Post by artemis on Jan 26, 2013 15:53:03 GMT
All three are actually different items used by different paths of Witchcraft.
BOS - Book of Shadows
A Book of Shadows is a book containing religious texts and instructions for magical rituals found within the Neopagan religion of Wicca. Originating within the Gardnerian tradition of the Craft, the first Book of Shadows was created by the pioneering Wiccan Gerald Gardner sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, and which he utilised first in his Bricket Wood coven and then in other covens which he founded in following decades.
Initially there would only be one BOS per coven kept by the High Priestess or High Priest, however over time its become common for most Witches to have their own copy of their covens BOS.
Many solitary Witches also have a BOS in which they gather and store all the information they find and are taught along their path. Their BOS is therefore much more personalised that a covens BOS but it has the downsides of not having much tradition behind it.
Alot of the BOS are written in code or with Magickal alphabets in order to attempt to keep the BOS's information secret, however most Magickal alphabets are available for anyone to learn nowadays.
The Original BOS composed by Gerald Gardner with the aid of his High Priestess Doreen Valiente, along with alterations and additions that have been made since then, is followed by adherents. They have tried to keep the contents of this Book a secret, although it has been published on a number of occasions by figures such as Charles Cardell, Lady Sheba and Janet and Stewart Farrar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_shadows
Grimoire
A Grimoire is a book of magick and typically include instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets; how to perform magical spells; charms and divination; and also how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, and demons.
The books are believed to have their own magickal powers and often feature on an altar or within the spell itself.
Grimoires are traditionally European, however they can be found across the world and the very first were actually from the Ancient Near East as noted by the historian Owen Davies.
It is most commonly believed that the term grimoire originated from the Old French word grammaire, which had initially been used to refer to all books written in Latin. By the 18th century, the term had gained its now common usage in France, and had begun to be used to refer purely to books of magic, which Owen Davies presumed was because "many of them continued to circulate in Latin manuscripts".
However, the term grimoire also later developed into a figure of speech amongst the French indicating something that was hard or even impossible to understand. It was only in the 19th century, with the increasing interest in occultism amongst the British following the publication of Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801), that the term entered the English language in reference to books of magic.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimoire
Magick Journal
Unlike a BOS or Grimoire, a Magickal Journal does contain instructions, religious texts or has any magickal properties. It is a place for the Witch to record their experiences and outcomes of any magick they perform. They often contain other elements like Dream Diaries where they can analyse those.
Often the Magick Journal isnt written in any form of magickal text, but there may be some code usage so that the Witch can refer to part of his/her BOS or Grimoire; and so outsiders cannot refer to the BOS or Grimoire.
BOS - Book of Shadows
A Book of Shadows is a book containing religious texts and instructions for magical rituals found within the Neopagan religion of Wicca. Originating within the Gardnerian tradition of the Craft, the first Book of Shadows was created by the pioneering Wiccan Gerald Gardner sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, and which he utilised first in his Bricket Wood coven and then in other covens which he founded in following decades.
Initially there would only be one BOS per coven kept by the High Priestess or High Priest, however over time its become common for most Witches to have their own copy of their covens BOS.
Many solitary Witches also have a BOS in which they gather and store all the information they find and are taught along their path. Their BOS is therefore much more personalised that a covens BOS but it has the downsides of not having much tradition behind it.
Alot of the BOS are written in code or with Magickal alphabets in order to attempt to keep the BOS's information secret, however most Magickal alphabets are available for anyone to learn nowadays.
The Original BOS composed by Gerald Gardner with the aid of his High Priestess Doreen Valiente, along with alterations and additions that have been made since then, is followed by adherents. They have tried to keep the contents of this Book a secret, although it has been published on a number of occasions by figures such as Charles Cardell, Lady Sheba and Janet and Stewart Farrar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_shadows
Grimoire
A Grimoire is a book of magick and typically include instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets; how to perform magical spells; charms and divination; and also how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, and demons.
The books are believed to have their own magickal powers and often feature on an altar or within the spell itself.
Grimoires are traditionally European, however they can be found across the world and the very first were actually from the Ancient Near East as noted by the historian Owen Davies.
It is most commonly believed that the term grimoire originated from the Old French word grammaire, which had initially been used to refer to all books written in Latin. By the 18th century, the term had gained its now common usage in France, and had begun to be used to refer purely to books of magic, which Owen Davies presumed was because "many of them continued to circulate in Latin manuscripts".
However, the term grimoire also later developed into a figure of speech amongst the French indicating something that was hard or even impossible to understand. It was only in the 19th century, with the increasing interest in occultism amongst the British following the publication of Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801), that the term entered the English language in reference to books of magic.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimoire
Magick Journal
Unlike a BOS or Grimoire, a Magickal Journal does contain instructions, religious texts or has any magickal properties. It is a place for the Witch to record their experiences and outcomes of any magick they perform. They often contain other elements like Dream Diaries where they can analyse those.
Often the Magick Journal isnt written in any form of magickal text, but there may be some code usage so that the Witch can refer to part of his/her BOS or Grimoire; and so outsiders cannot refer to the BOS or Grimoire.
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