Another possibility is that Longfellow got it because he was a collector of books in general and thought that it would make an unusual addition to his personal library. Like its counterpart white magic, the origins of black magic can be traced to the primitive, ritualistic worship of spirits as outlined in Robert M. Nevertheless, when it was published it was a smashing success, selling tens of thousands of copies. Possibly because to some the book had an evil reputation. He makes no mention of it in any of his known journals or correspondence. Partial Contents: Antiquity of Magical Rituals Rituals of Transcendental Magic Composite Rituals. What we don’t know is why, when or how Longfellow acquired it. Completely illustrated with the original magical figures. A Book of Shadows is a collection of spells, notes, rituals and ingredients that a witch, wiccan, pagan or. We know that this book belonged to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow because his name is inscribed, in his own handwriting, in ink on the first front free endpaper. Book of Shadows, Red White and Black Magic Spellbook. It also contained a recipe that, if correctly followed, would supposedly result in the hatching of a homunculus, a small humanoid with magical power, from a standard chicken egg. It is believed that this particular black magic spell must have been practiced two thousand years before the birth of Christ. For instance, The Petit Albert, as it was referred to by some, provided a lesson on how to manufacture a “Hand of Glory” (pictured above) which had the power of paralyzing those who gazed upon it. It was a collection of instructions for magical rituals, direction on the casting of spells and recipes for the construction of magical artifacts, a type of book often referred to as a grimoire. Effectively a grimoire is a book of black magic, a book on which a wizard relied for all the necessary advice and instruction on raising spirits and casting. This small book, titled Les Secrets Mystiques de la Magie Naturelle du Petit Albert (in English The Mystical Secrets of Natural Magic of Little Albert was published in the eighteenth century.

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