Most practitioners of the Craft have a book or in some cases several books containing their own personal spells. These books are commonly called Grimoires. Some are called Books of Shadows.
The practitioner writes in them, outlining such things as timing - the phase, and house the moon is in; planetary alignments; the day and hour to cast the spell; herbs, oils, elixirs, incenses, stones/gems, and other needful things.
They also include the purpose and wording of the spell, and in some cases the outcome of the spell.
To acquire such a book is to have the beginnings of a very powerful set of spells, but as magic is VERY individual, and each of us is different in our style, power and sensitivities, each of those spells will have to be adjusted, altered and tailored to the practitioner casting it and the subject it is being cast for/on.
This is a book witches write their spells in. It could be a book with blank pages or a spiral notebook. A book of spells is known as a "Book of Shadows" or a "Grimoire". It is the formal place a practicing witch keeps his or her finalised rituals, spells, potions, meditations and workings. It is private and very personal. The "old school" believe it should be hand written by the witch, in a good leather-bound journal and kept safely away from everyone else, but I know several witches who keep theirs on their computers, a number who use 3 -ring binders (so they can add and change things as needed) and most of us share our books with others within our circle.
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As the witch in question grows, and his/her experience grows, they add to the book of shadows. The book of shadows is merely a spellbook, used for writing down rituals, spells, etcetera, and as the witch evolves, so does the book of shadows.
A Book of Witches was created in 1966.
The Witches - book - was created in 1983.
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A Book of Witches has 127 pages.
The Witches - book - has 208 pages.
A collection of spells known as the "Book of the Dead" has been found inside thousands of Egyptian coffins. It was hoped that these spells would help a dead person to overcome the various perils of the afterlife.
The ISBN of The Witches - book - is 978-0-14-132264-3.
Ranghild Hansen was a young girl that was disappeared by witches in the book
Lots of spells for dark magic. Stuff that could give you nightmares.