Various Grimoires.... What are they and does anyone have experience with them?

[Marukai]

As the title states. I am trying to figure out what some of the Ancient Grimoires entailed. Some of the Grimoires are as old as the 13th century. I have found a website that lists several Ancient Grimoires. I am familiar with the Solomonic Grimoires and the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum. I am unfamiliar with the others, and it's hard to find any information on these Grimoires. Most are written in Latin. Here is a website that has a list of Ancient Grimoires. I am interested in Liber Juratus, and Picatrix Grimoires.

http://www.golden-dawn.com/eu/displaycontent.aspx?pageid=117-magical-grimoire-tradition

[Valentine]

As the title states. I am trying to figure out what some of the Ancient Grimoires entailed. Some of the Grimoires are as old as the 13th century. I have found a website that lists several Ancient Grimoires. I am familiar with the Solomonic Grimoires and the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum. I am unfamiliar with the others, and it's hard to find any information on these Grimoires. Most are written in Latin. Here is a website that has a list of Ancient Grimoires. I am interested in Liber Juratus, and Picatrix Grimoires.

http://www.golden-dawn.com/eu/displaycontent.aspx?pageid=117-magical-grimoire-tradition

 
Calling 13th century CE "ancient" is liable to make some of our reconstructionists giggle a lot, fair warning.

[Caroline]

Calling 13th century CE "ancient" is liable to make some of our reconstructionists giggle a lot, fair warning.

 
Yeah, just a bit :whis:

[Caroline]

As the title states. I am trying to figure out what some of the Ancient Grimoires entailed.

 
Since it seems you are interested in Medieval and possibly Renaissance (not Ancient) works, you might want to look into this series:

http://www.psupress.org/books/series/book_SeriesMagic.html

[Rhyshadow]

Calling 13th century CE "ancient" is liable to make some of our reconstructionists giggle a lot, fair warning.

 

Yeah, just a bit :whis:

 
Or at least snicker

::snicker::

Medieval tomes are usually available through college/university libraries - and most city/county library systems have Inter Library Loans - so you can borrow those college library books through your local library - that's where I get most of mine anyway

[RandallS]

I am unfamiliar with the others, and it's hard to find any information on these Grimoires. Most are written in Latin. Here is a website that has a list of Ancient Grimoires. I am interested in Liber Juratus, and Picatrix Grimoires.

PDFs of many are available online:

http://www.hermetics.org/library/Library_Grimoires.html

http://asiya.org/asiya/pdfs/grimoires-and-classics-pdfs/

http://www.esotericarchives.com/

[Elani Temperance]

Calling 13th century CE "ancient" is liable to make some of our reconstructionists giggle a lot, fair warning.

*snort* yup, just a bit.

But I get the point ;-)

[Marukai]

PDFs of many are available online:

http://www.hermetics.org/library/Library_Grimoires.html

http://asiya.org/asiya/pdfs/grimoires-and-classics-pdfs/

http://www.esotericarchives.com/

awesome.. Why is it that no one calls their own book a Grimoire? I always find eBay listings for Books of Shadows which are blank books. I have also found these same books at New Age stores in my area.

[ccardinot]

awesome.. Why is it that no one calls their own book a Grimoire? I always find eBay listings for Books of Shadows which are blank books. I have also found these same books at New Age stores in my area.

Grimoires are more limited in content than Books of Shadows, which are wrongly named as they should be called Encyclopedia of Shadows, given that you collect knowledge on herbs, minerals, correspondence charts, spellcraft, religious info, and so on.
The best thing for your own magical growth is to do it yourself, even the binding, and handwrite it. I explain: when you handwrite something, you give it the proper planning, thought and attention it deserves, transfer part of your own energy and is more likely to not forget about it.
And, when you bind the book yourself, you turn it into a very special tool that not only holds information, but also serves as an energy reserve and a protection tool. The tome should be as big as you need it, not to look like a hollywood movie prop. BTW, be wary of 800 year old BoS or Grimoires, as they're more likely to be phony, because literacy wasn't a widespread right people could enjoy back then, plus, they used to hide their books pretty well, so, don't feel bad for not finding them online.

Hope to have helped,

C.Cardinot

[Marilyn/Absentminded]

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[Caroline]

awesome.. Why is it that no one calls their own book a Grimoire? I always find eBay listings for Books of Shadows which are blank books. I have also found these same books at New Age stores in my area.

 
Traditional grimoires are more likely to include ritualized scripts of a specialist nature than a miscellany of information.

[Marukai]

Grimoires are more limited in content than Books of Shadows, which are wrongly named as they should be called Encyclopedia of Shadows, given that you collect knowledge on herbs, minerals, correspondence charts, spellcraft, religious info, and so on.
The best thing for your own magical growth is to do it yourself, even the binding, and handwrite it. I explain: when you handwrite something, you give it the proper planning, thought and attention it deserves, transfer part of your own energy and is more likely to not forget about it.
And, when you bind the book yourself, you turn it into a very special tool that not only holds information, but also serves as an energy reserve and a protection tool. The tome should be as big as you need it, not to look like a hollywood movie prop. BTW, be wary of 800 year old BoS or Grimoires, as they're more likely to be phony, because literacy wasn't a widespread right people could enjoy back then, plus, they used to hide their books pretty well, so, don't feel bad for not finding them online.

Hope to have helped,

C.Cardinot

Would it be acceptable to use ones own blood as ink when writing within his/her Book of Shadows?

[Valentine]

Would it be acceptable to use ones own blood as ink when writing within his/her Book of Shadows?

 
Acceptable to whom?  To what authority?

Look, if you're in a rush to exsanguinate yourself, chum, there's no rules about it, but you should know that blood is a frightfully inefficient ink.  it takes a lot of blood for a book, more than you safely have on hand at any one time.  Stuff written in blood is awfully dramatic, and it has its uses, but honestly, you are better off with a nice ballpoint pen if you plan on doing a lot of writing.

[Rhyshadow]

Acceptable to whom?  To what authority?

Look, if you're in a rush to exsanguinate yourself, chum, there's no rules about it, but you should know that blood is a frightfully inefficient ink.  it takes a lot of blood for a book, more than you safely have on hand at any one time.  Stuff written in blood is awfully dramatic, and it has its uses, but honestly, you are better off with a nice ballpoint pen if you plan on doing a lot of writing.

 
Add to the fact that over time the blood will start rotting the paper - it makes a totally unsuitable ink

If you want something stable, get some India Ink and a Fountain Pen

[Shine]

Add to the fact that over time the blood will start rotting the paper - it makes a totally unsuitable ink

 
Yup, and it smells bad, too.

Use of a red pen is probably a reasonable "replacement" for blood. Ritually declare the ink to be your blood (or for whatever purpose) and go to town. Don't know why somebody would do that, but hey.