What Kinds of Tools Do You Need?
Tools are the items used in the conduct of Ritual. Personally, I don’t think you should have to “need” any tool to honor the Lord and Lady. But I suppose you do need certain things to call the quarters and form the protective circle. So I guess, a candle for fire, water, and two other items to represent the elements. Candles to represent the Lord and Lady. There are more tools than just this that most people will use, I guess. For those that do ritual at all. Pentangle, athame, chalice, robe or other ritual attire, a bell. A more detailed list can be found in most witchcraft books so I won’t go into more detail.
That is just the basics. The basics can be simple or ornate. Is it to be placed on an Altar? How simple or ornate is your chalice? Your athame? Is it perhaps part of our way of bring ourselves closer to the god and goddess? Something that carries our energy to give us more power. Maybe just because we like it and it make us feel good.
I think the tools you need are the ones that allow you to honor the god and goddess. Maybe that is just as basic as your being. What you you think? What kind of tools do you use? Do you have an altar? Please let me hear your thoughts