# A different kind of BOS **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** books, book-of-shadows\ **Created:** [September 21, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977 "2023-09-21T04:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![korvo](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/korvo/32/35657_2.png) [@korvo](https://forum.spells8.com/u/korvo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/1 "2023-09-21T04:26:07Z")
I have this idea of salt 'n peppering my book of shadows with pages of, well, shadows – weird I know, but these images vividly invoke memories, weather, and feelings when I look at them, so I’ve been experimenting…only using the sun at present, would like to incorporate moon and fire shadows as well. ![IMG_2236](https://spells8s3.b-cdn.net/original/3X/2/a/2adb810796ba15ba25717d877fa300bdc2fb8f22.jpeg) ![IMG_3395](https://spells8s3.b-cdn.net/original/3X/b/f/bf70c85f0aead57d4a96cf191318deb5afea2706.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![starborn](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@starborn](https://forum.spells8.com/u/starborn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/2 "2023-09-21T09:13:11Z")
I love this idea! 🖤 I recently lost my HDD full of all my photos from the past ten years. Perhaps something like this could get me back into taking photos again. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![korvo](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/korvo/32/35657_2.png) [@korvo](https://forum.spells8.com/u/korvo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/3 "2023-09-21T11:48:34Z")
I’m sorry you lost all your photos. ---
**Author:** ![Nixi](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Nixi](https://forum.spells8.com/u/Nixi)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/4 "2023-09-22T08:10:49Z")
Amazing @korvo I’m sorry that you lost your photos @starborn ---
**Author:** ![MeganB](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/meganb/32/42726_2.png) [@MeganB](https://forum.spells8.com/u/MeganB)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/5 "2023-09-22T12:52:17Z")
I think that’s a very interesting and unique idea! If the shadows and images invoke emotions, memories, and other things that are important to you, then I think it’s a great idea for your Book of Shadows! > [@starborn](#): > > recently lost my HDD full of all my photos Oh no! That’s literally my worst nightmare! 😭 ---
**Author:** ![starborn](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@starborn](https://forum.spells8.com/u/starborn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/6 "2023-09-22T13:42:16Z")
Thanks, all. But I really should’ve backed them up… And I did. I just deleted the backup to do it again reorganised, but procrastinated doing that, and then it became too late. I’ll either be able to recover everything, or I won’t. I haven’t given up yet. As someone with “software engineer” as their job title, I should’ve known better. 🤦‍♀️ But it’s okay. Humanity spent most of civilisation without being able to record their lives with photos. And life is lessons learnt. If I can’t recover anything, well, I’ve got a blank slate to create new memories on, and I won’t make the same mistake twice. I have all my photos from this year still on my phone anyway (now copied to my computer), and since my birthday/marriage is there, well, one could see it as a new life. 🖤 Perhaps I don’t need to keep the old one. Anyway, sorry to distract with this. I intended it as merely a reason behind some motivation, but I just wanted to add this comment to clarify that it’s okay. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![TricksterShaman](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/trickstershaman/32/76914_2.png) [@TricksterShaman](https://forum.spells8.com/u/TricksterShaman)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/7 "2023-09-22T13:46:08Z")
Fabulous idea, very arty and atmospheric. Love it 💖 @starborn I’ve lost photos too, but I found that as I’ve got older, old memories become stronger, almost like a photo album in my head, and memories I’d long forgotten have returned, it’s been kinda nice. It’s all in there, just misfiled, that what my mother always says. 🤣 hopefully your computer skills will fix it ---
**Author:** ![starborn](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@starborn](https://forum.spells8.com/u/starborn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/8 "2023-09-22T13:58:39Z")
> [@TricksterShaman](#): > > almost like a photo album in my head That’s a beautiful image. 🖤 Perhaps, as long as we take time to reflect on ourselves every so often, we can maintain this album in our heads. 😄 > [@TricksterShaman](#): > > It’s all in there, just misfiled I love that. 😂 I’m going to have to use it when I can’t remember things… which is all the time, so it’s going to get some good mileage! ---
**Author:** ![MeganB](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/meganb/32/42726_2.png) [@MeganB](https://forum.spells8.com/u/MeganB)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/9 "2023-09-22T15:00:18Z")
> [@starborn](#): > > clarify that it’s okay haha well, I’m glad it’s okay! 🥰 You’re right - we’re fortunate enough to be able to record all of our memories in picture format. That wasn’t always a possibility! We’ll be okay if and when things like that happen, and we can always document more memories. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://spells8s3.b-cdn.net/original/2X/0/03a36f287b02af72f5e723fa061ccdee5315e712.png) [@system](https://forum.spells8.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/a-different-kind-of-bos/41977/10 "2024-03-20T15:00:31Z")
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