Blessings Darlings!
You've created your spell. Did you write down the associations you researched, noting why you went with one herb/color/sephirah/etc over the others? If not - do it now. I'll wait.
Okay.
THIS is EXACTLY the type of stuff that goes in your Book of Lights and Shadows - your research, your decisions, the reasoning behind your decisions. And once your do the spell, you write down how well the results were. I think of a Book of Lights and Shadows the same way I think of a lab notebook for a scientist. Also after the spell, maybe after letting it 'set' for 24 hours, record your impressions of energy work, spirit involvement, etc from the working of the spell. I was taught by Isaac Bonewits to NOT review/dissect that part right after the spell, because it can lead to problems with the "suspension of disbelief" one assumes during the spellwork.
Later, you should go over the spell - and you'll know what you did, and why. You'll have written down what worked, and what didn't. You can then start to analyze WHY things worked or didn't.
You're not recording this stuff just so you have a big BOLS, you are recording the stuff AND GOING OVER IT. That is the way you improve.
Frondly, Fern
A neat tip I picked up from apprenticing under Ebony Anpu - write all your spells and information on the left hand page and leave the right page blank, even if this means skipping several pages. Then come back later and write down any relevant results on the right hand side, with dates and stuff so you can compare notes later on.
ReplyDeleteGreat approach, Wade!
ReplyDelete"big BOLS" Well played, Fern. Well played.
ReplyDeleteI have GOT to get serious about writing mine down. Right now, it's all in my head...and my brain cells are disappearing faster than I can replenish. LOL!
ReplyDeleteBig BOLS. Love it!
Frankie, may I suggest Whizfolders? I use it to organize ALL my writing, from blog to the book I'm working on to my BOLS.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't wanna...lmao, great advice Fern
ReplyDelete