Book of Shadows
AKA: Grimoire
A diary in which a Witch records his or her personal spells, invocations,
rituals, dreams, recipes for various potions, and so forth. Some traditions say it must be hand-written, others say it doesn't
matter. A Book of Shadows may be kept by an individual witch or by an entire coven . In the event of a Witch's death, the
Book of shadows may be passed down to his or her children or grandchildren, kept by a High Priestess & High Priest of
the Coven (if the witch was a member of one at the
time of her death), or burned in order to protect the secrets of the Craft.
whichever course of action is taken, of course, depends entirely upon the customs of the particular Wiccan tradition and/or
the Witch's own personal wishes.
A magickal journal kept by each wiccan initiate, in which spells, invocations,
ritual notes, herbal recipes, dreams, divination results and material from the coven book can be recorded. Some people write
in Thesbian script or in other alphabets.
Sew into the cover of the Book leaves of the sacred herbs vervain, rue,
bay, willow or others, if you wish. They should be well-dried & secretly placed by the light of the moon. The covers of
the Book of shadows should, of course, be covered with cloth.
The Altar or Shrine of a Wiccan or Pagan
What goes on an Altar?
Four Directions
Four Elements and their Representations Earth Fire Air Water
Tools
Altar Dedication
Daily Devotions and prayers
chants
Prayers
Blessings
Sacred Space
Casting a Sacred Space
Sacred Space Ritual
Magick Circle
why cast a Magick Circle?
Types of Circles
Calling The Watch Towers
Calling the Elements
The Elements
Earth
Fire
Air
Water
Spirit
Sacred Days
Sabbats
Esabts
The Moon
Moon History
Moon Correspondence
Moon lore
phases of the Moon
Magickal Corespondence
Daily correspondence
Timing
Rituals
Moon Rituals
Sabbat Rituals
Other..
Recipies