Triple Goddess Leather Blank Book with Cord, 5" x 7"

The Triple Goddess is the feminine divine in her three faces, the maiden, the mother, and the crone, drawn as the waxing crescent, the full moon, and the waning crescent together. This 5 by 7 inch leather blank book carries that emblem embossed on the cover and closes with a wrapped cord. Inside are 240 unlined pages, room enough for years of a practice.

It is made to become a Book of Shadows: the working book where a practitioner keeps spells, rituals, correspondences, dreams, and the slow turning of the work. Many dedicate it to the Goddess in her three aspects and let the writing move with the season they are in.

Key Features

• Triple Goddess design. The maiden, mother, and crone embossed as the three phases of the moon, the emblem of the feminine divine across her full cycle. The art is the heart of the book, for practitioners drawn to the Goddess.
• Leather cover with cord closure. A leather cover wraps the pages, and a wrapped cord keeps your writing private at home, in circle, or in a travel bag.
• 240 unlined pages. No ruling, and a generous count, leaving room for script, sigils, diagrams, and pressed herbs across a long practice.
• Portable 5 by 7 inch size. 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.

Product Details

• Dimensions: 5" x 7"
• 240 unlined pages
• Leather cover with embossed Triple Goddess design
• Wrapped cord 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.

The Triple Goddess as maiden, mother, and crone is one of the most recognizable images in modern witchcraft, and its history is honest to tell: the threefold reading was drawn together by Robert Graves in The White Goddess in 1948 and carried into Wicca from there. It is a modern synthesis rather than a single inherited ancient goddess, and it has become deeply meaningful in living practice. The three faces trace the cycle of a life and of any sustained work, beginning, fullness, and release, and a book marked with them is a quiet dedication of the writing to that turning.

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, to the Goddess in her three faces or simply to your own practice, naming what this book is for.
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. Wind the cord to keep it closed, 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.
• Goddess Pewter Pocket Stone: the feminine divine in a pocket-sized form for the altar or bag, tying the book to the rest of your working space.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between this and the Triple Moon Leather Journal?

This book shows the Triple Goddess, the three feminine faces of maiden, mother, and crone, across 240 unlined pages. The Triple Moon Leather Journal carries the lunar Triple Moon symbol with a cabochon at its center, over 200 pages. The emblems are close kin; choose the one whose image speaks to you.

Are the pages lined or blank?

The 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.

What size is the book?

It measures 5 by 7 inches, a portable size that still gives you room to write a full working on a page, with a generous 240 pages for a long practice. The cord keeps it closed while it travels.

Is the cover real leather?

Yes, the cover is leather, embossed with the Triple Goddess and closed with a wrapped cord. Because each book is finished by hand, the grain and the exact look of the embossing vary a little from one to the next.

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.