Art of the Grimoire: Illustrated History of Magic Books & Spells | Occult Literature, Witchcraft & Spellcasting Guide | Perfect for Wiccan Practitioners, Book Collectors & History Enthusiasts

Extensive illustrations and photos of ancient artifacts that profess, proclaim & protect as they show the range of the human mind. Superstition and ignorance are where those who are more assured can persuade those who are confused and terrified of the dark unknown that contains evil. This is where spells and enchantments take the place of fear and substitute confidence in a process that convinces the one being helped as it changes their mind through a convincing show of magic.When we're so civilized these practitioners become con-men and charlatans but the mind is still the same, and almost the same process of substitution is used by those who treat the mentally distressed to cure them of some obsessive habit, some aberration that has latched onto them, but we call it a different thing.The range of illustrations with paragraphs of explanation is fascinating. This is a book to page through while admiring the skill and talent from all of those cultures that all had this one thing (Magic) in common. This was important to so many people because they really didn't understand much about their world except it could be a scary and dangerous place where they needed to believe in something that could provide a better future. It was when there was a god or patron saint or ancient one to protect one from sickness or poverty or insecurity, and that system worked on the mind to allow a miracle if you believed it to be true.