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What is your BOS (kind of book, like notebook, journal, etc.) and what would you recommend?
I have things to add to a BOS, but I don't know what kind of book I want it to be. I'm thinking 3-ring binder, but I'm not sure. What's yours? What color is it? What would you recommend? All of my stuff is currently in a spiral bound notebook, but I want something a little more sturdy, so I'm thinking the binder with dividers and those sheet protector things. Thanks!
Great question! I look forward to seeing the answers and learning something new.
A three-ring binder is a good idea because if you write things down as you think of them, they will be all out of order and difficult to find. A binder will allow you to write what comes up and put it in the proper place so you don't have to shuffle later. Sheet protectors, dividers, and tabs are a great idea. A table of contents will help make life easy, too. Make sure you have a computer backup, because if you work on your personal masterpiece for years and something terrible happens, you will kick yourself for the rest of your life. Keep in mind that this book will not be completed for years, perhaps decades because it is a chronical of everything you will learn about the craft, and you will never stop learning.
You don't need to really read the rest: it's a detailed description of exactly what mine is and it probably won't apply to anyone but me. I offer it in case it gives someone an idea about something. Or maybe I just like to hear myself type.
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Mine is five recycled composition notebooks glued together and bound in some pretty paper I found at a craft strore (kind of looks like worn leather). It's got a copper pentacle on the front that I made from polymer clay and foil leaf. The outside design really isn't important to what's inside, but I like the feeling I get from it.
All the title pages and big bullet points are written in a cool font I took from my favorite Wicca series The Temple of Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak, again, just because I like the look and feel of it. The inner cover has pieces of paper cut and charred around the edges (just to look artsy) that say in big writing "An' ye harm none do as ye will."
I gave it a title as if it were the name of a coven. Actually, I wrote the entire thing as if it were a coven guide. I write it from a very personal perspective, and it kind of reads like a Wiccan educational book. My title is The Temple of Chaos Book of Shadows. I named my imaginary coven Temple after Penczak's series, the teacher who influenced me most, and Chaos because this "experimental try anything that seems right even if it kind of sounds absurd" brand of magick is perfect for my personality and the way I think.
I have a foreword that is a quote explaining chaos magick, along with a comment about why it's me and my signature.
The rest is divided into chapters. The first is Basics Specific to the T of C, in other words, my take on the principles of magick and Wicca that vary from group to group. First is "The Nature of Wicca," which is a list of guidelines and notes: The equality of all paths that harm none, shunning arrogant phrases like "The Craft of the Wise," don't whine about the burning times, books with bane spells are not Wiccan and should be read with a whole salt shaker, etc.
Next in the chapter is my specific layouts of directions (seems like every group has different ideas about which elements go where), my prefered altar layout, directions for casting and opening the circle, the words I chose to call the elementals and how I've taught myself to visualize them. I have descriptions of my prefered tools and why I prefer them.
The next section is ideas for rites and rituals, by month, year, and lifetimes. Then there is a few pages about diety correspondence, why I consider myself a monoist rather than a polytheist, and the ways that chaos magick deities and mythology differ from most traditions.
Next is a chapter on quantum mechanics, which I consider essential to understanding the way magick works. (This section is empty right now, because I'm trying to wrap my little brain around some very complex stuff.)
My favorite section is a chapter called "Mythbusters." I hate being superstisious because I think a big part of being Wiccan is seeking truth rather than believing whatever you're told. When I come across something that sounds like an old wive's tale, or just plain doesn't make sense, I design an experiment to find out if it's true or just something people accept as true because it's written down somewhere. For example, the full version of the Rede includes "Elder is the Lady's tree, burn it not or cursed you'll be." I'm doing an experiment, scientific method and all before I mindlessly repeat it.
I have a section documenting my pre-Wiccan magick, because I did spells intuitively as a kid, never realizing that this was something a lot of people did.
A MASSIVE sources list - every website, person, book, flier, calendar, anything that I've used to help me compile my book. Then a recommended reading list with little symbols denoting what kind of book each one is so I can find them at a glance. Then a list of not recommended texts, what is wrong with them, with the caveat that you should read them, but with a very, very skeptical eye. Smeg, no room, I'll email the rest.
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