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.(Priests also shaved all their body hair, but that s up to you.)If the ladies among you wish to wear a kilt, you could weara floor-length version with a breast band, broad suspenders, or nothing at all.The technique is quite simple.You ll need a piece of mate-rial that is one and a half times your waist measurement, plus2".This allows for a 1" hem.The length of the material shouldbe the length you wish the kilt to be plus 4".The kilt looks bestif the material is somewhat stiff.1.Lay the material flat.On one edge of the bottom,mark and cut a curve.(Figure 1.)Figure 12.Fold down the top (waist) 3" and hem.(This is tostiffen the waist a bit.If the material is very thin,you might want to add some kind of stiffeningmaterial inside the hem at the waist.)213 Circle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of Isis3.Hem 1" all the way around the rest of the kilt.(Figure 2).Figure 24.Attach snaps or velcro as show in Figure 3.Figure 3To wear the kilt, place the straight side at your side, wrapthe kilt around the front of your body, around the back andacross the front.Fasten.214 lLMaking a NemyssThe nemyss usually appears in its more formal shape onstatues such as the head of King Tutankhamun with which weare all familiar.This nemyss is somewhat simpler, but it reflectsthe more common style.The material is cut in the shape of a truncated pyramid.Thetop is the narrow edge, and the bottom, the wide.The distancefrom the top to bottom should be about 14", more if you like.1.Measure across your forehead and slightly down-ward toward the nape of your neck.The top shouldbe about 2" longer than the measurement of yourhead.2.From each end of the top, cut at about a 45 degreeangle to the bottom.3.Hem all the way around, making a ¾" hem.4.Sew several inches of ribbon or bias tape to eachside of the top.To wear, place the top of the nemyss against your fore-head, bring the ties around to the back of your head under therest of the nemyss, and tie.215 lLMaking a Magic WandAlthough Tameran magicians did use wands, they did notresemble those with which you might be familiar.These wandswere different in both shape and purpose.They are shaped somewhat like a throwing stick or a boo-merang, and some feel they were used in a throwing mannerto send energy.They were usually carved from ivory, which, ofcourse, we d never use, would we?I can find no specific information on size, but the wandsdescribed in my references were found in a box that measured18" x 12" x 12".They were inscribed to invoke the protection of specificdeities or animals.It is said they were used to draw magic circles.I believe the word draw must not be taken literally.A wandlarge enough to use standing would be too large to go in thatbox.A smaller wand would require bending over or crawling216 Making a Magic Wandaround the circle.A better and more graceful way would be tohold the wand by the end and project energy through it by visu-alizing the energy in the form of light flowing from your handthrough the wand to the floor, inscribing there a circle.It also occurred to me that they are shaped like an ancientthrowing stick used by the Tamerans, similar to the boomerangused in Australia.Therefore, it could be used in a throwinggesture (without, I m sure, actually letting go of the wand) tosend the magic in the direction you want.Because magical tools are only that, tools, and magical onlybecause of their symbolism and the energy you place in them,you could make a wand out of any material you have the skillsto work with, from wood to heavy cardboard.The importantthing is the concentration and the work you put into the wand.As you cut it out, concentrate on your reason for creating awand and on the deity or deities whose protection you wish toinvoke.After you create your wand, write on it (or draw the sym-bols for) its magical purpose.If you wish to use hieroglyphs, the sentence below says MayI be in thy protection
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