# Harvesting wood for wands

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**Created:** [September 21, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/harvesting-wood-for-wands/14239 "2021-09-21T04:36:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![BryWisteria](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/brywisteria/32/1632_2.png) [@BryWisteria](https://forum.spells8.com/u/BryWisteria)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/harvesting-wood-for-wands/14239/2 "2021-09-21T06:00:43Z")

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Merry meet @BeardedTaylor ❤

Welcome to the forum! Thanks for your question, it’s a really good one. We have had a few discussions about types of wood and their associating magickal properties, but I don’t believe the time of harvesting has ever been discussed. High time to change that! 😁

For those who believe that your intent is the central point of your magick, then it’s safe to say that: _if you believe the timing of harvest has an effect on your wand, then it shall_. And reversely, _if you don’t believe that the timing has an effect, then it will not have any effect on the wand_.

(Many witches have different beliefs about intention and how much of a role in plays in the Craft- to explore that more, I recommend checking out [Intention is everything! But, is it?](https://forum.spells8.com/t/intention-is-everything-but-is-it/13682))

Assuming that the wand crafter/user does believe the timing of harvest has an effect on the wand, then there are many ways to go about it!

The Spellcaster’s Reference says the following:  
 ![Timing of the Year](https://spells8s3.b-cdn.net/original/2X/4/4630700becf775e4e16b6835ebdeb5918bd93bc8.png)

_From [The Spellcaster’s Reference: Magickal Timing for the Wheel of the Year](https://www.amazon.com/Spellcasters-Reference-Magickal-Timing-Wheel-ebook/dp/B007L4T7E8)_

There are so many things one could consider with timing, including the following:

- The date (Numerology)
- The years (drawing from the Chinese/Eastern Zodiac)
- The seasons
- The 8 Sabbats
- The 12 months (drawing from the Western Zodiac)
- Days of the Week
- Hours
- Lunar Cycles
- Solar Cycles
- Etc…

Each point has its own correspondences that one could consider. It’s way too much to explore entirely all at once, so I recommend focusing on what is important to you.

For example, some questions you could ask to find a starting point:

→ Is there a season that has energy you’d like to bring into your wand?  
 → Is there a number/date that has a lot of meaning for you?  
 → Do you prefer to harvest under the full moon, or perhaps draw on the [magick of another moon phase](https://spells8.com/lessons/moon-phases-spells/)?

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If it’s too hard to choose (and for anyone who thinks it’s all a bit overwhelming, I totally agree 😅) then **harvesting when a nice piece of wood finds its way to you** or **when you feel the call to craft a wand** are the likely the best signs one could ask for that it is time for them to harvest a wand 👍

Good luck with your wand, Taylor! Blessed be ✨

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