Triple Moon Leather Journal, 5 x 7"

The Triple Moon is one of the most recognizable faces of the Goddess in modern witchcraft: a waxing crescent, a full moon, and a waning crescent set side by side for the maiden, the mother, and the crone. This 5 by 7 inch leather journal carries that emblem embossed across the cover, with a pale cabochon set into the central full moon and crescents tooled in a Celtic hand. Inside are 200 blank, unlined pages of handmade paper, held shut by an attached leather cord.

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 a practice over the years. Dedicate it to the Goddess in her three faces, or simply let it hold the cycles of your own craft.

Key Features

• Triple Moon design. The maiden, mother, and crone moons are embossed across the cover, a pale cabochon is set into the central full moon, and crescents are tooled in a Celtic style. The design is the heart of the book, chosen for practitioners drawn to the Goddess and the lunar cycle.
• Leather cover with cord closure. A supple leather cover wraps the pages, and an attached leather cord winds around to keep your writing private at home, in circle, or in a travel bag.
• 200 blank, unlined pages. Handmade paper with no ruling, leaving room for script, sigils, diagrams, and pressed herbs alike.
• Portable 5 by 7 inch size. Large enough to write freely, small enough to carry. This is 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"
• 200 blank, unlined pages of handmade paper
• Leather cover with embossed Triple Moon design and inset full-moon cabochon
• Attached leather 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 Moon on the cover follows the same honest history. The waxing, full, and waning moons are ancient symbols, yet reading them as maiden, mother, and crone was popularized by Robert Graves in The White Goddess in 1948 and woven into Wicca from there. It is a modern synthesis rather than an unbroken ancient lineage, and no less meaningful for it. The three faces trace the cycle of beginning, fullness, and release that runs through any sustained practice, and keeping your work in a book marked with them is a quiet way of dedicating 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.
• Triple Moon Pentacle Amulet: the same Goddess emblem for the altar or cord, tying the book to the rest of your working space.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Both are lunar books. This one carries the Triple Moon, the three crescents and full moon of the maiden, mother, and crone, with a cabochon at the center. The Moon Phase Leather Journal shows the full sequence of phases across its cover instead. Choose by the symbol that speaks to you.

Are the pages lined or blank?

The 200 pages are blank and unlined, handmade paper 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 journal?

It measures 5 by 7 inches, a portable size that still gives you room to write a full working on a page. It slips into a bag for circle or travel, and the cord keeps it closed while it moves.

Is the cover real leather, and what is the stone?

The cover is leather, embossed with the Triple Moon and tooled crescents, and a pale, moon-toned cabochon is set into the central full moon. Because each book is made by hand, the leather's grain and the exact tone of the stone 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.