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Article DetailsBook of Shadows |
| Date Added: April 19, 2009 12:28:02 PM |
| Author: Clarisse Moon |
| Category: Shopping: jewelry |
| The Book of Shadows is a collection of magical and religious texts of Wicca and other Neopagan witchcraft traditions, containing the core rituals, magical practices, ethics and philosophy of a Wiccan or other tradition. In the coven based British Traditional Wicca, it is traditionally copied by hand from the book of one's initiating High Priestess or Priest, who copied theirs from their initiator. In modern Eclectic Wiccan terminology, however, a Book of Shadows is a personal magical journal rather than a traditional text. The first known Book of Shadows was initially known as Ye Bok of ye Art Magikal The term Book of Shadows is believed to originate from the name of a Sanskrit manual of divination through the length of one's shadow. In non-traditional or "eclectic" forms of Wiccan or neo-pagan practice, the term Book of Shadows is more often used to describe a personal journal, rather than a traditional text. This journal records rituals, spells, and their results, as well as other magical information. This can be either an individual or coven text, and is not normally passed from teacher to student. In many cases, this kind of Book of Shadows is an electronic document (disk or website) instead of a hand-written one. Some reserve the Book of Shadows for recording spells and keep a separate book, sometimes called the "Book of Mirrors" to contain thoughts, feelings and experiences. |
