Making your Magic Book – Grimoire Keeping

Handwritten books have always been associated with magical knowledge, from grimoires like the Key of Solomon  down to the modern Wiccans' Book of Shadows. They are personal, too: secret diaries, scrapbooks, sketchbooks. In this workshop, Hannah Sanders explores the art of keeping a grimoire. She offers guidance on making and keeping your own Black Book to aid your magic work. She covers: best  times and tides for making your book; magic inks you can make and write with; tips on writing; how you can dedicate the book; and the range of designs that you can use.

       Hannah Sanders is a longstanding practitioner of folk and herb magic. She was the last apprentice of writer and tarot reader Joyce Collin-Smith, and she is the granddaughter of a well-known Irish fortune teller. She has a doctorate in anthropology and professionally, she is a traditional folk singer.