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witches, letâs talk spell books.
this is such a huge part of our craft, and i think its about time we talk about it.
a side note before we start, there is an amazing video that personally inspired me by a witch (herspeak) that you can watch here! i will include some of the information she gives in her video in this post for those of you who donât have the time to watch!
first off⌠grimoire? book of shadows? whats the difference? what on earth even is a book of mirrors?? waitâŚÂ thereâs even more??
well first lets quickly talk about the different types of books!
grimoire: a textbook of magick, a reference book filled with anything you desire or need to remember (lists, correspondences, how-toâs, spells)
book of shadows: for wiccans/pagans, this can be seen as more religious, but it is typically more known for its personal/spiritual journal aspects (religious or not); some may use it for references also
book of mirrors: a book of reflections, for recording experimentation and its results including successes and failures (some like to keep their book of shadows pure with only successes)
book of light: a book used usually by wiccans/pagans that is used by eclectics, referring to light as knowledge; used for notes and information often to be shared whereas a book of shadows is personal and private (sort of makes me think of a less organized/personal grimoire)
the tree: a seax-wica (an anglo-saxon paganism) version of a book of shadows
book of ways: a devotional book for wiccans/pagans
(of course all of these things are up to further interpretation!)
back in the day when witchcraft was more ruled by covens, only one spell book was required for each coven, but now that witchcraft is often a solitary and/or personal path, witches are often encouraged to have their own! most witches will have either a book of shadows or grimoire. some witches will have both, and some will have one book that includes the aspects of both and call it one or the other.
letâs start with the basic thing nobody talks about⌠the book itself!
what should you use? well first off, you donât need some big, expensive, and fancy leather book straight out of hocus pocus. if its so fancy that you arenât going to work in it, donât use it! you could useâŚ
a sketchbook
you could make a book (a travelerâs notebook is a great idea)
an online book
a binder and insert pages
an old thrift store book and paint over the pages
you could even write and paint on paper and paste all over your walls and work space and make a room your âbookâ
you could choose something that relates to your field of magick if you have a defined one, get creative!
make sure your book a reflection of you. but remember, we are what makes books come alive. reading is what makes languages have purpose. without you there to read it, your book is meaningless. the connection between you and your book is beyond special from the first moment you begin working!
so where on earth do i start? if you already have one, whatâs holding you back from working more?
well what interests you? if you donât know yet, here is a wonderful masterpost of types of magick! find what you like, what sounds cool to you, what resonates with you, research it! (maybe make an entry about it and your discoveries!)
once you know your interests, donât waste time on things you arenât interested in. if you donât care about herbal magick, donât write down a seven page list of all herbs and their properties. i personally had to retry creating a grimoire a few times in order to learn that lesson.
so how do i bond and grow comfortable with my book? how do i create a connection? how do i give it my personal touch?
do what makes you happy.
create your own aesthetic. maybe ask friends around you what your aesthetic seems to be if you donât know yourself. donât follow that big ole leather book stereotype unless you like it. if you do, another great idea for aging your pages are coffee and tea stains on your paper.Â
sleep with your book under your pillow! bond with it like you would your tarot deck. carry it around throughout the day. let it become a companion.
your book isnât just a place to write about your craft, infuse your craft! if you like lunar magick, bathe it in moonlight. if you like herbal magick, spray your pages with an herb and water mix.
donât stress about organization or a table of contents yet. you can put an index at the end when you know youâre done. its your book so youâll probably have a sense of where things are anyways, but if youâre forgetful like me, use some labelled bookmarks!
in fact, donât stress about it at all if you can! your book shouldnât stress you out. mistakes happen. keep negative energy away. you and your book are a conjoined, powerful force! you can paste over pages, paint over them, or even just rip them out. in the wonderful words of herspeak in the aforementioned video, nothing is special until you say it is.Â
remember, it might take a couple tries to get it right, and thatâs okay! you might have to make a couple throughout your lifetime to hold all the knowledge you learn, so no worries.
donât just copy and paste other peoplesâ information into your book, that isnât how you learn. take note of things that are important to you. are you memorizing or understanding? allow yourself to understand. if it shines and you find it important, write this information in your own words and in a setup you enjoy.
you donât have to be an artist to make a beautiful book! your book is already beautiful, unique, and magickal because its yours!
hereâs some ideas for pages in your book!
correspondence lists. i definitely think color correspondences are important for just about every witch! what do these things mean to you? how do they make you feel and what do you relate them to? do this with other things you find interesting!
devote a page to your sun and moon sign or maybe you and your partners signs and how they interact.
create a protection sigil just for your book.
make a page about your totem animal/spirit animal. please donât appropriate these terms though, you can also use daemon, patronus, eomkin, or even just your personal corresponding animal.
you could make a page for each holiday, its history and dates, and add a paper pocket into the page filled with recipes.
you could collage things that make you think of a deity you like whether youâre secular or whether you participate. if enjoy and appreciate a deity, give em a page! if you worship or work with one or many, dive in much deeper and show how that relationship affects you.
paste in pictures from books or parts of posters that show what magick means to you.
practice spirit work? draw the spirit! collage the spirit. find art that makes you think of the spirit and pop it in there.
press plants you find, tape them in, bring a little greenery into your book. label them if you like. give them your own names if you donât know your plants well.
write your dreams out, decorate in a way that feels right, use colors according to how it made you feel.
draw out the ingredients you want to use in a spell/potion/oil. dab a bit of the creation on the page.
make a page for your familiars. list any spells for them, where you found/adopted them, their breed and things about them, whatâs their favorite snack, and if your familiar is cooperative, maybe try to get a paw/nose print!
make a pendulum chart.
find one of those adult coloring books. tear a few pages and stick them in either randomly or maybe in a page about meditation. when stressed, use it as a meditative practice.
chakras, what they mean to you, correspondences, and which you may need to work on. here is a fun test you can take that tells you if your chakras are under-active, over-active, or open.
any fictional/real witches or wizards that stood out to you? why?
write about magickal experiences you had as a child you canât explain today. what about imaginary friends and were they imaginary?
get geeky. make spells about video games! inspire spells based on favorite characters and abilities or get inspiration from your favorite playable mages! get really creative with this one.
make a page about past lives if you know of any.
what do the elements mean to you? what are your favorites? which do you feel connected to?
stick envelopes in there and put recipes, spreads, all sorts of things in there to save some pages! utilize fold out pages for long chunks of information.
do you cast circles? what do you use? what do you think the energy looks like? the color? the shape if you donât see it as a circle? draw the seen and unseen.
make a page about your spiritual or psychic gifts. how did you discover them?
make a list of things to research. cross them out as you do.
print out aesthetically pleasing pictures you find portray you and your craft. collage your personal aesthetic/witchy moodboard
i could list on and on, but i hope iâve given you some creative inspiration! make your book what you want! keep researching and gain inspiration from others if youâre ever lost. feel free to message me if you ever have questions!
happy casting!
Can I add to this?
For me (spoonie with executive dysfunction), keeping mine was SO HARD. In fact, I didnât start for YEARS because itâs so much effort to get a nice book and make it look nice and then I have hand spasms so itâs gonna get stained and get wax on it and I donât want that to happen to such a nice book, especially if I put all that effort into itâŚ
But I had to write shit down SOMEWHERE. So I started collecting info in a garden variety notebook, some off brand school supply basic spiral bound notebook.
Let me tell you. The day I decided âfuck this I just need to write stuff I canât make it pretty or nice Iâm just writing words on paper rnâ was the day my journal BLOSSOMED.
If you have the time/energy/ability/money to use a hand bound glorious folio with illuminated writing and illustrations, go for it!
But if youâre holding yourself back because you CANâT make something like that, stop. Get a notebook and just WRITE.
10/10 addition, bless âď¸
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  Iâm excited to show the first few pages of my grimoire! Most of this is regular correspondence and information that I piled together, and itâs still growingâ (Thatâs why thereâs a lot of index cards in this baby). The first page is draw with gold as well, which charged it in an interesting way!Â
( i love tiny sketchbooks, theyâre travel light and It lets me practice tiny handwriting!)
If yaâll would love to see more, let me know!
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On the signature of fingers
 ⢠Forefinger (Index Finger) â Ruled by Jupiter and the Oak, this finger is held to denote the Holy Ghost or Divine Spirit and accordingly did priests once wear rings on this finger as a sign of their office, likewise is a band worn on this 'wilful' finger said to indicate boldness of spirit.
⢠Fool's Finger (Middle Finger) âRuled by Saturn and the Holly, this baleful finger rarely bares a ring, although Graves says when worn on this finger it naturally expresses a hope of resurrection. It is also known as the digitus impudicus after its use as an aggressive sexual insult, its form suggestive of the upright phallus, hence its use as a gesture to avert the evil eye. Intriguingly the Hand of the Mysteries depicts this, the longest finger, with a sun above it, and likewise do images in the Richel Collection show it as variously having a sun symbol, a triangle of dots or a glowing red tip.
⢠Ring, Leech or Physic Finger â Ruled by Apollo (the Sun) and Hazel, this finger was used in the 15th century to stir, taste and apply medicines, whilst stroked on wounds would speed heal- ingiyo. It is known as 'the ring finger' for it is upon this digit that the solar golden wedding band is popularly worn, sometimes by religious persons to denote 'marriage' to their patron god(s).
⢠Auricular Finger (Little Finger) â Ruled by the psychopomp Mercury and Apple, this finger is said by Graves to be divinatory and almost necromantic in nature, for when it is used to stopper the ear as an aid to inspiration it gives rise to mysterious whispers within which secrets might be discerned. A ring worn on this finger is said to denote a masterful spirit.
⢠Thumb â Ruled by Venus and Hawthorn, the Romans and Greeks wore their iron seal-rings upon this finger as a charm to preserve virility; the thumb evoking the phallus and the iron ring denoting the smith-god Vulcan, husband of Venus. In images of the Hand of the Mysteries the thumb is depicted as being crowned, denoting the dominance of the will over the four elements, that is to say the one thumb over the four fingers, as expressed in the saying 'under the thumb'. 
[Martin Duffy, The Devilâs Raiments]
Against False Lovers
Boil a lock of hair of a lover who has deserted you; while it simmers he will have no peace.
To punish a false lover, at midnight stick a birdâs heart full of pins.Â
To revenge oneself on a faithless lover, light a candle at midnight and prick it with a needle, saying:
âThrice the candleâs broke by me
Thrice thy heart shall broke be.â
(Although the candle can be used in image magic against any enemy, it is especially effective, for obvious reasons, when used by a woman against a former lover.)
Bury a lighted candle at night in a churchyard: your enemy will waste away unless he finds the candle and eats it.Â
Bury a glove of the person you wish to destroy: he will pine away as it rots. Or dip the glove in hot water, prick it many times, then bury it.
-The Complete Book of Magic & Witchcraft, Kathryn Paulsen, pg 115
A funky little book from the 70â˛s I picked up today, thereâs some delightfully nasty folk magic in here
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When driving at night
If you start to feel drowsy itâs best to find a motel and sleep. But keep your eyes down.
Before picking up a hitchhiker check to see if theyâre wearing shoes.
Occasionally youâll stumble across strange radio channels. Donât listen to anything they say.
Disregard what might appear in your mirrors.
If your car is suddenly low on gas exit the vehicle immediately.
If you see someone trying to fix their car on the side of the road get out and help. But donât ask any questions.
The contents of your trunk may vary.
If a strange fog suddenly rolls in turn on your air conditioner. Itâs looking for warm objects.
You may hear strange things from your radio. Remember that you do not have a radio.
When ordering fast food always avoid the drive-through.
Sometimes people appear in your backseat. Make idle conversation and donât antagonize them. Theyâre just wondering.
Focus on your lane.
Check through your phone camera if the traffic light has really turned green; spirits like to deceive you.
Never turn on the windshield wipers. Get out and clean the window manually if needed.
It is perfectly acceptable to sometimes take strange dirt roads claiming to be shortcuts. Enjoy those routes. Theyâre never there for long.
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Ok the essential oils thing is getting out of control. I was getting coffee and at the counter where people put the sugar and straws in, this woman took a bottle of essential oil out of her bag and just eyedropped a bunch in???
Please do not. I dont care what the pyramid schemes tell you about big pharma, dont ingest them, theyâre not meant to be eaten
@ everyone in the notes going âtheres some essential oils that can be eatenâ no. There are not. None of them. Youâre probably thinking of an extract.Â
Think critically about who is pushing the idea that these *can* be ingested, and if they are profiting from that.Â
Lucifer is Not a Symbol of Hate.
He is not here to damn you to eternal suffering. Not to cloud your mind and make you blind. Not to take away your freedoms and make you a slave. There is no punishment for disobeying/not following him. And he shouldnât be used that way. Heâs the saviour of humanity. He has freed us and given us knowledge and wisdom. He has opened our minds to the world around us, even past the human realm. He helps us grow and achieve our higher selves. He is loving, strong, and courageous. His light can be felt all around us; a comforting warmth. He makes us strong and brave. He shows us the truth that others hide from us. He is the lightbringer, and the king of this world.
Witches who curse are welcome on my blog.Â
Witches who use blood in their spells are welcome on my blog.Â
Witches who collect bones are welcome on my blog.Â
Witches who talk to demons are welcome on my blog.Â
Witches who are Satanists are welcome on my blog.Â
Anyone stereotypically âdarkâ and âcreepyâ is welcome. Itâs your craft, and you are allowed to practice as you please, as long as your respect the laws in your country.Â
Occult rule #1
Be nice, have some respect, give some offerings to other magicians, animals, deities, spirits, daemons, fae, you name it, because
1. If you are nice to them they are likely to give something nice in return.
2. You wonât get fucked up by them.
If your mental health is failing you, if your faith is faltering, Satan will not leave you. Our Father will not abandon you when you can't find the strength to get up in the morning. He will not abandon you when you are at your worst. He has been there himself once before, and we must learn that even when we are cast to our lowest that we can get back up again. He will wait for you.
homophobic person: YOU ARE GOING TO HELL FOR BEING GAY
me, sitting in the circle made of crystals and black candles, shuffling my tarot deck, in the middle of pagan ritual, praying to Old Gods in the room full of pentagrams and witchcraft symbols: are you sure about that reason, sir?