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I've been so busy with school, I'm sorry about being inactive. Also I thought this would be a good thing to post! I have tons of notebooks and journals that are empty and I need to fill

☁︎ 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 // 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬

a fun thing to add to your grimoire is your personal correspondences. this can be a section dedicated to the little things that are connected to you and you can use them when tailoring spells or rituals to yourself. think of this like any other correspondence page you would make for a subject (ex. the moon, colors, crystals, herbs, etc.) most of the things i have included down below either come from your birth date or personal preference. my list isn't exhaustive, it's merely a handful of possibilities. i prefer to have my personal correspondence page towards the front of my grimoire along with my beliefs and book blessings because it feels like it really personalizes the book. you can go a step further and include a picture of yourself (printed out or drawn) in this area.

ideas for what to include on a personal correspondence page:

birth chart

birthstone

birth flower

birth tarot cards

birth moon phase

life path numerology

name numerology

favorite herbs

favorite crystals

favorite colors

favorite seasons

favorite tools to use in your craft

favorite flowers

lucky numbers

angel numbers you constantly see

constellations you connect with

moon phases you connect with

elements you connect with

Things to put in a grimoire.

Herb correspondences!

Zodiac Signs and Traits

Crystals

Crystal Wishlist

Color correspondences

Questions to ask other witches (philosophy?)

Things that make you think of witchcraft

Your favorite characters from books/movies/shows and how they inspire your craft

Altar setup ideas

Deity collages

Poetry

Spells!

Flowers/Leaves

Personal Beliefs (Update this often!)

Journal Pages

Cartomancy Spreads

Call Out Page (Pages that you use to acknowledge things you ignore/avoid in your craft, that are important)

Offering Ideas

Spirit Info Pages

Short Stories (Can be used as offerings!)

Wordless/One Word Spells

Charmed/Enchanted Items

Wheel Of The Year

History of *whatever you choose to research*

Mediation Methods

Pathworking Places (Great for artists!)

Water Correspondences

Personal Recipes

Book charm/enchantments

Affirmations

Spell/Ritual Logs

little things to put in a book of shadows to make it personal

first trip to a metaphysical shop and what you got

list of crystals or herbs you really want

first tarot spread and how it went or how you feel

first spell and how it went or how you feel

write down your shadow work

your progress in aspects you have trouble in

list of different paths (green, lunar, cosmic) and which one you want to follow

details about your birthday (birth stones, astrological positions, which element, etc)

places you take your book

ways you do magic on the go

use pages to come up with your own sigil method

what to put in your grimoire/book of shadows

so this can be a difficult topic to approach, mostly because there are SO MANY things about witchcraft that are easy to forget. i’ll list some simple, common topics to talk about, and bring up some that are often forgotten.

common topics in a grimoire:

wheel of the year.

crystal, herb, candle, colour, etc correspondences.

a good book for this is Grimoire for the Green Witch by Ann Moura (approx $35 CAD). x to buy. very useful even if you aren’t that interested in green witchcraft. covers a wide variety of topics. there’s a site where you can download the pdf, but i’m not sure if it’s reliable so i’m not linking it.

deities and deity work.

basics

how to find your deity

different types of witches and witchcraft.

9 types of witches

how to start your journey

moon phases and esbats.

spells, prayers and chants.

altar information.

creating an altar vid, travel altars vid

dreams.

scrying: mirror, tarot, water, crystal, pendulums etc.

pendulums vid

elements and directions.

manifestation.

meditation.

cleansing.

grounding.

banishing/protection.

sigils.

circle casting.

essential oils and incense.

visualization.

some uncommon topics for your grimoire:

smaller forms of magick: hair magick, makeup magick, knot magick, animal magick.

hair veiling vid

astral projection.

spirit work: even if you aren’t interested in trying it, it’s good to research, for safety purposes.

the fae: for the same reason as above. it’s good to know even if you don’t plan on working with them.

days of the week and their correspondences.

planet correspondences.

sources of energy.

alchemical symbols and alchemy

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actually how to create a spell and create sigils. it’s okay to use other people’s but it can be very good to have your own reference and create your own sigils. write down and attempt multiple ways, to figure out which kind you like.

sigil video, sigil video 2

spell crafting book

spell crafting vid

spell crafting amino

familiars.

vid

vid

book

amino

herbs specifically for tea and medicinal purposes.

write down some small and easy daily witchcraft tasks for yourself.

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notes on ramble journaling and shadow work.

intro to shadow work vid

ramble journaling

daily practices for growth and healing vid

cleansing magickal containers.

notes on how your feeling during different moon phases. lots of people overlook this, but full moons and new moons especially can mess with your mood. it varies from person to person. i usually feel more spiritual on full moons and on new moons i feel unmotivated.

different KINDS of meditations: releasing fears, past lives, unguided ones and guided ones, nature based, etc.

amulets and totems.

reading tea leaves.

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pouches/satchels and spell jars. such a simple form of spell crafting but so many people overlook it. i like it more than verbal ones because my mind processes visuals better, and it feels more natural to me.

divination symbolism. so many people research and learn how to find images in things but never really look into what they find.

palmistry.

brittanica

written guide 1

written guide 2

witches ladders. 

wikipedia

more links to come 

Tarot Inspired Journal Prompts

Fool: what is something new you are doing or want to do?

Magician: what is a magical way to enhance my day? Or, how can I be more like the magician?

High Priestess: what are my thoughts on divination? What about intuition?

Empress: what part of myself do I want to grow/nurture?

Emperor: what part of my life needs me to take authority? How can I?

High Priest: what are my personal traditions? How is my spirituality unique to me?

Lovers: what relationships mean the most to me?

Chariot: what part of my life needs me to be more combative/ warrior-like?

Strength: what part of my life should I face with courage?

Hermit: what do I need to do alone more often? What do I need to do with others more often?

Wheel of Fortune: what do I think about luck, fate, and/or fortune?

Justice: when do I need to focus on legality vs fairness? Or, What may cause me to seek justice/retribution?

Hanged Man: what have/will I sacrifice for -x-? What am I never willing to sacrifice? What will I easily give up?

Death: what is something personal I want to end or change? What is something that will end or change no matter how I feel? How can I accept it?

Temperence: what part of my life needs more patience? What part needs more balance? How can I achieve both?

Devil: what is a primal desire I have? Should I grant it to myself? Why or why not? How can I get what I want?

Tower: what can I learn from the current or recent chaos/disaster in my life?

Star: what do I hope for? How can I get it?

Moon: what part of my life is best kept private? Why?

Sun: what makes me happy?

Jusgement: what part of me needs reflection? What is a fair assessment of that part?

World: what parts of my life have been fulfilled? What parts are still lacking?

✨Weekly Witchy Questions!✨

Here are a few questions to get your witchy brain juice flowing! Feel free to answer in the comments or in a reblog or use these questions in your personal witchy journal <:

🌟What is your goal for your craft this week?

🌟If you could learn any form of divination automatically, which would it be and why? (Bonus: What is stopping you from learning this normally?)

🌟Do you believe in psychics? Why or why not?

🌟How would you describe your tarot/oracle/cartomancy reading style?

🌟Do you keep track of your magical workings? (like a grimoire, book of shadows, witch journal, magic journal, etc) Why or why not?

🌟If you were to choose a "witch name" or "magic name", a name you go by in magical circles only, what would it be and why? If you already have one, how did you come to this name?

🌟How much science makes its way into your craft?

Book Of Shadows

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I've been editing my Book of Shadows for a few days now and I think it's time to share some of it here. These are just a few excerpts from it. I purposely made it black&white so it looks Victorian and uses less ink when printed on parchment paper.

1. History of Paganism

2. Satanic Panic

3. The Sacred Circle & Altar

4. Lunar Transit

5. Moon Phases

6. Wheel of the Year + Imbolc

Keep in mind that these are just some of the random pages I picked so it's unorganized. I'll be sharing my Table of Contents next time to show you how I organized it all.

P.S. Almost all of the fonts are free to download from Dafont. So if you want any font from these pages let me know :) We do not gatekeep here!

The Ultimate Grimoire Guide

So! I have been seeing a ton of grimoire ideas and thought I’d stuff them all together. A lot of ideas are from @manifestationsofasort, @banebite, and @pigeonflavouredcake. Check them out! They have a ton of cool stuff there.

What Do I Use For My Grimoire?

You can use anything for a grimoire! For a physical one, journals, binders, and notebooks are good. For digital ones, Notion, Tumblr, Docs, and even just your file folder are great.

Introduction

A Book Blessing

Table of Contents

About Me

Your Current Path

Your Personal Beliefs

Your Spiritual Journey

Superstitions

Past lives

Favorite Herbs/Crystals/Animals/Etc.

Natal Chart

Craft Name

How You Entered The Craft

Astrology Signs

Birthday Correspondences (birth tarot card, birth stone, etc.)

Goals

Safety

Fire Safety

What Not to Burn

Toxic Plants & Oils (to humans, plants, animals)

Crystals That Shouldn’t Be Put… (in sun, in water, etc.)

Things That Shouldn’t Be In Nature (glass, salt, etc.)

Potion Safety

How to Incorporate Blood in Spells

Smoke Safety

Wound Care

Biohazards

Core Concepts

Intention & How It Works

Directing Energy

Protection

Banishing

Cleansing

Binding

Charging

Shielding

Grounding

Centering

Visualization

Consecration/Blessing

Warding

Enchanting

Manifestation

Meditation

What Makes A Spell Work

Basic Spell Structure

What Not To Do In Spells

Disposing Spell Ingredients

Revitalizing Long Term Spells

How To Cast Spells

What To Put In Spells

Spell Mediums (jars, spoken, candle, sigils)

Spell Timing

Potion Bases

Differentiating Between Magick and Mundane

Common Terms

Common Symbols

Intuition

Elements

Basic Alchemy and Symbols

Ways To Break Spells

Laws and Philosophies

Correspondences

Herbs & Spices

Crystals & Rocks

Colors

Liquids & Drinks

Metals

Numbers

Tarot Cards

Elements

Trees & Woods

Flowers

Days

Months

Seasons

Moon Phases

Zodiacs

Planets

Incense

Teas

Essential Oils

Directions

Animals

Symbology

Bone Correspondences

Different Types of Water

Common Plants

Entities

Deities You Worship

Pantheons

Pantheons & Deities Closed to You

Common Offerings

Epithets

Mythos

Family

Worship vs Work

Prayers & Prayer Template

Altars

Deity Comms

Devotional Acts

Angels

Demons

Ancestors

Spirit Guides

Fae

Familiars

House, Animal, Plant, Etc. Spirits

Folklore Entities

Spirit Etiquette

Graveyard Etiquette

Boundaries

Communication Guide & Etiquette

Spirit Work Safety Guide

How Entities Appear To You

Circle Casting

Common Offerings

Altars

Servitors

Mythological Creatures (dragons, gorgons, etc.)

Utility Pages

Gazing Pages

Sigil Charging Station

Altar Pages

Intent Pages

Getaway Pages

Vision Boards

Dream Pages

Binding Page

Pendulum Board

Crystal Grid

Throwing Bones Page

Divination Pages

Mirror Gazing Page

Invocation Pages

Affirmation/Manifestation Pages

Spirit Board Page

Other Practices

Practices That Are Closed to You (Voodoo, Hoodoo, Santeria, Brujeria, Shamanism, Native Practices)

Wicca and Wiccan Paths

Satanism, Both Theistic and Non-Theistic

Deity Work

Religious Paths (Hellenism, Christianity, Kemeticism, etc.)

Animism

Types of Magick/Spells

Pop Culture Paganism/Magick

Tech Magick

Chaos Magick

Green Magick

Lunar Magick

Solar Magick

Sea Magick

Kitchen Magick

Ceremonial Magick

Hedge Magick

Death Magick

Gray Magick

Eclectic Magick

Elemental Magick

Fae Magick

Spirit Magick

Candle Magick

Crystal Magick

Herbalism

Glamours

Hexes

Jinxes

Curses

Weather Magick

Astral Magick

Shadow Work

Energy Work

Sigils

Art Magick

Knot Magick

Music Magick

Blood Magick

Bath magic

Affirmations

Divination

Tarot Cards

Oracle Cards

Playing Cards

Card Spreads

Pendulum

Numerology

Scrying

Palmistry

Tasseography

Runes

Shufflemancy

Dice

Bibliomancy

Carromancy

Pyromancy

Psychic Abilities

Astrology

Auras

Lenormand

Sacred Geometry

Angel Numbers

Ornithomancy

Aeromancy

Aleuromancy

Axinomancy

Belomancy

Hydromancy

Lecanomancy

Necromancy

Oneiromancy

Onomancy

Oomancy

Phyllomancy

Psephomancy

Rhabdomancy

Xylomancy

Tools

Crystal grid

Candle grid

Charms

Talismans

Amulets

Taglocks

Wand

Broom

Athame

Boline

Cingulum

Stang

Bells

Drums

Staffs

Chalices

Cauldrons

Witches Ladder

Poppets

Holidays

Yule

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lammas

Mabon

Samhain

Esbats

Deity Specific Holidays

Religious Holidays (Christmas, Easter, Dionysia, etc.)

Celestial Events

Altars

Basics of Altars

Travel Altars

Deity Altars

Spirit Altars

Familiar Altars

Ancestor Altars

Self Altars

Working Altars

Self-Care

Burnout Prevention

Aromatherapy

Stress Management

Coping Mechanisms

Theories & History

Witchcraft history

Paganism

New Age Spirituality

Cultural Appropriation

Thelema

Conspiracy Theories

Cults

Satanic Panic

KJV

Witches in History

Cats in History

Transphobia in Witchcraft Circles

Queerness in Witchcraft Circles

Other

Recipes

How to Get Herbs

Foraging

Drying Herbs and Flowers

Chakras

Reiki

Witches Alphabet

Runic Alphabet

Guide to Gardening

Your Witch Tips

Resources

Other Tips

List of Spells

Cryptids and Their Lore

What is a Liminal Space?