The Book of Shadows | Tour | & How to start yours 📖✨

[@AlwynOak]

Hello my loves I was thinking about doing a LIVE STREAM when we reach 20k!! (what?!?!) and wanted to do a craft with you all that you could follow along with... If you have any ideas of a craft... (Could be one I have done before), please leave this idea below 💚 lots of love and thankyou for being here 💚👇👇

[@CorpseBride64]

Great idea. Perhaps fun seasonal pages? I hope you will do it on a Saturday, so I can join in. It's my only day off.

[@yara-ty5cy]

Hiii Alwyn!!! 😊❣️I love you so so much I’m a big fan. ❤️🌹✨You can do anything It honestly doesn’t matter.I’m obsessed with nature so maybe something nature-y.☘️🍁🌿🍂🌱🍄🌷🌾I am a small youtuber it would be my dream if you subscribed.😌😘Have a great day everyone and remember “ Don’t try to fit in being different is what makes you special.” 💖🤩😇Bye! ✌🏻

[@kathypetty9658]

That would be so much fun !!

[@marciacoco9549]

Yes something on nature or the seasons would be really nice ❣️❣️

[@boqueronbecky6977]

This sounds great! What about creating a witch’s ladder?

[@everydayelvenliving]

Thank God. A journal that looks like a human wrote it! I often have quit my BoS because I was ashamed it wasn't "perfect". I'm inspired.

[@AlwynOak]

😂😂😂 Yes!!! So glad you feel the same! Function over fashion 💚😊✌️

[@everydayelvenliving]

@@AlwynOak One thing I've learned over the years is that there will always be more info to be added about crystals, herbs, etc. and there's simply no way to leave enough space for future entries. The solution? A binder you can add pages to (or remove ones you made a mess of without it being obvious) of your preferred size. They come in all different sizes and there are definitely ones that just look like regular, leather bound journals, but they have rings or strings to hold the pages in that can be undone to add or remove pages. You can even make your own with sturdy cardboard and some string very inexpensively.

[@AlwynOak]

Yes thankyou so much for the tip!! I was going to do it in a clippy binder book and couldn't find a small one anywhere!! So then I came up with the card idea from that. But now I see them everywhere aha 😂💚

[@everydayelvenliving]

You're welcome! I personally feel that there is so much more pride, joy, and power that can come from something made from "scratch" and personalized with your own unique expression, but sometimes, the aesthetic, energetic feel, or simply quality of a premade item can be just as rewarding.

[@TheRealAsteria]

I use a three ring binder too! It opened up new avenues in creativity for me. I use different things as pages- paper placemats, maps, packaging material… whatever fits in the hole punch and can be saved from the trash!

[@Gypsy235]

Lol! I’m the same way. I literally have to calm myself and slow my heart rate before I start writing, otherwise I miss words because my mind goes faster than my hand. 🤣 Btw, beautiful BOS’s 💖 Thank you for sharing them. I have a separate book for my herbs. Ofc, it’s not in alphabetical order, but it’s okay it’s my book. 🤣

[@AlwynOak]

😂😂 Love this so much! And glad you feel the same!! Sometimes I watch videos and then need to write at the same speed too! Those pages look like a toddler scribbled on them 😂😂 but I love them non the less 😊💚🧚🏻‍♂️✌️ blessed be

[@kynareth7865]

Thank you SO much. This video was absolutely perfect in helping me with ideas of how to begin my book. Blessings and again, thank you so so much!

[@christinamosier]

Oh…My…Gosh!!! I’ve been searching and searching everywhere for a video or tips like this one. I am a beginner with witchcraft and I have always been interested, like an inner witch, ready to be revealed. I’m mostly into celestial magic but I like everything I am seeing here. Is there a video made about what sections or title of each chapter somewhere so I can make my own? That’s the only thing holding me up from making a bos in a 3-ring binder.

[@denisebell3435]

try leaving here in florida LOL. but we have to have central air conditioning... I love your forest and your ideas. .

[@robynlaura2786]

I started making one on my iPad because I’m too much of a perfectionist to free hand it all 😅

[@elhary2141]

It's beautiful!

[@TheRealAsteria]

I always get “fear of a blank page” when starting a new book of any kind but Grimoires are the most intimidating. It’s almost like stage fright. Yours are so beautiful!!

[@jeremydzifa]

"To me a witch is someone who doesn't believe in magic as it were on TV. It is an art and it is energy and the frequencies that every living thing has and it is energy and the frequencies that every living thing has, and it is the connection we all have."

[@elizardbeth_the_gamer]

I'm a baby witch and this helped a lot. You just gained a new sub!

[@phoebeloveness2130]

I have made 4 books in the past 2 years of practicing. I have written that many because I don’t do artwork or try to make it pretty. I try hard to write and learn all the time. I value knowledge more than aesthetic. I have never really seen any books like that on KZbin so if anyone is reading this this is totally a thing you guys can do 🥰🥰

[@wikayne]

Thanks for sharing that ! It feels good when you realize you are not the only one who does that. I know how to draw and paint, and I'd love to do it on my Books, but there is so much to research, to learn and to write, that I feel like it would be a waste of my time If I'd draw instead of reading, learning and writing... Thanks again. Take care.

[@lunarvyx4005]

I'm actually doing this with my travel size grimoire. Even though it's thick with 660 pages, I'm only writing in it so it can hold as much information as possible that's relevant to my path. I'm making it my practical book, but it's also like a blueprint for my large Grimoire that will have more aesthetic with the information. If i can write everything in my smaller book, then everything and more will work for my larger book that has 800 pages. Loving my small grimoire though, I'm actually more excited to just write in it than i thought i would be. Totally support this idea.

[@K1ng_L0ona]

That's cool. For me it's both. I love learning, but I'm also artistic , my brain is like a kids imagination. I love seeing shapes, colour, texture. Yet it comes out looking like something Tim Burton made 😅

[@oneimaginarygirl5]

“Sit back, relax, and keep on watching.” My favourite sentence 😊💜

[@AlwynOak]

Awww thankyou sweet!! Hehe! I never meant it to be a thing at first haha but I like how it puts you into the zone of the video 😊✨📖😘

[@oneimaginarygirl5]

@@AlwynOak it works, it relaxes me instantly! 🧘🏻 😊🙏

[@LaCocinadera]

Everything looks so lovely! You are such a beautiful soul ❤️ Thank you so much for all of your content, your videos reach my heart every time. I love your music in the backround 🥰

[@AlwynOak]

Thankyou so much sweet that's so kind! Glad you like the music too! It all comes together when I add that harp underneath, the final piece of magic it needs!

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Your photo, La Cocinadera, is so beautiful...✨

[@LaCocinadera]

@@gabrielleangelica1977 thank you!

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

@@LaCocinadera 🤝

[@roygruber3712]

You're a good soul, LaCocinadera !!!

[@Baelaisa]

I've been wanting to start a BOS and I believe this is my sign 🖤 so thank you! ✨

[@AlwynOak]

Yes!!! This is a big sign 😂💚💚💚 enjoy!!

[@sherann6564]

I've been wanting to make one also but didn't know how to begin.💚

[@Curtis488]

​@@sherann6564Start with a page with your favorite herbs

[@ArtemisNYC]

I love the idea of the cards! Easy to access, you can collect and curate information from a variety of sources, and you don't need to worry about running out of room!

[@sandrahickey3593]

I think the box of cards for herbs, flowers and crystals is a great idea, they are hard to find in a journal, and like you say, you easily run out of space. I'm going to start a card box. Loving your content, your voice is so calming.

[@Rachel-sv9pq]

Since I'm a Virgo sun/Virgo rising I go a little batty when things aren't organized logically so I use a binder so I can insert new pages and keep topics together. However, what it has in efficiency it lacks in... well... magic. So I love looking at books like yours that inspire me to let loose and be a little more creative. Thanks for the tour!

[@AlwynOak]

Aww love that, this made me laugh!! I have friends who feel the same way about my chaotic unorganised files haha! Thankyou so much for watching

[@emohuman9898]

I am so like this!!! I’m learning to let loose too😂

[@angeIa]

i have tried over and over again and the only thing that has stuck with me is using notion to write everything down so i dont have to worry about having to tipex things out or having to restart pages because i messed up a drawing etc but youre right in saying it lacks the feeling of magic, of creativeness, and me. as much as i adore "traditional looking" BOS like alwyn's, ive decided that im going to rewrite everything from notion neatly and plan out the pictures before i draw them (or draw them on a different piece of paper/post-it note and stick it in) and then neatly organize everything in a binder😭 im a chaotic researcher and will get halfway through writing things down and researching that i constantly start new topics and have a thousand tabs open that i know even if i calculated how many pages i might need, something will go wrong and ill restart it. good luck to you and all of us on tackling our perfectionist traits and heres to hoping theres a spell out there for it!!!! (sorry for the paragraph ahah x)

[@caroleziler4524]

Im a virgo too. I also use a binder for the same exact reason.

[@caroleziler4524]

You can buy leather at a hobby store and cover the binder, you can also purchase cloth paper sheets online and get very artistic even with the binder which i plan on doing once i get my original binder out of my storage unit. Virgo's and those dang organizational needs. I even keep my kid's toy's well organized it's a compulsive need.

[@victoriaolmos453]

you are literally the person i've been looking for to start my journey. thank you for making this video

[@FeaRItzelf]

“It does not need to be aesthetically pleasing” - 🧐. I know you’re an aesthetic queen by your setup and books, ain’t no shame in aiming for aesthetics when you can. We Stan an aesthetic witch Queen, Mama. Especially in your craft. I am all for aesthetics, helps me connect better and it’s nice to have a NICE space.

[@betsyb3870]

Thank you so much for sharing!!! I'm brand new and it's a bit overwhelming to start: SO much information to learn and I don't want to leave anything out. I've started by just journaling traditionally to get going and retraining my brain to think more deeply and less mechanically about my day. This gives me such a great jumping off point to start my BOS/personal reference library. You are so kind to share your journey with us! Have a lovely weekend ❤

[@AlwynOak]

Hey my love! Thankyou so much for your message! With regards to leaving anything out, my advice is, don't worry about that too much, because yes there is SO much information, but really its a lifetime of information, and everyday you may learn something new! Great idea about journalling such a great, helpful thing to do! blessed be and good luck on your journey :D

[@1968SemolinaPilchard]

Thank you for sharing your lovely books with us. I know that I need to slow down in my wanting to learn about everything. I'm very new to all this and I run off in all different tangents. I keep most of my info in various word documents because I can type faster than I write (plus I can copy and paste things I've found too), so I guess I have a Microsoft Word of Shadows! I always intend to write things up nicely at a later date but this doesn't happen too often I'm afraid. Seeing your books and cards has inspired me to get going again though. x

[@AlwynOak]

Oh what a great idea!! Haha love it 😂 Yes my advice is, pace yourself! Its good to do a bit here and there and then it falls into habit and becomes a part of who we are 🧚🏻‍♂️✨📖😊💚 Blessed be

[@arsonanarchybunny5541]

Your voice is so calming and reassuring. It felt great to see someone lay out the basics but also remind me that everyone's practice is individual to them and that I don't have to worry about being perfect or knowing everything for Magick right away.

[@rastraeoslitae6696]

Female witches are 2 step ahead from the men. Look the accuracy of the elements and the beauty inspiration from natural items 😍. Blessed be the goddess within you.thanks for your craft is appreciated ✨

[@aliciahammond7912]

That's awesome information! How did you come about learning about your natural aura color, if you don't mind my asking? 💙

[@Gabrielle499]

Absolutely beautiful books! 💕✨ And so inspiring! 🙌

[@AlwynOak]

Thankyou so much Gabrielle! Have a lovely weekend 💚📖✨

[@ivymoonstone8080]

BoS are like people, each one is beautiful and unique! You have helped me to appreciate mine even more BECAUSE it is unique to me. I’m looking forward to your Lammas video because I still need to make a page for it in my book. Sending you much love and light! Thank you for posting!

[@angelgannon7203]

You look like a forest spirit😊🌹💐🌻🌹🌹🌻🌹🌳

[@gramarye_cottage]

Lol I resonate with the whole messy hand writing etc My BOS’s aren’t works of art, I’m no artist but they are eclectic like me. Also they really have no rhyme or reason. I make mistakes too with leaving spaces that I think at the time is enough but then realise I need way more lol 😬

[@AlwynOak]

Yes love this so much!! I think your book of shadows sounds very authentic!! I have watched book of shadows tours before where the book is literally perfect, and i just don't know how they do it haha! Lots of love

[@CorpseBride64]

Of course your a lovely Aquarian. Such a beautiful video. I encourage everyone to just be creative and not try to be perfect. The book is for you, so enjoy the process! Thank you for sharing your books with us Alwyn! #pisces

[@AlwynOak]

Hi sweeet! Yes such a great tip and one that is not said often enough

[@TheArtsyCraftsy]

I love this video!! Another tip for the crystal page: you can add a page by creating a folded, accordian page 😍

[@parisarnold6101]

My favourite Aquarius lady! I’m now going to buy some blue bells… 😅

[@AlwynOak]

Ah why thankyou!! Hehe yes call the fairies!! 🧚🏻🧚🏻‍♂️🧚🏻‍♀️

[@brookeowings3510]

I really like the idea of putting sticky notes in to plan what you want to write, i cant believe i never thought of that, i always just made lists on my phone of how i would organize it, but that just got so overwhelming. Now i am brainstorming prompts, questions i want to answer while writing, and sticking them where i think i should write about it

[@janreichard3324]

I’ve made witchy journals BOS but the cards are new to me and I love this idea! Thank you SO much for your beautiful energy and inspiration!

[@AlwynOak]

Thankyou sweet! Yes I just came up with the card idea on my own, I feel so proffesinal searching through them haha. Can't wait until the box is filled to the brim with them!

[@MagickalMusings]

What a great video! New subscriber here. I’ve been practicing witchcraft since 1980 & regarding a Book of Shadows what I have learned is this~ do not compare your BoS to others. You do you. Secondly, there is no right or wrong way to design & organize your BoS, there is only your way. Once I figured this out I was much happier with not only my record keeping, but also my practice. ✨🔮✨

[@henriettanovember4733]

This is so inspiring as always. Thank you! I will start a new Book of Shadows any day now so this is perfect for me.

[@Supernimo735]

My book of shadows is literally a normal green notebook with marker ink that I write with lmao

[@heatherwalden8615]

I found out my tree is a reeds tree I don't know what kind of tree that is it looks like a Willow but it's but it's not help

[@missy-me]

I love this! I've been having a hard time organizing my book & this helps me immensely, thank you! Start small and prioritize feels easier than overwhelming myself with a giant book 🕯 📖 🧙‍♀️ Sending love & light ✨💜✨

[@AlwynOak]

Yes what you said is IT! Starting small was the best thing i ever did, and then i went from there! Learning too much info at once is very overwhelming!

[@natashaclark7863]

I just want to say a big thank you for your lovely videos! I live in Sydney, and at the moment we are on lockdown due to covid. Its a terrible time, and the world seems so uncertain at the moment. I also suffer from anxiety, and I find your videos so therapeutic, relaxing, beautiful, very informative and meditative. Watching them makes the world a better place, and you make the world a better place. You are lovely, inside and out. Thank you so much. 💖💖🌹🌹

[@greywolfwalking6359]

G-day! " Blessed be"!! Your tour is most inspiring! I have made several such books n each of them shares a connection to some part of the main " a gathering of directions" book... I like the idea of the cards in the box..a quick "flash card system " of information.. Stellar presentation! "Walk in beauty, all ways "!

[@FleetStreetBarber765]

Nice looking book thanks so much for the post 😊😊

[@robinlocher1509]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! A fabulous way to organise everything! I think I will definitely have to stick little notes on pages because my brain is always all over the place like a drunken monkey! Not to mention my ADD issue! OYE!!! 🥴 Again! Thank you for sharing your experiences and very personal BoS's with us! I love how you do everything! 🥰🥰 Love how you formulate your spells! 🌟 All of that and you are just adorable and beautiful! ~ YOU are very aesthetically pleasing! 😄💖

[@c00mgoblin]

I know this is an old video but for the past year I’ve been purchasing books on Wicca because I want to worship nature and learn more about myself. I went through a hiatus where I stopped but I’m picking back up and I just have to say thank you because this was an eye opener and very helpful.

[@Mochi-gy1yx]

How did you learn about the aura color meanings

[@tayataylor8678]

im not sure if u will see this but where can u find ur color?? i dont see a link

[@carolsharp482]

It sounds like so many of us are waiting for perfection instead of progress!! So funny to add myself to that list. I truly enjoyed seeing your ideas and hope to use some of them that touched me in my own BOS. And.. l love that you took a writing desk and made it magical. Thank you for sharing.

[@JariDawnchild]

Those imperfections and handmade-isms have a charm of their own. It's easy for me to notice that charm in other peoples' things, but it takes longer for me to see it in my own.

[@AlwynOak]

Absolutley!!! I think the aesthetics are lovely but none the less not the information 😘🧚🏻‍♂️✨ scribbles mean passion!!! Blessed be 💚🧚🏻‍♂️

[@pranavhirthik]

hi iam from india i like your chanel

[@AlwynOak]

Hi saranya! Thankyou so much 💚😊 hope you enjoy xoxo

[@bluelot7546]

your book is a real inspiration thank you !

[@celey-alien]

I just recently bought a drawing pad to use it as a BoS but now my mom keeps asking to see it (because she wants to see my "drawings") and I have to keep telling her its an unfinished drawing and she cant see it yet, but now she's starting to get suspicious. Does anyone have an tips or like spells to make her forget about it or make her not care about looking at it? Because if she finds out im a witch she would probably think I have lost my mind.

[@gaz8148]

Okay so if your a closeted witch, Idk about a spell to make her stop asking you but I'd advise to maybe get another book or make your own book that she doesn't know about. If you have any other question feel free to ask.😊

[@celey-alien]

@@gaz8148 Thanks for answering, I just don't think theres really a way to get another book without them (them as in either of my parents because my dad is kind of curious to he just cares less) finding out. But I'm sure it will be fine because she has sort of quit asking, only every once and a while.

[@kashley1969]

Thank you for this video it seems to be my biggest hurddle how t want to start my BOS . Ive gathered so much info over the past two years & was not sure what direction to gonow I have some ideas.Thank You Alwyn

[@signlessmouse]

Thank you so much! This helped a lot to get an idea on how to start the book and what I can do in it! I would appreciate if you can tell me where can i find the materials to make spells? Like crystals? I couldn't find crystals anywhere

[@atheistechoes9594]

Just started mine pretty happy with it so far only have two pages the index and an admition page.

[@talachedaka2000]

I’m struggling to find a book to use. I’m vegan so I won’t use leather. Can’t find something suitable.

[@AlwynOak]

Watch my diy book of shadows makeover, I make a cover for a regular book thats vegan using the 'lathering technique' 😊💚💚

[@edgymarshmellow8493]

The first thing I always do to get over the whole blank book thing is dedicate the first page to protecting the book. This can be a pentacle, a poem, or a Sigil; depends on what you’re feeling. Personally I do a pentacle with a sigil I designed for protection in the center of the star. After that the book is already used and you’re free to add whatever you like ^^ I also loved your idea of what being a witch means to you. I may add that myself later.

[@witchjoseph3492]

Such an informative video…thank you for sharing this with us

[@AlwynOak]

Thankyou Joseph 💚😊

[@meganrosecoach]

How did you figure out your natural aura?

[@Vdb___]

What an absolutely beautiful soul 💛 Thank your for the inspiration 😌💭 New sub ☺️🤍

[@AlwynOak]

Thankyou so much Christian! Thankyou for being here 😊💚🧜‍♂️💛

[@skeletoninadress]

Using cards is a brilliant idea!

[@malenaprado3042]

Te mereces mas seguidores de los que tienes. PD: Me encanto el vídeo, nueva seguidora :3

[@JosephTallent]

I love your energy! Thank you so much for the info! This will really help me on my way to write my own. :) 💜💜💜

[@elizabethfmartin]

I love how you tell a story🌿⭐

[@SubparHuman800]

Great video! I appreciate you showing your three BoS with us! Mine is just a simple 6 ring A5 size leather journal so I can add pages where I need them. I love your artistic self expression book towards the end. That’s a really creatively satisfying way to go! Thanks again for sharing!

[@pranavhirthik]

can you tell a any rituval . because i started this work at last week can you can some one

[@AlwynOak]

I'm sorry my love I'm not sure I understand the question xx

[@rajannankannappan7145]

Hi

[@americandreamsicle1]

Great thoughts for spell work! Reading (trying) other peoples spells has not resonated with me. Just not comfortable with it. Though I do love your method. Thank you for the awesome video. I just began following you.

[@AlwynOak]

Hi roxanne, thankyou so much! And welcome to the enchanted family 😘🧚🏻‍♂️💚 glad you agree with me on the spell front! I feel the same, and that I need to make it more personal to me 😊✨🧚🏻‍♂️💚

[@sarahpeartart]

Hi Alwyn, I've DM'd you in Insta about some art pieces I'd love to send you! Love your channel!! Xx

[@kaylabean999]

This is lovely!!! This has really inspired me to start my own book. Thank you so much!!

[@liquidconstellations]

I love the cards idea! I have so many crystals I can never remember their metaphysical properties. Quick reference cards are a brilliant idea.

[@nevadag606]

Right there’s so many!

[@magik2025]

Beautiful Book of Shadows. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@Krislynner]

I’ve just found your channel and this video is wonderful, especially as I am just now beginning a Book of Shadows. 💕 Thank you for sharing! Can I ask how you found your natural aura?

[@KristoffJas]

I absolutely LOVED this. I’m making my first Book of Shadows, and you provided such beauty & creativity. I think I will be using a lot of this as well as The Botanical Witch’s Book of Shadows from her channel, as there are similar creative and beautiful ideas. Thank you so much for sharing. This really connected for me.

[@steviejblue]

I have quit numerous Grimoires/BoS's simply because of 'mistakes' or because , as another poster put it, it wasnt perfect. I now have a new one that i will lovingly keep, mistakes and all, and i love your approach to your own. The best lesson ive learnt along the way is simply there is no 'right or wrong' way, and DONT compare you own BoS to anyone elses, especially one you see online or on a tv show! They need to be personal to each of us, and no approval from anyone else is needed ☺Blessed Be.

[@abinashjena3655]

I want to discuss my problems with a real witch....who know magic.... elements and spirit and connect to them... something very strange happening to me....I can feel it.....SO Please .... Help me to overcome my confusion... Please Help me..

[@angelakate9922]

I love this. I received good positive energy with this. I also used to create my own personal journal /book so i reasonate and love this.

[@AlwynOak]

[@LoveYourDivineSelf]

I'm just watching this video for the first time on July 9th 2024 and in every way you found out about all the things in your book is the exact same way it happened to me. I didn't know much about journals back then but the chakras and color Psychology really resonated with me that I ended up taking over $10 grand worth of courses in the areas. I want to write a book, but I will like you said start jotting things in a journal. I love all your videos! ❤

[@agheranikunj78]

Your this video is so I nice and inspiring that I am still watching it twice and twice means it's just nice that I don't get bored of watching it 100 times and I am not having any words to express your video it's just cool 👌

[@SimplyRochelleParanormal]

Hello my beautiful friend 💜 Ur videos, EVEN that older one's, give me GREAT ideas every time girl friend 💜!!! I love UR enchanted way às a artist!! Ima Virgo ♍ so I resignate SOOO MUCH with ALOT of Ur Craft, Thanks for doing AMAZING videos friend!! Love to U frm Florida USA 💜🌛🌕🌜🧹🧹👑👑☕☕🍹🍹♍♍🌛☺️🌜🌴🌴💜

[@haileyjones2728]

Fantastic! Just like someone else said, finally a 'real' BOS! I've seen some beautiful pages in my time, that probably took days to complete, I find them so inspiring but in all the wrong ways because for me they're not realistic. I can honestly say being 30 now and realising I started my path over 16 years ago I still don't have a full book to show for it! And it is because I've always found it intimidating, wanting it to be perfect and I have unrealistic expectations. I've ripped countless pages because they're not Beautiful enough, I've started so many and given up. I've bought dozens of beautiful notebooks over the years and only written on the first few pages. I've made a few books too but I've never felt they were good enough. I've probably spent months searching the internet for beautiful templates I could copy, having hundreds of pictures saved for later, but later never comes. I've learned alot and my most vital tip to anyone who feels the same is: Buy a fancy ring bound notebook!! Best thing I've ever done. It's fake leather has a beautiful embossed tree on it. Has paper that the ink doesn't soak through. It's refillable and I can write whatever I want and then ORGANISE IT! I can research herbs one day and the moon the next and it doesn't matter because I can always reorganize the pages so that everything is in the right place 😍 it's so simple.. why didn't I do this sooner! Go now, type in leather ring bound notebook on Amazon! 😅

[@Bibitje02]

A beautiful video as always, Alwyn! You are so right. I was so overwhelmed and intimidated by those amazing BOS's out there. Mine never seemed good enough. As a beginner, it is really easy to fall into that trap. Also what I felt, was that I spent a lot of time putting thins in my BOS that other people told me should be in there. It's really important to put only that in which really resonates with you as a practitioner.

[@D20MythicMaiden]

What if you can’t see your aura? I used to be able to see them when I was younger but now it’s harder for me to see

[@michellelmaher57]

Great ideas!! I really like the tea dying papers... It does make the page look aged!! Thx you!!

[@ArisEmriis]

I immediately loved your vibe the first time I watched one of your videos: it was for Mabon this year. But I now know why I really felt so at home...we share the same birthday! Not the same year because I am a little older 😅 LOL. But 3rd Decan aquarius is rare and we have delightful Venus as a ruling planet! What a blessed gift for me to find you, a kindred spirit who speaks the same language! 💖🙏🏻🧚🏻‍♀️🌟✨

[@janeeden1004]

I'm only starting out, this was so informative and makes me love what I'm hoping to do already ^^ Thank you. I have a lot to learn still, but this makes me realise why I want to do this :)

[@oceanix1016]

Would someone mind explaining what a witch number is? I'm a baby witch and have absolutely no idea what that is

[@dodiekoehler5256]

I absolutely adore the card idea. So flexible! Thank you!

[@AlwynOak]

Thankyou sweet!! Yes the freedom is unreal and of I mess up a card it doesn't matter and I can just start again!

[@PIXIBOND]

What sweet energy with a hint of spice 😁 Be well. Sending you some green aqua energy ✌🏽

[@Furfrouu]

Such lovely book of shadows! I'm doing some research into Wicca and kept hearing about book of shadows and wondered what it was. It's like a personalised guide to your sect of spirituality if someone was curious, they could read your book and get an insider's perspective. Very interesting!

[@bjrnjohanhumblen525]

The pentagram is very popular as a protection symbol in new age and pagan people. It seems the Swastica gives the same protection. If the symbols really protected. They wouldnt stop using one of them because they would look bad. That would be almost like a christian being ashamed of the cross. With all respect, i just saw a documentary of Swastica used before ww2.

[@naturewitch8687]

What beautiful books 📚 thank you Alwyn 🙏🧚‍♀️✨by the way your a fantastic artist 👩‍🎨 do you sell any of your work? 💖

[@hospitalcakewalk]

You *has huge alter with a shit ton of stuff* Me *nope* Also me 'hey, when will you be off tomorrow? My coworker '3. There's a storm rolling in. I don't want it to rain while I'm at work.' Me 'consider it done.' The next day *absolutely no rain, just gray cast clouds and high winds until 3:05.' :/ Also Me via snap 'damn, it's raining... I can't go outside.... oooh wait, duh. Pause.' The rain *literally pauses for 20 minutes while I'm outside* :/ wtf am I doing wrong? Also, my favorite color is a pale green so I got it on my chest tattoo (the helm of terror) before even realizing its the color of the heart Chakra because I still don't really care for those.

[@1111fairy]

I have beautiful empty journals bcuz im afraid to mess them up. So i keep notes on my phone. But theres something soothing about books. My daughter told me to just write something anything. I was stuck. I wrote i am magical. Then she told me to write i am beautiful. It was surprisingly hard but therapeutic we both started crying.

[@katies8080]

Lovely video. I'm slowly working on my book of shadows but after watching this video have realised my first book will also be for dumping the basics of what interests me in witchcraft. I have also decided to have seperate notebooks for tarot and astrology which are the areas I want to focus on the most. I like how you have arranged the information in your books. I wish I could divide mine up into different sections but know that this will be impossible as I have collected so much information especially from Pinterest and found so many great resources. I also need a Wheel of the Year in my book, but being in Australia I'll need one for the southern hemisphere.

[@gaz8148]

This is exactly what happened to me, I had so much information but needed to organize it. But ill tell u how I organized mine, I divided it into chapters so for the first chapter and first page I made a cover then a book blessing page then the next page was about me like my zodiac sign birth chart etc. Let me know if you need help or have any questions

[@amyfoy9497]

Hi sweet girl! Can I pick your artistic witchy creative brain? I decided to do my book of shadows in a vintage “leather” (vinyl) 3 ring binder, so I can organize my thoughts in different sections. Anyway, I want to beautify the vinyl cover. I have no ideas how to do this! Any suggestions or creative ideas?

[@Iuvaimee]

I’m a beginner witch, and personally this video helped me a lot as I was trying to find a video that fully explained how to start a book of shadows and what to put in one! Thank you! :)

[@anastash7900]

Ah-ha! I see you have the earth magic deck. I was gifted that by my sister one year. Don’t you love it? I do! Thanks for all of the creative tips! I’ve yet to start mine.

[@vickyvalerie]

Very inspiring video for ideas, with lots of information too. Thank you for sharing your beautiful book of shadows.

[@ElMexicanDonald]

I have a question, what type of colors and paint do you use? I am afraid to start my Grimoire dedicated solely on my patron. Because it thousand pages and I don't wanna make mistake since it was expensive buy. I have tremor and I don't think I will write in good lines. Please help! But love your beautiful book tbh!

[@xoCupcake2810xo]

I have always been drawn to starting my own Book of Shadows but not sure where to start. I really appreciate the information on this! I cannot thank you enough 💕

[@Morgandenton247]

Wow! I'm glad to find a video about the boys. I was hopeless in making mine

[@ShieniLicksOnLemons]

I decided to take on a much bigger project with my book of shadows and I'm gonna make the entire thing by myself 😅 Aka I'm making everything from the paper to the cover myself... I found a paper making thing from the thrift store and I just gotta find a blender for the paper