A Grimoire for Us, A Grimoire for All
Author’s Note: The content of this blog reflects my personal experiences and perspectives on magic. Witchcraft is a deeply individual practice, and my approach may not align with everyone’s beliefs or traditions. I encourage readers to explore, question, and adapt what resonates with them. Nothing shared here is meant to serve as absolute truth or professional advice. Trust your intuition, do your own research, and walk your own path.
Writing a grimoire is a hell’uvan undertaking. And it’s not something that has ever come easily to me. So, I don’t know how I ended up writing not just one, but two. Two Black Books. At one time. One will be a shared grimoire for my wife and me—a family text that allows us to build a more unified magical practice together as we move from phase to phase in our life. The other is a resource designed to empower others, to make magic more accessible by adding another voice to the library of free resources.
Sharing magic with my wife is something incredibly important to me. Our individual paths have always informed our practices, but having a shared grimoire allows us to blend our magic together in a more intentional way and, perhaps one day, to create a family practice of our own. Strangely, it seems the only way to light a fire under my grimoire-writing project was to tell myself that this Black Book, my personal Black Book wasn’t just a record of my magic and research. It was about creating a space where our beliefs, rituals, and spells can exist side by side, where our traditions meet and grow. It will be a bridge between our unique practices, allowing us to create a deeper spiritual connection through the magic we perform together.
The public grimoire—a Black Book that will be available here on my website—comes from the belief that open magical practices should be accessible to those who want to learn about them. As a former educator, I have always felt strongly about empowering others to learn. Knowledge should not be hoarded but shared, and while some traditions require secrecy, much of what I have learned and developed can be offered to others. My personal practice has certain restrictions—any spell, method, or formula I teach must be given up by me. But I believe so deeply in making magical knowledge available that I am working to find a way to edit and adapt my work, theory and research into something that can be shared without sharing my personal practice.
The grimoire I create for others will be a resource, not a personal record, but it will still reflect the depth of study and practice that shapes my craft. I want it to be something that welcomes those who seek knowledge without dictating a singular path. It will provide practical techniques that are not influenced by Wicca or taken from closed practices, and a foundation for witches to build upon, no matter where they are in their journey.
I realize there is something sacred in both of these projects, which is probably the only reason I am holding myself to you. One is for love, one is for service. One is deeply personal, a record of building a magical legacy for my family; the other is an offering to the wider world, my contribution to the many efforts to ensure that magic remains something people can access, explore, and make their own. I believe both are necessary. Both matter.
In crafting these books, I am not just preserving knowledge—I hope am also creating something living, something that will continue to evolve with time. Whether for my wife and me, or for the wider magical community, these grimoires are an act of devotion, a reflection of my belief that magic should be both a deeply personal experience and a shared gift to those who seek it.
