Merry Meet!
When starting your Commonplace Grimoire journey, the first thing you'll need is a book. I must admit, I have a fetish for all sorts of stationery supplies so when I started working on this project, I went looking for just the right book and ended up with a set of them for different uses within this project. All of the books I'm using for this project are from Amazon so they're readily available if you choose to use the same books and format that I'm using.
A5 Dot-Grid Hardcover Bound Book
A5 Lined Hardcover Spiral Bound Book
In my introduction post I mentioned one of the benefits of following this system was the ability to keep your book with you because it was a nice medium size. Part of my deciding factors for choose a book are that I wanted a true hard cover so that it would be durable enough to carry with me and stitched binding so that it wouldn't fall apart (glue binding isn't durable enough to live in my bag). I also knew I wanted thick pages so that I didn't have to worry about bleed-through with the different pens and markers I would be using (more on those in another post). The next decision was on whether I wanted a dot-grid or lined book and this is where I ran into a conundrum. I prefer lined for everyday use, but if I'm drawing something out (like a tarot spread or an alter layout) I prefer dot-grid. At first I considered just getting some loose-leaf grid paper and making my drawings then adding them into my book, but that would give me an entire section of "add ins" with my tarot spreads and that seems to go against the idea of a simple and easy system. So, instead I purchased both versions of the same book. My lined book is my regular everyday in my bag book and my dot grid book is solely for divination.
Full disclosure, while I was looking for these books, I found another A5 version that is spiral bound along with an A4 (8.3x11.7 inches) spiral bound planner. I ended up with both of these in addition to my other books. I've decided to use the A5 spiral bound for my witch's journal (following the prompts over at my main blog The Heartland Hedge Witch) because the spiral binding isn't ideal for being thrown in my bag, but it's perfect for a lay-flat journal that I keep safely at home. The planner I use in conjunction with my blog posts as well as keeping all festivals and holidays documented.
Of course, you don't need multiple books to get started, you need one notebook that you feel most comfortable with. If this is a simple composition book from your local big bin store that's just fine. Building this grimoire is a personal experience and there is absolutely no judgement of any of the supplies you choose.
Blessed Be,
Jen Marie
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