Mine is an extra-large, completely blank, black sketchbook.
Its purpose is to remind me of my unique power, thus it contains more than spells and methods.
I include:
prose I've written to remind me of my logic and style.
short stories from my life to remember what events made me.
drawings of what I find intriguing and beautiful.
my ancestral tree.
writings of better magicians.
and of course mantras, spells and methods
Re: Describe your Spellbook By: thorleifc / Novice
Post # 2 Nov 11, 2013
im just starting out but...
its a black leather bound notebook
I have three spells ive used and personal notes about reactions and results ive noticed
im adding some prayers to Aphrodite
I really like your eclectic approach pedestri. I think ill take a page from your book and add some things like drawings and allow myself to be a bit creative in it
Re: Describe your Spellbook By: LeonaRegulus / Novice
Post # 3 Nov 11, 2013
My spell book is a well organized three ring binder. The outside I have decoupaged a bunch of different stuff such as symbols, images and drawings. The inside I have spells, rituals, recipes and handy information ready to go. I also have a separate notebook inside that I call my book of mirrors, a journal that I keep daily. When I am performing spell casting or rituals, I can use the three ring binder to remove and organize what I need so I am not flipping through the pages.
My Book of Shadows is black leatherbound. I have the calling of the circle and elements, on the Introduction page. And the pages are full of spells, potions, and rituals. And I saved the last page for a Glossary. So if I need a certain spell, I look it up in the Glossary. And flip the page.
I have a red college rule notebook that started out as a personal journal but soon became used solely for magical purposes. There is no organisation and looseleaf papers jut out everywhere. I'll be needing a new one soon.
Black Moleskine sketchbook that I'm trying to keep organised by topic... Chakras/mediation, herbs and their uses, moon phases and their meanings/powers, mantras, spells, tracking results of spells... And of course the corresponding illustrations and symbols to go with the topics.
to clarify, not every practitioner considers their spellbook a book of shadows.
When I gather deep into mtn canyons I use my spellbook to keep the wild plants pressed/organized. another idea, far less personal than sharing a spell or mantra.
Some of us don't work in the shadows. I work by moonlight.