I'm doing 7 things
I’ve been putting off the major processes of my BOS for the sole reason that I’ve been so uncertain of the format I should use. I had a large blank sketchbook for a while but I ruined it one day by knocking a bottle of ink over onto it. I guess that’s a sign that fancy calligraphy is out of the question. heh. I think I’ve decided that I want to type my BOS in a nice-looking, readable typeface, since my handwriting is atrocious and while I believe in the concept of your own handwriting adding magickal significance to a BOS, I also want it to be legible.
Today I went out and bought 50 clear plastic sheet protectors, a simple black 3-ring binder, and a bunch of acid-free parchment and textured decorative paper (resembling handmade but obviously much easier to use). I think using sheet protectors will make my pages less likely to get ruined by wine, candle wax, oils, etc. I’ve got a number of pages typed out already, the basics; the Rede, some prayers and invocations, etc. I plan to illuminate them with silver and gold ink pens, and maybe a little colored pencil. I’m not very good with drawing, but tracing initial letters in gold and silver ink shouldn’t be difficult.
