Need your witchy wisdom to upgrade my life

Good evening to all,

I’m upgrading a few things, trying to find the balance between honouring tradition and discovering how I want to do things. For example, a new stencil set for my BoS, to make it more me; I particularly like this one, perfect for jar spells!

Anyway, I’m considering getting mini statues, and I hope its okay to ask where you all get your statues from?

x Blessed Be x

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I don’t personally have statues, but I know several people who have gotten statues from their local stores, Amazon, and Etsy :blush:

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I have a statue of Loki from Amazon, and a shrine to him made by a lovely lady on Etsy. A Raven for Odin, and an Earth Mother statue.

Here’s a few pics



Skoll :beers:

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Thank you both, and thanks so much for sharing your pixcs @tracyS, so pretty and serene! I’ll have a look around, thanks again!

x Blessed Be x

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Several of my deity statues were 3D printed from scans of sculptures. My SO has 2 3D printers as it’s his hobby. I have an Artemis doll crocheted by a coven member. :heart: The rest I’ve made myself with clay and embellishing them.

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What a fun idea! The sunflower stencil is pretty :sunflower: :blush:

I’m another one who doesn’t really have statues per se- after many years of being on the road, a permanent altar doesn’t click with me and my practice. I do have an assortment of small figures that I use as tokens in spellwork. Most of them are souvenirs from travels.

They help me direct and focus certain energies. Then, when the spell is done, I tuck them away safely until I need them again.

If you’re on the hunt for some statues, I hope you can find the perfect ones for you! Good luck and happy searching :heart:

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Oh, this is also a good idea! I know some libraries have 3D printers you can use, so if that’s something you’re interested in @Nikki-Phoenix it’s worth checking out.

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@Artemisia Wow, talk about bringing technology into magick, that’s awesome! And you have a talent for making statues, those are so lovely and cute, thank you for sharing!

And yet another great idea, using tokens which have meaning seems like a great way to personalise one’s Craft, so thank you!

@MeganB I will definitely check it out x

I knew I’d get a bunch of ideas from you fabulous humans, thanks to you all!

x Blessed Be x

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@Artemisia wow that’s really high tech and quite amazing
@BryWisteria I love your little collection.

The only statue I have is Gaia, and I got her on Amazon.

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If your local county library doesn’t have one, check with any colleges in the area, too. They might have one you can use either for free or for a fee. There are so many free 3D printer plans (I’m not quite sure what they’re called) online that you can use, too. I actually have a bookmark for one that has historic statues as 3D printer plans. There are currently almost 3000 models available for download!

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Thank you, but to be fair these are 3D scans of actual sculptures in museums that have been digitized into a file that a 3D printer can print. All I really did was find the files and then paint the results! :laughing: They are really lightweight as they are hollow inside and can be painted any way you like.

My little clay ones are very rewarding to make even if they lack the details of scuptures.

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I thought I was pretty tech savvy, but I just cannot get my head around the concept of 3D printing!

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My pleasure! :heart:

Thank you, Jayne! Your Gaia statue is lovely. So shiny and elegant! :earth_americas: :sparkles:

I’m the same way - I haven’t used 3D printing before myself, but seeing how people like Artemisia are making such beautiful statues with it, it makes me want to try too! :laughing: :handshake: :two_hearts:

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I don’t have many statues / figurines, but the picture shows four I use regularly on my altar. I love the larger pair (in the rear)–I found them on Etsy.com (" Wiccan set Moon statue, Triple moon goddess statue, Cernunnos statue, Horned god statue Statues sculptures asatru altar, Norse pagan decor"), and they cost around $160. I really liked the smaller pair too (shown in front – "forest goddess and god), and they were on Temu.com for $5.48 each, although I believe they have been discontinued. Temu has quite a few statues if you search “Wicca statue,” mostly goddesses. It’s more difficult to find the male god, Cernunos, or horned god.

Though not necessary, I find that having objects that represent a concept, feeling, or place help me to focus my thoughts and energy … sort of like going to a cemetery to visit someone who has passed. When I have something concrete to touch or look at, I am better able to direct my energies.

Blessed be, and good luck in your search!
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Thanks for replying @stephen, and for sharing your photo and experiences. And I also love the smaller statues, so cute! It seems many people who don’t have statues, have tokens or things that represent aomething to them… definitely something I’m looking into, thanks again!

x Blessed Be x

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This is AWESOME!! I love this idea! 🩵

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i’ve gotten some on etsy, amazon, and temu. honestly, temu has the best prices, as far as i’m concerned. they do have a pretty decent selection too, you just have to be specific in the search. i also find it helpful to have something to focus my intentions and energy on.

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