MAGICIANS MONDAY: The Book of Shadows


 

MAGICIANS MONDAY: The Book of Shadows

A Book of Shadows or Grimoire is a witch’s book of spells. If you see these books in movies and television shows, they are usually leather-bound monstrosities covered in dust and archaic writing. I have yet to meet a witch that owns one that looks like that. Every witch’s spell book I’ve ever seen, to be honest I’ve only seen a few because witches tend to be secretive about their spell books, has either been a nice journal or a regular notebook. Both work perfectly well and there is no real need to buy an expensive book to keep your spells in. Keep that in mind if you come across a snobby witch who tells you that you have to buy an expensive book to write your spells in.

The books in the photos are my grimoires. The black book on the left is one I bought 20 years ago. It has thick blank pages perfect for drawing diagrams and writing out instructions on how to complete spells. It cost me $15 and was fairly expensive for that point in my life. I have yet to write a single thing in it. I can assure you this because of pure laziness on my part. Someday I will write my best spells and potions in it. I just don’t know when. The blue notebook on the right is one I bought along with others in a large pile of clearance school supplies I bought for my kids about 4 years ago. It cost me 15 cents. I dug it out about a year ago to start writing my rough drafts of spells in. At this point it’s about half full of my current string of magical successes and utter failures. I never worry that I’m taking up space in its pages with something that might not work, because it’s just a rough draft book. It’s ok if I spill something on it or need to scribble out an entire paragraph. Make no mistake, I would murder anyone who tried to take it. Those are my spells, and I have no intention of ever sharing some of them with anyone ever.

That’s it for today. Have a great week! Blessed be!

P.S. Just a quick reminder that I have a Valentine/Galentine sale going in my Etsy shop. Everything is on sale for 25 to 70% until February 15th. Stop by and get something for yourself or someone else.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheAvidityWitch

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