🌙 Unconventional Ideas to Include in a Book of Shadows ✒
Here are some of the more bohemian things that take up space in my Book of Shadows:
Warded Cover Page: every Book of Shadows I’ve ever owned has begun with a cover page that is warded out the ass. The style and technique of these wards has grown and evolved with my craft, but they always involved an invisibility spell tied to my name and bound with a blood taglock. The purpose is to make the book go unnoticed by everyone but me (and anyone who I allowed to read it)
The Headless Rite: a goetic invocation of your higher self/heavenly energies
Channeled Deity Artwork: Similar to spirit writing; I find that I create my best artwork when I’ve invoked a higher power, and I have currently created devotional portraits of Hekate, Lucifer, Demeter, Persephone, and several other deities by invoking the deity in question and then sketching whatever comes to me
Channeled Spirit Writing: Attuning to the energy of a spirit, ancestor, or guide and writing whatever comes to me
Magickal practices and techniques of various cultures in my heritage
Pieces of advice I’ve learned from various witches throughout the years
Manifestation Page: Similar to a mood board or an intention board; fill the page with words and pictures of your goals and desires
Deity Sigils: I do find that some deities prefer to be evoked/invoked without the use of sigils, but for those that do have their own specific sigil, I record them here
Journals of instances where I have witnessed manifestation first-hand
Encounters I have had with spirits or other supernatural phenomena
Personal associations for herbs, crystals, colors, etc., and not just the ones you can find on Google
Spell Ideas that I find particularly intricate, beautiful, or devilishly enticing, but don’t quite have use for or the time to execute yet
Lists of names of my ancestors and of historical witches
Recurring symbols that appear repeatedly in dreams, tarot readings, or in the physical world
Omens that appear to me, such as wild animals or strange weather
Record of spells that I’ve performed: I long ago gave up on the pretty idea of recording every single act of witchcraft I performed in great length, detailing the position of the sun and moon, the exact procedure, and any and all outcomes. Instead, I just try to keep a bullet list of every spell I perform with a very brief description. It shouldn’t take me longer than 60 seconds to write max; very useful to reference, especially if a spell goes wrong and you don’t notice its negative impact until much later
Brightest blessings, and best of luck 🕉
