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beginner's BOS

greetings!
i hope that you all are having a beautiful and blessed day! i am just beginning my book of shadows, and as i am new to the path as far as this lifetime, i was just wondering what others may have included when they started their BOSs. any must haves?

i appreciate any input any of you would be willing to share.

blessed be!

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Permalink Reply by Magickofme on August 17, 2011 at 7:30pm

You definitely need to start with a Blessing Page to Bless your Book of Shadow. You can search on line for some and go from there... Then add in somewhere what you want your book of shadows to be. Spells, Rituals: what you did and how it turned out... Ideas for tools, alter set ups, pick and choose what other people have that you think you want. Then just start filling it in as you learn.

Permalink Reply by Fire Woman on September 7, 2011 at 4:37pm

I am as well. I once had one but, it was destroyed by a very jealous boyfriend at the time. :(

Permalink Reply by Rose Stuessel on October 23, 2011 at 9:26pm

I have 3 BOSs one for spells, one for information, and one for my Correllian lessons.

Permalink Reply by Rev. Andi on November 6, 2011 at 12:36pm

I generally just add the things that are important to me / come to me in meditation. I think it is nice to hear others' thoughts on the matter, and get their ideas, but ultimately your BOS is personal to YOU and therefore only YOU can decide what goes in there.

Let Goddess guide you in meditation and see what appears - sometimes this can prove quite enjoyably interesting anyway! ;-)

Warmest Blessings,

Rev. Andi

Permalink Reply by KP Merriweather on January 5, 2012 at 6:46pm

i update my bos every year since i'm always learning new things keeping some materials taking out what doesnt work. The 2012 edition is up to 25 parts 122 chapters (about 500 pages and counting!). Its also set up as a book for self study since i plan to pass it down in the future to one of my relatives that want to learn about what i practice. When i first started all i had was a blessing a table of elements & corresponses and moon phases. I been praticing for over 10 years - thats a lot of info accolated over the years!

Permalink Reply by Rose Stuessel on April 27, 2012 at 4:31pm

to me a BOS is a good place to collect thoughts, write down spells, and general information, but i also have a 3 ring binder for things i find and print out from the internet. hope this helps...
Blessings
Rose