{"product_id":"the-grimoire-a-historical-guide-to-folk-magic","title":"The Grimoire: A Historical Guide to Folk Magic, Charms, Herbs and Spellcraft","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Grimoire: A Historical Guide to Folk Magic\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA 190-page paperback in which every charm carries a source label: a named medieval manuscript, a long-attested folk custom, or an honestly dated twentieth century reconstruction, never one dressed up as another. Includes the true Anglo-Saxon Nine Herbs Charm, Alexander Carmichael's Highland incantations, Welsh Tylwyth Teg lore, Yorkshire's mysterious witch posts, an eighteen-herb materia magica, and forty numbered charms laid out one to a page, ready to use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA three-part labelling system (Historical \/ Traditional \/ Modern Reconstruction) applied to every single entry, so readers always know exactly what they are working with\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenuine Old English material: the Nine Herbs Charm and the Æcerbot ritual, drawn directly from the Lacnunga and correctly represented (not the commonly repeated errors found elsewhere)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander Carmichael's Highland charms from Carmina Gadelica, Welsh Tylwyth Teg folklore from Sikes and Rhys, and English and Scottish protective customs, all separately sourced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForty-plus charms and workings, laid out one per page in a clear recipe format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full materia magica of eighteen herbs with historical correspondences, cross-checked against Culpeper rather than invented\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dedicated cunning folk chapter built around the real case of James Murrell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrequestly Asked Questions About This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIs this book safe to use?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYes, with care. The charms are historical record, not medical advice, and any charm involving a plant such as foxglove is clearly flagged and designed to avoid handling risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDo I need any experience with witchcraft or paganism to read this book?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo. It is written for curious readers and practitioners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIs this a practical spell book or a history book?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBoth. Every entry is written as a usable working, but every entry also tells you honestly what it is and where it came from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI already own a grimoire or two. Why is this one different?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBecause it will tell you which parts of the one you already own are genuinely medieval and which were written in the 1960s. Most grimoires merge the two on purpose. This one keeps them apart on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWould this work as a gift?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYes. It suits anyone with a serious interest in folklore, not only someone already practising, since a large part of the book reads as history in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003cstrong\u003e | Publisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eHistories and Castles\u003cstrong\u003e | Language: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58621416898892,"sku":null,"price":11.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/3869\/8316\/files\/The_Grimore_Book_cover.jpg?v=1788167858","url":"https:\/\/historiesandcastles.com\/products\/the-grimoire-a-historical-guide-to-folk-magic","provider":"Histories and Castles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}