Luna Ignis Alder Keppen with waists

This keppen is approximately 4 inches in length.

Keppens are very traditional English cottage witchcraft. Wands have a very ceremonial magick history, many of the old grimoires have instructions for cutting and making wands. Traditional cottage witches in the west of England used “keppens” instead. They are basically a mini or pocket wand. The type of wood used lends power to the spell based on Ogham tree lore… So Oak for success, blackthorn for cursing, birch for healing, apple for love, alder for protection and so on. Easily concealed in the hand, pocket or purse they are highly portable and can be used discretely even in public or the workplace!

Hand gathered and carved Alder. Alder is sacred to Mars and helps you face your problems with courage. It was used to make shields for battles so is also protective. It was also very sacred to the druids.

According to folklore, demons and goblins could carve a changeling from alder and switch it to a human child.

In Finnish folklore, the alder is connected to Louhi, the goddess of the north, and other deities and spirits connected to Alinen, the underworld. Alder is connected to the element of water and to the moon. There are also elements of fire in the tree because of its red colour.

Alder symbolizes masculine vulnerability and creativity. It is often connected to poetic gods such as Apollo, Bran, Orfeus, Odin and Lemminkäinen.

Each of Paul's wands and keppens are unique. There is no plan beforehand, the wand is allowed to manifest as it wills, Paul just helps it along.

Wood is of course a natural product. Paul works with the branch, interesting boles, cracks, are incorporated and left by design. Paul also never removes all the bark, as like skin it comes in many layers and some of the lower layers have their own gorgeous color and details!
Oiled with one of our award winning Luna Ignis brand range of anointing oils to protect the wood and make the grain pop!

Long before Paul was ever a blacksmith he carved and was a wandsmith. Before even Artes And Craft opened as a witchcraft store, Paul was making wands and selling them at pagan festivals and gifting them to friends. Being English, Paul would often cut wood when visiting England and return to the USA with some of the most famous classical Celtic magick woods of Ogham lore. In fact, this was one of the founding principles of Artes And Craft, was to bring beautiful ritual tools and goodies from the old world to pagans in the new world. Paul loves crafting heirloom quality unique ritual tools for pagans, druids, ceremonial magicians, Traditional witchcraft and wicca.