These are a few questions I have regarding the tools of the Occultist. I have read about the staff on another site. The author referred to the staves as "He or she". Does this mean staves are, in a way, self-aware? Must wands be straight or wonky lengths of wood or metal? And nothing like, say, a flute? Let us pretend that I have declared a shiny kitchen knife my Athame. Then, another day, I wanted to use a shiny bayonet for spellworks. What do I do? Speaking of which, is an athame and a sword the same thing?