Dip into the magic, traditions, and beliefs of people who lived just over a century ago, and discover how you can make use of that wisdom today, when you read "A Victorian Grimoire" by Patricia Telesco.
Like a special opportunity to rummage through your grandmother's (or great-grandmother's) attic, "A Victorian Grimoire "offers you a personal invitation to discover a storehouse of magical and other treasures. You'll be able to enhance virtually every aspect of your daily life as you begin to reclaim the romance, simplicity, and "know-how" of the Victorian era. During that exceptional period, people's lives were...Read more
Dip into the magic, traditions, and beliefs of people who lived just over a century ago, and discover how you can make use of that wisdom today, when you read "A Victorian Grimoire" by Patricia Telesco.
Like a special opportunity to rummage through your grandmother's (or great-grandmother's) attic, "A Victorian Grimoire "offers you a personal invitation to discover a storehouse of magical and other treasures. You'll be able to enhance virtually every aspect of your daily life as you begin to reclaim the romance, simplicity, and "know-how" of the Victorian era. During that exceptional period, people's lives were shaped by their love of the land, of home and family, and by a simple acceptance of what we now call "magic" as part of everyday life.
The amount of usable information in "A Victorian Grimoire" is amazing. You'll get a fun, historical peek at what life was like during that era, but it is the practical material that you can use today where this book really shines:
-The meanings of birthstones
-How to make and use dolls
-The magical language of the fan
-Recipes for healing teas
-Umbrella magic
-The magical calendar and celebrations of the seasons
-Moon magic
-Lunar astrology
-Making magical gardens
-The secret language of flowers
-Weather magic
-Victorian herbal magic
-Magic for the kitchen
-Magic in each room
-Fifteen types of divination
-Love magic
-Magic with pets
More and more, people are searching for ways to create peace and beauty in this increasingly chaotic world. "A Victorian Grimoire "shows you how to re-create the peace and beauty of a time past with simple, down-to-earth "Victorian Enchantments" that turn every mundane act into an act of magic.
"A Victorian Grimoire" is also a captivating study of the turn of the century and a comprehensive repository of common-sense knowledge. Whether it's turning the making of beauty-care products or doing the dishes into magic or discovering how to relieve a backache, dry and store herbs, help children get over fears of the dark, or any of the hundreds of topics in this book, "A Victorian Grimoire" is a must.
Like a special opportunity to rummage through your grandmother's (or great-grandmother's) attic, "A Victorian Grimoire "offers you a personal invitation to discover a storehouse of magical and other treasures. You'll be able to enhance virtually every aspect of your daily life as you begin to reclaim the romance, simplicity, and "know-how" of the Victorian era. During that exceptional period, people's lives were shaped by their love of the land, of home and family, and by a simple acceptance of what we now call "magic" as part of everyday life.
The amount of usable information in "A Victorian Grimoire" is amazing. You'll get a fun, historical peek at what life was like during that era, but it is the practical material that you can use today where this book really shines:
-The meanings of birthstones
-How to make and use dolls
-The magical language of the fan
-Recipes for healing teas
-Umbrella magic
-The magical calendar and celebrations of the seasons
-Moon magic
-Lunar astrology
-Making magical gardens
-The secret language of flowers
-Weather magic
-Victorian herbal magic
-Magic for the kitchen
-Magic in each room
-Fifteen types of divination
-Love magic
-Magic with pets
More and more, people are searching for ways to create peace and beauty in this increasingly chaotic world. "A Victorian Grimoire "shows you how to re-create the peace and beauty of a time past with simple, down-to-earth "Victorian Enchantments" that turn every mundane act into an act of magic.
"A Victorian Grimoire" is also a captivating study of the turn of the century and a comprehensive repository of common-sense knowledge. Whether it's turning the making of beauty-care products or doing the dishes into magic or discovering how to relieve a backache, dry and store herbs, help children get over fears of the dark, or any of the hundreds of topics in this book, "A Victorian Grimoire" is a must.
- ISBN10 0875427847
- ISBN13 9780875427843
- Publish Date February 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 July 2002
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 368
- Language English