{"product_id":"goddess-leather-journal","title":"Goddess Leather Journal with Latch, 4.5x6.5in","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis goddess is drawn from a tree, her body the trunk and her arms the branches, a single image of the feminine divine and the world tree together. The 4.5 by 6.5 inch journal carries her embossed on both front and back in soft brown leather with an antiqued, parchment look, and closes with a latch. Inside are 240 unlined pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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 tree-goddess is a fitting guardian for slow, rooted work, wisdom gathered season by season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGoddess-and-tree design.\u003c\/strong\u003e A goddess figure formed from a tree, embossed on both the front and back covers, the feminine divine joined to the world tree. The art is the heart of the book, for practitioners drawn to rooted, growing work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft brown antiqued leather with latch.\u003c\/strong\u003e A supple brown leather with an aged, parchment look, closed by a secure latch to keep your writing private.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e240 unlined pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e No ruling, and a generous count, leaving room for script, sigils, diagrams, and pressed herbs across a long practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact 4.5 by 6.5 inch size.\u003c\/strong\u003e A smaller format that travels easily. One of a family of leather ritual books in the shop, each bearing a different emblem and offered in more than one size, so you can match the symbol and format to your practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 4.5\" x 6.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e240 unlined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft brown antiqued leather, goddess-and-tree design embossed front and back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatch closure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as a blank book for writing, drawing, and ritual record-keeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Spiritual Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA goddess whose body is a tree joins two of the oldest images we keep: the feminine divine and the world tree, the trunk that connects the realms with roots below and branches above. Sacred and world-trees run through many traditions, from Yggdrasil in the Norse cosmos to the tree of life in Kabbalah, and the figure of a goddess growing as a tree draws those threads into one devotional image in modern practice. As a cover for a working book it speaks of rootedness and patient growth, the kind of wisdom that gathers season by season rather than all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCleanse it first.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pass the cover through cleansing smoke or leave it in moonlight overnight to clear the handling it has been through before it becomes yours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDedicate the first page.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write an opening dedication, to the goddess or simply to your own practice, naming what this book is for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep your craft in it.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTend the book.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePairs Well With\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/steampunk-pen-with-black-amaranth-ink-calligraphy-set\"\u003eSteampunk Pen and Calligraphy Set\u003c\/a\u003e: a dip pen for writing entries with more ceremony than a ballpoint allows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/dragons-blood-ink\"\u003eDragon's Blood Ink by Espiritu, 1 oz\u003c\/a\u003e: the traditional red ink for consecrated writing, sigils, and petitions in the book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/parchment-paper-pack\"\u003eParchment Paper by Espiritu, 3\" x 4\"\u003c\/a\u003e: loose petition and spell papers to write and tuck between the pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/sage-frankincense-smudge-stick\"\u003eSage and Frankincense Smudge Stick\u003c\/a\u003e: cleansing smoke to consecrate the book before its first use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/tree-life-amulet\"\u003eTree of Life Amulet\u003c\/a\u003e: the same rooted emblem for the altar or cord, tying the book to the rest of your working space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's the difference between this and the Tree Woman Leather Journal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth join a woman and a tree. This one is a goddess figure formed from a tree, embossed front and back on soft brown leather, with 240 pages at a compact 4.5 by 6.5 inches. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/tree-woman-leather-journal\"\u003eTree Woman Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e renders the Tree of Life as a woman on aged, distressed leather, with 120 pages at 5 by 7 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the pages lined or blank?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 240 pages are blank and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat size is the journal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt measures 4.5 by 6.5 inches, a compact size that tucks easily into a bag, with a generous 240 pages inside. The latch keeps it closed while it travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the cover real leather?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, the cover is soft brown leather with an antiqued, parchment look, embossed front and back. Because each book is finished by hand, the grain and the exact look of the embossing vary a little from one to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I have to use it as a Book of Shadows?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plentiful Earth | Spiritual Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46216389591291,"sku":"BBBU3067","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7183\/5131\/files\/BBBU3067.jpg?v=1778308064","url":"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/goddess-leather-journal","provider":"Plentiful Earth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}