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Pocket Letter Book of Shadows #2 Air

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Swap Coordinator:sal410cat (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.96
Last day to signup/drop:July 21, 2015
Date items must be sent by:August 21, 2015
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Hello everyone! I'm back with #2 in the series!

I had the idea of all of us creating a Book of Shadows together through the easy pocket letter form.

Pocket letters are the next big thing in the crafting world and they are super easy to make. Usually they are for the purpose of letter writing, but because they're so easy I thought it would be a fun idea for us to use the form to swap BOS pages. If you start now and go all the way through the series you should have a decent sized book!

They are so easy because they're not as intense as full scrapbook pages and they are already in a form that makes it easy to put them into a binder. Here is more info on them. http://janettelane.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-are-pocket-letters.html

However this isn't like a normal pocket letter but for a Book of Shadows so please include only items that can be used in spell work, or are correspondence and not ephemera/ATC supplies/washi. If you really want to include these items, please do so as extras and only if you know your partner will like them!

We all know that the elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit) are a good basis for all workings. This is the 2nd in the Element series - if there is demand I will expand so that we have even more mini series and a FULL BoS!

This one is all about Air! Think wind, intelligence, communication! Remember the feeling you get with a cool breeze on a hot summer day, the biting chill in winter, the power in the storm gust. Lots of options here as well. Lots of people think incense - make sure to check your partner's profile for allergies!

My vision for this is for each of us to have a high quality BoS with all the love and energy from each other in each page.

I can only host USA only right now, in case the pages get bulky (gemstones, tealights etc) because of shipping.

Please no flaking! I will be reviewing profiles very carefully so please have a well filled out profile! I had to angel 1 page last time and at the time of writing this I have yet to receive my own page - PLEASE no flaking. If something comes up let me and your partner know so we can figure something out!

If you have any questions, feel free to message me!

Discussion

Magickspirit51 07/16/2015 #

If you mean the pockets would contain items for actual spell work than you are going to have a very bulky book. If you mean written info, than that might work. I would like to see an actual done page before I would commit to this.

XFoxgloveX 07/16/2015 #

@magickspirit51 I included spell work items in my last page for Earth which included: a stick of palo santo wood, incense, small stones, seeds, and so on. It wasn't thin like a normal pocket page, but the items fit into the pockets.

sal410cat 07/16/2015 #

I included items that were to be used up. So, initially it was a tad bulky, but if my partner actually used the items, then it would lay flat.

njstauter 07/26/2015 #

Mine were made to lay flat. I included a sprig of Lavender from my garden in one pocket, a stone in another. I made sure they were in different sides so that when the pocket was folded, it laid relatively flat.

AIR is more of a challenge for me and while I have a very good start on it, this Element is much more work to contain in little pockets.

sal410cat 08/10/2015 #

One week left everyone! Make sure to send on time!

njstauter 08/17/2015 #

I was just told that my AIR PL did not meet my partner's standards. I am sorry she feels that way.

However, I did my best and interpreted it the way I thought it was meant. I did send one cartoon that I think depicts just how and why some folks do weather working, which the cartoon clearly indicated was not wise.

I also included a number of my spells and gave her one of my Raven feathers. I think that AIR represents our thoughts and thought that it is harder to include something other than thoughts, ideas and opinions as a tangible item. Spells, photos, even the cartoon were what I chose.

She can rate me down on it as she says she will. For the hours I spent on it, I guess it is what it is. And giving me more time is not going to change how I felt about my work.

I'd love to see photos of what any of you did as a comparison.

Magick, like taste, is a matter of opinion.

I will take her comments and not join any future pocket letters.

CajunLady 08/17/2015 #

here are pictures of the PL I received from njstauter. The only 2 items in the pockets were a feather and a tattoo consecration spell.

Tiffaknee 08/19/2015 #

@njstauter regardless of the above situation (which I am not judging) I would appreciate it if you would join the rest of the PL swaps for this BOS series! I've browsed your profile many times and you seem so educated about anything Wicca-related. I've hoped a few times that I would get paired with you some time so that I can soak up some of your knowledge and enjoy some of your creativity. The link to see your PL doesn't work, and I'm not sure how to post a picture of mine for comparison, so I can't be of any help there. But I wish you all good luck in getting it sorted.

njstauter 08/20/2015 #

I also took photos of the PL I sent for this swap and all 9 pockets WERE FILLED on both sides. It makes me wonder what happened to everything in transit. I usually have a good relationship with the fae so am surprised it arrived with only a Bird Cartoon, a Raven feather and a Tattoo Consecration Spell. (I could not see the pics taken either) I forwarded the package of empty 9-pockets to my partner. Some things are just ok to release. There are other ways and other partners for me to swap. Thank you for wanting me to continue in the series. I believe in practicing my faith in peace.

CajunLady 08/20/2015 #

The package arrived intact, so there's no way anything was lost in transit. here is a corrected link to what I received. Nothing has been tampered with from the time it was taken out of the envelope.

CajunLady 08/20/2015 #

And here are two of the PLs I've done so far.

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