MAGIC WANDS, fun for kids, (Harry Potter, etc), have been used since the most ancient times for serious purposes in Northern Europe & in the Middle East at least since Biblical times, as any reading of the Book of Exodus will show! What look like broken wands, of no practical obvious purpose other than what they look like -- Magic wands! -- have been found in Neolithic graves more than 20,000 years old.
Their use in magic may be related to DOWSING RODS which are used for finding water, ore deposits, & lost treasure.
Ancients worshiped amid groves of trees & were more aware of "earth energies" than we are in our urban, modern world. These ancient forebears learned the amazing power of wood for "magical" purposes.
The author has had several experiences with Magic Wands, including a strange meeting with a woman who influenced reality through her magic-charged wand, and a later experience with an unexpected, sudden, raising of the Dead....More >< Less