Magickal Diary
Keep a daily journal where I track all magical rituals and work and investigations and track the cosmos
Astrological
- Day of the week and planet/god
- Sun Sign
- Date
- Moon Phase
- Major Astro transits and positions
- If it is a holiday, solstice, equinox
- weather
Health & State
- physical condition, including any illnesses, fatigue, diet, and exercise
- My thoughts on my mood and energy state, emotional state, distractions,
- mental and emotional state upon waking and before going to bed. Note any significant changes or events during the day.
Dreams & the waking dream
- Document dreams upon waking. Include as much detail as possible, noting any symbolism, emotions, and potential messages.
- Synchronicities, Omens, symbols, signs, or synchronicities encountered during the day. Reflect on their possible meanings and relevance to your practice.
- Major events
- what you did and what the results were
- Important revelations/realizations/shifts in me - insights, observations, or realizations about your practice, spiritual path, or personal growth.
Rituals & Practices
- Tarot card/spread of the day
- I-Ching or other divinations
- Any rituals done and results
- Alchemical work done, experiments
- Energy Exercises and physical exercises
- Mantras working with
Astral Journeys: Document any astral projection or lucid dreaming experiences. Describe the environments, entities encountered, and lessons learned.
Research and Study: Include notes from your study of magical texts, lectures, and discussions. Summarize key concepts, techniques, and insights.
Correspondences: Create tables of correspondences for elements, planets, deities, herbs, crystals, colors, etc. Refer to these when designing rituals and spells.
Personal Symbols: Develop a personal symbol system or sigil dictionary. Record their meanings and any experiences associated with them.
Encounters and Communications: Record any interactions with spirits, deities, or other entities. Include the context, messages received, and your reflections on these encounters.
Alchemy and Herbalism: Document any alchemical experiments or herbal preparations. Include recipes, procedures, and outcomes.
“The Record is both chart and log to the bold Sea-Captains of The Voyage Marvelous.” (MT, p. ISO)
"The Book of Spells or of Conjurations is the Record of every thought, word, and deed of the Magician; for everything that he has willed is willed to a purpose. It is the same as if he had taken an oath to perform some achievement."
- Crowley
"Now this Book must be a holy Book, not a scribbling book in which you jot down every piece of rubbish that comes into your head. It is written, Liber VII, V 22-29: 'Every breath, every word, every thought, every deed is an act of love with Thee. Be this devotion a potent spell to exorcise the demons of the Five.'"
- Crowley
"Let him then be careful to write nothing therein that is inharmonious or untrue. Nor can he avoid this writing, for this is a Magick Book. If you abandon even for an hour the one purpose of your life, you will find a number of meaningless scratches and scrawls on the white vellum; and these cannot be erased. In such a case, when you come to conjure a demon by the power of the Book, he will mock you; he will point to all this foolish writing, more like his own than yours. In vain will you continue with the subsequent spells; you have broken by your own foolishness the chain which would have bound him."
"It is absolutely necessary that all experiments should be recorded in detail during, or immediately after, their performance ... The more scientific the record is, the better. Yet the emotions should be noted, as being some of the conditions. Let then the record be written with sincerity and care; thus with practice it will be found more and more to approximate to the ideal."
- Crowley, Liber E