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The Book of Shadows : The Unofficial Charmed Companion
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The ultimate unofficial guide to the hit program Charmed , this is both a book of spells and a key to the mysteries of the show.
The Book of Shadows celebrates the best of Charmed , from its roots in the ancient tradition of Wicca to insider information on the show's stars. N.E. Genge not only provides fascinating background details for the show's Wiccan elements, but also guides readers in performing their own magic. Fans with a witchy bent will learn about the tools of magic and divination and the casting of spells. Recipes and rituals—from those that beckon love or bless a new business venture to those that bequeath strength or bestow fortune—are all included. The Book of Shadows is a sassy celebration of witches, sisterhood, and magic.
This book has not been prepared, approved, licensed, endorsed, or in any way authorized by any entity that created or produced Charmed .
The Book of Shadows celebrates the best of Charmed , from its roots in the ancient tradition of Wicca to insider information on the show's stars. N.E. Genge not only provides fascinating background details for the show's Wiccan elements, but also guides readers in performing their own magic. Fans with a witchy bent will learn about the tools of magic and divination and the casting of spells. Recipes and rituals—from those that beckon love or bless a new business venture to those that bequeath strength or bestow fortune—are all included. The Book of Shadows is a sassy celebration of witches, sisterhood, and magic.
This book has not been prepared, approved, licensed, endorsed, or in any way authorized by any entity that created or produced Charmed .
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2000
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192 pages, Paperback
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October 10, 2000 by Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
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9780609806524
- ASIN
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0609806521
- Language
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English
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I love Charmed!
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Seeing the year this book was released I knew it would most likely cover no more than the first or first two seasons. I am not holding this against the book, for it is quite versatile and covers many different subjects, alas...very often incorrectly.
The information on Wicca and witchcraft are obviously one or a small group of people's viewpoint at best and completely bogus (with no source given) at worst.
For one, to insinuate very strongly that Wicca and witchcraft are terms to be used interchangeably is wrong and possibly offensive to actual and devoted Wiccans or witches of other traditions.
Wiccans MAY be witches (there are secular Wiccans actually!) but witches could follow a Saxon, Hawaiian, Kemetist or whatever other tradition.
There's the old adage of “Christians created demons and evil and the devil” but again... that isn't entirely true either.
Plenty of Pagan traditions had their own demons or versions of them, and an antagonist figure or beings.
The author seems to frequently blend together or confuse actual Wicca (again, there are several different sub-categories and traditions within the religion!) with TV show/media “Wicca.”
All of this is quite regrettable.
I actually physically cringed at the author insisting that “very few” Wiccans would take exception to beliefs including, “Wiccan holidays are sabbats” (what happened to esbats? Those are minor holidays but...seriously!), “While most Wiccans work within groups called covens...” - NO, MOST OF THEM DO NOT!, “A warlock isn't a male witch but an evil one,” NO, NO, NO!!!
This was on the first handful of pages of the book and...it just goes downhill from there.
Some have dubbed this book the “teenie light version of Wicca,” but I absolutely and quite ardently disagree. Any teenager reading this book, thinking that any of this constitutes “real” Wicca would be very ill-informed and not advised to try out some of the recipes or “rituals” contained in this book. (Not because anything truly dangerous may happen to them physically or spiritually, simply because it is for the most part nothing but a big hoax.)
All in all I found this a strange mixture between TV show “Wicca” and a few references to Charmed every once in a while.
Disappointing.
The information on Wicca and witchcraft are obviously one or a small group of people's viewpoint at best and completely bogus (with no source given) at worst.
For one, to insinuate very strongly that Wicca and witchcraft are terms to be used interchangeably is wrong and possibly offensive to actual and devoted Wiccans or witches of other traditions.
Wiccans MAY be witches (there are secular Wiccans actually!) but witches could follow a Saxon, Hawaiian, Kemetist or whatever other tradition.
There's the old adage of “Christians created demons and evil and the devil” but again... that isn't entirely true either.
Plenty of Pagan traditions had their own demons or versions of them, and an antagonist figure or beings.
The author seems to frequently blend together or confuse actual Wicca (again, there are several different sub-categories and traditions within the religion!) with TV show/media “Wicca.”
All of this is quite regrettable.
I actually physically cringed at the author insisting that “very few” Wiccans would take exception to beliefs including, “Wiccan holidays are sabbats” (what happened to esbats? Those are minor holidays but...seriously!), “While most Wiccans work within groups called covens...” - NO, MOST OF THEM DO NOT!, “A warlock isn't a male witch but an evil one,” NO, NO, NO!!!
This was on the first handful of pages of the book and...it just goes downhill from there.
Some have dubbed this book the “teenie light version of Wicca,” but I absolutely and quite ardently disagree. Any teenager reading this book, thinking that any of this constitutes “real” Wicca would be very ill-informed and not advised to try out some of the recipes or “rituals” contained in this book. (Not because anything truly dangerous may happen to them physically or spiritually, simply because it is for the most part nothing but a big hoax.)
All in all I found this a strange mixture between TV show “Wicca” and a few references to Charmed every once in a while.
Disappointing.
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Loved this book so much
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Only covers 2 out of 8 seasons. It is a basic guide on what you need to make a witches chest. Gives you info about candles, herbs, etc. Also little tidbits about the show including character info, episode info, and a few spells that were on the show. I wasn't too impressed with this book. Save your money.
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i adore charmed
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This is a fun guide to the changed tv series. Even complete with some changed spells as well as episode guide.
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