Grimoire/Book Of Shadows Entry Ideas That Aren't All Basic

Grimoire/Book of Shadows Entry Ideas That Aren't All Basic

Do keep in mind! The basics are important!

WARNING long post ahead

Introduction

⚝ Your name

⚝ Your pronouns

⚝ How long you've been practicing

⚝ Your sun, moon and rising sign

⚝ Birth time (if applicable)

⚝ Your path (if you have a specific path)

⚝ Deities you worship/work with (if applicable)

⚝ Birth tarot card

⚝ Birth chart

How You Define Witchcraft/Magic(k)

Differences Between Wicca, Paganism, Witchcraft, Satanism, Luciferianism

The Elements

⚝ Their directions

⚝ Deities associated

⚝ Symbols

⚝ Genders associated

⚝ Seasons

Meditation/Mudras

⚝ Note: Include what culture Mudras originated from!

Casting Circles

Grounding

Omens/Good Luck/Bad Luck/Superstitions

Charging/Activating/Cleansing

Summary of The Salem Witch Trials

Folklore in Your State/Country

Protection

Warding

Different Types of Divination

Sigils

Runes

Talismans

Types of Spells

⚝ Note: I don't mean different spells, I mean different TYPES of spells. Such as spell jars, word spells, etc.

Moon Cycles

Astrology

⚝ Note: By this I mean the basics of astrology. Astrology is a lot deeper than a lotta people realize, so fitting it all in a grimoire/BOS would be almost impossible lmao

Altars

Color Correspondences

⚝ Note: I often like to refer to psychology and how colors affect the brain

List of Closed Practices

Symbols in Witchcraft

Herb Correspondences

Crystals + Crystal Grids

⚝ Examples: What crystals you can put into water, what damages crystals, where they are native to, their spiritual properties, etc.

Different Pantheons/Mythologies Across Different Cultures

Auras

Numerology

⚝ Note: NOT JUST ANGEL NUMBERS

Tarot/Oracle Spreads

Affirmations

Everyday Glamor Magic(k)

List of Books You Want/Authors You Like

Strange Dreams

Chakras

⚝ Note: Include what cultures Chakras came from

Recipes

Holidays

What Each Day of the Week Represents

What Each Month Represents

What You Believe to Happen After Death

Types of Spiritual Entities

⚝ Examples: The Fae, Tulpa, Spirit Guides, etc.

⚝ You can also include Cryptids if you are interested in those!

Sacred Geometry

Flame Candle Reading

⚝ Note: Don't stare at candle flames for too long!

Thought of any more? Reblog with some ideas!! This is Tumblr brah!!

A Lesson for Young Witches

If you cannot find representations for a given element, remember…

You are supported by a rigid skeleton made of minerals. You are earth.

Your body is over 70% fluid. You are water.

Your lungs take in and expel breath. You are air.

Your blood is warm and your brain runs on electrical impulses. You are fire.

Your essence, however you describe it, resides within you. You are spirit.

You are composed of gifts from every element, and every element is given marvelous life in you.

Never feel that you are insufficiently magical for lack of icons or accoutrements or accessories.

You are ALWAYS magic. You are ALWAYS enough.

glamour water for self-love and confidence

with the energy of valentine’s day still in the air, and with the full moon in leo tonight, what better time is there to do a little glamour/self care?

materials:

white, pink, and/or red candle

rosemary, for love and success

rose petals, for love and beauty

moon water

witch hazel water, for blood flow, healing & liveliness (also helps with acne!)

rose quartz, green tourmaline and/or clear quartz 

bowl or vessel

two cotton balls or pads

instructions:

cleanse/prep your space however you like. i typically light sandalwood, a cleansing incense, and will sweep my area clean. invite and give thanks to air as you watch the smoke fill the area.

take your candle, and carve the rune Isa(z), for self-image/ego/identity into the side. you can also use your own self confidence/self love sigil if you have one. i’ve found this to be more effective with your own sigils/symbols. light your candle, and invite and give thanks to fire as the heat rises from the wick.

take a moment to meditate or journal and reflect on your intentions. write down your affirmations, if you’d like, on a small slip of paper to use in a later step. focus on what you’re trying to accomplish.

next, move on to your crystal(s). charge them with your intent: in this case, we’re going with self-love, healing, purification, confidence. hold the crystals in your hand and imagine yourself, confident as can be, with an absolutely radiant energy; a beautiful smile stretched across your face. place the crystals in the bottom of your bowl/vessel. invite and give thanks to the earth.

add your water and witch hazel. you want to go with a 1:2 ratio of water to witch hazel (of course, you can eye-ball this). invite and give thanks to water as you pour them into your vessel.

add your herbs. be sure to hold each herb in your hand, and remind yourself of what the herb is for. fuse your intentions into each herb before adding them to your vessel. 

using your finger or spoon/small mixing tool, stir your mixture clockwise. during this step, you can choose to repeat or chant affirmations. (for me, personally, i will be focusing on my intentions of glamour and self confidence as i watch the water whirl around and around). 

after you feel the energy has infused into the mixture, take your two cotton balls and drop them into the water. allow them to soak up the mixture for a moment, and imagine them soaking up all the good energy, confidence and glamour. 

next, take one cotton ball and rub on your face. discard of the cotton ball. feel free to allow the mixture to sit on your face, or, pat dry with a washcloth. feel free to apply a lotion or moisturizer as well!

take the next cotton ball from the vessel, and rub on your chest (heart), arms, and neck. discard of the cotton ball.

feel free to bottle the remaining mixture (and crystals) in a spray bottle, and use whenever you need an extra “umph” to your morning routine. you can also bottle the remaining mixture (and crystals) in a spell bottle, and keep on your altar or in your bathroom and shake it whenever you need it. otherwise, keep the mixture in your vessel overnight, and discard by pouring into a pot of soil (or, simply in your backyard). feel free to collect the crystals before doing so — just be sure to cleanse/charge them before re-using them in another spell/ritual. 

that’s it! happy full moon witches, and blessed be! ✨

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I'm sharing some basic symbols and meanings associated with the practice of witchcraft. There are 12 of them. One step at a time, baby witches!

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Eggshell - Folk Witch

I was given advice growing up to never leave eggshells whole but to crush them or make a hole in them, this would prevent witches from taking residence in them, thus being able to cast spells on the household. The second is that the half eggshell would be used as a boat where the witch would then sail and cause horrible storms at sea and sink ships.

From this - we can establish a few other things for eggs, under than cleansing and protection:

They can be used as "boats" in astral travel They could be used in weather spells, especially to summon storms and rains - a ritual could include taking the eggshell and some herbs for rain and placing it in a water source (such as the sea)| It can be used in household spells and curses The last thing is that it can be used as a spirit vessel as the witches are said to take residence in it. This makes sense in considering that the egg is a symbol of a vessel for cleansing and the like.