I'm still procrastinating woopwoop
Previously I had a bunch of Terminology lists organised for each chapter under the title page but there's been so many terms in one in and barely any in other chapters so I'm gonna reorganize and move them all into one section at the end.
I think i'll use the free space on the title pages for some more drawings now my art tablet is running again. They'd be introductory linework doodle type drawings to the contents of each chapter so give me vibes. Inspire me, babes.
Here's all the chapters I got:
- Theory: I basically contextualise different historical aspects of the practitioner community like paganism, wicca, witches and familiars but I'm also including the bad stuff like cultural appropriation, antisemitism and transphobia.
- Practical Basics: talk about the history and practical uses of the simple stuff like altars, grimoires, the holidays, deity worship etc.
- Practical Magic: talk about the history and practical uses of different types of magic and spellcraft like divination, protection, glamours etc.
- Spells and activities: basically recipe guides to a bunch of specific things like witch bottles, cleansing sprays and other stuff.
- Recipes: food. That's it. Just food. I like food.
- Correspondences: A bunch of lists of different things and their magical meanings like colour, plants, symbols etc.
You can peek at my table of contents and what the actual grimoire pages look like in older posts.
Ok I sussed it out
I'm reusing the background assets for some sense of consistency but I'm giving each chapter it's own animal based on my own local wildlife. Here's chapters 1 (barn owl) and 2 (rabbits).
The symbolism is wack for some of them but here's my logic:
- Barn owl. Owls are symbolic of wisdom and intelligence. Perfect for all the history and theory.
- Rabbits. The spring equinox was recent so I have rabbits on the brain but they're mentioned in the chapter multiple times.
- Fox. This chapter we're learning about types of magic and foxes are supposed to be more symbolic of craftiness and unconventional wisdom.
- Cat. We're making spells. It has to be a cat.
- Toad. This chapter is all food and us bri'ish lads have a dish called toad i'th' 'ole (toad in the hole) so I thought it would be funny.
- Deer. Since I'm mostly focusing on local wildlife in this section and I where I live is full of deer I thout it would be a nice touch.