Welcome to Tempest's Online Grimoire Here you will find a collection of metaphysics for the modern Witch, including magickal lore, circle casting, spellcrafting, herbs and their uses, a look into the lunar calendar, candles and colors, divination techniques, making your own grimoire, and much more. What is the Grimoire? Grimoire is a term that has been commonly used to describe the old European books on magic and superstition, and is derived from the word grammar. To me, it evokes an image of a treasured book of ideas, which is exactly what it is. I have never liked the term "Book of Shadows" which Gardner chose to call his book, and "Book of Light and Shadows" is a little more accurate and poetic, but too long. The grimoire is a collection of thoughts, dreams, magickal and ritual insights and recordings, spellcraft, herbal knowledge, mythological lore, and much more. There is no set way for crafting your own grimoire. The easiest thing to do is to buy some blank sturdy books or notebooks, and just start filling them. I do this, but I also have a special book that I handmade myself, with magickally oriented numbering of leaves of pages and sections---in this book, I carefully transcribe from the other notebooks my most important findings in neat and accurate form. A lot of people have asked for my opinion for computer based books, and I have to say they have their uses. The computer is a wonderful way to write out your thoughts, but I would definitely print out or copy out a hardcopy version. Itšs far easier to reference a book than to turn on your computer every time you need to look at it. Plus, a book is something you can pass down in your family---while computer programs quickly become obsolete and far more easily damaged. For more information and ideas on creating your own grimoire, check out my column, Saulešs Shadows in Crescent Magazine, Vol. III, issue III. Lunar Correspondences Spells & Spellcrafting The Magick Circle Divination Herbs Chants & Songs Magickal Tools