The book of shadows

Wiccans first created the book of shadows. we are not wiccans but we think that the book of shadows is a powerful tool.

Origins

Gerald Gardner, the "father of Wicca", first introduced the Book of Shadows to people that he had initiated into the craft through his Bricket Wood coven in the 1950s. He claimed that it was a personal cookbook of spells that have worked for the owner; they could copy from his own book and add or remove material as they saw fit. He said that the practice of Witches keeping such a book was ancient, and was practiced by the Witch-cult throughout history. According to tradition, Gardner claimed, the book was burned after a person died, so that it would not be discovered that they had been a witch.


Gerald Gardner did not mention any such thing as a "Book of Shadows" in his 1949 (though written three years earlier), novel about mediaeval witchcraft, High Magic's Aid. Doreen Valiente claimed that this was because at the time, Gardner had not yet conceived of the idea, and only invented it after writing his novel.

High Priestess Doreen Valiente made the claim that Gardner found the term "Book of Shadows" from a 1949 edition (Volume I, Number 3) of a magazine known as The Occult Observer. In this edition, she claimed, was an advertisement for Gardner's novel, High Magic's Aid, which was opposite an article entitled "The Book of Shadows" written by the palmist Mir Bashir. The article in question was about an allegedly ancient Sanskrit divination manual which explained how to foretell things based upon the length of a person's shadow.[1] Valiente theorised that Gardner then adopted this term for his Witches' grimoire. She maintained that "It was a good name, and it is a good name still, wherever Gardner found it".
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How to create a book of shadows:

begin with a blank notebook.
you can use a binder so items can be added and rearranged as needed.
object.
In the cover write "Book of shadows:your name (or nickname).
in the first page write a dedication to your prefered deity.
or simply write a dedication to "god and godness" or to "lord and lady".
also in the cover you can draw a pentagram or something.
use your imagination
in the book you can write your spells rituals curses etc.
the book is a powerful tool. it makes your spells and your astral spell stronger.
its a very powerful tool to evolve your A.Q (Astral quota).

Sources: wikipedia and some of my own sources