Personal Reflections and Field Notes — Side Notes
Not everything belongs in a formal archive. Some things are too unfinished, too immediate, too honest to be cataloged neatly. Personal field notes exist in that in-between space—where practice is still unfolding and meaning hasn’t settled into doctrine. They’re not instructions. They’re records. Evidence that something was tried, noticed, questioned, and remembered.
The Side Notes in this section lean into that looseness on purpose. These pieces document lived experience: what happened after a spell was cast, what patterns emerged in dreams, what shifted when expectations were wrong, and what refused to work no matter how carefully it was prepared. This is magic observed in real time, with curiosity intact and ego kept on a short leash.
Think of this as the margin of the grimoire—the part written in pencil, not ink.
Featured Side Notes
You can also find these articles—and many more—within the main Grimoire Blog.
5 Creative Ways to Track Spell Results (Even if You Hate Journaling) — Hate journaling but want to track spell results? Discover five creative ways to record your magical outcomes—from stones and sketches to audio and digital methods—making your craft playful and insightful.
Lucid Dreams & Dream Journals: Why 2025 Witches Are Tracking Their Sleep — Witches in 2025 are reclaiming their nights with dream journals, lucid dreaming, and even TikTok decoding circles. From ancient traditions to modern apps, the dreamscape has become a sacred space for spellwork, self-discovery, and collective insight. Sleep is no longer passive—it’s a realm of magic waiting to be harnessed.
Night Visions and Omens: Ancient Dream Symbols for Today — From serpents and floods to flickering flames, dream symbols have guided humanity for millennia. In 2025, witches blend ancient interpretations with digital dream-sharing communities on Reddit, decoding omens that feel as timeless as they are urgent. The night remains a theater of prophecy, mystery, and transformation.
Pathworking for Deep Spiritual Growth: A Guide to Inner Mysteries — Uncover the secrets of pathworking and how it can lead to deep spiritual growth. A journey of self-discovery awaits you!
Sacred Spaces in Your Mind: Visualization Rituals Trending in 2025 — Step inside the mind’s hidden sanctuaries as witches craft vivid inner temples through guided meditations, VR journeys, and immersive rituals. Explore how these mental spaces empower, protect, and transform, blending ancient practice with modern technology to create sacred spaces only the imagination can touch.
Social Media and Energy Drain: How Witches Defend Against Modern Psychic Assaults — In a hyperconnected world, social media can drain your energy and cloud your spirit. Discover modern witches’ methods for psychic self-defense, including protective amulets, digital rituals, and mindful tech practices to reclaim focus, boundaries, and inner power.
Why Every Witch Needs a Spell Diary (and How to Start One) — Every witch needs a spell diary. Learn why recording spells, intentions, and outcomes deepens your craft, reveals patterns, and transforms your magical journey.
Field notes matter because they resist mythology. They record what actually happened, not what should have happened. Over time, these reflections become a quiet kind of authority—earned through repetition, honesty, and the willingness to admit uncertainty without abandoning curiosity.
The Side Notes don’t present these reflections as universal truths. They offer them as touchstones. Some entries may mirror your own experiences closely. Others may contradict them entirely. That divergence is not a flaw—it’s the point.
Magic evolves when it’s observed. Write things down. Notice patterns. Question your assumptions. The work doesn’t require perfection—only attention, and the patience to let understanding arrive on its own schedule.
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