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1.The Element Encyclopaedia of 5000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts by: Judika Illes March 01, 2004
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I bought this book quite a while ago because I was attracted to how many spells there are in it. The author has collected a diverse range of spells from various cultures and traditions. the spells are arranged by topic (each with an introduction) and there are a variety of different spells (though not all of them are practical or advisable). There are other sections in the book to complement the collection of spells - the author's introduction is an interesting read and there are tables showing things such as colour associations. The book also has instructions for making the various oils mentioned in the spells and a list of possible ingredients including their latin names. I have to admit I've never used a spell ... Read More:

2.The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Complete A-Z for the Entire Magical World by: Judika Illes September 05, 2005
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My daughter bought this for me from amazon as a present and I have to say it is the most amazing record of just about everything anyone would want to know about witchcraft. Ms Illes has managed to relay how witchcraft has evolved throughout the ages and contrary to popular belief anyone can source the information and use it to complement their lives. Buy it and you won't regeret it!

3.Notes on Miller's "Crucible" (Cliffs Notes) by: Jennifer L. Scheidt, Denis M. Calandra May 22, 2000
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My daughter bought this for me from amazon as a present and I have to say it is the most amazing record of just about everything anyone would want to know about witchcraft. Ms Illes has managed to relay how witchcraft has evolved throughout the ages and contrary to popular belief anyone can source the information and use it to complement their lives. Buy it and you won't regeret it!

4.Plays: One 1 "The Father", "Miss Julie", "Ghost Sonata" Vol 1 (Methuen World Classics): "Father", "Miss Julie", "Ghost Sonata" Vol 1 by: August Strindberg March 10, 1983
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My daughter bought this for me from amazon as a present and I have to say it is the most amazing record of just about everything anyone would want to know about witchcraft. Ms Illes has managed to relay how witchcraft has evolved throughout the ages and contrary to popular belief anyone can source the information and use it to complement their lives. Buy it and you won't regeret it!

5.The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys by: Jennifer Westwood, Jacqueline Simpson September 28, 2006
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Peppered with inaccuracies throughout, the entry on Highgate Cemetery serves as a pointer to just how poor the "scholarship" is in Lore of the Land. The task befell Jacqueline Simpson to provide the entry on London's most famous graveyard which included more than a passing reference to its vampire. Simpson, according to Oxford University's Library Journal, is "an esteemed British folklore expert." This makes her coverage of the case of even greater concern. "When the apparition was first discussed in the local press in 1970, it was merely called a ghost," she begins. It was called all manner of things when first discussed, but was already being described as a vampire locally; even from as early as 1965. What Simpson is ... Read More:

6.On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by: Stephen King July 01, 2002
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This is really three books - one about his own youth and upbringing. This is energetic, eloquent and insightful into the writer that we all know and love. Second comes his viewpoints on writing. They are pretty helpful and also quite concise, and should help anyone serious about the craft. However, I found the third part about his accident uninteresting. I know that it is a fact it happened, but many of us have been through similar experiences. I don't really empathise with the author through this part. However, it is on the whole a candid look at an amazing man, and will make people think twice about the great dividing line between popular fiction and literature.

7.The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by: Scott Cunningham August 31, 1989
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Since everyone else seems to be raving about this book I thought I'd offer an alternative view. I find the whole thing a little fluffy and fuzzy, frankly. That's not to say that there isn't useful information in here, but I'm not sure that one couldn't dig that up with a little searching on the internet. A lot of the information is either common sense magickal knowledge (he bangs on a lot about focusing on intent during preparation) or could be better found in a book of correspondances such as Crowley's 777 or similar. There were some new correspondances I wasn't aware of, however. The recipes section is a little odd also. It may give you a recipe and then tell you to not even consider using it, presumably since it contains strong or dangerous ... Read More:

8.The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World: The Ultimate A-Z of Spirits, Mysteries and the Paranormal by: Theresa Cheung April 03, 2006
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I've suffered a bit lately with online new age book purchases all turning out to be very american flavoured (fine if you know that's what you're getting but they do have different styles - it's why I avoid Llewelyn usually and look for Capall Bann and the like as publishers). In some cases books on eastern practices turned out to be heavily christianised, which to a English druid really doesn't feel completely comfortable but this gamble has completely turned around my hope and faith in online book purchases. Although there are lots of USA details in here there are others too and it's all interesting where-ever it's about. I was initially impressed by the actual physical size of the book, a nice chunky tome, and nice quality too. Read More:

9.The New Critical Idiom : Gothic (New Critical Idiom) by: FRED BOTTING November 23, 1995
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I came to this book as part of my research for teaching Dracula to A-level students, and have found it to be an extremely useful text to have beside me while reading that and other Gothic novels. The other reviewer of this novel (who sadly has not left their name, which is unfortunate because their thoughts are eminently sensible and insightful), observes correctly that Botting is not preoccupied with close textual analysis, but with general trends in Gothic from its inception to the end of the twentieth Century. That said, the book by no means lacks detail, rather preferring to examine themes and discourses that the reader can then themselves apply to those texts which they have to study. It seems that this review is becoming a reposte to that ... Read More:

10.The Nightmare Before Christmas by: Tim Burton March 30, 2007
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I came to this book as part of my research for teaching Dracula to A-level students, and have found it to be an extremely useful text to have beside me while reading that and other Gothic novels. The other reviewer of this novel (who sadly has not left their name, which is unfortunate because their thoughts are eminently sensible and insightful), observes correctly that Botting is not preoccupied with close textual analysis, but with general trends in Gothic from its inception to the end of the twentieth Century. That said, the book by no means lacks detail, rather preferring to examine themes and discourses that the reader can then themselves apply to those texts which they have to study. It seems that this review is becoming a reposte to that ... Read More:

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