Book of Shadows

[Prima]

What's yours like? What do you keep in it? What does it look like? Do you keep it with you all the time? How important do you consider it? What do plan on doing with it when you die?

 

[Druidus]

As a Druid, my "Book of Shadows" is usually my mind. I do write some stuff down, however, especially the really long ones. I'm no Ovate, so spells are not my forte, besides the usual Druidic spells. Most Druidic spells involve meditation and thought, rather than physical words, movements, and objects. On the other hand, Ovate spells usually require physical components, especially for their divinations (which I've tried my hand at, once or twice).

 

[Draka]

I have a composition book that I do my roughs of certain things that have worked for me and some of my writings. I transfer these to my EBOS for archiving and printing. I have a thick hard cover book that I will eventually transfer everything down by hand, but for now I am sort of techno bound.

I keep my writings about the Sabbats, certain ritual and tradition information, poetry, the Charges of the God and the Goddess, and other such writings.

As for what will happen to my writings when I pass I would hope that they be passed down to my children. If for some reason they would not want them, then having them published for others' learning and use would be fine with me. After all, I will be gone anyway...may whoever get the most use of it use it.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Mine has handouts from classes I've taken, sketches of plants and symbols, and various vague thoughts. From my shamanic training, I've learned how to take crystals and record information in them. I prefer to write things out, though.

 

[michel]

My 'Book of Shadows' is my interpretation of the Bible, and other writings, from other faiths, combined with my own thoughts.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Mine is a 5 subject note book, with sigils drawn on it keep it hidden. I write down all of my spiritual experiences in them, so I can later on study them without having to try to remember and dealing with altered memories. It also helps when I recieve visions that are in pieces. Spirits never have liked giving me information that is entire and complete.
I also write down small bits from various books when Im creating my own magick rituals.

 

[Unedited]

I actually have a few different books. I originally tried to have just one, but I wasted too much time trying to make it perfect.

 

[SalemWitchChild]

Mine is a black book with Isis on the front. I keep spells that I want to remember, information about sabbots, and poems in there. Basiclly anything that I do not want to be lost. Most of my spells though I do not write down. Part of the spells I do require that they be burned.

 

[blackhand]

One note book, one journal. I'll eventually write all of it down in one book, but probably when I'm old and lazy

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I just filled my first 5 subject note book. Mainly because I also write poetry and have many drawings in it. Its fun to read it see how things have changed over the last two years.

 

[Prima]

Wow, I guess I go through mine a lot faster than most people. My journal is pretty full after only two months.

 

[EnhancedSpirit]

I have two books that are the same Unicorn notebook. One I have my own writings in, the other, I write down quotes that really mean a lot to me. Like this one "It's beyond my control."

My mom thinks I should publish my writings and poems as my next book. I have writings from school, through my rebelious years, and now during motherhood.

 

[capthowdy]

Mine well, I don't know if you could call it a book of shadows, I supose you could. I don't even write in mine anymore when I did it had journal entries, what I had experienced and what not, it also had rituals I had recorded in there mostly Qabalic in nature. I go back and read it now asa reference to know who I was then and who I am now, it's a great tool, a way to better know yourself.

 

[thewanderer]

I use mine to reference wiccan texts and meditate on them , as well as record my experiences during meditation or whatever. I use it to remember important feelings and stuff, too.

 

[blackwillow]

well when i first started i wrote down nearly everything but then started writing a select few things , couple of spells and rituals... i just went back to read some and found i wrote down a natural flea collar for pets the cover is something fragile so i keep it hidden from the small people in my family.

 

[Mike182]

mine is vague/non existent, i keep a mental record in my head, since i always fail at keeping diaries/blogs

 

[MaddLlama]

I keep a scrapbook and a journal. I save information on the computer (my wonderful "flash drive of shadows"), and journal online. I take both of those things together and create scrapbook pages out of the important and/or profound stuff (like, copying a journal entry about an important experience, Holidays, etc.)

I was actually thinking about starting a website on spiritual scrapbooking.

 

[Gentoo]

I need to do a complete overhaul on mine. A lot of the information I put in there a few years ago aren't needed any more, or at least in the same quantity. I'll get to it someday.... really.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Mine's new. It's basically a statement of my personal belief system with my own rituals and meditative techniques. It has a section for poems and other creative ventures as well, since creativity and imagination are highly important to me.

It's actually a part of my journal. I use my journal as kind of a "catch-all" for my religious ventures, then filter it down into my grimoire.

 

[wicca_woman]

I HAVE NOT STARTED MY BOS YET...I AM STILL LEARNING(VERY EARLY STAGES) BUT I PLAN TO DECORATE IT WHEN I DO START KEEPING IT...