Complete Book of Shadows
The all-in-one grimoire: from your first spell to the moon, the herbs, the runes and the gods
Learn the whole craft from one book you keep open on your altar, with steps you can follow tonight.
- Start with the basics everything rests on: cleansing, charging, warding, circle casting and spellwork.
- Time your workings by the moon, the day of the week and the eight Sabbats, in either hemisphere.
- Make a sigil two ways, read the runes with three spreads and work with the printed pendulum boards.
- Look it up fast: 56 herbs, 56 animal familiars, crystal meanings and 80 deities with their offerings.
12 chapters · 134 pages · 8.5 x 11 in paperback · black-and-white illustrated interior. Also in 3- and 7-chapter editions.
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Become the witch who knows what to do next, with the whole craft in one book on your altar.
You light the candle, you set your intention, and then you stop to search. Which moon phase? Which herb? Do I cleanse first or charge first?
Now the answer is already on your shelf. Twelve chapters, in the order you learn them: the basics first, then the Sabbats, the elements, the moon, sigils, pendulums, crystals, herbs, animal familiars, astrology, runes and the gods.
You open the book, find the page and get on with your practice.
You go looking for a clear start and you get...
Forty open tabs that disagree on the same moon phase.
Spell lists that skip the basics: no cleansing, no charging, no circle.
A stack of thin books, one topic each, and still no order to learn them in.
Shops telling you to buy a kit before you can begin.
None of that is your fault. It's what happens when the craft reaches you one scrap at a time.
Twelve chapters, in the order you learn them.
The basics first: cleansing, charging, warding, banishing, circle casting and spellwork.
Numbered steps for moon water, a crystal grid, a sigil, a spell bottle.
Look-up pages for herbs, crystals, animal familiars and deities.
Sabbat dates and the Wheel of the Year for both hemispheres.
YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT, AND WHERE TO LOOK IT UP.
Turn one sentence into your own sigil, tonight, with a pen.
SIGIL MAGIC · METHOD 1: USING LETTERS
The Sigil Magic chapter walks you through it with one example, "I am protected":
- Write out your intention, clear and short, in the present tense.
- Cross out the vowels and the repeating letters.
- Break the letters that are left into their basic shapes and lines.
- Make one symbol from those shapes. Add dots, squiggles or arrows until it feels like yours.
Not one for drawing? Method 2 turns the same letters into numbers on a 1-to-9 grid and joins them into a shape.
Then the chapter gives you five ways to activate it: burning, water, burying, hiding, or writing it onto an object.
Open it at any chapter and find something to do today
Every chapter opens on a full black page and gets straight to the practice.
1. Witchcraft 101
Your path, the types of witches and ethical magic, then altars, energy work, cleansing, charging, warding, circle casting, candle magic, spell bottles and charm bags.
2. The Eight Sabbats
Each Sabbat with its dates north and south of the equator, how to celebrate, spell and ritual ideas, altar decorations and correspondences, plus two Wheel of the Year pages.
3. The Four Elements
Earth, water, fire and air, each with its direction, time, season, metal, colors, tools, crystals, plants and star signs.
4. Moon Magic
The phases, keywords and affirmations for each, moon water in five steps, and the full moons month by month for both hemispheres.
5. Sigil Magic
Two step-by-step methods and five ways to activate a sigil once it's made.
6. Pendulum Magic
Divination, energy sensing and programming your pendulum, plus three full-page boards to use it on.
7. Crystal Magic
Cleansing, charging, shapes, a crystal grid in seven steps, and crystal meanings from agate to vulcanite.
8. Herbal Magic
Tinctures, oils, simmer pots and incense recipes, drying and storing, 56 herbs and their uses, and stand-ins for rare herbs.
9. Animal Familiars
Signs of contact, bonding with an animal spirit, and 56 animals with their keywords.
10. Astrology Basics
The signs, elements, planets, aspects, transits, houses and decans, then how to read a birth chart in five steps.
11. Rune Magic
Making and caring for your own set, bindrunes, three spreads and the Elder Futhark with the meanings of each rune.
12. Pantheons & Deities
The Norse, Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Celtic pantheons, and 80 deities with their symbols and offerings.
What you'll be doing with the book open
A few of the practices, with the chapter they're in.
- Set out moon water tonight. A clean container, water and the dark: five steps, with the note for the Southern Hemisphere (Moon Magic).
- Cast your first circle. The basic steps, when to cast one, and what the elements, salt, herbs and crystals each add (Witchcraft 101).
- Make a spell bottle or a charm bag for one clear intention. Define it, cleanse the container, pick the ingredients, fill it, seal it, place it (Witchcraft 101).
- Simmer a pot of fruit and herbs to bless a new home. Four simmer pot recipes and four incense recipes, with the parts listed (Herbal Magic).
- Lay out a crystal grid. Seven steps from intention to activation, with six ready stone combinations (Crystal Magic).
- Plan your year around the Sabbats. Dates for your hemisphere, ways to celebrate and altar ideas for Yule through Samhain (The Eight Sabbats).
- Draw three runes for a clear view of a problem. Plus a five-rune and a nine-rune spread for when you want more detail (Rune Magic).
- Leave an offering a deity is known for. Symbols and offerings for 80 deities across five pantheons (Pantheons & Deities).
Start with the foundation, or put the whole craft on your shelf
Each edition is its own printed book with its own cover. Pick yours at the top of the page.
- High Priestess's Grimoire: all 12 chapters, 134 pages. Everything on this page, from Witchcraft 101 to Pantheons & Deities.
- Enchanter Essentials: 7 chapters, 76 pages. Witchcraft 101, The Eight Sabbats, The Four Elements, Moon Magic, Sigil Magic, Pendulum Magic and Crystal Magic.
- Witch's Foundation: 3 chapters. A first step into the craft.
All three are 8.5 x 11 in paperbacks with a matte cover and a black-and-white illustrated interior.
Made for the witch who wants the whole map in one place
Skip it if you want
- Spells to change another person's mind or heart
- Promises that a spell will bring a result
- A deep scholarly history of one tradition
- A digital download (this is a printed book)
It's for you if you want
- To learn the basics in a clear order
- Steps you can follow at home tonight
- Look-up pages for herbs, crystals, runes and deities
- Moon and Sabbat timing for your hemisphere
- One book to keep beside your altar
What readers say once it's on their shelf
Sunday, Jul 20
I absolutely love the product , which is of high quality and great value for money and shipment was very prompt. I would definitely recommend!
Saturday, Jul 5
I really liked this book; it was easy to read and follow and in layman's terms. Almost like a coloring book so it's great for writing notes in it and doodling. There are 3 bundles. I made the mistake of misreading what each bundles contained. I ended up giving away the first bundle and buying the full grimoire. I would suggest if you can, to buy the grimoire. Each bundle is not an add on as I thought.
Saturday, Jul 5
I really enjoyed this book. I really like the layman's term and would not hesitate to write in it or make notes. It reminds me of a bit of a coloring book if you like to doodle. I would recommend that you buy the All In One that encompasses all of the chapters. I misread the choices and thought each purchase was in addition to the first set. Read the purchases carefully. I ended up giving the first option (3 chapters) away and buying the full version of everything.
A pen, a sentence, ten quiet minutes. Start where the book starts.
Open Witchcraft 101 and set up your altar. Make your first sigil, set out moon water, and work your way through the chapters at your own pace.
You're covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee. Read it, try it, keep it on your shelf. If it isn't the book you wanted, you get your money back.
The questions people ask first
Straight answers, from the book itself.
1.I'm new to witchcraft. Can I start with this book?
Yes. Witchcraft 101 opens the book: what witchcraft is, finding your path, the types of witches and ethical magic, then altars, energy work, cleansing, charging, warding, circle casting and spellwork. The practices come with numbered steps.
2.I've practiced for a while. Is it too basic?
The first chapter is the foundation. After that come the pages you keep reaching for: 56 herbs with their uses and stand-ins for rare ones, crystal meanings, decans, aspects and transits in astrology, three rune spreads, and 80 deities with their symbols and offerings.
3.Which edition should I choose?
The High Priestess's Grimoire has all 12 chapters in 134 pages. Enchanter Essentials has 7 chapters in 76 pages: Witchcraft 101, The Eight Sabbats, The Four Elements, Moon Magic, Sigil Magic, Pendulum Magic and Crystal Magic. Witch's Foundation has 3 chapters. Each edition is its own printed book.
4.Is it Wiccan? Does it follow one tradition?
It isn't tied to one path. It covers the types of witches, open and closed practices, and the eight Sabbats as celebrated by witches and pagans from many practices, so you can bring it into whatever path you follow.
5.Do I have to be religious or work with gods?
No. The Faith and Magic pages explain both secular and non-secular witchcraft. The Pantheons & Deities chapter is there if you choose to work with deities.
6.I live in the Southern Hemisphere. Does it work for me?
Yes. Every Sabbat gives its northern and southern dates, there is a Wheel of the Year page for each hemisphere, the full moons are listed for both, and the moon water steps include the note for the south.
7.Do I need to buy special tools?
You can start with what you have at home: moon water needs a container and water, and the simmer pots use fruit and kitchen herbs. The Common Tools pages explain what a cauldron, mortar and pestle, wand, jars, broom or athame is for, so you know before you buy anything.
8.Will the spells work?
The book makes no promise of results, and neither do we. It gives you the basics, the timing and the steps, so you know exactly what you're doing and why.
9.How big is the book?
8.5 x 11 in, paperback with a matte cover and a black-and-white illustrated interior. The 12-chapter edition has 134 pages and the 7-chapter edition has 76.
10.Is it a printed book or a download?
A printed paperback. Your copy is printed for you and shipped to your door.
11.How does shipping work, and what if I change my mind?
Your copy is printed for you and shipped to your door. You'll see the delivery estimate at checkout. Every order comes with our 30-day money-back guarantee.