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Wheel of the year and different rituals and activities one can manifest for the sabbats.

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set your intentions and manifestations lovelies, it’s the last full moon of the decade🌕

New Year, New Grimoire

With the year coming to a close, now is as good a time as any to start a new grimoire or book of shadows. Maybe it’s your first, maybe it’s your 10th. But there’s just something nice about starting a new magical journal around New Years.

This post is going to be similar to my “Great Big Wichy Video Starter Kit For Beginners” in that it is essentially a YouTube playlist, a curated list of the videos that helped me the most.

This is not a sponsored post, these videos are not mine, and I have no connection or affiliation with the creators of these videos. If you find contrasting opinions in these videos, don’t stress, just decide which you like better and keep that one with you. Also, if you change your mind later, that’s okay too! This is part of growing.

First Things First, You’ll Need A Book

You can use anything from journals, to binders, to planners, to sketchbooks, but if you can’t seem to find the perfect one in any stores, you can make one yourself!

How To Create A Book Of Shadows - Azura Dragonfeather

https://youtu.be/FzGr7eZneKY

You should consider how you will express yourself in your book. Writing? Drawing? Painting? Making collages? All of the above?

Grimoire VS Book Of Shadows

HearthWitch has a pretty solid explanation of the differences between the two

Grimoire VS Book of Shadows - HearthWitch

https://youtu.be/or6_yF_BiBw

You might also want something more specific, like a dream journal, or a bullet journal for weekly and monthly intention setting. You can be as specific or as general as you want!

The First Page Is The Hardest

How do you begin? An “About Me” page with your natal or solar chart? Maybe your personal rules you’ve set for yourself?

The Book of Shadows and How To Start Yours - Harmony Nice

https://youtu.be/B_7CUb9moww

In the video in the above link, Harmony tackles some misconceptions and FAQ’s, as well as some interesting ways to protect your book from prying eyes.

Okay, I Started. Now What?

Keep at it, silly! Keep going until it’s full, as long as it makes you happy.

104.5 Grimoire Prompts - Molly Roberts

https://youtu.be/kf9NI-d6Lxg

You’ll never run out of ideas again. Even if you somehow manage to do all of these, she has even MORE prompts in additional videos on her channel!

Easy Grimoire Fixes - Molly Roberts

https://youtu.be/qBmBLqr8Ihs

Because we all make an oopsie now and again

If you happen to know of an awesome video that would fit the theme of this post please feel free to add it to the replies. Let’s share knowledge and learn together!

KRKA National Park, Croatia - Pierre Doyen

Letting Go Spell 🔥🔮

I used this to let go of anger and to move on from a situation that I’ve been stubbornly clinging onto for weeks. Sometimes anger does more harm than pain. As with any spell or ritual change what you see fit. 🌱

What you’ll need

-A cleansed rock

-A red candle

-Something to write with

-Moon/rain water

-A selection of music (optional)

-A compass?

What to do

Cleanse your space any any tools you’re using.

Play intense angered music, something with heavy lyrics and sound. I listen to something similar to “im yer dad” by GRLwood

Hold your rock and write on it what you want to let go of, for example I wrote anger and drew a sigil for releasing anger.

While facing the East, light the red candle and pour some of the wax onto the rock.

Hold the rock, scream, head bang, be angry, and swear.

Go outside and face the West. (You can face a window if need be) Sit cross legged with the rock in your right hand.

Begin centering yourself, slowly feel the anger from within seep out into the rock.

Change the music to something light. (I listened to Daylight by Taylor Swift)

Continue to envision the rock becoming heavier and hotter and yourself become lighter and relaxed.

When the time feels right toss rock away from you. Not aggressively, just kindly return the rock back to earth. There is nothing this anger can do to serve you now.

Speak “I return this energy to you. Bless me with the strength to move on. So mote it be.”

Meditate and cleanse your forehead with moon/rain water. These things are no longer with you, move up and move on.

Notes

Remember to cast a protective circle.

Magick is fluid and changes for each individual please don’t feel you need to strictly follow this or any other spell step by step. Replace tools with what you have on hand, include your deities, skip steps, it is ALL about intent!

I prefer to do this spell in the rain and use that to cleanse myself. It is truly powerful.

Don’t practice magick when you are upset or distraught, things will go sour.

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns!

Blessed be 🌍 ✨

We love staring off the year with The Devil card and an overarching theme of self-destruction ✌️✌️

When cleansing my tools in moonlight I feel like a mother lining up her kids to spray them off with the hose after they’ve been playing in dirt all day.