Some people like to write their spells or write in their BOS with special inks.  These can be purchased or you can make them.  (You’ll need a nib pen or something similar) To make a Magickal ink you crush the herbs you are going to use and place them in a jar (You don’t have to use exact measurements),  add red wine or Vodka to cover the herbs plus 1cm.  Red Wine will help to add to the colour of the ink, and I like to add coffee and tea to help give colour.  Leave this for 2 weeks.  You can add food colouring to make coloured inks, and rose/Lavender or other floral water to make scented ink if you wish.  The following are ingredients I use for the 3 most common inks:

Of course the “Bat’s Blood”  etc. names are just names, the ink doesn’t contain blood at all.  Having said that, some religions (like Voodoo) do use blood as ink.  But from a Wiccan point of view this is wrong, as you are killing animals, which many Pagans believe is as wrong as killing a person.

When I make ink I don’t use exact quantities, but I’ll estimate the amounts I use.  I use a big jar with a sealable lid.  To this I add 1 bottle of cheap red wine (The quality doesn’t matter for ink making).  This leave a wine smell, which you can cover up with Rose water or another floral water if you wish.  But it also adds a red colour, which I like.  Some people use Vodka instead of wine, so that they don’t make a reddish ink (If they want to make green or something) and it doesn’t leave a red wine smell.  I put about ¼ cup of coffee grounds and about ¼ of tea leaves in to help add colour.  These will give a brown colour and also add to the smell.  I then put about 5 crushed cinnamon sticks, about ¼ cup of cloves, about 1 tablespoon of turmeric (For a yellow colour), about a teaspoon of frankincense granules, about a teaspoon of dragon’s blood powder, about 1/8 cup of cracked black pepper (I love the stuff) and any other herbs I feel like adding.  I then leave this for about a week, stirring occasionally.  I strain it into  smaller jars and add different food colours to each jar.  As much as I think it needs to make a good ink.   I keep this in the fridge, to help preserve it.

Here is another traditional recipe for Dragon's Blood Ink.

1 teaspoon Dragon's Blood Resin (powdered)
15 teaspoons alcohol
1 teaspoon gum arabic (ground)

Soak the powdered resin in the alcohol until dissolved, then add
the ground gum arabic. Filter through a cloth and store in a dark bottle.
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Alternate Recipe
3-4 ounces of red or purple india ink
2 teaspoons Dragon's Blood Resin (powdered)
15 drops Dragon's blood oil

Blend thoroughly. Filter and store in a dark bottle