I just use normal notebooks for mine. It doesn't bother me if things are out of order because I make an index in the back so I can find pages. Also I've learnt to enjoy my mistakes, crossing things out and making new pages for things as I learn more - it makes it feel more like me and it brings me comfort BUT your setup with the binders is beautiful - love the aged pages and how neat it all looks. I think its great that we witches have different ways of doing things.
I have so many notebooks. I do have a couple of “books of shadows” but a lot of notebooks. I have one book I haven’t written in yet, but I want it to be more personal and not full of a lot of stuff you can find online, but personal experience and gnosis. (Like this page 17:27 )
I had stopped journaling and recording during a long hiatus, and have been trying to get back to it. The arthritis in my hands makes it so hard to write extensively. I have gone back to this type of grimoire, with periodic journaling for actual spell work/ life. I have always been better recording and creating on the computer, and my original (1990’s) BOS was like this - before that I wrote poetry, and I always liked keeping it on the computer. The first coven I was in encouraged us to write everything out, with good reason, but mobility should never be a hindrance to your practice. I am a big proponent of doing what works best for you.
i used to use a binder, but then i switched to index cards in a box like you would with recipes when cooking, because i can hold a lot more information in a smaller area. i do this for those list like tidbits of information, rather than using an entire sheet of paper, i just use both sides of the index cards. i currently use a book for the longer things, but of course, you can't go back and add pages-however, i have added in pockets to the pages and then i can insert more information lol i love how you have decorated yours. the pictures are so beautiful.
What a fabulous idea! I love the idea of having a recipe card box for spells, especially for quick references. And thank you so much for your kindness! Wishing you lots of bright blessings and a happy new moon! ❤️🙏
I started with notebooks and saved all the pages and moved them to a binder as a shared grimoire. Love binders but still prefer notebooks to draft and perfect things before sharing them with brothers and sisters in the craft. Loved the video.
Loved this video! I also use 3 ring binders and page protectors for my magickal journals. Got so many useful ideas. Thank you for all you thoughtful and insightful videos.
For the sigils I use for servitors I tape a piece of paper over the sigil so I can reference back to it if needed. Also instead of destroying the sigil when activating it, I put sealing wax over it meaning that I won't ever see it again unless I uncover that taped off part of the page.
Omg! Finally someone that uses a binder instead. I have the same problem not wanting to mess up my books. The pressure was too much for me so I end up not commiting.
this may be the closest ive managed to come to finding an outline for starting a BoS/Grimoire! I find so many people are so worried about stifling someones personal creativity that when they do a 'how to start a BoS' video all they really do is talk about types of notebooks and how you dont NEED to make it pretty when im really just looking for a list of topics i might want to be looking into it and a logical way to start grouping them
I love my Witches Moon. I have my pages organized in a 3 ring binder as well but those leather binders look beautiful. Many need to switch. Amy is a wonderful artist, she's very helpful and I love getting her emails with free coloring pages. Thank you for sharing.
This video was so incredibly helpful for organizing my own grimoire. It's currently a digital mess, but I now have more of a plan for how to lay it out and continue my studies going forward. I found your channel recently and it has been such a wealth of knowledge, thank you!
Love your creative adds like poetry and art work…and the coloring pages! Gotta check those out. I have a bunch of a different notebook scattered about, but this just made binders more appealing. Thanks!
Your Grimiore (s) are beautiful and very organized. I am a person who likes mixing both types and hand written. Everyone does it differently but I am learning tons from you as a new subscriber Thank you 🙏 Light & Love ❤️ always
Thank you so much!! I wish I was a person that could make those beautiful scrap book grimoires, but hey, we gotta do what works with our skill sets! 😂❤️
The work you do in these books is phenomenal. I would Eat these books up if you sold copies, but I adore that you spend such loving care to make something that's purely personal to you! Thank you for sharing your magical self ✨
I have been struggling to figure out just how to put my books together and what to put in them ! I’ve been (like you said overwhelmed) and now this makes it so much easier to tackle! So I can’t thank you enough for this inspirational knowledge of how to begin putting our personal books together! ❤
I am a Norse pagan and I'm going to keep a book of things which I want to explore. I have no clue if other Norse pagans do this (they probably don't, because of its association with Wicca, but it just seems right for me.) I have recently discovered that it is more like Wicca and druidry than I first thought and a book or journal would be useful for me to keep all of my ideas and research. I've found it not easy starting out on this path because there is a lot of emphasis on rituals and celebrations with other people and I'm solitary, so this seems a way forward for me. I shall probably hand write it, since I love using fountain pens and doing art with traditional mediums, but it is nice to see how other folks do things.
It is definitely harder to find a solitary path that works! I find that a lot of magical traditions are centered around group work. But I think more and more people are solitary now... Hoping you find all the information you're looking for! Also, if you enjoy art and you're good at it, then definitely hand write it!! I wish I were creative and had good handwriting... But alas, I don't. Therefore, I type it. 😂 Whatever works for you!
i lean more in the direction of Druidism and Shamanism, the books i keep for my "spells" consist of very little writing and a lot of art, with a little bit of creative thinking you can describe a spell by using a comic or what i prefer to call sequential art format. i do very little ritualism and mostly use rattle, drum, diddlybow for trance work to "cast" my spells. the type of books i use are sketchbooks that are easy to carry around with you, my practice consists of a lot of sitting within nature while in trance and befriending the elements, sitting with herbs/trees/water etc. hope this is helpful.
I am still a fairly new witch but my Grimoire is basically organized the same with the same kinda binder 😊 Beautiful artwork throughout your though! And your personal paintings are beautiful as well
Thank you for sharing. You have the most beautiful grimoires I have ever seen. In the beginning I wrote everything down. Now I go from memory but it's hard to keep up. Your right, its important to write things down. You've shown us that when you do the work the grimoire is a beautiful reference to always have and go back too. Thanks again for more knowledge. 🔮💜
That's so funny you commented on this video today because I just posted a video on my Book of Shadows which is meant to be complimentary to this Grimoire video! I completely understand what you mean about going from memory and the struggles with that. 😂 Thank you so much, Lulu. Your words are much appreciated as always!
These things are personal and I'm grateful that you shared your grimoires with us. A 3-ring binder is the only way for me to stay sane. LOL Great Inspiration! Thank you!
I also use a binder! It's the mini version you use actually 😅 I work my pages out first in another notebook (with an index in the back) and then handwrite them & put them into the binder. It's been lovely so far!
Thank you for sharing your Grimoire and for the explanation you gave about a Book of Shadows. I have both but have yet to fill my pages. Mine are not 3 ring binders though, and they don't have page protectors because I love to feel the paper pages haha! I love ALL the sections you created and you gave me some great ideas, I especially appreciated the Chakras section, and the Tarot and Numerology. I am going to redesign my table of contents to include these sections too! Thanks for another great video for me to sip my coffee with before I start my day. And for the coloring book tip! So pretty! Blessed be! Much appreciation for you love! 💛
Thoroughly enjoyed this video! I use notebooks & 3 ring binders as well. Very disorganized, but working with it as I go. It only has to make sense to me 😊. You're one of a very few channels I follow. Thank you for sharing this part of your craft! I admire that you juggle school in between your videos. You're a very helpful Witch and I thank you! Blessed be! 💙
I really appreciate this video. I also use a 3 ring binder and page protector and you gave me so many ideas. I love how you include so much art - I think I will make some color copies of my art and include it as well. I also love how you have 2 volumes. Doesn't have to all fit into one. Perfect!
Great Zues ! That was some unreal organization, My Grimoire is all over my house here and there, I think I need to organize my stuff, this is inspiring. My BOS is almost full and not organized either. Must be the art witch in me. BUT AGAIN WOWZERS your Grimoire is a fine collection of art. blessed be
I originally didnt like the idea of writing my grimoire on a computer, but lm very organised and the fear of messing up my book kept me from writing one at all, but now lve accepted that computer is better for me and lve made so much progress
I absolutely love this!! I do keep all my research in a small 3 ring binder that looks like a planner. I receive the witches moon too and I love them so much!! I never thought of keeping the content lists but, I had been cutting the oil, incense and herb correspondences from the cheat sheets and taping them to the actual items lol… I like your way much better!! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
So important to write down everything. I didn't for a long time and am kicking myself for it! This is so beautiful ... mine is not nearly as pretty! Thank you so much for sharing. I have some fresh ideas!
Wish I saw this sooner! I'm definitely going to have to utilize 3 ring binders in the future. Right now I'm keeping a digitalized version, where I keep all my rough/unfinished ideas, and a physical version where everything goes once they're finished! Depending on how long it takes for things to developed and perfect, newer versions of things may go on their own page with a little "Updated" label, or into a new notebook
They're beautiful & nicely done! Thanks for sharing! I love Amy's planners, have been using them for years now. I wish the witches roots would sell just the herb pictures. They sell the anointing oils separately which are wonderful! Thanks again Ivy! XX
Right?? I wish they would just sell all the artwork separately... But I'm sure that's how they keep people subscribed to their boxes. 😆 I'm glad I'm not alone with Amy's planners! She's fabulous. Thanks, Scarlett-Echo! 🖤
She said she doesn’t really use the first one but I think the dream is that one day you’ll give all the base magick info to a child like your kid or a niece or nephew or give it to a witchy under study
I was noticing that you have the cone incense goddess burner on your table,is that the new one from sage goddess. I take classes from Athena the last 6 years so I loved that you knew of her and gave a shout out. This is so helpful. loved this video.
I actually enjoy typing my entries out just to get a rough draft and hand write it later when I've decided how i want to format the information. I've thought of cutting out the hand written parts as my wrist and hand muscles grow weaker though.
SWEET!! I have been using a 3 ring binder and protection sheets since I started on my path (1998). I have horrible handwriting and knew I would not keep with it like that. Some of my pages are my own. But alot I get from Etsy. Some really artistic people on there :-) Thanks for sharing :-)
my biggest problem every time i practice is that i fall off because i never want to write a grimoire or book of shadows in fear of messing it up, not giving myself enough pages, making it ugly, etc. i never considered using a three ring binder and i absolutely adore this
Loved this video! Thank you! 💜 I have been thinking of doing the 3 ring binder option as well. The ones you show here are beautiful! I have journals too that I'm almost afraid to write in with my messy handwriting lol I also follow Sage Goddess. I've been a follower and customer of hers for a few years now. Love her! 💜 Love your channel! Keep up the awesome informative videos!! 🤗💜🧙🏻♀️
I love these kinds of inspiration flip-through videos! I have my book split between my ritual content, and the research/ "how this works" content. I use different kinds of art paper and go to town with illustrations.
Oooh, the illustrations sound really interesting!! I'm not much of a drawer... My illustrations would look dreadful. 😂 But I love that you incorporate art into yours as well! 🖤
Beautiful work you’ve put into your books and so inspiring! I have recently resubscribed to the witches roots box and have put all the old artwork I had put away into an A5 binder and was able to find small page protectors as well, it works out perfectly! I can’t wait to add the new pages when they start coming. You’ve given me a lot to think with the larger binders too (I don’t throw anything away either). Keep up all the teaching you’re doing, it’s very much appreciated! Love your channel ❤️
I love aged paper for my spellwork and my notes I make my own it's so fun I make it out of coffee I use a lot of coffee in my practice and coffee has a lot of magical properties so I dip my art paper into coffee and let that dry for a day and I write all of my magical or any spells that really means something to me I will use special paper like my Florida water recipe yes I love using my own paper and dipping it in coffee
a beautifully thorough grimoire full of information and this video gave me some great ideas to research for myself as well!! thank you so much for this!!!
Hiii. I feel the exact same way about not wanting to write in my Grimoire lol Mine is a drawing book, kinda like a junk journal style. I've changed my cover several times.
Oh yes, I've definitely thought about it! But some of the information is copied word for word from books. I'd have to rewrite it all and site my sources so there's no plagiarism issues. I haven't gotten that far yet 😆 But thank you for this comment! ❤️
I have totally been flieting with the 3 ring binder, right now I use the "happy planner" system with the disk and fancy hole punch... just isn't practical lol
I just keep a notebook on what I do, think and experience. I always thought it was kind of useless to make a grimoire because these days we have so many books we can reference. But I have to say that your grimoirs look amazing 😍 Maybe one day when I'm old and wrinkled and have all the time in the world... Although I don't believe I need to reference it at that point... But this was a very nice and interesting video to watch 😊
Old and wrinkled 😂😂 I love it!! And I totally agree with you. I don't need a reference at this point and I hardly look at the pages anymore because I have them memorized. Lol. But it was really helpful in the beginning for sure! Thank you for your kind words. 🖤🖤
I used to use a three ring binder when I started out and continued to use it for years. Now it's different for me ... everything is stored in my PC. All my journals, BoS, and Grimoires are digitally kept.
Thank you so much for all the information you provided in this video! I am a beginner witch just starting out on my journey and you have definitely given me alot to go on! I do have a question though.... what is the word format that you used to make you pages? I love it and it totally looks like something I would do!
You paint well. One day I hope to make a grimoure of my experiments. I think I would like to express my ideas with images in watercolor. I received the condensed chaos from one of your reviews. Curious to see if it is similar to my thinking. Best, 😊
Oh, I'm so excited for you to read Condensed Chaos! Let me know what you think. Also, watercoloring is so therapeutic and free-flow. You should definitely give it a try!
what an inspiring work! i could sit by a fire browsing through that all night. Chaweon Koo of youtube Witches & Wine turned her BOS into an actual hardcover book titled "SPELL BOUND." i've got a feeling you have a few books to be written in the future. 🙂
Haha thank you!! I've heard of Chaweon Koo and just started following her channel. I'm excited to eventually read her book! And yes, I have two book ideas in the works... I definitely plan on being an author at some point. It's a dream of mine! 🖤 Thanks for your kindness, as always!
I have always liked the three-ring binder idea because of the organizational structure, but for some reason I tend to use bound books anyway... don't know why. I started with the idea that handwritten was necessary for that special connection, which I drew from the earlier concepts. However, I am sure that if typewriters and computers were available at the early age of BOS's that idea would not have been as popular as it was. But I still hand write majority of what I do. BOS, in my view is not as needed as some because I do not have a set way of doing anything, for the most part. I always try to "wing it" and do what feels right at that particular moment, which in many ways makes a bos not as needed, being I am not required to "carbon copy" what I do. And as usual I avoided commenting on the video and plastered something about me, maybe I should work on that or stop commenting so much?
I thinn im gonna find papers that have that warn look like hers, write on them and then do the whole binder idea. N i scrap book so imma jus mesh together things. Im new to all this but feel like i just need it plus it sounds fun and is pretty :) i wonder how many copies its gonna take til my final copy 😂😭
I have a personal book of spells that I made, it's a small one, easy to carry - but varied. From healing spells to, protection & good fortune spells, from devastating hexes & curses to talismans & charms. Many of the spells I created are inspired from Ozark & appalachian folk magic, voodoo, witchcraft, brujeria and good old black magic. I wrote it when those spells I created & performed actually worked better than I thought to my surprise, this is when I really began to take the occult seriously. That grimiore of yours looks epic by the way - very detailed, even the pages look like something from an ancient tome! So dope! 🍎🐍
Hell yeah, that sounds rad!!! When I read "Ozark & Appalachian folk magic, voodoo, witchcraft, brujeria..." I knew it would be badass! I have some personal books with rituals I have done myself but I definitely didn't want to post those on TH-cam. 😂 Keeping a record of things is so helpful!
@@IvyTheOccultist Don't ever be afraid to post or share anything occult-like - you're the Occultist! The best way to purge fear of the unknown is to educate folks about it. If folks decide they don't like it or if it scares them - that's on them, not you. 🍎🐍
@@Shadowman9348 oh no, it wasn't fear that was holding me back! But I totally agree with you. I just don't want to share my personal gnosis with the entire world.😂 Maybe some day... But I like to keep my rituals private. It feels more sacred that way. Plus, a lot of my rituals require blood magick and they're pretty intense/personal. I love keeping it to myself because it's like a powerful secret! 🖤
@@IvyTheOccultist True! I often forget the witches creed. 1: To know 2: To dare 3: To will 4: To keep silent 5: To go forth I often forget this creed was put in place by our kind long ago for a reason, to protect our personal kingdom. That said I didn't mean personal studies, rites & so forth, but rather topics themselves which are occult in nature.
@@Shadowman9348 actually, I forgot that creed too! 😂 Well I guess I was upholding the creed without realizing. Lol. Some things are just better kept private in my opinion. But who knows... My opinion could change on that in the future! Your book of shadows, however, sounds FASCINATING. I know very little about voodoo and brujeria. I'm actually doing a collaboration with a Bruja next week to discuss brujeria more in depth. I've recently been familiarizing myself with Appalachian folk magic... It's all so interesting!
Random question, but where did you get those page protectors? I love that they have the black on either side, looks lovely with the black craft paper especially framing the art pieces!
Hi! I was in need of some inspiration for my grimoire that I'm currently making and OMGG I'm soo glad I step upon your video, your pages are handsomes! Did you made them all ? If so what did you use, like Canva or what ? I already have my "writing" information but I'm in need of some illustration or something
Where did you find the information pages for tarot? I would love to add those to my grimoire. I found this video on my home page and I have since watched a lot more of y9ur videos, they are so informational and I absolutely enjoy watching them.
I thought I was the only one that loved Medusa she just calls to me. I just don’t know where to start with her. Would love to know where you would recommend where to start with her.
I just use normal notebooks for mine. It doesn't bother me if things are out of order because I make an index in the back so I can find pages. Also I've learnt to enjoy my mistakes, crossing things out and making new pages for things as I learn more - it makes it feel more like me and it brings me comfort BUT your setup with the binders is beautiful - love the aged pages and how neat it all looks. I think its great that we witches have different ways of doing things.
Agreed - I love that everyone has different ways of doing things! We gotta do whatever works best for us! 🖤
I have so many notebooks. I do have a couple of “books of shadows” but a lot of notebooks.
I have one book I haven’t written in yet, but I want it to be more personal and not full of a lot of stuff you can find online, but personal experience and gnosis. (Like this page 17:27 )
I have a hand made grimoire that I made sometimes I like to acually make the books.
I had stopped journaling and recording during a long hiatus, and have been trying to get back to it. The arthritis in my hands makes it so hard to write extensively. I have gone back to this type of grimoire, with periodic journaling for actual spell work/ life. I have always been better recording and creating on the computer, and my original (1990’s) BOS was like this - before that I wrote poetry, and I always liked keeping it on the computer. The first coven I was in encouraged us to write everything out, with good reason, but mobility should never be a hindrance to your practice. I am a big proponent of doing what works best for you.
i used to use a binder, but then i switched to index cards in a box like you would with recipes when cooking, because i can hold a lot more information in a smaller area. i do this for those list like tidbits of information, rather than using an entire sheet of paper, i just use both sides of the index cards. i currently use a book for the longer things, but of course, you can't go back and add pages-however, i have added in pockets to the pages and then i can insert more information lol i love how you have decorated yours. the pictures are so beautiful.
What a fabulous idea! I love the idea of having a recipe card box for spells, especially for quick references. And thank you so much for your kindness! Wishing you lots of bright blessings and a happy new moon! ❤️🙏
WOW, you're Grimoire is the "Bomb"! I really love the way you have organized everything! It's just beautiful and fantastic!! 👍👏
Thank you so much!!! Definitely not as beautiful as some others out there; but it's efficient for sure! 🥰🖤
Spells that work
I started with notebooks and saved all the pages and moved them to a binder as a shared grimoire.
Love binders but still prefer notebooks to draft and perfect things before sharing them with brothers and sisters in the craft.
Loved the video.
Notebooks are great for drafting! Plus, there's just something so wonderful about handwritten things 😍 Glad you liked the video! 🙏
@@IvyTheOccultist I agree. there is something magickal about writing. Just followed you back on Instagram. ✨✨
Loved this video! I also use 3 ring binders and page protectors for my magickal journals. Got so many useful ideas. Thank you for all you thoughtful and insightful videos.
Woohoo! Glad I'm not alone with the 3 ring binders. 😆 Thank you!
For the sigils I use for servitors I tape a piece of paper over the sigil so I can reference back to it if needed. Also instead of destroying the sigil when activating it, I put sealing wax over it meaning that I won't ever see it again unless I uncover that taped off part of the page.
Omg! Finally someone that uses a binder instead. I have the same problem not wanting to mess up my books. The pressure was too much for me so I end up not commiting.
Yesss, so glad I'm not alone! Agreed - the pressure to get it right was WAY too much. 😂
Girl, for me... this idea works the best because my handwriting sucks XD THANK YOU
this may be the closest ive managed to come to finding an outline for starting a BoS/Grimoire! I find so many people are so worried about stifling someones personal creativity that when they do a 'how to start a BoS' video all they really do is talk about types of notebooks and how you dont NEED to make it pretty when im really just looking for a list of topics i might want to be looking into it and a logical way to start grouping them
I love my Witches Moon. I have my pages organized in a 3 ring binder as well but those leather binders look beautiful. Many need to switch. Amy is a wonderful artist, she's very helpful and I love getting her emails with free coloring pages. Thank you for sharing.
This video was so incredibly helpful for organizing my own grimoire. It's currently a digital mess, but I now have more of a plan for how to lay it out and continue my studies going forward. I found your channel recently and it has been such a wealth of knowledge, thank you!
Just found this and its exactly the video ive been searching for! I know im late but you just got a new subscriber❤
Love your creative adds like poetry and art work…and the coloring pages! Gotta check those out. I have a bunch of a different notebook scattered about, but this just made binders more appealing. Thanks!
Your Grimiore (s) are beautiful and very organized. I am a person who likes mixing both types and hand written. Everyone does it differently but I am learning tons from you as a new subscriber Thank you 🙏
Light & Love ❤️ always
Thank you so much!! I wish I was a person that could make those beautiful scrap book grimoires, but hey, we gotta do what works with our skill sets! 😂❤️
I love the concept of writing on computer and printing it afterwards, thank you for sharing.
Thank you! 🙏❤️
The work you do in these books is phenomenal. I would Eat these books up if you sold copies, but I adore that you spend such loving care to make something that's purely personal to you! Thank you for sharing your magical self ✨
I have been struggling to figure out just how to put my books together and what to put in them ! I’ve been (like you said overwhelmed) and now this makes it so much easier to tackle! So I can’t thank you enough for this inspirational knowledge of how to begin putting our personal books together! ❤
Oh good, I'm so glad this was helpful!! 😊
@@IvyTheOccultist very much so ! Thanks again !
The thing I love about these is how our grinoires reflect things about us
I am a Norse pagan and I'm going to keep a book of things which I want to explore. I have no clue if other Norse pagans do this (they probably don't, because of its association with Wicca, but it just seems right for me.) I have recently discovered that it is more like Wicca and druidry than I first thought and a book or journal would be useful for me to keep all of my ideas and research. I've found it not easy starting out on this path because there is a lot of emphasis on rituals and celebrations with other people and I'm solitary, so this seems a way forward for me. I shall probably hand write it, since I love using fountain pens and doing art with traditional mediums, but it is nice to see how other folks do things.
It is definitely harder to find a solitary path that works! I find that a lot of magical traditions are centered around group work. But I think more and more people are solitary now... Hoping you find all the information you're looking for! Also, if you enjoy art and you're good at it, then definitely hand write it!! I wish I were creative and had good handwriting... But alas, I don't. Therefore, I type it. 😂 Whatever works for you!
i lean more in the direction of Druidism and Shamanism, the books i keep for my "spells" consist of very little writing and a lot of art, with a little bit of creative thinking you can describe a spell by using a comic or what i prefer to call sequential art format. i do very little ritualism and mostly use rattle, drum, diddlybow for trance work to "cast" my spells. the type of books i use are sketchbooks that are easy to carry around with you, my practice consists of a lot of sitting within nature while in trance and befriending the elements, sitting with herbs/trees/water etc. hope this is helpful.
Do you still subscribe to Witches Moon? You are such an influencer (in a good way!) ... about to subscribe!
I am still a fairly new witch but my Grimoire is basically organized the same with the same kinda binder 😊 Beautiful artwork throughout your though! And your personal paintings are beautiful as well
This is hands down the best BoS I've seen, beautiful
Thank you for sharing.
You have the most beautiful grimoires I have ever seen.
In the beginning I wrote everything down.
Now I go from memory but it's hard to keep up.
Your right, its important to write things down.
You've shown us that when you do the work the grimoire is a beautiful reference to always have and go back too.
Thanks again for more knowledge.
🔮💜
That's so funny you commented on this video today because I just posted a video on my Book of Shadows which is meant to be complimentary to this Grimoire video! I completely understand what you mean about going from memory and the struggles with that. 😂 Thank you so much, Lulu. Your words are much appreciated as always!
what an incredible video!! Thank you for sharing!! Blessed be!
Thank you so much! Blessed be!! ❤️
Your books are sooooo beautiful.
Thank you so much! Definitely not as beautiful as handmade ones. But it's functional!
Love the binders and your setup ❤
omg, this is the idea I had for mine, and seeing yours inspires me on sooo many levels!
What an amazing video! You did such a beautiful job with this project!!
Your grimoire is more beautiful than any of my actual books!!
Oh wow, what a high compliment! Thank you!
These things are personal and I'm grateful that you shared your grimoires with us. A 3-ring binder is the only way for me to stay sane. LOL Great Inspiration! Thank you!
I also use a binder! It's the mini version you use actually 😅 I work my pages out first in another notebook (with an index in the back) and then handwrite them & put them into the binder. It's been lovely so far!
I think i could make one of those. Im make one tonight. Idk what im gonna put in it i guess shadow stuff
Thank you for sharing your Grimoire and for the explanation you gave about a Book of Shadows. I have both but have yet to fill my pages. Mine are not 3 ring binders though, and they don't have page protectors because I love to feel the paper pages haha!
I love ALL the sections you created and you gave me some great ideas, I especially appreciated the Chakras section, and the Tarot and Numerology. I am going to redesign my table of contents to include these sections too! Thanks for another great video for me to sip my coffee with before I start my day. And for the coloring book tip! So pretty! Blessed be! Much appreciation for you love! 💛
Woohoo! I'm so glad you found this video helpful! Thank you - much love to you!! ❤️❤️
Thoroughly enjoyed this video! I use notebooks & 3 ring binders as well. Very disorganized, but working with it as I go. It only has to make sense to me 😊. You're one of a very few channels I follow. Thank you for sharing this part of your craft! I admire that you juggle school in between your videos. You're a very helpful Witch and I thank you! Blessed be! 💙
Thank you, that means a lot to me! And hey, at least you've got some notebooks and 3 ring binders going! That's definitely a start ☺️❤️
You could publish these as is that's how good they are. Wish I could sit and read through them.
Love 💜
I really appreciate this video. I also use a 3 ring binder and page protector and you gave me so many ideas. I love how you include so much art - I think I will make some color copies of my art and include it as well. I also love how you have 2 volumes. Doesn't have to all fit into one. Perfect!
Great Zues ! That was some unreal organization, My Grimoire is all over my house here and there, I think I need to organize my stuff, this is inspiring. My BOS is almost full and not organized either. Must be the art witch in me. BUT AGAIN WOWZERS your Grimoire is a fine collection of art. blessed be
I originally didnt like the idea of writing my grimoire on a computer, but lm very organised and the fear of messing up my book kept me from writing one at all, but now lve accepted that computer is better for me and lve made so much progress
Thankyou 😊
I will make my grimmige as atwo ring binder folder. I already have knowledge about the chakras, I will look into crystals :) ❤
I absolutely love this!! I do keep all my research in a small 3 ring binder that looks like a planner. I receive the witches moon too and I love them so much!! I never thought of keeping the content lists but, I had been cutting the oil, incense and herb correspondences from the cheat sheets and taping them to the actual items lol… I like your way much better!! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
So important to write down everything. I didn't for a long time and am kicking myself for it! This is so beautiful ... mine is not nearly as pretty! Thank you so much for sharing. I have some fresh ideas!
Same here - I actually didn't start logging things until WAY later in my practice! I wish I had started earlier, but oh well. And thank you!! 🙏🖤🖤
@@IvyTheOccultist you are so very welcome!
I love how beautiful, neat, and organized it is! ❤
Wish I saw this sooner! I'm definitely going to have to utilize 3 ring binders in the future. Right now I'm keeping a digitalized version, where I keep all my rough/unfinished ideas, and a physical version where everything goes once they're finished! Depending on how long it takes for things to developed and perfect, newer versions of things may go on their own page with a little "Updated" label, or into a new notebook
They're beautiful & nicely done! Thanks for sharing! I love Amy's planners, have been using them for years now. I wish the witches roots would sell just the herb pictures. They sell the anointing oils separately which are wonderful! Thanks again Ivy! XX
Right?? I wish they would just sell all the artwork separately... But I'm sure that's how they keep people subscribed to their boxes. 😆 I'm glad I'm not alone with Amy's planners! She's fabulous. Thanks, Scarlett-Echo! 🖤
She said she doesn’t really use the first one but I think the dream is that one day you’ll give all the base magick info to a child like your kid or a niece or nephew or give it to a witchy under study
I absolutely adore everything you've put together in your grimoire. Very inspiring. If you sold copies I'd defo be getting one! 😍
I love your BOS. Very well put together.
Love this system! It’s super easy and practical to update or change information.
My grimiore is such a mess! This helps so much!!! Thank you!
I was noticing that you have the cone incense goddess burner on your table,is that the new one from sage goddess. I take classes from Athena the last 6 years so I loved that you knew of her and gave a shout out. This is so helpful. loved this video.
I actually enjoy typing my entries out just to get a rough draft and hand write it later when I've decided how i want to format the information. I've thought of cutting out the hand written parts as my wrist and hand muscles grow weaker though.
So love seeing your videos, love your Grimmor, it’s so important to keep track of all our workings 😊
Thank you!! 🖤🖤 Agreed - note taking is extremely important! 🤗
I use a old photo album I have to book shadows that I have made thank you for sharing
SWEET!! I have been using a 3 ring binder and protection sheets since I started on my path (1998). I have horrible handwriting and knew I would not keep with it like that. Some of my pages are my own. But alot I get from Etsy. Some really artistic people on there :-) Thanks for sharing :-)
Yes!! Some of my pages are inspired by some designers on Etsy! Thank you for your kindness! 🙏❤️❤️
my biggest problem every time i practice is that i fall off because i never want to write a grimoire or book of shadows in fear of messing it up, not giving myself enough pages, making it ugly, etc. i never considered using a three ring binder and i absolutely adore this
I love seeing what others have in their books. Yours (all of them!) look fantastic, the binder idea with the page protectors is so smart.
Thank you! 🖤 Sidenote: I'm loving your podcast!! 🤗
@@IvyTheOccultist Aw thank you so much!
Loved this video! Thank you! 💜 I have been thinking of doing the 3 ring binder option as well. The ones you show here are beautiful! I have journals too that I'm almost afraid to write in with my messy handwriting lol I also follow Sage Goddess. I've been a follower and customer of hers for a few years now. Love her! 💜 Love your channel! Keep up the awesome informative videos!! 🤗💜🧙🏻♀️
Thank you so much!! 🖤🖤 I'm so glad I'm not alone with the notebook thing 😂
I love these kinds of inspiration flip-through videos! I have my book split between my ritual content, and the research/ "how this works" content. I use different kinds of art paper and go to town with illustrations.
Oooh, the illustrations sound really interesting!! I'm not much of a drawer... My illustrations would look dreadful. 😂 But I love that you incorporate art into yours as well! 🖤
Wish you would do a flip through. Here's 500 likes in advance😅
This video made my lil OCD heart happy ❤
Beautiful work you’ve put into your books and so inspiring! I have recently resubscribed to the witches roots box and have put all the old artwork I had put away into an A5 binder and was able to find small page protectors as well, it works out perfectly! I can’t wait to add the new pages when they start coming. You’ve given me a lot to think with the larger binders too (I don’t throw anything away either). Keep up all the teaching you’re doing, it’s very much appreciated! Love your channel ❤️
Thank you so, so much for your kindness! Also, YAY for re-subscribing to the witches roots! 😆
Gorgeous Grimoire x
I love how neat and tidy this is!
Thank you! 🥰
I love aged paper for my spellwork and my notes I make my own it's so fun I make it out of coffee I use a lot of coffee in my practice and coffee has a lot of magical properties so I dip my art paper into coffee and let that dry for a day and I write all of my magical or any spells that really means something to me I will use special paper like my Florida water recipe yes I love using my own paper and dipping it in coffee
Love the artspiration!
❤️❤️❤️ thank you!
we are always interested!! i just got the coloring book bos,,,,thank you for sharing :)
Woohoo!! So glad you got the coloring book!!
I love the idea of binders. I plan on making my own pages at some point.
Fabulous!! Glad this resonated for you! 🖤🖤
Beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration!
a beautifully thorough grimoire full of information and this video gave me some great ideas to research for myself as well!! thank you so much for this!!!
Yay, I'm so glad this video was helpful! Thank you! 🖤
I use a binder for those same reasons:)
I love this!! It is truly amazing, and thank you for sharing it with us 😊
Hiii. I feel the exact same way about not wanting to write in my Grimoire lol Mine is a drawing book, kinda like a junk journal style. I've changed my cover several times.
I would love to spend a day with your books! Have you ever thought of making the pages purchasable by download (the notes, the Wheel info, et al)?
Oh yes, I've definitely thought about it! But some of the information is copied word for word from books. I'd have to rewrite it all and site my sources so there's no plagiarism issues. I haven't gotten that far yet 😆 But thank you for this comment! ❤️
I have totally been flieting with the 3 ring binder, right now I use the "happy planner" system with the disk and fancy hole punch... just isn't practical lol
so grateful to have found this video and your channel. this is fantastic work. thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! 🙏❤️
Yes I do I love it! Mine is all notebook paper and soon I'll figure out how I want it to look nicer lol
All in due time!! ❤️❤️
I just keep a notebook on what I do, think and experience. I always thought it was kind of useless to make a grimoire because these days we have so many books we can reference. But I have to say that your grimoirs look amazing 😍 Maybe one day when I'm old and wrinkled and have all the time in the world... Although I don't believe I need to reference it at that point... But this was a very nice and interesting video to watch 😊
Old and wrinkled 😂😂 I love it!! And I totally agree with you. I don't need a reference at this point and I hardly look at the pages anymore because I have them memorized. Lol. But it was really helpful in the beginning for sure! Thank you for your kind words. 🖤🖤
I LOVE your Grimoire! It is so beautiful!!
Thank you!!
I used to use a three ring binder when I started out and continued to use it for years. Now it's different for me ... everything is stored in my PC. All my journals, BoS, and Grimoires are digitally kept.
That's the way to go for sure!! I love having all my docs on my PC. Glad I'm not alone in that!
Those are amazing!!! Wow! There is just so much information!
Thank you so much! Witchcraft is literally an endless pit 😂
Thank you I have been looking for inspiration on building my book of shadows 😁
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Thank you so much for all the information you provided in this video! I am a beginner witch just starting out on my journey and you have definitely given me alot to go on!
I do have a question though.... what is the word format that you used to make you pages? I love it and it totally looks like something I would do!
I have that binder and love it!
It's seriously the best one! ☺️🙏
You paint well. One day I hope to make a grimoure of my experiments. I think I would like to express my ideas with images in watercolor.
I received the condensed chaos from one of your reviews. Curious to see if it is similar to my thinking.
Best, 😊
Oh, I'm so excited for you to read Condensed Chaos! Let me know what you think. Also, watercoloring is so therapeutic and free-flow. You should definitely give it a try!
Very nice! Where did you learn about the bio psychology of colors? I’d love to find a book about that.
what an inspiring work! i could sit by a fire browsing through that all night. Chaweon Koo of youtube Witches & Wine turned her BOS into an actual hardcover book titled "SPELL BOUND."
i've got a feeling you have a few books to be written in the future. 🙂
Haha thank you!! I've heard of Chaweon Koo and just started following her channel. I'm excited to eventually read her book! And yes, I have two book ideas in the works... I definitely plan on being an author at some point. It's a dream of mine! 🖤 Thanks for your kindness, as always!
Love this idea
I love this video!! Thank you :D
I use a binder as well. What are the black pieces of paper you have behind each page, they look great!
I have always liked the three-ring binder idea because of the organizational structure, but for some reason I tend to use bound books anyway... don't know why. I started with the idea that handwritten was necessary for that special connection, which I drew from the earlier concepts. However, I am sure that if typewriters and computers were available at the early age of BOS's that idea would not have been as popular as it was. But I still hand write majority of what I do. BOS, in my view is not as needed as some because I do not have a set way of doing anything, for the most part. I always try to "wing it" and do what feels right at that particular moment, which in many ways makes a bos not as needed, being I am not required to "carbon copy" what I do. And as usual I avoided commenting on the video and plastered something about me, maybe I should work on that or stop commenting so much?
I thinn im gonna find papers that have that warn look like hers, write on them and then do the whole binder idea. N i scrap book so imma jus mesh together things. Im new to all this but feel like i just need it plus it sounds fun and is pretty :) i wonder how many copies its gonna take til my final copy 😂😭
I have a personal book of spells that I made, it's a small one, easy to carry - but varied. From healing spells to, protection & good fortune spells, from devastating hexes & curses to talismans & charms.
Many of the spells I created are inspired from Ozark & appalachian folk magic, voodoo, witchcraft, brujeria and good old black magic.
I wrote it when those spells I created & performed actually worked better than I thought to my surprise, this is when I really began to take the occult seriously.
That grimiore of yours looks epic by the way - very detailed, even the pages look like something from an ancient tome! So dope! 🍎🐍
Hell yeah, that sounds rad!!! When I read "Ozark & Appalachian folk magic, voodoo, witchcraft, brujeria..." I knew it would be badass! I have some personal books with rituals I have done myself but I definitely didn't want to post those on TH-cam. 😂 Keeping a record of things is so helpful!
@@IvyTheOccultist Don't ever be afraid to post or share anything occult-like - you're the Occultist! The best way to purge fear of the unknown is to educate folks about it. If folks decide they don't like it or if it scares them - that's on them, not you. 🍎🐍
@@Shadowman9348 oh no, it wasn't fear that was holding me back! But I totally agree with you. I just don't want to share my personal gnosis with the entire world.😂 Maybe some day... But I like to keep my rituals private. It feels more sacred that way. Plus, a lot of my rituals require blood magick and they're pretty intense/personal. I love keeping it to myself because it's like a powerful secret! 🖤
@@IvyTheOccultist True! I often forget the witches creed.
1: To know
2: To dare
3: To will
4: To keep silent
5: To go forth
I often forget this creed was put in place by our kind long ago for a reason, to protect our personal kingdom. That said I didn't mean personal studies, rites & so forth, but rather topics themselves which are occult in nature.
@@Shadowman9348 actually, I forgot that creed too! 😂 Well I guess I was upholding the creed without realizing. Lol. Some things are just better kept private in my opinion. But who knows... My opinion could change on that in the future! Your book of shadows, however, sounds FASCINATING. I know very little about voodoo and brujeria. I'm actually doing a collaboration with a Bruja next week to discuss brujeria more in depth. I've recently been familiarizing myself with Appalachian folk magic... It's all so interesting!
Thanks for sharing your grimoire!
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Hallo ! Can you send me the link of the Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder, Plastic Sleeves for in black please
this is really lovely to watch and I enjoyed, subbed and notification bell on!
Ahh, thank you; that means so much to me!!! I was a little wordy in this video so I really appreciate it!! 🖤🖤🖤
Random question, but where did you get those page protectors? I love that they have the black on either side, looks lovely with the black craft paper especially framing the art pieces!
Thank you very much. ❤🌿🔥🍀🌒🌕🌘🍀🔥🌿❤ Blessed Be. Merry Meet.
Hi! I was in need of some inspiration for my grimoire that I'm currently making and OMGG I'm soo glad I step upon your video, your pages are handsomes! Did you made them all ? If so what did you use, like Canva or what ? I already have my "writing" information but I'm in need of some illustration or something
I love this but I’m struggling with the actual research itself and where to read and what to read
Where did you find the information pages for tarot? I would love to add those to my grimoire. I found this video on my home page and I have since watched a lot more of y9ur videos, they are so informational and I absolutely enjoy watching them.
Hi lovely. Can you link the page protectors that you use? Thank you for the video.
I thought I was the only one that loved Medusa she just calls to me. I just don’t know where to start with her. Would love to know where you would recommend where to start with her.