Stone Embossed Leather Journal, 10" x 13"

Stone is the most grounding material there is, and this large journal borrows its weight. A 10 by 13 inch book in hand-tooled goat leather, embossed with stones and carvings, closed with a latch over 360 lined 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. Its size and its lined pages suit long, steady writing, the kind of book kept open on a desk or altar.

Key Features

• Stone and carving design. Hand-tooled goat leather embossed with stones and carvings, an earthy, grounded cover. The art is the heart of the book, for practitioners drawn to stone and earth work.
• Large 10 by 13 inch format. A substantial volume that sits open on a desk or altar, among the biggest of the leather ritual books in the shop.
• 360 lined pages. Ruled pages for those who prefer to write in straight lines, with room for years of entries. Most journals in the line are unlined, so this is the one to choose if you want lines.
• Hand-tooled goat leather with latch. A durable cover closed by a latch, holding your writing shut and private.

Product Details

• Dimensions: 10" x 13"
• 360 lined pages of handmade paper
• Hand-tooled goat leather, embossed with stones and carvings
• 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.

Stone is the element of earth made solid, and people have carved and raised it for as long as they have made anything: standing stones and stone circles, carved boundary markers, the worked and lettered stones of temple and grave. To set stones and carvings into the cover of a book is to borrow that sense of weight and permanence. A large book bound this way, with 360 lined pages, is made for the long haul, a working book meant to outlast many seasons of a practice and to keep you grounded in the writing of it.

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.
• Om Pewter Pocket Stone: a smooth pocket stone for the altar, a small grounding presence beside a large working book.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes this different from the other leather journals?

This is the large 10 by 13 inch book in hand-tooled goat leather, embossed with stones and carvings, and it is one of the few with 360 lined pages. Its size and ruling suit long writing at a desk, where most journals in the line are smaller and unlined.

Are the pages lined or blank?

The 360 pages are lined. This is the ruled edition for practitioners who prefer straight lines. If you want unlined pages for mixing script with sigils and sketches, other journals in the line are blank.

What size is it?

It measures 10 by 13 inches, a large, substantial volume meant to sit open on a desk or altar rather than travel in a bag. The page count suits it to long-term, in-depth record keeping.

What does the stone design mean?

Stone is the earth element made solid, an emblem of weight, permanence, and grounding. The embossed stones and carvings give the book an earthy, enduring character without claiming a single tradition.

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 its size and lined pages also suit a long-form journal, a dream record, or a sketchbook for someone drawn to the symbol.