Athame
Also known as ritual knifes, athames are black-hilted knifes carried by witches. Supposedly having magical properties of its own, it always had a black handle and often bore magic symbols on the blade.
Athame
The primary tool of the Witch, the Athame is traditionally a knife with a straight double blade and a black handle suitable for carving.
Athame
Ritual dagger used by Neopagan Witches, borrowed by Gerald Gardner from medieval grimoires.
Atomic Psychokinesis or APK ...
Note the use of the term "artanus" or "arthany" (compare with modern term "athame") for one of the ritual implements. The Latin and Italian manuscripts attest this as artavus, and French manuscripts as artave.
Take up the athame, the wand and the light-sound machine, the cup and the pentacle and the oscilloscope and the computer.
Objects included in magical workings (ancient and modern) often include(d) knives (athames), swords, wooden wands, chalices, candles, salt, various containers (for holding herbs, incense, water, wine and other necessary items), ...
One important word about carving on candles, some sources suggest that you can heat the tip of your athame to carve the wax.
Where as the athame is a religious knife, the bolline is it's practical working sister.
Book of Shadows: A witch's book of reference where all magickal date, information, times, aspects, formulas and spells are enscribed.
One of the greatest dangers of using many beautiful items, candles, jewelry, athames, wands, etc. is that we tend to forget that these are only to assist and begin to invest importance in the items themselves. That is not the case.
 See also: Ritual, Magic, Spell, Craft, Pagan
  
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