Lately I’ve been torn about my “Book of Shadows”. I had started to make another one in a different notebook a few months ago, because I couldn’t find my original. In the move I was able to find the original, but then I was going to transfer from one book to another and get rid of this one. A friend pointed out to me that the larger book looked a lot nicer, and gave me the inspiration to transfer a doodle I had started to the front cover like this:

I had drawn the image on a page of the second smaller book, and enlarged and colored it on this one. Doing so helped me with my re-dedication of the book, and cemented that I will keep up with it.

Some times I think that I should just scrap the hand written book all together and stick to doing things digitally; but it’s nice to have the hand written copy, and there’s a lot of power in this book. It would be a shame to get rid of it. While in some ways portions of it are out of date because I started that book when I was still in high school; it’s helpful to see the evolution of my practice of magic and there’s still wisdom in there to be shaped and learned from even if things aren’t followed quite to the letter.

In case you’re curious the dedication on the front reads.

I cleanse thee and consecrate thee in the name and use for magickal workings to be performed in the name of what is right for this coven and this coven alone. In the name of the great and powerful ancient ones who forever guide the Celtic Way.

I also have “The Witches Rune” inscribed on the inside cover. I’ll write that out at a later date. It’s gotten to noon and we have an appointment to get a vehicle fixed.

I hope everyone is having a blessed day!