Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard

Animals:

Badger

Bear

Buffalo

Cougar

Crow

Dragon

Eagle

Fox

Gryphon

Hawk

Horse

Moose

Otter

Phoenix

Raven

Robin

Spider

Tiger

Wolf

Plants:

Ash

Aspen

Branch

Bud

Cypress

Fir

Forest

Herb

Leaf

Oak

Root

Rowan

Seed

Thorn

Minerals:

Amber

Crystal

Jade

Jasper

Rock

Stone

Attributes:

Binder

Bringer

Cutter

Dancer

Finder

Flyer

Healer

Lover

Jumper

Mender

Runner

Singer

Walker

Weaver

Wise

Others:

Dark

Fire

Flame

Heart

Light

Lore

Moon

Ocean

Rain

River

Sea

Snow

Sky

Spark

Star

Storm

Sun

Tempest

Way

like author Starhawk, or used as two or even three, like

the late actor River Phoenix; or author Silver

Ravenwolf. You can get names like “Snowcat,”

“Seawolf,” “Stardancer,” or “Skywise” (from Elfquest).

Use your imagination!

Numerology: Another consideration is your

magickal number. This is taken by adding up all the

numbers in your birthdate (including all four digits in

the year), and then adding them again, until you get a

final single-digit number. This is your birth number.

Many magickal folks believe that your name should

have the same number. See 6.III.3: “Numerology;”

“Quest: Your Lucky Number.”

A Naming Ceremony

When you have finally chosen a magickal name

for yourself, you should write it into the following

spell (and in your Magickal Journal). Then stand in

front of a mirror, look yourself in the eye, and say:

I name myself _______________________.

__________________________ do I know.

I am now __________________________.

And what I say three times is so!

By all the powers of land and sea,

By all the might of Moon and Sun,

As I do will, so mote it be;

Seal the spell and be it done!

Lesson 5: The School of Magick

& Wizardry

Much of your life right now probably revolves around

going to school. Unfortunately, your school probably

isn’t very much like Hogwarts! But it can be, for you—

a lot more so than you might think. After all, school

means studying, and you now have this Grimoire to

study, right along with your regular textbooks. And

school means having teachers. I’m betting that you

probably have at least one really good teacher in your

school—and through this Grimoire, you also have me,

and the other Wizards of the Grey Council.

Get to know your favorite teachers; stay after

class and talk to them. You may be surprised at how

cool some of them can be when you get to know them...

I know, because I have taught in public school myself

(and have also worked as a school counselor), and I

know many magickal folks who work as teachers in

schools all over the world. They never make a point of

revealing themselves, but they’re out there—and you

can find them, if you just look carefully.

And best of all, school means having friends. It

used to be that kids like you (and me) were the weirdos

in school. The really cool kids were the jocks and

cheerleaders—they were “in,” and we were “out.”

They had the best parties, and we were never invited.

But all this has changed. There are many, many people

now in the worldwide magickal community—and

many of us have kids. They’re known as “Magikids,”

and they go to school, just like you do. I’m betting

that there’s at least one right in your own class. They

won’t be too hard to find—just look for the magickal

jewelry (especially pentacles). And if you wear a pen-

tacle too, they’ll find you. And now that you are my

Apprentice, you have an “in.” If they’re part of the

magickal community, their parents may already know

me or have read some of my writings. If you become

friends with them, you will form the nucleus of your

own magickal circle.

At the time of this writing, there is no residential

School of Witchcraft and Wizardry like Hogwarts where

you can go. It is one of my fondest hopes to change

that... There are, however, currently a number of online

courses available—especially in Witchcraft. There are

even a few special Summer Camps for Magikids run

by real Witches and Wizards. And you should cer-

tainly check our own online Grey School of Wizardry

at: http://www.GreySchool.com.

Regarding Harry Potter

—by Susan Morris, aka Chasomdai

I’ve read some very nasty fundamentalist articles

calling the Harry Potter series a Satanic threat, claim-

ing it was written to steal the souls of children or lure

them away from mainstream religions. To teach them

that Witches are “good” (this usually includes a dia-

tribe on the “evil” of Witches,) so they are more likely

to become Witches. Such writers demonstrate their

own ignorance and bigotry, which says far more against

them than against Harry Potter or Witches.

While the Harry Potter books are considered by

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