The chalice or cup is used on the altar to represent the Female principle of Water; may also be used to represent the West.

Also "censer" or "thurible"; a container used to contain a hot coal for burning incense. The incense itself represents the element of Air while the fire (charcoal) represents Fire. The combination of these two elements are used to purify ritual areas, other tools or the circle itself.

A five-pointed star, often within a circle. It has many symbolic meanings, most popular are the four elements and the fifth, spirit; or the human form with head upwards towards spirituality and higher realms.

Used to mark quarter points or as a "stang" to hold banners representing elements or other unique symbolic flags.

It can used in place of, or in addition to, the athame. Most groups who hold rituals indoors usually limit the use of the sword to just one for the Priest/Priestess; for outdoor ritual, practitioners will often bring their own swords to mark the boundaries or quarter points of the circle.

The wand represents the element of Air and the Male East.The wand can be used to cast the circle or direct energy in other magickal ways, such as in spells and incantations. Witches who do not use athames often use a wand instead.

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