Great question @TheMuslimWitch !
You’ve already got some fantastic answers, but I just want to add in something Francisco shared a while ago when we were discussing staffs and wands in magick:
The staff is longer and resembles a cane or walking stick, such as that used by elders. It is meant to symbolize a high rank and many ceremonial offices use staffs or sceptres. For example, in British formal government ceremony, special officials may carry a wand of office that represents their power.
An example of the religious use of a staff is the walking stick used in Eastern Orthodox Churches which appears when a bishop is formally received at the beginning of the service. He will carry it as he walks into the church. An altar server will usually take it from him when he enters the narthex and return it to him when he leaves at the end of the service. Source .
He also talked about the distinction between a staff and a walking stick, and how a walking stick carries its own magickal symbolism in the Craft (especially for green witches)
It was helpful for me, so just thought I’d share these points here too!
Blessed be!
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