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tigger759
July 21st, 2001, 10:52 AM
Okay in the just talk thread everyone is talking about a BOS what is that?? should i have put that there i wasn't sure?? Don't want to sound stupid or anything. But being new i was curious? Can someone explain???
Thanks
sylphanie
July 21st, 2001, 11:24 AM
BOS = Book of Shadows :)
tigger759
July 21st, 2001, 11:52 AM
okay and can you tell you tell me what and how you do this?? Curiousity would love to know?
thanks!!
Mairwen
July 21st, 2001, 02:32 PM
There are some BoS threads here in New Pagans as well as in the Magic Forum.

IMHO, it's been my experience that people get too caught up in making a BoS and miss a whole religious experience. Please remember that your BoS isn't your religion.
Myst
July 21st, 2001, 02:40 PM
A Book of Shadows is often where a Witch keeps records of correspondences, rituals, spells, meditations, and info they learn about herbs, faeries, dragons, languages, divination tools, or any other magick-related stuff.
loopy
July 21st, 2001, 03:27 PM
Originally posted by Mairwen
IMHO, it's been my experience that people get too caught up in making a BoS and miss a whole religious experience. Please remember that your BoS isn't your religion.

Word. I used to do that. :rolleyes: I'd be more concerned with filling up that darn binder than with actually partaking in some good old meditation or ritual.
Mariposa De La Luna
July 21st, 2001, 10:17 PM
BTW DOS is disk of shadows for some techno witches. :D
Socharis
July 22nd, 2001, 05:04 AM
Originally posted by SAHM
BTW DOS is disk of shadows for some techno witches. :D

Hey thats my joke :D
Myst
July 22nd, 2001, 02:46 PM
Actually, it was my joke.

I've kind've given up keeping a perfect BoS. All the correspondences and symbols I have are in other books, the few rituals I've written have all been pretty simple, besides I probably wouldn't do one twice anyway.
Socharis
July 22nd, 2001, 02:56 PM
Originally posted by WillowRaven
Actually, it was my joke.

I've kind've given up keeping a perfect BoS. All the correspondences and symbols I have are in other books, the few rituals I've written have all been pretty simple, besides I probably wouldn't do one twice anyway.

Lets not argue over a joke that would be stupid, lets just say the joke is funny.

even though it was my joke :D lol
Mariposa De La Luna
July 22nd, 2001, 03:06 PM
Originally posted by Socharis


Hey thats my joke :D

So sad, too bad! :p
mol
July 23rd, 2001, 02:53 AM
Originally posted by Mairwen
There are some BoS threads here in New Pagans as well as in the Magic Forum.

IMHO, it's been my experience that people get too caught up in making a BoS and miss a whole religious experience. Please remember that your BoS isn't your religion.

But, lets not downplay the significance it has in some Path's.

Keep both sides of the coin in mind... (And that was to the starter of the thread...not you Mairwen...I know you were looking at both).
Myst
July 23rd, 2001, 03:01 AM
True, these days trads often keep their BoS up to date and well packed with info to pass on, as well as those parents who wish to pass heritage down.

Way back when we just memorized these things to pass on, but then often those who did that had a lot of idle time between tending the farm, cooking, and cleaning..