I’m so new to grimore writing, do you have any tips or maybe even a master list of ideas to put in one?

sylvaetria:

I have posts for this~!

• [Book of Shadows]
• [Grimoire/Book of Shadows Ideas] (tw: gif)
• [Grimoire Organization]
• [Grimoire Organization Ideas]
• [Grimoire Prompts] (tw: gif)
• [How to Make a Witchy Planner]
• [Ideas for Your Grimoire]
• [Ideas for Your Grimoire or Book of Shadows]
• [Journaling Styles as Books of Shadows]
• [Organizing Your Grimoire (Tips from a Neat Freak Virgo)]
• Richtor’s Grimoire Tips: 
• [Part 01 – Introduction]
• [Part 02 – Styles of Grimoires]
• [Part 03 – What Should I Write?]
• [Part 04 – Organization]
• [Part 05 – Decoration]

• [Thoughts on Keeping a Magical Book or ‘Book of Shadows’]

• [What to Put in Your Book of Shadows?]
• Witch Tip – Book of Shadows / Grimoire:
• [Part 01]
• [Part 02]
• The World of Grimoires:
• [Part 01 – Why Keep a Grimoire?]
• [Part 02 – Choose Your Weapons]
• [Part 03 – Grimoire Styles]

Long story short: what do you want to put into it? 

It is your book, to do with as you will. Put in whatever you think you will want / need to know, that reflects your style of practicing, etc. 

In a tl;dr version of all those links, and a modified version of [this post], here’s some ideas on things you can put into a grimoire (based mostly around informational purposes). 

This list is not complete / extensive / ; moreso, it has a lot of different suggestions to give you some ideas of things you can put in. 

• about you as a witch
• these could be in the format of journal pages
• what you want out of witchcraft, information about your natal / birth chart if you like astrology, any notes of things you do day to day, etc.
• terminology of terms within witchcraft and magic
• spell timing, such as Sabbats and esbats, moon phases, days of the week, time of the day, etc.
• correspondences for herbs, essential oils, crystals / minerals, colors, the four elements, planetary associations, etc.
• substitutions for particular items like herbs, crystals, etc.
• any safety precautions for working with certain herbs, crystals, etc.
• information on how to determine personal correspondences and associations
• magical / non-magical materials that can be used in spells
• information on the “basics” of witchcraft
• what intent means, and how to work with it
• what it means to visualize, and alternatives if you can’t
• what meditation can do for magic, and how to do it
• what channeling energy means, and how to do it
• what it means to charge / enchant objects, and methods to do it
• setting up an altar / magical work space, and how to do it
• information on any religions you work within
• example: for Wicca, you may wish to write out the Wiccan Rede, how to cast a circle, how to call the four corners / elements / guardians of the watchtowers, how to set up an altar, etc.
• information on any deities you work with / wish to work with
• offering ideas for any deities you work with
• invocations for any deities you work with
• rituals / dedications / prayers to any deities you work with
• information on any spirits you work with / wish to work with
• offering ideas for any spirits you work with (i.e. the fae, elemental spirits like sylphs and salamanders, etc.)
• information on the history of witchcraft
• information on familiars and working with animals in magic
• information on varieties of magic
• examples: energy work, candle magic, crystal magic / crystal grids, sachet magic, knot magic, kitchen magic / tea magic, bath magic, traditional magic, urban / modern magic, chaos magic, pop culture magic, green magic, hedgework, spirit work, shadow work, blood magic, sex magic, necromancy / death magic, etc.
• MAGIC NO LONGER LOOKS LIKE A WORD TO ME
• any safety precautions for working with certain varieties of magic
• any divination methods you wish to try
• examples: definitions of the tarot cards, tarot spreads, cartomancy interpretations, definitions of runes, reading tea leaves (tasseomancy) / coffee grounds, tips on pendulum reading, etc.
• spells that you write yourself, or sigils you create yourself
• any notes and observations you made when testing that spell / using it
• spells or sigils from external sources that you may want to use and/or reference
• specific categories of spells
• examples: protection, cleansing / purification, banishing, binding, healing, new beginnings / moving on, happiness, self love, relationships, friendships, glamours, confidence, strength, energy, luck, money / wealth, school, employment, sleep, dreams / nightmares, divination, magic amplification, etc.
• recipes for potions, powders, oils, tinctures, etc.
• chants and incantations
• blessings
• curses
• information on any magical groups or covens you participate in
• coven rules and guidelines, members lists and contact information, etc.

I hope that helps you! Good luck!