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Value for money - Rated
Is there anything this book does not cover, it is so big and with such an array of spells. You could cast a spell a day and it would take you years to get through them all. Splendid and worthy of anyone wishing to undertake the arts of this nature.
Excellent - Rated
Probably the most comprehensive occult book I have ever read. Despite the name of the text, it deals with far more than spells; also having background into the various spirits the spells will deal with and the basics and history of practising magic. Great for the beginner or advanced witch.
Wow... - Rated
I brought this book a few years back when I was new to the Craft, and although in honesty about 40% of the spells written therein I would never use (simply because they go against the Wiccan Crede), this is definitely a book for your collection! It escapes some of the fanciness of 'spell books' and leaps straight into the hard core facts and spells. However, do be careful if you try some of the heavier stuff - the book is good enough to point out to you that certain herbs/ingredients are harmful... but check your ingredients before you cast!!
Definatley one for the connection, five stars! :)
What a great read! - Rated
As the other reviews have stated, this is a book to be read.
It's got all the spells you'd expect, and some you don't. While some of them may get you arrested (there is no way I am going to a cemetery on the night of a full moon, stripping and galloping around on an oleander branch) others make sense. I particularly like spell for getting a lover back that has a time limit - if he's not back in 27 days move on!
Do the spells work? That depends on all kinds of things. This kind of book gives you the framework, what you build over it is down to you.
Happy reading!
To be read...properly. - Rated
This book looks impressive.
And there is good reason for it. And it's described in the early pages in the preface.
I'd need to advise anyone embarking on buying this book to read the WHOLE thing.
The introduction is a fascinating read in itself and gives great explanation in the reason behind the book - an accumulation of all traditions in the world (well, those that have survived at least...).
This book also comes cleverly with a warning - not all these spells are actually meant to be used. Some may involve blood and we know nowadays that this simply is not sanitary. Others are specificaly intent to cause as much harm to others as possible (in direct contrast to the laws of Witchcraft).
Indeed, this book is wonderful for those interested in both practising magic and learning of its origins.
Please do not buy this book and go straight to the chapter on love spells or money spells and least of all, the chapter of hexes.
Even though it is a weighty book - it is obviously intent for the owner to have for life.
I repeat - on buying this book, it is imperative that you read the opening rather than just diving into the actual spells.
If you find you cannot do this - I'd say you'd better go to another book and learn the basics first, for indeed - the entire subject is not something to be taken lightly.
Aside from that - a true rarity for your collection.
