Fairy Moon Leather Blank Book with Latch, 6" x 8"

In folklore the fairies are the spirits of the land, the hidden people of hill and hedge and water. This 6 by 8 inch blank book sets a fairy within the curve of a crescent moon, tooled into goat leather, and closes with a latch. Inside are 240 unlined pages.

It is made to become a Book of Shadows: the working book where a practitioner keeps spells, rituals, correspondences, dreams, and the turning of a practice over the years. The moonlit fairy on the cover suits writing that leans toward the wild and intuitive edges of a practice, dreams and omens and the work of the waxing and waning moon.

Key Features

• Fairy and crescent moon design. A fairy set within the curve of the moon, hand-tooled into the goat-leather cover. The art is the heart of the book, for practitioners drawn to the lunar and the fae.
• Goat leather with latch closure. A durable goat-leather cover closed by a latch, holding your writing shut and private.
• 240 unlined pages. No ruling, so you can write in any hand, draw sigils and diagrams, or press herbs flat between the leaves.
• Generous 6 by 8 inch size. One of a family of leather ritual books in the shop; a compact 4.5 by 6.5 inch fairy edition is also offered, so you can match the size to your practice.

Product Details

• Dimensions: 6" x 8"
• 240 unlined pages
• Goat leather cover, hand-tooled fairy within a crescent moon
• Latch closure
• Sold as a blank book for writing, drawing, and ritual record-keeping

The Spiritual Significance

A Book of Shadows is a witch's working book, and despite the old-world weight of the name it is a fairly modern tradition. Gerald Gardner's mid-twentieth-century Wicca formalized the practice, with each initiate copying rituals and lore by hand into a book of their own. Its ancestors are the older grimoires such as the Key of Solomon, but the idea of a personal, hand-kept book of one's craft belongs to living modern witchcraft.

In folklore the fairies are the spirits of the land, the hidden people met with caution and courtesy more than command, most often at the threshold times of dusk and dawn and the threshold places of hedge, hill, and water. The crescent moon sets the motif in that liminal, lunar light. The modern fairy faith and the faery traditions of witchcraft keep a soft spot for these beings, and a book marked this way suits the wild and intuitive edges of a practice, dream work, nature work, and the creative current, rather than its formal center. Tooled into the goat leather of a generous 6 by 8 inch book, it gives ample room for long entries and nightly observations.

How To Use

1. Cleanse it first. Pass the cover through cleansing smoke or leave it in moonlight overnight to clear the handling it has been through before it becomes yours.
2. Dedicate the first page. Write an opening dedication, naming what this book is for and the work you mean to keep in it.
3. Keep your craft in it. Record spells and their results, ritual outlines, correspondences, dreams, and the questions you are working through. A Book of Shadows is most useful when it is honest.
4. Tend the book. Close the latch to keep it shut, store it away from damp, and condition the leather occasionally so it lasts as long as the practice it holds.

Pairs Well With

• Steampunk Pen and Calligraphy Set: a dip pen for writing entries with more ceremony than a ballpoint allows.
• Dragon's Blood Ink by Espiritu, 1 oz: the traditional red ink for consecrated writing, sigils, and petitions in the book.
• Parchment Paper by Espiritu, 3" x 4": loose petition and spell papers to write and tuck between the pages.
• Sage and Frankincense Smudge Stick: cleansing smoke to consecrate the book before its first use.
• Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft by Storm Faerywolf: a working guide to faery-tradition witchcraft to read alongside the book you write.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between this and the compact Fairy & Crescent Moon Journal?

This is the larger 6 by 8 inch book, with the fairy tooled into goat leather and 240 unlined pages. The Fairy & Crescent Moon Leather Journal is a compact 4.5 by 6.5 inches with a small raised metal fairy on the cover. Choose by size and by tooled or metal art.

Are the pages lined or blank?

The 240 pages are unlined, with no ruling. That leaves you free to write in any hand, draw sigils and diagrams, or press herbs and petals flat between the leaves without lines getting in the way.

What size is the book?

It measures 6 by 8 inches, a generous size with plenty of room per page for long entries, while still fitting on an altar or in a bag. The latch keeps it closed while it travels.

What does the fairy and moon mean?

In folklore the fae are the spirits of the land, met at the threshold times the crescent moon evokes. Together they suit dream work, nature work, and the intuitive, creative edges of a practice.

Do I have to use it as a Book of Shadows?

Not at all. It is simply a beautiful blank book. Many keep it as a Book of Shadows or grimoire, but it works just as well as a dream journal, a tarot diary, a sketchbook, or an everyday journal for someone who loves the symbol.