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The Staff (Gwelen) A
forked ritual pole or Staff used by Pellar to invoke, call upon the
powers, send spells, mark out the compass and as a focal point in
rites. Often made of ash but can also be of other woods and having a
Horn or antler fork at the top. Though it is sometimes made both shaft
and fork from one piece of wood. After the compass has been marked out
the staff is stood upright at its centre were it represents the cosmic
axis, centre of the crossroads or world tree. Its roots in the deepest
parts of underworld (Annown), its trunk passing through the centre of
this world (Nor), and reaching up to the Heavens (Nevek), uniting all
worlds and giving access to them. Its Horns represent the union that resolves all of dualities, Female/Male, Death/Life, Tomb/Womb, Dark/Fair etc. |
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