the table of contents to my book of shadows
NOTE: some of these ideas for content and formatting came from other tumblr posts. with that aside, lets get into it :D
SECTION I: TIME AND SPACE
2021 lunar calendar
days of the week and their correspondences
spell timing and weather
moon phases
moon glyphs
planets
zodiac symbols and correspondences
the 12 houses
planetary signs and their meanings
basic sacred geometry
SECTION II: TOOLS OF THE CRAFT
crystals
what damages crystals
crystal grids
candle flame reading
incense correspondences
bone correspondences
poppets
poppet sewing pattern
poppet knitting pattern (x)
salts and their correspondences
SECTION III: NATURE MAGICK
herb correspondences, ordered by use (protection, love, luck, etc) and type of plant (wood, flower, spice/herb)
waters (dew, rain, snow, etc)
elements
the darker elements (rot, abyss, lava, tempest)
plastic identification for recycling
SECTION IV: DIVINATION
tarot cards
aura color correspondences
lucid dreaming
custom pendulum board
SECTION V: BASICS (i know its very out of order lol)
colors
spell writing tips
how to make a sigil
basic alchemical symbols
basic spell format (non-wiccan, just what works for me)
ways to break a hex
potion base correspondences
types of witches, with the ones that apply to me highlighted
how to make a capturing jar
SECTION VI: MYTH
Ares, god of war (symbols and associations, heritage, popular myths, analysis of how the greeks saw Him)
Lucifer (symbols and associations, brief history)
the jersey devil (local legend)
mothman
SECTION VII: PHILOSOPHY
chaos witchcraft
the left hand path
SECTION VIII: THE DEAD, SPIRITS, AND DEMONS
liminal spaces
listening to the dead
scrying to see the dead's messages
trapping a spirit in a jar
basics of ghost hunting (tools/instruments and tips)
species of demons
list of demons (forever incomplete since there are so many)
what is a familiar?
SECTION IX: OCCULT BOOKS (this section is new)
“Lords of the Left-Hand Path: A History of Spiritual Dissent.” 1.5 out of 5 stars, would not recommend lol