The wand is a symbolic phallus, and is utilized by the Witch for moving energy in a wide or disbursed area. The wood from which a wand is made varies according to culture and tradition. In Devonshire, the local tradition is for a Witch to carry a Black Rod which is made from blackthorn. The Welsh Gwyddon uses a length of scarlet rowan called the Hudlath, or Rod of Enchantment. According to Welsh tradition, wands were used as a test of chastity. The Mabinogion relates one tale in which the wand of Math is used to determine whether or not Arianrhod had remained a virgin.

However, in Scotland the term Bune Wand was given to a forked wand or staff. It referred to a Witch's spirit flight upon these riding poles. In Germany, the word gabelreiterinnen was used to describe a Witch and translated as "pitchfork-rider." In some traditions, the ends of these poles are carved to represent an erect phallus that is then concealed by being bound with ash and birch twigs. In this form, the wand also becomes the besom or broom that is so often associated with the stereotypical witch. Manx Witches employ the use of a broom in a ritual referred to as the Naked Broom that involves the placing of a curse. At Shrovetide in Westphalia, Germany, houses are ritually swept with a white broom which is then hung over the door of the cow-house.