What Is A Grimoire?
That’s debatable, really. The standard definition varies of course, like all grand things, no one is quite sure what is technically is, and how to be properly semantical about it. A grimoire, according to the handy little dictionary that always seems to be floating around my desk, isn’t important enough to mention. Either that, or [...]
Famous Grimoires (Or The Not So Famous)
Sepher Ha-Razim (3rd century) Generally, not even considered a grimoire, but instead, more like a bizarre, Kabbalistic religious text, that suggest some very grimoire like content. Such as, that it contains lists of angels, and which spells to perform in order to heal, attack enemies, prophecize the future and facilitate good fortune. The Picatrix, or, Ghâyat al-Hakîm [...]
How To Make A Grimoire
There are two major ways you can go about actually making a grimoire. First, there’s the serious attempt to actually construct a book of astrological, and mythical study, containing both rituals and spells. This could be a collective effort that may end up being your hobby on the side, regardless of religion, or spiritual preference. [...]
Grimoires In Pop Culture
The most popular grimoire of all time? Maybe not quite a household name, but definitely very well known, is H.P. Lovecraft’s fictional grimoire, the Necronomicon. The fictional book has drawn much interest to H.P. Lovecraft’s work, not to mention several librarians and booksellers having been caused sufficient amounts of grief, with readers pouring in requests [...]
Controversy Over Grimoires
The very obvious controversy over the modern grimoire, and over the old grimoires produced from the medieval era, and Middle Ages, is simply whether or not the rituals and spells there contained are real. Do the spells work, what kind of danger is there, and so on. Well, if you’re so keen to know whether [...]