A grimorio is a magic manual or instruction book of a magician. It is much more formal than a book of shadows.

While a book of shadows is more similar to a newspaper, a grimoorio is specifically an instruction book to perform magical tasks, create magical objects and symbols and interact with spiritual beings, such as angels and demons.

In general, it is believed that the Grimoor word comes from ancient French Grammaireterm used to designate Latin texts. Later, the word was used in colloquial French to describe something difficult to understand.

What is a grimoorio?

The grimoles are resources of incalculable value for magic practitioners, since they provide a lot of knowledge, spells, rituals and spiritual guide for those who seek to explore the mysteries of the hidden and release their magical potential.

These are classic texts that date back centuries or modern manuals that reflect contemporary occult traditions, the grimoles continue to inspire and empower practitioners on their magical trip.

Type of grimoriod sewer Classic Grato Grima Classic Grativals are ancient texts that date back to medieval and Renaissance times. They contain instructions to practice ceremonial magic, such as invoking spirits, throwing spells and rituals. Some examples are «The Solomon Key», «The minor key of Solomon» and «Abramelin’s book.» Modern Modern Gratness Gratigiosos are contemporary texts that are inspired by both traditional magical practices and modern occult traditions. They often provide instructions to work with various magical systems, such as wicca, ceremonial magic, chaos magic or witchcraft. Some examples are «Grimoire for the Green Witch», by Ann Moura, and «The Modern Witchcraft Grimoire», by Skye Alexander. Personal Grato Grativa, also known as books of the shadows or books of the mirrors, are individualized magical daily that the practitioners carry to record their personal experiences, spells, rituals and reflections on their magical trip. They serve as a deposit of magical knowledge, perceptions and spiritual growth for the practitioner.Table 1: Types of grimoles

What is inside a grimoorio?

Basically, any topic you want to add to your shadow book is great. You decide what to include. Some magical issues that I have added to mine include:

• Altar and tools: How to set up an altar tools that you like to include, seasonal changes and how to load/bless altars, etc.
• Amulets and Talismans: amulets and how to love or load an amulet and a talisman
• Ancestors work: Information about their ancestors, recent and old, DNA test results, ancestral rituals, healing, etc.
• Astrology: It is very good to have in your shadow book, including your sun, ascending, ascending signs, and a copy of your home chart
• Cleaning ritualsSmudging, sprays, ritual bathrooms, sounds, etc.
• Color magic: The magical properties of each color
• The crystals and their magical and medicinal properties
• Days of the weekMagic according to the days of the week
• GuessingVIDENCY: Different forms, such as runes, tarot letters, oracles, divination sessions, the signs and omens of nature, the launch of bones and the chiromancy (the sky is the limit!)
• Dreams: A record of my dreams plus interpretations of dreams and symbols
• ItemsThe basics about the four elements, their properties, the magic of the elements, how the elements influence our daily lives, a page for each of the 4 elements
• Experiences: Includes your spiritual experiences, thoughts, emotions
• FamilyAnimal Guide, Magical pet spirits, etc.
• GardenHow I installed my magical garden, what to grow, sowing and harvesting times
• Healing: Rituals, reiki, meditations, alignment of chakras, healing spells with candles, etc.
• Herbs: Each grass has its own page with magical correspondences with any culinary or topical end, worldly, medicinal use, etc.
• History: History of witchcraft, witch judgments, shamanism, multicultural magical traditions, ancient paganism, folklore, etc.
• House and homeMagic recipes, anecdotes, protection amulets, cleaning and protection rituals, magical cleaning routines, kitchen utensils that serve as magical tools, tea spells, etc.
• Love ritualsAny grass, spell, ritual, spell, affirmation to attract love or self -love, sexual magic
• Lost civilizations: Info about Avalon, Atlantis, Lemuria
• Lunar magicLunar phases and its magical properties, moon goddesses, lunar ritual
• ProtectionPlacement of barriers, home sealing, travel spells, armor rituals, banishing, binding … reverse, etc.
• Sacred placesportals, law lines, your places of power (places in nature that felt more connected and magical)
• Symbols: Useful if you draw or print several sacred and magical symbols to include them in your shadow book

What is the difference between a grimoorio and a shadow book?

Technically, a grimoorio and a book of shadows are two different things. However, in modern times, people tend to use these words indistinctly. The difference between the two is reduced to some things:

A grimorio is an old term used to define a book of spells, invocations, etc. Contrast with the Book of Shadows, a term popularized by the Wiccano movement in the twentieth century.

Some say that grimorio is the term that non -Wiccanos must use and reserve the book of shadows for Wiccans.

The grimoles, for some people, are books of spells and rituals written in ancient or cryptic alphabets to maintain magic in secret. Although the book of shadows can be protected by magical symbols, it is not necessarily written in an ancient alphabetical code.

In the book of shadows I write down my dreams, spiritual and emotional experiences, recipes, study notes and much more!

The difference between the grimoorio is the book of the shadows and the simple, the grimoorio contains all the spells transmitted by the different affliction of Aquelarre in Aquelarre, finding an original grimoire would be like finding a lottery since a book would have to have the approval of the previous one to be put up for sale, assuming that you find it, surely it will not cost $ 10, but at least 500/600 $. in finding it.

And then it would be a unique text.

You may ask: do I have to record everything in an old cryptic alphabet? The answer is no. Obviously, no. Unless you feel especially attracted to do so.

Me too? I do not have that time, nor do I have anything that must hide others at this time.

But if you have someone who tends to sniff in your things or someone who would not approve your trade, you can use ancient alphabets or symbols to record them in your grimoire. What to do and what should not be done to have a grimoire?

Write down everything you find of value, do not limit yourself. That’s all.