{"product_id":"triple-moon-pentacle-leather-journal","title":"Triple Moon Pentacle Leather Blank Book, 5\" x 7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Triple Moon is the Goddess in her three faces, the maiden, the mother, and the crone, and the pentacle is the witch's emblem of protection: a five-pointed star for the four elements crowned by spirit, closed inside a ring. This 5 by 7 inch leather blank book carries both, embossed together and framed with Celtic tooling, a floral pattern on the back and a cross-stitched spine. It closes with an attached cord and holds 200 blank, unlined pages of handmade paper.\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 pentacle sets a ring of protection around the lunar cycle, a fitting guard for the writing you most want to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTriple Moon and pentacle design.\u003c\/strong\u003e The maiden, mother, and crone moons embossed with the pentacle, framed in Celtic tooling, with a floral pattern on the back and a cross-stitched spine. The art is the heart of the book, for practitioners who want the Goddess and the circle of protection together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeather cover with cord closure.\u003c\/strong\u003e A leather cover wraps the pages, and an attached cord winds around to keep your writing private at home, in circle, or in a travel bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e200 blank, unlined pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade paper with no ruling, leaving room for script, sigils, diagrams, and pressed herbs alike.\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 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: 5\" x 7\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 blank, unlined pages of handmade paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather cover with embossed Triple Moon and pentacle, Celtic tooled edging, floral back, cross-stitched spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttached cord 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 Triple Moon follows an honest history: the waxing, full, and waning moons are ancient symbols, but reading them as maiden, mother, and crone was popularized by Robert Graves in \u003cem\u003eThe White Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e in 1948 and woven into Wicca from there, a modern synthesis and no less meaningful for it. The pentacle is steady in its meaning, a five-pointed star for earth, air, fire, and water crowned by spirit, enclosed in a circle that binds and protects. Set together, they mark a book for cycles held safe, the Goddess's turning kept inside a ring of guard.\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 in her three faces 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 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.\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\/triple-moon-pentacle-amulet\"\u003eTriple Moon Pentacle Amulet\u003c\/a\u003e: the same 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 Triple Moon Leather Journal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book sets the Triple Moon inside a pentacle, the circle of protection, and closes with a cord over 200 pages. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/triple-moon-leather-journal\"\u003eTriple Moon Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e carries the Triple Moon alone, with a cabochon set into the full moon. Choose the pentacle if protection is part of what you want the book to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the pages lined or blank?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat size is the book?\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. It slips into a bag for circle or travel, and the cord keeps it closed while it moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the cover real leather, and is the star a pentacle or a pentagram?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is leather with Celtic tooled edging. The star is a pentacle, a five-pointed star enclosed in a circle, which in modern witchcraft reads as protection. Because each book is finished by hand, the grain and 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":46216380350715,"sku":"BBBCTMP","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7183\/5131\/files\/BBBCTMP.jpg?v=1778307066","url":"https:\/\/shop.plentifulearth.com\/products\/triple-moon-pentacle-leather-journal","provider":"Plentiful Earth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}