I’ve got an ongoing list of things to do with a blank notebook or journal (because I can’t stop buying them), and I’ve pulled out the ones that I think might be of interest to magical, witchy, or pagan types. Hopefully, if you guys find yourselves stuck in front of that first blank page, there’ll be something here to inspire you!
Some of these examples have links or descriptions to further elaborate on what I pictured when I put them on the list, but don’t feel boxed in by any of these! Always feel free to think outside of the box.
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Magical Journal YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT IS :’))
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Dream Journal
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Psychic Journal
[1][2] Keep a record of your insights, premonitions and predictions. Be sure to make a note of when you’re right!
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Prayer/Chant Journal Even if you don’t write your own, having the ones you enjoy all in one place makes a great reference.
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Meditation Journal [1][2] Journaling can be a form of meditation in and of itself, but you can also keep track of your meditation experiences or just log when you do it. If you’re doing guided meditations, you can list which ones you used as well.
Personal Almanac Make a personal, customized version of the magical almanacs or planners that get released every year.
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Collect Truth Write down the things you agree with. why do you agree? Decide what’s true, or what feels true. If you can, include things that you don’t actually agree with, but you still think are true – that’s a fun thing to contemplate.
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Collect Lies I actually started keeping track of the false beliefs I’d either told myself or had been told, and perhaps a little more tricky – things I see others telling each other that I don’t agree with. Feel free to talk about why you have decided these are lies. And look back every now and then to see if you still agree with yourself.
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Formulas Write down your favourite (or even experimental!) recipes for oils, incenses, inks, or whatever else you’ve got going in the cauldron so that you don’t forget how to make them.
Recipe Book Invaluable for a kitchen witch, especially if you’re keeping track of the magical effects of certain recipes!
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Book Exercise Journal Almost every book and every course suggests keeping a journal for it to record your progress, do the assignments, et cetera.
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Spelled Book Turn each page into a spell! Rip it out or otherwise engage with the page to use it.
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Spirit Dossiers If you work with spirits, keep profiles of their personalities, likes, dislikes, interactions with them, et cetera.
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Charger Book Imbue pages with a magical signature, leave objects on page to charge them.
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Book of Spreads I’ve got two spread books – one book has my own spreads, and one book has spreads from other people that I’ve liked. It’s beyond helpful to keep track of these somewhere in case you ever want to use them again, or share them with a friend!
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Good Advice from Other Witches
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Altar Photobook Include pictures of your altars for reference, or other altars you loved!
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Correspondences List This is especially useful if you’re trying to develop your own personal correspondences!
Spirit Grimoire Pick a spirit, or group of spirits, and create a grimoire for them
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Shrine Book Make a scrapbook shrine for your gods.
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Book Notes Journal Keep notes on the witchy/pagan/etc books you read so you can remember what your thoughts, insights, and problems with them!
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Witchy Transcript In Dedicant: A Witch’s Circle of Fire, Thuri Calafia talks about her witchy transcript: “All the spiritual work I’d done, the meditations I’d used, the rituals I’d written, the books I’d read, everything I could think of pertaining to my spiritual path.” She goes into more detail about what to include in her book, but take the idea and run with it!
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Tarot Journal
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Magical Travel Guide Map out your land, neighborhood, et cetera. Make notes of the sacred sites, where spirits live, your local witchy stores, places you do ritual, which grocery store sells fresh basil, where you found the wood you used for your wand, crossroads, and other places of interest. 👻Astral Mapping Similar to the above, but for those of y’all who go Over There.
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Good Ideas I keep a notebook of magical concepts and ideas I find in fiction that I want to figure out how to recreate in real life.
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Aesthetic Scrapbook If you’re developing a magical aesthetic [1][2], then keep a book devoted to that! 🎃 Shadow Work Journal [1][2]
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(Witchy) Things To Do With A Blank Notebook Keep your own list! When you’re not sure what to do with your next blank notebook, see what stands out on the list and try it out! 🔮
while it can definitely be a fun and motivating way to get in touch with your craft, your grimoire does not have to be full of watercolors or biologically correct doodles of herbs. for a long time i was ripping pages out of my grimoire because they didn’t look perfect, rebloggable – and it kept me from the grimoire’s true purpose, to record information for later reference and use. your grimoire is yours for the making. it can be a word document, a collection of quick notes on the backs of receipts, a notebook previously used for science class, a full-scale art book. as long as it helps you learn and grow closer to your practice, it is the perfect grimoire.
Phew! Hey cuties!
Uni has been absolutely insane, but I’m getting by slowly~
I finally had some time to crack into my grimoire again, finally starting on some inside pages etc. here’s the zodiac wheel I did for my birth chart section ✨
since i’m starting to work on getting my own Grimoire better organized and figuring out what i think fits best in it for me, i feel like i should log some ideas that have helped me in my journey in hopes that it could help someone else just starting out. but just remember that your Grimoire is your own and personal to you and you alone so you don’t need to put everything in if it doesn’t vibe well with you or doesn’t fit into your craft. your book should hold things that are personal to you and your craft and what you believe and you don’t need to have every bit of knowledge in your book.
✏️ an index/table of contents
✏️ a blessing
✏️ a protection sigil and/or spell to keep from wondering eyes
✏️ your personal creed or rede/the wiccan rede(if you’re wiccan)
✏️ personal goals/13 goals of a witch
✏️ personal correspondences/things personal to you
✏️ your beliefs ✏️ your daily rituals
✏️ the different types of magic
✏️ the different types of divination
✏️ any gods, goddesses, deities, or spirits you worship/follow
✏️ information on any gods, goddesses, deities, or spirits
✏️ moon phase calendar(preferable something that can be removed or changed easily) ✏️ magical times 》hour 》day 》week 》month ✏️ moon water ✏️ sun water ✏️ zodiac
》correspondences 》dates 》characteristics
✏️ mythology of your heritage/culture and/or area
✏️ mythologies of interest ✏️ mythological creatures ✏️ star chart ✏️ constellations
✏️ gardening ✏️ list of words and phrases ✏️ books 》ones you reference & find helpful ✏️ experiences 》spell work 》divination 》spirit work 》banishing 》tarot readings 》ect. ✏️ spiritual diary
✏️ magical diary ✏️ dream log ✏️ spell log ✏️ anything else you want! literally! it’s your book and its always good to customize it to you! if you feel like it should be in your book, then go ahead and put it in your book because that’s what makes it special!
***correspondences =things such as 》elements, colors, symbolism, planets, astrology, anatomy, ect. really anything else important tied to something.
obviously you can pick and choose whatever works best for yourself and your craft, and i don’t even have some of these in my own book but still thought they would be helpful to include for witches like me who are just starting out who need ideas of what their books can hold! i’ll probably start posting more about my grimorire and how i keep it organized as well!
if you think i’ve missed anything feel free to add on more ideas to pass on to your fellow baby witches!
there are a lot of different names for a witch’s personal book, which can define what type of book it is. a witch might have multiple books, or just one. however, you don’t need to have one singular book for each topic, it’s perfectly acceptable to keep everything in one book.
📚 GRIMOIRE / AGYR – a book of spells and other knowledge
📚 BOOK OF SHADOWS – a wiccan term for a witch’s book
📚 BOOK OF MOONS – spells and knowledge relating to moon magic
📚 BOOK OF TIDES – a book of sea witchcraft and related knowledge
📚 BESTIARY – lists and accounts of the creatures/spirits you encounter
📚 DREAM JOURNAL – records of your dips into the astral plane
……..and many more types, whatever you like!
things you might want to include in your witch’s book:
My fellow apartment witches/witches on a budget/environment caring witches (duh)
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE BEST GIFT I EVER RECEIVED:
Looks like a regular notebook ?
Guess again !
Everything written on there can be erased using a microwave !!! Which means
basically endless uses
heat activation for sigils
being able to hide your stuff if you’re still into the woods
It’s a nice alternative to burning things: no smoke (so no need to hide from your smoke detector, no toxic shit being released, no waste or paper because it’s EXPENSIVE)
Moreover
If you download the app, you can
Save everything on your phone by just scanning the codes in there!!!
And it will be sent directly to your mail/drive/virtually anything AND will be stored in the app which can be synchronised which means:
Your digital bos can have doodles in them super easily, which is great because you don’t have to struggle to insert shit anymore (I am bad at anything computer related, it takes so much time and I end up just giving up)
You’ll literally NEVER lose it even if your computer/phone dies
And it only costs around 30$/35€ on Amazon!!! No need to buy fancy paper !
And it works with frixion pens which
Can be refiled
Come in A LOT of colours
So far I’ve only used it to draw rough sketches but I’m already impressed by the results !
I think I’ll first put it to use for a new year spell, writting things I want to left behind in 2017 and heating it before midnight !
teakepp 