World Building

A place to compile for my characters and worlds

[sylvaetria]

I'm so new to grimore writing, do you have any tips or maybe even a master list of ideas to put in one?

I have posts for this~!

[Book of Shadows]

[Grimoire/Book of Shadows Ideas] (tw: gif)

[Grimoire Organization]

[Grimoire Organization Ideas]

[Grimoire Prompts] (tw: gif)

[How to Make a Witchy Planner]

[Ideas for Your Grimoire]

[Ideas for Your Grimoire or Book of Shadows]

[Journaling Styles as Books of Shadows]

[Organizing Your Grimoire (Tips from a Neat Freak Virgo)]

Richtor’s Grimoire Tips: 

[Part 01 - Introduction]

[Part 02 - Styles of Grimoires]

[Part 03 - What Should I Write?]

[Part 04 - Organization]

[Part 05 - Decoration]

[Thoughts on Keeping a Magical Book or ‘Book of Shadows’]

[What to Put in Your Book of Shadows?]

Witch Tip - Book of Shadows / Grimoire:

[Part 01]

[Part 02]

The World of Grimoires:

[Part 01 - Why Keep a Grimoire?]

[Part 02 - Choose Your Weapons]

[Part 03 - Grimoire Styles]

Long story short: what do you want to put into it? 

It is your book, to do with as you will. Put in whatever you think you will want / need to know, that reflects your style of practicing, etc. 

In a tl;dr version of all those links, and a modified version of [this post], here’s some ideas on things you can put into a grimoire (based mostly around informational purposes). 

This list is not complete / extensive / ; moreso, it has a lot of different suggestions to give you some ideas of things you can put in. 

about you as a witch

these could be in the format of journal pages

what you want out of witchcraft, information about your natal / birth chart if you like astrology, any notes of things you do day to day, etc.

terminology of terms within witchcraft and magic

spell timing, such as Sabbats and esbats, moon phases, days of the week, time of the day, etc.

correspondences for herbs, essential oils, crystals / minerals, colors, the four elements, planetary associations, etc.

substitutions for particular items like herbs, crystals, etc.

any safety precautions for working with certain herbs, crystals, etc.

information on how to determine personal correspondences and associations

magical / non-magical materials that can be used in spells

information on the “basics” of witchcraft

what intent means, and how to work with it

what it means to visualize, and alternatives if you can’t

what meditation can do for magic, and how to do it

what channeling energy means, and how to do it

what it means to charge / enchant objects, and methods to do it

setting up an altar / magical work space, and how to do it

information on any religions you work within

example: for Wicca, you may wish to write out the Wiccan Rede, how to cast a circle, how to call the four corners / elements / guardians of the watchtowers, how to set up an altar, etc.

information on any deities you work with / wish to work with

offering ideas for any deities you work with

invocations for any deities you work with

rituals / dedications / prayers to any deities you work with

information on any spirits you work with / wish to work with

offering ideas for any spirits you work with (i.e. the fae, elemental spirits like sylphs and salamanders, etc.)

information on the history of witchcraft

information on familiars and working with animals in magic

information on varieties of magic

examples: energy work, candle magic, crystal magic / crystal grids, sachet magic, knot magic, kitchen magic / tea magic, bath magic, traditional magic, urban / modern magic, chaos magic, pop culture magic, green magic, hedgework, spirit work, shadow work, blood magic, sex magic, necromancy / death magic, etc.

MAGIC NO LONGER LOOKS LIKE A WORD TO ME

any safety precautions for working with certain varieties of magic

any divination methods you wish to try

examples: definitions of the tarot cards, tarot spreads, cartomancy interpretations, definitions of runes, reading tea leaves (tasseomancy) / coffee grounds, tips on pendulum reading, etc.

spells that you write yourself, or sigils you create yourself

any notes and observations you made when testing that spell / using it

spells or sigils from external sources that you may want to use and/or reference

specific categories of spells

examples: protection, cleansing / purification, banishing, binding, healing, new beginnings / moving on, happiness, self love, relationships, friendships, glamours, confidence, strength, energy, luck, money / wealth, school, employment, sleep, dreams / nightmares, divination, magic amplification, etc.

recipes for potions, powders, oils, tinctures, etc.

chants and incantations

blessings

curses

information on any magical groups or covens you participate in

coven rules and guidelines, members lists and contact information, etc.

I hope that helps you! Good luck!

[im-building-a-world]

I gave it my best shot😂😂 charcoal and watercolor

[im-building-a-world]

my great aunt actually did this. she wrote this novel (i cant remember what its called rn) and took a literature class at a college bc she likes to keep up with modern and new things and ideas and her prof actually brought up her novel and so she didnt say anything at all just sat quietly in the background to hear what people thought she meant to do with the work and one of the students got it right but the prof shut them down almost immediately and so my aunt stood up, walked to the front of the class, and told the prof that she was the author of this book and that was exactly what she had intended when writing it and then basically lectured the prof in front of the whole class.

a metaphorical slap in the face if you will

[im-building-a-world]

so what if when the galra are giving there natural farewell to zarkon they're telling him to wake up bc they know hes under the control of haggar

ya know how he was like a really amazing leader

so good in fact to be a paladin of Voltron like shiro level shit until haggar became haggar and his people knew that so

they told the druids that it meant victory or death to cover their asses while the whole time they were telling their leader to come back

Just a thought.

[chameleonwritess]

Gay ships that have the same energy

•Klance

•Solangelo

•Snowbaz

•Erasermic

•Wolfstar

•Kitty

•Prinxiety

•Fierrochase

Please add to this list if I’ve missed any

[im-building-a-world]

Sasunaru

[spartak1985]

Ladies of MARVEL 👊👊

[marvellouslymadmim]

This is some absolutely brilliant editing, y'all.

[mcuobssession]

the FLAVOR

[im-building-a-world]

Does anyone else casually revert back to the habits of the 19th century?

[im-building-a-world]

New Girl, season 4 episode 9 minute 05.11 is me

[hawkasss]

“Extremely detailed character sheet template”

Character Chart Character’s full name: Reason or meaning of name: Character’s nickname: Reason for nickname: Birth date: Physical appearance Age: How old does he/she appear: Weight: Height: Body build: Shape of face: Eye color: Glasses or contacts: Skin tone: Distinguishing marks: Predominant features: Hair color: Type of hair: Hairstyle: Voice: Overall attractiveness: Physical disabilities: Usual fashion of dress: Favorite outfit: Jewelry or accessories: Personality Good personality traits: Bad personality traits: Mood character is most often in: Sense of humor: Character’s greatest joy in life: Character’s greatest fear: Why? What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Character is most at ease when: Most ill at ease when: Enraged when: Depressed or sad when: Priorities: Life philosophy: If granted one wish, it would be: Why? Character’s soft spot: Is this soft spot obvious to others? Greatest strength: Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Biggest regret: Minor regret: Biggest accomplishment: Minor accomplishment: Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Why? Character’s darkest secret: Does anyone else know? Goals Drives and motivations: Immediate goals: Long term goals: How the character plans to accomplish these goals: How other characters will be affected: Past Hometown: Type of childhood: Pets: First memory: Most important childhood memory: Why: Childhood hero: Dream job: Education: Religion: Finances: Present Current location: Currently living with: Pets: Religion: Occupation: Finances: Family Mother: Relationship with her: Father: Relationship with him: Siblings: Relationship with them: Spouse: Relationship with him/her: Children: Relationship with them: Other important family members: Favorites Color: Least favorite color: Music: Food: Literature: Form of entertainment: Expressions: Mode of transportation: Most prized possession: Habits Hobbies: Plays a musical instrument? Plays a sport? How he/she would spend a rainy day: Spending habits: Smokes: Drinks: Other drugs: What does he/she do too much of? What does he/she do too little of? Extremely skilled at: Extremely unskilled at: Nervous tics: Usual body posture: Mannerisms: Peculiarities: Traits Optimist or pessimist? Introvert or extrovert? Daredevil or cautious? Logical or emotional? Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Prefers working or relaxing? Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Animal lover? Self-perception How he/she feels about himself/herself: One word the character would use to describe self: One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? How does the character think others perceive him/her: What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Relationships with others Opinion of other people in general: Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? Person character most hates: Best friend(s): Love interest(s): Person character goes to for advice: Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Person character feels shy or awkward around: Person character openly admires: Person character secretly admires: Most important person in character’s life before story starts: After story starts:

found here

[justafewocprompts]

Very helpful!!