{"product_id":"rune-leather-blank-book","title":"Rune Leather Blank Book, 5\" x 7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe runes are the old writing of the Germanic and Norse world, and this is a journal that wears them. A 5 by 7 inch leather blank book embossed with an eight-armed stave ringed by runes, closed with a latch over 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 runes and the stave on the cover suit rune work and Norse-flavored practice, a fitting face for a book of your own workings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRunic stave and ring of runes.\u003c\/strong\u003e An eight-armed stave embossed at the center with runes set around it. The art is the heart of the book, for practitioners drawn to the runes and Norse tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeather cover with latch.\u003c\/strong\u003e A leather cover closed by a latch, holding your writing shut and private at home, in circle, or in a bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e240 unlined pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e No ruling, so you can write in any hand, draw staves and sigils, or press herbs flat between the leaves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortable 5 by 7 inch size.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of a family of leather ritual books in the shop, each bearing a different emblem, so you can match the symbol to your practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5\" x 7\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e240 unlined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather cover embossed with an eight-armed stave ringed by runes\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\u003eThe runes are the old writing of the Germanic and Norse peoples, carved on stone, wood, and metal from the early centuries of the common era, and long used for more than plain writing: for marking, for charms, and in later practice for divination. The cover sets a ring of runes around an eight-armed stave of the kind often sold as a Viking compass. That stave, the vegvisir, is worth naming honestly: it comes from Icelandic grimoires of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries rather than the Viking age itself, a later piece of Icelandic magical tradition that has become popular shorthand for Norse mystery. Old runes and a younger stave together make a fitting cover for a book of one's own workings.\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, naming what this book is for and the work you mean to keep in it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep your craft in it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Record rune castings and their readings, spells and their results, 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\/runes-for-beginners-by-alexandra-chauran\"\u003eRunes for Beginners by Alexandra Chauran\u003c\/a\u003e: a working guide to the runes to read alongside the book you write.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes this different from the other leather journals?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is embossed with a runic stave ringed by runes, where others in the line carry the pentacle, triquetra, or Tree of Life. It suits rune work and Norse-flavored practice, with 240 unlined pages and a latch.\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 unlined, with no ruling. That leaves you free to write in any hand, draw staves and sigils, 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 it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt measures 5 by 7 inches, a portable size that still gives you room to write a full working on a page. The latch keeps it closed while it travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the cover design really Viking?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe runes themselves are genuinely old Germanic and Norse writing. The eight-armed stave often sold as a Viking compass, the vegvisir, is later: it comes from Icelandic grimoires of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries rather than the Viking age, though it has become popular shorthand for Norse mystery.\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":47725194576123,"sku":"BBBLRUNE","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7183\/5131\/files\/BBBLRUNE.jpg?v=1764106268","url":"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/rune-leather-blank-book","provider":"Plentiful Earth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}