A Brief History of Magic Wands and Staffs
Channel: Fantasy Roots
Date: 2024-04-07

Calling back to the earliest days of humanity and still weaving their spells today, magic wands and staffs have been a part of our art and culture for tens of thousands of years. How far back do they go, and what kind of more recent sources have influenced these magic sticks? We'll take a look at that in this video!

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:16 Symbols of Power
3:12 Archaeological Finds
4:43 Divine Power
6:57 Wands for the Modern (M)age

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Limited list of sources:
The Magic Wand
Joseph H. Peterson
https://www.esotericarchives.com/wands/index.html

Jesus the Magician?
Lee M. Jefferson
https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/jesus-the-magician-why-jesus-holds-a-wand-in-early-christian-art/

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