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Wiccans cast magical circles using a ceremonial dagger called an athame that is strictly forbidden from cutting anything

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In modern Wicca, the athame is an incredibly dramatic, black-handled ceremonial dagger used to direct energy and draw invisible boundaries. But despite looking like a menacing weapon, it is an absolute mystical faux pas to actually use it to cut physical objects. If you use your sacred athame to slice a piece of cheese or open an Amazon package, you have deeply offended the universe.

Wiccans cast magical circles using a ceremonial dagger called an athame that is strictly forbidden from cutting anything
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