Journaling

You don't need to write beautifully. You need to write honestly, and then read it back a month later.

That second part is where the magic actually is.

Journaling works because it externalises a loop. A thought circling in your head can run for years; on paper it usually collapses in three lines.

Patterns become visible, and decisions become possible.

Writing the version you'd be happy for someone else to read.

• Ten minutes, no editing, no audience.

• Underline anything that surprised you.

• Reread at each Full Moon.

• What am I not writing down?

• What would I say if no one would ever read this?

• What has changed since last cycle?

Every entry in this Grimoire ends with prompts; the Full Moon Awareness Ritual.