Pagan Holly

I’ve reached a point in my Paganism where I feel ready to start crafting spells and rituals. In preparing to do so, I learned something surprising. Am I really a new Pagan? Is the premise of this blog a lie? Because as it turns out, I already have a Book of Shadows, and it’s ten years old. While I’m fine with writing drafts of stuff in my all-purpose notebook, I knew I wanted a designated place for final copies of spells, prayers, invocations, and the like. I usually have unused notebooks lying around and I recalled one that would work well: small, unlined, with a handmade black paper cover stamped with gold designs. When I fished it out, I was surprised to realize that it wasn’t unused; in fact, it had already been used for that exact purpose. Ten years ago. In January 2009, I was newly returned to university after winter break and high on the realization that I was an adult alone in a big city where I could go shopping for books on witchcraft if I wanted. I chose Scott Cunn...