BOOK OF SHADOWS
this page is my online book of shadows (started 1/6/03). i keep my own written book of shadows as well- a black leather bound one with a pentacle on it. i am not including everything i include in the written one on here.
herbs - herbal correspondences
about me:
i am wiccan, and a solitary practitioner. i am a solitary initiate. i practice an eclectic tradition of wicca, with celtic, egyptian, and nocturnal witchcraft influences. i was raised catholic but didnt really believe in it as i got older. i found wicca years ago when i was studying healing crystals and stubled upon it on a website. since then i have studied it, and various eastern religions such as buddhism and hinduism, before settling down as a wiccan. its been a long path for me, finding my way and finding what religion was the right one for me. here i am, a practicing wiccan, and very happy with my spirituality and my studies.
morrigan and bastet, my goddesses
facts about me:
my wiccan name - black rose
black rose in the witches' alphabet:
practicing/studying since - 2000
type/ tradition of wicca - eclectic tradition of wicca, with celtic, egyptian, and nocturnal witchcraft influences
*pantheon - celtic- my main goddess is morrigan (celtic). i also sometimes work with bastet (egyptian), my god is the horned god- Cernunnos , the green man
my familars - i have 3. my silver moon, a female gray calico cat with amber eyes. shes also a taurus, and very much like me. and isis, a black calico cat with green eyes, who was born friday the 13th of may 05. and a raven named morgan in the astral plane.
animal totems - black cats , ravens, & bats
my sun sign - scorpio
my element - water
my rune - kenaz 
meaning
creativity, the rune for artists and crafts people
my crystals/stones - amethyst and black moonstone
magick specialty/ areas of study - candle magick, crystals, celtic mythology, egyptian mythology, tarot, runes, herbs, aroma therapy, familiars
most poweful spell/magick - visualisations of my soulmate and my animal totem, along with a spell for my soulmate resulted in trevor, and batman coming to me at the same time. also, visualisations for my familiar resulted in silver moon. desire i believe is the most powerful thing in magick
ritual/magickal products favorites:
favorite candle - yankee candle brand: midsummer's night, & wind sprites realm's dark enchantment/morgana le fay candles
my favorite incense - wind sprites realm's 'black magick' and 'black rose', & wildberry brand: night queen , ocean wind
my favorite herb - roses (black roses)
favorite essential oil - lavender
favorite ritual oil - black rose (my signature oil)
favorite spell powder - morgana le fay
favorite herbal blend - morgana le fay
favorite bath salts - morgana le fay bath salts
favorite spell ink - wind sprite's dark enchantment purple
herbal bath and body - wind
sprite's black rose lotion, "the healing garden" lavendertherapy
favorite stores -
my altar
my morrigan/ morgana le fay altar
my witches' cabinent
rituals, herbs, stones, candles, oils etc -
essential oils/ herbal ritual oils -
essential oils can be used as perfume or to make bath salts, or to simply add to a bath, or to annoint candles. i get mine from azure green and windsprite's realm
my favorite -
lavender - Powers: Love, Protection, Sleep, Chastity, Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace
rose - Fertility, Health, Love, Protection
favorite ritual oil -
black rose oil - dark enchantment, morgana le fay, love. Made with the enchanting scents of Opium fragrance oil and Rose Absolute!
other oils i like -
dark moon oil - Use this oil for dark rituals and dark spell work, associated with the New moon.
water element oil - Use to promote love, healing, psychic awareness, and purification.
moon oil - Use this oil to induce psychic dreams, to speed healing, to facilitate sleep, to increase fertility, and all other Lunar influences. Also use at the time of the Full Moon to attune with its vibrations!
goddess bast oil - Use to call upon the Goddess Bast and all her gifts.
green woman oil - The Green Man has a less well known secret companion, The Green Woman. She symbolizes natures spiritual power. She is depicted in old stone carvings disgorging leaves from between her legs. If you listen, you can hear her laughter ringing through the woods. Use this oil to be attuned with the Earth's energies and to reconnect with Natures spiritual powers.
satyr's delight - ~Satyr's are wild, uncontrollable spirits associated with sex, dancing, and intoxication. They are always sexually aroused! Satyr's famously chase nymph's, the woodland spirits, frequently catching them, often to the nymph's delight!~ Meant to attract the Satyr's Nymph's! This scent was made particularly with Lords in mind, but can be enjoyed by Maidens just the same. Use for lust, attraction, and power.
Suggested Uses: Anointing candles,
Your Body, Jewelry/Amulets, Gemstones/Crystals, Ritual tools, Ritual Bath
Water or place in Oil Diffusers.
i get these oils at wind sprites realm
spell powders
favorite powder -
morgana le fay powder -
Call upon the Dark enchantress and all her magic. Sprinkle in your circle,
sit in the middle and take in the scent, sprinkle around your altar, or infuse
your candles. Made with Rosemary, Rosepetals, Jasmine, Calendula, Lavender,
Blackberry leaf and a few other mystery ingredients to keep the recipe our
own!
other ones i like -
elemental water powder - Use the water powder to invoke your personal elemental. Sprinkle this powder in a circle on the floor or ground and sit within, taking in the powder's energies. Sprinkle it around candles crystal or stones. The easiest method is to sprinkle it when and where you need it's energies.
elemental earth powder - Use the earth powder to invoke your personal elemental. Sprinkle this powder in a circle on the floor or ground and sit within, taking in the powder's energies. Sprinkle it around candles crystal or stones. The easiest method is to sprinkle it when and where you need it's energies.
aphrodite's spell powder - Use to attract Love
protection powder - Sprinkle outside around your property to dispel and stave off negativity.
i get these powders at wind sprites realm
bath salts-
my favorite -
morgana le fay bath salts- Bath with these bath salts to call upon the Dark enchantress and all her magic
other ones i like -
water element bath salts - Use to attune with the powers of Water, or for love, psychic awareness, friendships, healing and more
moon goddess bath salts - Bath with these bath salts before your Full moon ritual or anytime you deal with the Moon's properties.
i get these bath salts at wind sprites realm
To use: Add two tablespoons to one-half cup of the ritual bath salts to a full tub. Mix with your hands, feeling their energies merge with the water. While sitting in the bath, soak up the power. Allow yourself to receive it, or alternately, to release specific negative energies from yourself into the water. Directly after every ritual bath (and before, if necessary) clean your bath tub, either with a commercial cleanser or with a damp cloth covered in baking soda. Ritual baths taken in unclean bathtubs won't have the desired effects!
herbal ritual blends -
my favorite-
morgana le fay herbal blend - Call upon the Dark enchantress and all her magic. Made with Rosemary, Rosepetals, Jasmine, Calendula, Lavender, Blackberry leaf and a few other mystery ingredients to keep the recipe our own!
other ones i like -
healing blend
bring a love blend
enchanted forest - Use prior to all types of positive magical rituals for extra potency. Made with Bark of White Oak, Bark of White Willow, Sandalwood, and Cedarwood
psychic awareness - Use to increase your psychic awareness Made with Lemongrass, Thyme, Orange Peel, Clove and Cinnamon
i get these herbal blends at wind sprites realm
Use for ritual baths, around your altar, as potpourri, or around your candles.
scented ritual spell inks -
my favorite -
dark enchantment - The ink is Purple in color and scented with Our very own Black Rose scent.
other ones i like -
green woman - The ink is Dark Forest Green in color and scented with Oakmoss. Use in all your works involving the Element of Earth such as bring money, prosperity, abundance, stability, and foundation
mermaid's song - The ink is Deep Ocean Blue in color and scented with Lily. Use in all your works involving the Element of Water such as love, healing, psychic awareness, and purification
flames of the phoenix - Use in all your works involving the Element of Fire such as passion, love, strength, energy, and courage
i get these spell inks at wind sprites realm
incense -
my favorite (wind sprites realm ) -
black magick - dark enchantment
black rose incense cones - Made with the enchanting scents of Opium fragrance oil and Rose Absolute!
my other favorites -
night queen - dark enchantments
other ones i like -
(wind sprites realm ) -
druids sacred oak incense cones - Hand dipped in Mistletoe, Apples & Oak. A truly unique and mysterious scent!!
enchanted apple
inspiration and creativity incense cones
dragon's blood incense cones
soothing tranquility incense cones
pirates gold incense cones
dragon's blood
mermaid - water elementals
rose - love
isis - goddess incense
herbal mist - i love herbal scents
lavender - my favorite herb
rose - good for romance
faery dust - really nice smelling
candles -
my favorite scent (yankee candle brand)-
midsummer's
night - this is a black candle with a very mysterious, enchanting
scent. to me the color black represents night and my connection to it. it
is the scent i like to keep my room smelling like. i have a large collection
of these candles. i burn them when i am doing my wiccan studies, etc. they
are the only candles i keep on my altar. i do not use them in my rituals.
i use them separately in worship and to remind me of wicca and direct my thoughts
to it during the day.
my other favorites -
morgana le fay candles - Use to call upon the Dark enchantress and all her magic
Dark Enchantments Pillar Candle - In the Shape of a Crayon Pillar, Made with 2 layers of colored wax. The top layer is Black Wax, the Bottom is Scarlet red wax. Candle is scented in our Black Rose scent.
other ones i like-
lavender - great for relaxation, my favorite herbal scent
splash of rain - i love rain scents
freshcut roses - a nice herbal love invoking scent
sage & citrus - herbal scent
ocean water - great ocean scent
botanical woods - another great herbal scent (limited edition)
witches' brew - just because
pumpkin pie - great spicey fall scent
autumn lodge - nice woodsy autumn scent
my other favorite candles -
samhain candles
dryad candles - Use to call upon these spirits, ask that they teach us the wisdom of the trees of old.
undines candles
i get these other candles at wind sprites realm
i use votives or taper candles for my spells and rituals.
stones -
my favorite-
amethyst - also good, used to increase psychic awareness, decrease stress, and spirituality
black moonstone - to commune the the dark goddesses, do night magick (my interpretation)
other ones i like -
quartz crystal - psychicism, meditation
onyx - protective, deflects negativity
sunstone (blue) - very similar to onyx
moonstone - femine energies
rose quartz - love
tigers eye - cat energy
amber - symbolic of renewal of marriage vows and to assure promises.
i also love prayer stones/worry stones
herbs -
my favorite -
rose - my favorite flower, good in love spells
other ones i like -
lavender - relaxation, meditation, calming
hops - for sleep
eucalyptus - healing
dragon's blood - love, protection
sage - good in money/prosperity spells
cat nip - for use with cat magick
jasmine - love, sensuality, lust
penzy green goddess - has great herb selection and some herbs with stories behind them, not just for use in foods: as star anise, rosemary leaves and whole nutmeg that came in our spicey wedding set. each have different symbolisms. they also have green goddess, a great herb mix i use on my altar in honor of the goddess. and many that are great in foods and spells.
herbal bath and body -
favorite (wind sprites realm) -
black rose lotion - Made with the enchanting scents of Opium fragrance oil and Rose Absolute! We have added a touch of purple.
raven's blood soap - Created with our GOTHIC friends in mind!! Perfect for the GOTHIC home! Black in color but when held in the light, has the appearance of blood! Comes in a variety of Celtic Designs! Scented with Black rose and Opium!
the healing garden products (body mist, shower gel, lotion, and bath salts) are the ones i love to use all the time.
other ones i like -
raven's mystery soap - Scented with Midnight rose and Opium!
aphrodite's spell lotion and milk bath- Made with the romantic scent of Midnight Rose!! Jasmine, Rose, Honeysuckle and Musk are perfectly blended together to create a fragrance that could have only come from Aphrodite herself!! You will love this exotic sexy aroma.
satyr's delight soap and lotion - ~Satyr's are wild, uncontrollable spirits associated with sex, dancing, and intoxication. They are always sexually aroused! Satyr's famously chase nymph's, the woodland spirits, frequently catching them, often to the nymph's delight!~ Meant to attract the Satyr's Nymph's! This scent was made particularly with Lords in mind, but can be enjoyed by Maidens just the same.
lavendertherapy for relaxation
my other favorites -
zzztherapy for sleep
herbal teas -
favorite hot tea -
temptress tea - Drink to increase sexual energy. This special tea will turn red when steeped, the color of passion! Add honey or sugar to taste. Made with Black Tea, Hibiscus Flowers, Damiana, and Yerba Mate.
other ones i like -
goddess centering tea
- Drink when you need to attune with the Deities. Add honey or sugar to taste.
Made with English Breakfast, Chamomile, Comfrey, Elder Flower, Rose Hips.
love spell tea - Drink before or during a Love spell. Add honey or sugar to taste. Made with Black Tea, Raspberry Leaves, Rose hips, Chamomile, Damiana, and Mullein.
(celestial seasonings) -
echinacea complete care - drink to keep from getting sick, and when i am sick
sleepy time - great for before bed
chamomile - great for relaxation
favorite cold teas (sobe) -
dragon
elixir
black tea
recipe for bath salts
1 cup salts
1/2 cup epsom salt
1/2 cup baking powder
several drops of essential oil
herbs
basic ritual format i use
1. cleanse/concecrate area that
you will be using for your magick circle
2. cast circle using your athame/wand/or finger (clockwise)
3. invite god/goddess to join you
4. perform any magick, meditations, spells that you wish, or celebratory rites
for the current esbat or sabbat
5. cakes and ale
6. thank the god/goddess for their presence
7. take down magick circle (un-create counter clockwise)
the cleanse- can use broom, blessed salt, blessed water or incense. to bless (aka consecrate) something say "i consecrate this ____ in the name of the god/goddess"
to cast circle, envision light coming from the tool you are using and creating the circle as you move your finger. start in north to create.
altar- should include these,
or reps of these
- consecrated salt (earth)
- consecrated water (water)
- incense (air)
- candle, red (fire)
- 2 usually white (i prefer black) altar candles for lighting other candles,
etc
- goddess rep, white candle or picture, etc
- chalice (can be wine glass, or just a glass, or cup) with wine or juice
etc in it
- tools you are using , such as wand or athame
- book of shadows.
- pentacle
altar can be placed in middle, north or west, or where you prefer.
to exit circle cut a door- using tool, make form in shape of door. when re-enter circle, close door but 'un-creating' it.
CORRESPONDENCES
COLOR MAGICK CORRESPONDENCES
black: returning to sender, divination, negative work, protection
blue-black: for wounded pride, broken bones, angelic protection
dark purple: uses for calling up the power of the ancient ones, sigils/runes, government
lavender: to invoke righteous spirit within yourself and favors for people
dark green: invoking the goddess of regeneration, agriculture, financial
mint green: financial gains (used with gold or silver)
green: healing or health, north cardinal point
avacado green: beginnings
light green: improve the weather
indigo blue: to reveal deep secrets, protection on the astral level, defenses
dark blue: to create confusion (must be with white or you will confuse yourself)
blue: protection
royal blue: power and protection
pale/light blue: protection of home, buildings, young, young males
ruby red: love or anger of a passionate nature
red: love, romantic atmosphere, energy, south cardinal point,
light red: deep affection of non-sexual nature
deep pink: harmony and friendship in the home
pink: harmony, friendship with people, binding magick
pale pink: friendship, young females
yellow: healing, can also represent east cardinal point
deep gold: prosperity, sun magick
gold: attraction
pale gold: prosperity in health
burnt orange: opportunity
orange: material gain to seal a spell, attraction
dark brown: invoking earth for benefits
brown: peace in the home, herb magick, friendship
pale brown: material benefits in the home
silver: quick money, gambling, invocation of the moon, moon magick
off-white: peace of mind
lily white: mother candle (burned for 30 minutes at each moon phase)
white: righteousness, purity, used for east cardinal point, devotional magick
gray: glamouries
COLORS FOR THE DAYS OF THE WEEK
monday: white
tuesday: red
wednesday: purple
thursday: green
friday: blue
saturday: black
sunday: yellow
HERBAL CORRESPONDENCES
herbs for protection: angelica, asafetida, basil, bay laurel, boneset, cinnamon, cloves, comfrey, coxcomb, fennel, garlic, holly, horehound, hound's tongue, ivy, madrake, marigold, mistletoe, nettle, rosemary, rue, sage, st. john's wort, slippery elm, solomon's seal, sunflower, vervain, yarrow
herbs to break hexes: angelica, hemlock, henbane, horehound, nettle, nightshade, rue, solomon's seal, yew, yarrow
herbs of house and buisness blessing: angelica, basil, bay laurel, camphor, cinquefoil, cowslip, elderflower, figwort, garlic, lavender, madrake, orris, orange peel, pine, plantain, rosemary, rowan, rue
herbs for exorcism: angelica, basil, clove, cumin, dragon's blood, frankincense, fumitory, garlic, heliotrope, horehound, juniper, lilac, mallowe, mint, mistletoe, myrrh, pepper, pind, rosemary, rue, sagebrush, sandalwood, snapdragon, thistle, yarrow
ASTROLOGICAL SYMBOLS (glyphs)
(use for carving on candles)
aries: to begin a project
taurus: to gain and keep luxury
gemini: to create communicative change
cancer: to work possitive emotions
leo: to guard what you have
virgo: to remember the details
libra: to bring fairness
scorpio: to intensify anything
saggittarius: to bring humor and friends
capricorn: to plan business finances
aquarius: to bring change and freedom
pisces: to connect to the spiritual world
PLANETS AND THEIR MEANINGS
sun: success
moon: family
venus: love and fast cash
mars: to activate anything
mercury: communcation
jupiter: expansion
saturn: banish or restict
by silver ravenwolf
ritual supplies, favorite magickal things, etc -
my wiccan robe (velvet)
my wand (pic not true to life, its very silver)-
my chalice -
my pentacle rug that lays in front of my altar-
one of my many pentacle necklaces, this one being a favorite for its deep meaning. i always wear this one.
my other favorite pentacle, wind sprites realm -
another necklace special to me, my morrigan necklace, which i also always wear , wind sprites realm -
my morrigan statue on my morrigan altar -
my favorite bracelet, dark enchantment, wind sprites realm -
other favorite, goddess bast, wind sprites realm -
my favorite oil, wind sprites realm -
my favorite handpainted treasure box ~ night queen's treasure box , wind sprites realm
my other favorite handpainted treasure box ~this one i requested from wind sprites realm ~ dark enchantment tarot/altar box, used on my morrigan altar
and this one i use on my main altar ~ handpainted black rose altar box
my favorite witches bottle
some of my favorite candles - i have many jars, pillars, and votives of these and other scents i love
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this is my all time fav scent,
my other favorites...
herbal bath and body collections ~ "the healing garden" lavendertherapy is my favorite
my favorite herbal tea ~ i love celestial seasonings
my rune set - amethyst
my tarot deck
favorite tarot and rune bag, have one for each
my potion bottle- i use to hold moon water
my celtic birth sign necklace-
MAGICAL ABILITY (Hop Tu Naa) - Isle of Man children even today sing on this festival: 'Jinny the squinny went over the house...Hop Tu Naa, Hop Tu Naa.' A squinny is a witch, whose eternal magical powers find form in the Pentagram. Individuals born under this sign have magical ability and well-defined goals.
books
some of my favorite books about wicca/witchcraft, etc:
"egyptology" by emily sands
"autumn equinox" by ellen dugan
"mysteries of isis" by detraci regula
"your magical cat" by Gerina Dunwich
"celtic myth and magick" by edain mccoy
"celtic woman's spirituality" by edain mccoy
"nocturnal witchcraft" by konstantinos
"gothic grimoire" by konstantinos
"vampires: the occult truth" by konstantinos
"solitary witch" by silver ravenwolf
a witches' notebook by silver ravenwolf
"magic of the celtic otherworld" by steve blamires
"wicca for one" by raymond buckland
"wicca for the solitary practictioner" by scott cunningham
"living wicca" by scott cunningham
"If You Want to be a Witch: A Practical Introduction to the Craft" by edain mccoy
"making magick" by edain mccoy
"advanced witchcraft" by edain mccoy
"the witches familar" by raven grimassi
"bucklands complete book of witchcraft" by ramond buckland
"scottish witchcraft" by ramond buckland
"spirit of the witch" by raven grimassi
cunninghams "encyclopedia of magickal herbs"
cunningham's "encyclopedia of stones, gems and metals"
cunningham's "magical aromatherapy"
"magick and rituals of the moon" by edain mccoy
"to ride a silver broomstick" by silver ravenwolf
the complete idiot's guide to wicca and witchcraft
"Handfasting
and Wedding Rituals: Welcoming Hera's Blessing"
by: Raven Kaldera
"tarot spells" by Janina Renee
"The
Tarot Companion: An Essential Reference Guide"
by: Tracy Porter
"tarot shadow work" by christine jette
"A
Practical Guide to the Runes: Their Uses in Divination and Magic"
by: Lisa Perschel
speak with the dead by konstantinos
