[Halo Quin] What are Wands for?


From Dr. Halo Quin

Magic & Musings


Call for Submissions | October 2026

Hello lovelies,

This summer I was lucky enough to spend the weekend with magical friends in rural West Wales, surrounded by trees (and bitey bugs, but never mind!) and I ended up beginning to craft a couple of new wands.

My friend asked a pertinent question:

do you actually use all the wands you've made?

And the short answer is; no, but it isn't always about "using".

​Read the long answer here...​

Our First Exhibition at the Museum of Magic and Folklore: On Magic Wands!

One of our goals is to document contemporary practices, so we'll be curating online community collections of pictures and text from modern practitioners and members of the magical community... that's you!

Do you have a wand? Then now's your chance to help build something unique!

On Magic Wands - Call for Submissions:

Get Involved in our next exhibition & help us document contemporary practices.

Do you have a magic wand? Submit a picture to our online community collection & help build the Museum.


October 2026: Upcoming Dates

DIY Tarot Club ~ Online

For Grove Members - replays included - Explore the cards of the tarot and make your own deck! Join here.​

  • Class 7: “The Luminaries: The Star, The Moon, The Sun, the Sixes” - Monday 12th October, 8pm (UK)

Babalon Circles ~ Online

For Babalon Circle Members - replays included - Monthly magical workings with the Red Goddess. Join here.​

  • Babalon Circle - Monday 19th October, 8pm (UK)

Other Appearances

  • At the Autumn Fair: Museum of Magic and Folklore - Museum information and stories at the Bandstand, Aberystwyth - 17th October, 10am - 3pm
  • Star Club mini-con: Lick a Toad, Eat the Moon - A Star Club open event with lectures and workshops on Sympathetic & Ecstatic Magic - Bristol, 24th October, 1:30 - 7pm, details and tickets here.​
  • Magic Wands: Online Opening Night! - Our first exhibition launch at the Museum of Magic and Folklore - a talk, show & tell, and a celebration - Online, Wednesday 28th October, tickets available here.​
  • The Goblins Do Halloween - A mini Goblin Masquerade with stories, music, and Wands from the Museum at the Climate Shop, Aberystwyth - 31st October, 1pm - 5pm

(All support appreciated ~ join for free to get public posts)


If you enjoy my offerings do share this with a friend who would enjoy it too. Let's spread love and magic through the world!

May your life be enchanted.

In delight,

~ Halo Quin x

​author, performer, witch​
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