In dealing with the ancient mysteries of Witchcraft, it is said that no secrets can ever be given away, and by the very definition of the word, they are unexplainable, obscure and esoteric.
The Athame is the element of fire and represents illumination. On the Path to Illumination or enlightenment, the Witch learns that there is much to cut and free themselves from, and that there is much to unlearn. Superstition and ignorance cloud the Witches consciousness. It is the Will of the Higher Self which is eventually to be awakened.
The two edges of the double edged blade represents light and darkness, male and female, good and evil, both of which are needed in the life of a Witch to balance out the two, for the application of Ones Divine Will, the point. The written history of the Athame as a Magickal tool comes to us from the Lansdowne Manuscript dated 1202 and the Sloane Manuscript dated 1307. Before we go further, it must be stated that the manuscripts above, were great Magickal works and this information was evidently known and practiced well before these manuscripts were written.
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