Artisan Carved Sphere Stands-10 different woods!

Explore the many spiritual properties of wood! These stands have been carved by Patricia Poole of @pattyswoodcreations, a small business located in the US.  They come in several choices of wood, please see the photographs and drop down menu for available options and styles. 

Please note: These are hand made and each piece will vary slightly in size and style.

The interior diameter is approximately 20 mm, and will hold a substantially sized sphere or egg. 

Patty was kind enough to include metaphysical  information on each type of wood!  Her comments on each variety are listed below. 

Sassafras 

Origin: Eastern United States

Metaphysical properties: Sassafras is a triple goddess tree, symbolized by the three different leaves it produces. Sassafras is useful in bringing about positive change.

Orange Padauk 

Origin: Asia or Africa 

Metaphysical Properties: Draws  from the element of fire. Symbolizes power and strength.  Used for vitality and control. Excellent for summoning and bonding magic. Powerful like Ebony, yet a little more difficult to control because of its constantly shifting energy, Padauk can be a potent healer in the right hands.

Morado Wood (Bolivian Rosewood)

Origin: Bolivia, South America, and Central America

Metaphysical properties: A feminine wood  which draws off the element of fire. It is used for healing, spiritual rituals and love spells. Excellent for divination and scrying. Primarily feminine and highly spiritual, Bolivian Rosewood boosts intuition and is an excellent healer for non-physical ailments.

Purple Heart

Origin: South America

Metaphysical properties: Seeks a wise and practiced companion of higher psychic ability. Use for protection, spirituality, success, and defense. Positive and creative, Purple Heart is valuable in eliminating negative energy. Excellent for divination.

Black Walnut

Origin: Central and eastern parts of the United States

Metaphysical properties:  A feminine wood. In touch with the element of earth. Used for cleansing and protection. Excellent for dispelling work. Used for teleportation, astral travel, weather working, avoiding lightening.

Wenge Wood

Origin: Southern regions of Tanzania and Mozambique

Metaphysical properties: Draws from the elements of earth and water. It’s six a companion of strength and versatility. When is most compatible with an owner who is in touch with nature. Used for defense and protection. Excellent for dispelling dark magic. Wenge is a powerful tool for meditation, helping one create a more balanced mood and centering thought.

Red Cedar

Origin: North America, Gulf of Mexico, Canada

Metaphysical properties: Draws off the element of sun and fire. Used for influence and purification. Strengthens psychic power and is often a tool for healing. Six a white magic companion. Excellent for protection. Cedar is naturally resistant to pestilence and decay. Aromatic cedar is associated with wisdom and strength and these qualities aid the user in lifting the veil imposed upon our perception of reality.

Cedar(Western Red)-Pacific Northwest: Western red cedar is a life giver to the local Native Americans. It was used to provide shelter, create baskets for fishing and food gathering, medicinal purposes, and was even used as clothing.

Ambrosia Maple

Origin:various locations world wide

Metaphysical properties:Highly protective, Maple helps to promote understanding, making it useful for beginners. Helps to dispel negative energies and to recover from traumatic events. Maple can appear to be "erratic",  but it never strays far from center, leading you through and around obstacles as necessary to find your path of least resistance. A confident wood, but not extroverted. 

Osage Orange

Origin: South Central USA

Metaphysical Properties: Masculine, spirit, fire. Repels unwanted energies. Creates a strong bond with the mind and is not recommended for beginners, however once known and understood it can be a powerful ally.

Zebra Wood

Origin: West Central Africa

Metaphysical Properties: Highly feminine in nature, excellent for lunar work fo work involving cycles. Promotes good fortune. Suitable for beginners, slightly protective. Works well for divination, and has an ability to patiently form a relationship with its holder.