Overview: Your Personal Book of Magic. What kind of Book to Get. What to Record Into Your Book. Divination and Dreams. Recording the Results of Meditation. Keeping Records of Magic. Your Book is a Time Line of your Magical Work

Your Personal Book of Magic

Keeping a record or journal of your experiences in magic is one of the best things that you can do right from the start. A magical record or diary is similar to a book of shadows, but it is not the same. A book of Shadows is a book that is (typically) used by a Wiccan or pagan coven, which contains recipes for spells and rituals, and records of rites. Its a book that is handed down to the other coven leaders. A magical diary or record is a personal book that you can use to record your ideas, thoughts and experiments.

What kind of Book to Get

Your book does not have to be a fancy, leather-bound spell book. It can be as simple as a spiral notebook that you can use to record the results of your rituals and meditations. Spiral notebooks are inexpensive, and easy to get. I have used spiral notebooks to record things like this for a long time, and I can see the benefit in having a record like this. It allows me to look back and see how far I've progressed, which also gives me an idea of what direction I want to go. If at a later time you want to make the effort to record certain things into a hardbound book, you will have a source to work from.

What to Record Into Your Book

Writing in your notebook can be a part of your daily spiritual practice. Make a promise to yourself to write at least one page per day. This will help you to focus in so many ways. One page per day is not a lot, but it's enough to get you started. There are two main things that you could record in your book. First, is the results of divination, including dreams, tarot readings, and meditations, and Second, is the recording of the process and results of magic.

Divination and Dreams

When you are recording anything relating to dreams and divination, including tarot or any other kind of divination, it allows you to clearly see your issues and by doing this you can gain insight on solutions to your problems. Recording your dreams also makes your dreams easier to remember, especially if you are able to record them as soon as possible. Dreams can be very insightful regarding your inner nature, and how you perceive problems and issues in your life.

Sometimes the solution to these inner issues are symbolized within dreams, and recording them gives you an opportunity to see how you can grow and change. Dreams can also present us with solutions to issues and at times they can be prophetic, or precognitive. When your interest is greater you may want to get a separate notebook to record your dreams in detail so that you can study them for your own benefit.

You can do the same thing with divination. Your tarot sessions, mirror scrying, dice or rune reading or whatever you do can be recorded in your book so that you can analyze and understand what you have discovered. You may even be able to see patterns emerge, and solutions may come to you after you have spent time writing about your experience. Writing gives you an opportunity to analyze yourself and your technique so that you can learn from your methods of practice.

Recording the Results of Meditation

You will also want to record the experiences of your meditation sessions. Recording the results and methods of practice of your magic is also very rewarding. Writing these things makes you pay attention to the details of the situation. Record your spell into your book in detail; what your goal is, what items and methods you used, your meditations, and the results of your spell.

Keeping Records of Magic

Record into your book when something happens for you relating to the spell, or even when something fails for you. Its possible to learn a lot from these failed experiments and hopefully, if you use your book in the right way it can help you to hone your own method of magic. You will want to record your rituals as well. Write about the purpose of your ritual, how it was set up and when, and why you performed the ritual, along with anything that you feel you want to add to this.

Writing about your magical experiments, especially in the beginning, should be a priority for you. Every day you should have something to record in your book. Also, it is good to record any meditations that you do afterward. These experiences are personal and they may have personal meaning to you. As you advance in these things you will realize more and more and along with your book you will be able to see how far you have come. You will never be able to remember all of the experiences that happen for you if you do not record them as a reminder for observation and study.

Your Book is a Time Line of your Magical Work

As you advance you may want to keep separate books for your tarot or divination, one for dreams and another for your magic recordings. Along with this you might also want to get a book to record notes for your occult study. Your books will be a valuable resource to you as a Satanic Magician.