As we step into the modern era, the story of the ritual blade enters a new chapter. The old symbols never vanished — they simply waited. And in the 20th century, with the rise of Wicca and other neo‑pagan traditions, those ancient meanings were reshaped into tools for a new generation of practitioners. This is where the athame becomes central: a black‑handled blade not meant to cut the physical world, but to direct energy, cast circles, and define sacred space. Alongside it, the boline emerges a