Compendium notes
For those who were wondering about my compendium, here's the basic breakdown. I plan on four separate sections and have completed three as of today. I also included an annotated version of the Rede, moreso as relevant poetry.
Preface:
The Charge of the Goddess (Valiente), The Charge of the God (Cunningham). Also, other versions of the Charges that I liked. I have slightly reworded things, but credit was given to the original.
Section I: Ritual
Contains an order of service geared toward how I practice as a solitary. In this section, I detail each step and include invocations, elemental callings (and correspondances), circle castings, simple feast blessings, etc... all the kinds of things that you'd do in a ritual. Also included in this section are one ritual for each Sabbat (and correspondances) and an Esbat Ritual. I also included on Ritual of Thanks, as it would take place withing a larger ritual.
Section II: Magical Alphabets and Symbols
Contains a detailed description of each Norse rune (+ runic layouts), bindrunes, the Celtic Ogham, and the so-called "witches' alphabet" (which I added just as a code- it was given to me in a book Ariel wrote for a past Yule). It also includes BOS-shorthand symbols and additional symbols that I tend to use in candle magic.
Section III: Correspondances
Massive. Frikkin' massive. Everything from a detailed zodiac breakdown to monthly correspondance, herbs, stones, lunar cycle correspondance, chakras, the 13 months of the year... it takes up about 30 pages all by its lonesome. Do you need to know the sacred herbs of a specific God or Goddess, or the Kabbalistic symbol for Saturn? It's there. I tried to weed out overly-esoteric info. I really haven't paid much attention to the Lesser Key of Solomon, so needless to say, the seals of the 72 spirits weren't something I included, and neither were most alchemical symbols.
Section IV: Book of Shadows
I'm currently gathering all the material for this. It will be about 1/3 of the book. It will contain a law of the power, pointedly excluding the threefold law, but emphasizing Harm None. It will also contain alternate ritual components (extra elemental callings, additional invocations, a self-dedication ritual, alternate sabbat rituals, etc. I also plan to add one Handfasting ritual and some child blessing rituals so I can work on them for the future.) It will also contain sabbat/general magic recipies for food, plus recipies for oils and incenses. It will contain daily chants, plus spellwork that will take up about 1/5 of the book alone. This will cover candle magic, cord magic, some forms of divination, and specific workings (bindings, prosperity spells, protection spells, etc).
I'm drawing from my favorite craft books...Scott Cunningham, Yasmine Galenorn, Phyllis Curott and the like. I'm also going through The Witches' Way by the Farrars. I'm blending, adapting, and rewording rituals and so that they are tailored to my use, but I plan on writing a short afterword to credit sources. As I practice more, I'm sure that my BOS will grow, and I'll have to spill over into a second book. It's cool with me-- I have a feeling that in a few years, I'll trim and expand into a more lavish book, anyway.
The book itself is a black hardback artist's notebook, 8"x11", unlined. It's got about 150 pages. They will be filled. Everything is handwritten in black ink. Sectional headers will be done in calligraphy- nothing too fancy, but nice enough for my use. It will include an unconventional but detailed table of contents. It will be alphabetized by topic, not sectional and linear. Or maybe I'll begin it sectional and linear, and have an alternate, more searchable table in the back.
The purpose of my compendium is to have all of my most often-referenced magic information at my fingertips so I don't have to go through a library of books to find a certain incantation or table of correspondance. It is meant to be both temporary and permanent-- a snapshot of where I am now in practice, and a foundation from which my next book will be forged.
Okay. So, that said, I have research to do. I have a loaded week ahead. Tonight, I have an inservice, then RA duty. Wednesday, I need to carve out my paper. Thursday, I have a program, MMH to watch, and a paper to finish. Friday, I have the paper due, and another day of RA duty. I mistakenly told my father that I was free on Friday, I have to call and ask if we can switch to Sunday lunch (is that okay, Mike?). Saturday, I have a baby shower, and Michael and I have anniversary dinner. My mother will not be happy if she expects me home Friday to take some stupid picture for the step-grandmother who tends not to notice that my side of the family exists.
And on the random, I'm rediculously horny and have been all damn week. The kind of horny that specifically requires a boy named Michael. I guess you can say I'm thouroughly charged. So.. I'm supposed to be doing work, right?
Shakespearean opera. Hoo boy.
Edit:: Notice to the entire Pagan community: Spell with me, here. A-L-T-A-R-S. Altars. NOT 'alters'! Grrgh!! /rant
Preface:
The Charge of the Goddess (Valiente), The Charge of the God (Cunningham). Also, other versions of the Charges that I liked. I have slightly reworded things, but credit was given to the original.
Section I: Ritual
Contains an order of service geared toward how I practice as a solitary. In this section, I detail each step and include invocations, elemental callings (and correspondances), circle castings, simple feast blessings, etc... all the kinds of things that you'd do in a ritual. Also included in this section are one ritual for each Sabbat (and correspondances) and an Esbat Ritual. I also included on Ritual of Thanks, as it would take place withing a larger ritual.
Section II: Magical Alphabets and Symbols
Contains a detailed description of each Norse rune (+ runic layouts), bindrunes, the Celtic Ogham, and the so-called "witches' alphabet" (which I added just as a code- it was given to me in a book Ariel wrote for a past Yule). It also includes BOS-shorthand symbols and additional symbols that I tend to use in candle magic.
Section III: Correspondances
Massive. Frikkin' massive. Everything from a detailed zodiac breakdown to monthly correspondance, herbs, stones, lunar cycle correspondance, chakras, the 13 months of the year... it takes up about 30 pages all by its lonesome. Do you need to know the sacred herbs of a specific God or Goddess, or the Kabbalistic symbol for Saturn? It's there. I tried to weed out overly-esoteric info. I really haven't paid much attention to the Lesser Key of Solomon, so needless to say, the seals of the 72 spirits weren't something I included, and neither were most alchemical symbols.
Section IV: Book of Shadows
I'm currently gathering all the material for this. It will be about 1/3 of the book. It will contain a law of the power, pointedly excluding the threefold law, but emphasizing Harm None. It will also contain alternate ritual components (extra elemental callings, additional invocations, a self-dedication ritual, alternate sabbat rituals, etc. I also plan to add one Handfasting ritual and some child blessing rituals so I can work on them for the future.) It will also contain sabbat/general magic recipies for food, plus recipies for oils and incenses. It will contain daily chants, plus spellwork that will take up about 1/5 of the book alone. This will cover candle magic, cord magic, some forms of divination, and specific workings (bindings, prosperity spells, protection spells, etc).
I'm drawing from my favorite craft books...Scott Cunningham, Yasmine Galenorn, Phyllis Curott and the like. I'm also going through The Witches' Way by the Farrars. I'm blending, adapting, and rewording rituals and so that they are tailored to my use, but I plan on writing a short afterword to credit sources. As I practice more, I'm sure that my BOS will grow, and I'll have to spill over into a second book. It's cool with me-- I have a feeling that in a few years, I'll trim and expand into a more lavish book, anyway.
The book itself is a black hardback artist's notebook, 8"x11", unlined. It's got about 150 pages. They will be filled. Everything is handwritten in black ink. Sectional headers will be done in calligraphy- nothing too fancy, but nice enough for my use. It will include an unconventional but detailed table of contents. It will be alphabetized by topic, not sectional and linear. Or maybe I'll begin it sectional and linear, and have an alternate, more searchable table in the back.
The purpose of my compendium is to have all of my most often-referenced magic information at my fingertips so I don't have to go through a library of books to find a certain incantation or table of correspondance. It is meant to be both temporary and permanent-- a snapshot of where I am now in practice, and a foundation from which my next book will be forged.
Okay. So, that said, I have research to do. I have a loaded week ahead. Tonight, I have an inservice, then RA duty. Wednesday, I need to carve out my paper. Thursday, I have a program, MMH to watch, and a paper to finish. Friday, I have the paper due, and another day of RA duty. I mistakenly told my father that I was free on Friday, I have to call and ask if we can switch to Sunday lunch (is that okay, Mike?). Saturday, I have a baby shower, and Michael and I have anniversary dinner. My mother will not be happy if she expects me home Friday to take some stupid picture for the step-grandmother who tends not to notice that my side of the family exists.
And on the random, I'm rediculously horny and have been all damn week. The kind of horny that specifically requires a boy named Michael. I guess you can say I'm thouroughly charged. So.. I'm supposed to be doing work, right?
Shakespearean opera. Hoo boy.
Edit:: Notice to the entire Pagan community: Spell with me, here. A-L-T-A-R-S. Altars. NOT 'alters'! Grrgh!! /rant