Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells

As many reviews state, this book is huge. I like how the writer included spells that were believed to work back in the day, but we know are silly. Such as one says putting cumin in someone's food makes them fall in love with you. Cumin is used in many foods in many cultures. It isn't magical. It's fun to read these old beliefs. Of course, I don't practice spells. I wanted the book to read. Someone may find that some spells in there work. That would be a fun review to read. I bought the writers companion book...encyclopedia of spirits. It's good reading too. She explains where the belief origins of each come from.

Fantastic book. There are so many spells that it’s mind blowing. I use this book to create intentional candles and it’s very useful.

Very consice and so much to learn. Little tid bits of info on almost every page! Going to take a minute to get all of this wonderful information!

This book IS HUGE. Has everything I guess I could need.. absolutely endless information.

Bought for a friend and she said this book is so interesting would recommend if you know someone that is into this stuff

Good book and it is huge. Awesome deal for the hardcover book. This is a great one to get ideas for spells, to adjust ones to suit you if you cannot find exactly what you are looking for. There is older spells and newer ones. Like with any occult book, take what resonates with you and leave the rest. No one book is going to have everything that you want in it and you will not agree with all of it.The author does a great job with her research on various types of spells. I will update more once I use it more as well.

I haven’t quite finished reading the first pages before the encyclopedia of spells begins but I have to express some things about this book that really bother me a lot that I feel the need to talk about immediately:1. Menstrual blood is repeatedly called the most potent magical substance. The author claims iron, several stones, botanicals, and black smiths have similar power due to the similarities or work they do with menstrual blood, - this is very debatable since there really wouldn’t be a good reason why semen, which is the other half of the equation to creating life, wouldn’t be just as powerful but much more importantly...2. She describes saliva, sweat, urine, “sexual fluids”, blood, and of course menstrual blood as magical substances. While they technically are, bodily fluid shouldn’t really be utilized for spells. Aside from the fact that they’re vectors for disease they’re also unclean, not just actually dirty in the traditional sense but spiritually. Every culture in the world has a concept of miasma which is a precursor to germ theory that was a big part of ancient rituals. Miasma is essentially ritual impurities and bodily fluids are a source of miasma. Miasma is also in a sense negative energy. This is the taboo she mentions about menstrual blood that she doesn’t fully address. In many cultures this taboo was so strong women were set aside from the rest of society till after their period. Though this may seem archaic there is valid reason behind the idea of miasma in more ways than one and belief in miasma is still practiced today in any culture or country lucky enough to keep it’s indigenous religion alive. That’s why you have to cleanse yourself before entering a Shinto shrine for instance. In my honest opinion cleansing, purifying, and drawing a circle to introduce menstrual blood and semen or any bodily fluid into it is futile and borderline an act of desecration3. You really need to read the beginning of the book, both to know the context of the spells as well as the disclaimers since some of the spells are not meant to be casted and only kept as a record and utilize potentially dangerous substances. Do your research. The spells are not meant for beginners but the magic in the book is so diverse most adepts will learn something from it too as well as the context of spells they may already be familiar with.TLDR; menstrual blood and bodily fluids are dangerous to handle and spiritually tainted in most cultures and beliefs. Also the claims about menstrual blood seem very odd to me, you should read the beginning of the book for your safety and to better understand the spellsNow that that’s out of the way I’d like to say the book is very useful, maybe not for historical accuracy, though a lot of research clearly went into it. The parts about animals in particular are very informative and different from any other book I’ve read about spells concerning animals. The book manages to stay pretty open to most traditions but has a slight bend towards Wicca, like most modern occult books, but still manages to be pretty open to other practices and traditions so that it’s not a problem. The book is massive and I am not by any means an occult expert but there was plenty of information for me to learn about even as someone who has studied the occult for years. There are some basic recipes for infusions, oils, tinctures, drying herbs, blessings, etc that are always useful to have on hand. Overall the book is good so far. I will try to come back and write a finished review as I go. Also as a disclaimer the metaphysical information isn’t bad, bodily fluids especially ones concerning reproduction have been used in spells historically, but I wanted to make it clear why it’s taboo, as well as give cultural and metaphysical reasons they shouldn’t be used in spell work, and a general disclaimer both about the bodily fluids and the botanicals as well as harmful substances like lead etc that the spells utilize. I especially wanted to talk about bodily fluid because the author makes no disclaimer, neither does she talk about the taboo of miasma beyond saying that “if you carry certain diseases those spells are not for you.” There are other issues I take with the book and other things I’m happy about but it’s just too much to address honestly especially on an incomplete review I’m mostly just grateful for the resource though for any novice or beginners I think extreme caution and even healthy skepticism should be exercised.EDIT: I have finished reading the beginning of the book, thumbed through some of the spells and the authors introductions of the spells and their use. I was tempted to knock off a star but decided not too because of the disclaimers the author included in the book and honestly we are lucky someone went through the labor and trouble of putting this book together to begin with. It is a great resource and is very useful so even though this review might seem negative the overall pros of the book is outweighs the cons now I’m going to go over some things in a list as to the issues I take.1. The author contradicts herself sometimes, an easy thing to point at is that she says, “magick makes us equals as it is a resource we all have access too.” then goes on to say women are more innately magickal and have more access to magick powers as well as exclusive access to period blood which the author considers the most powerful source of magick. This is an issue of personal beliefs, which to me was weird to include in a sort of non denominational spell book. I personally am a staunch egalitarian, Judika Illes consistently makes the claim that women are magickally superior to men, which as she suggests is counter to the idea of magick and the general principles of nature and balance. The same would be true of any man claiming the opposite.2. The sources and cultures she draws from aren’t necessarily respected or even understood. I have learned a lot about Ancient Greek religion and history and the things she says about Ancient Greek Gods and history are... well out of context, spun to fall in line with the authors personal beliefs, and are incomplete. She also calls the Gods spirits several times. They are not spirits, they were not considered spirits. The Ancient Greeks believed in Spirits there is a very big distinction between a spirit, a God, a daemon, and Nymphs. She talks about syncretism and how Aphrodite was associated with Anahita but Anahita was also associated with Athena for being war like as an example of why syncretism is confsuing which would be great except that Aphrodite was also a war Goddess. She has epithets that literally refer to her as “the war like”“The armed”“Averter of (Unlawful) desires”“Deceptive one”“Of the sea”“Of the foreigner”.These personal beliefs of the author are through out the book regarding history and several religions which would be fine if it weren’t for the educational and seemingly non denominational nature of the book. This is a problem through out all of Wicca though, the Gods and other figures are not given the proper respect or research and reduced to caricatures of what they actually are and how they are depicted which is all powerful deities with complex personalities and depth. Aphrodite is seen as the Goddess of love, sex, and beauty but the Ancient Greeks also saw her as a sea Goddess, a war Goddess, and prayed to her for things like controlling their lust and keeping them faithful, things that wouldn’t cross most Wiccans or even modern Pagans minds, which is especially odd because a hundred pages later after speaking about the Gods she will acknowledge these issues. She also claims Athena and Artemis have sway over female same sex relationships. Not true, they were both virgin Goddesses, Artemis having some sexuality associated with her especially regarding child birth and labor but never in the sense of romantic or sexual relationships. She also gives Artemis many of Apollos attributes, Apollo was the God of prophecy and strongly associated with divination, she even has a reappropriated version of the historical practice of dream incubation but calls for Artemis instead of Apollo. For the record any Greek God has the ability for prophecy because in truth every Greek God was considered a God in themselves. In terms of every God being an all powerful being. They only answer to and have restrictions to the will of Zeus and Hera and whatever the Olympians agree upon as a family. They just have preferred interests and spheres of influence that makes them the Gods of (insert subject.)3. The history in the book is off which is to be expected. You could write a book the size of the entire encyclopedia just about the history of one of the cultures she talks about, but she jumps back and forth between time periods and cultures and occult theory so you can’t expect historical context or accuracy, but still somethings would have been better off left unmentioned because of those exact limitations.4. Again the menstrual blood thing bothers me. If you’re bothered by how much I bring it up in this review just know this book mentions it and brings it up many more times than I have in this review In just a few pages, and in a rather gratuitous manner. Some of the love spells specifically for true love require that a women serve the spells target menstrual blood, other ones and variations suggest semen, sweat, and other sexual fluids. It might be obvious but please don’t do this. Doing this could land you in a lot of legal trouble. Also a spell to banish unwanted guest who wish you ill is smearing the door knobs in a home with period blood.... can’t imagine what reasons that might be effective. I think most people would flee in horror living with someone who is covering door knobs in menstrual blood?5. Some positives, I was surprised and happy that some of the love spells were specifically meant for same sex relationships though it is a bit lacking specifically on male/male love spells. Again the animal spells are amazing. I have to give the author credit for including the great taboo of curses and having the courage to even write about the bodily fluid spells because most authors won’t touch the subject (though for good reason). I did try a simple spell to charge a crystal. It did work. I haven’t tried anymore complex spells yet but I might edit in the future to review a spell, though I don’t usually like to talk about them, especially publicly for occult reasons.Again this book is for adepts, people who can work with energy, and use their common sense. It’s not for children. I wouldn’t trust a teen with it because the nature of some of the spells in this book are somewhat hazardous in terms of consequence, actions, and materials that the spells call for.

I am so impressed with this book! I researched the author several months ago when I purchased another one of her books. After having experimented with other types of magic with no success, I purchased this book with the hopes of finding a back-to-the-basics approach to magick. I had not been able to find any books for practitioners who are farther along in their practices. Most books take up too much time explaining the history of a practice. I was so happy to find that the content in this book tracks very closely with Hoodoo/Voodoo practices in a way that is understandable and down to earth. Most importantly, the book is chock full of accessible workings that don't require exotic ingredients/supplies. It is a very large book, for good reason. It not only contains spells, but instructions on how to make your own oils and powders. The book is intuitively arranged making it easy to jump around to relevant sections. I love that the author doesn't spend a quarter of the book explaining the history and traditions of different practices. The book is designed for you to get straight to work as it assumes you are an advanced practitioner who already knows and understands the history of the practices. I HIGHLY recommend this book for intermediate and advanced practitioners (especially Hoodoo and Voodoo).

Excelente contenido, de muy buen material, tanto la pasta, como las hojas.

I bought the paperback edition previously because the store didn't have the hardcover. There are beautiful diagrams and decorations on the fine quality paper. The typeset is beyond spectacular. The font itself is spellbinding. The hardcover copy is beautifully bound and the cover is in beautiful colours. This book has a wealth of history and information . This book is meant for the protectors, protection and righteous angels and to help those that have been put down. One must not share the information within freely. It must not be placed in the hands of the toxic. It is to be kept safe from children and those that are petty minded and consistently malicious and toxic. This book is meant to bless our lives, heal, uplift and protect. It must be used with great reverance and wisdom. This book is absolutely amazing and rich with history. The seller was wonderful and ensured that I received my copy far ahead of schedule and she graciously followed up to ensure I received it. Knowledge is power. Use it wisely and kindly and fight when you must but with calculation. This book is a blessing and a danger. Be safe and ensure the safety of others. May your Goddessess, Great Spirit, and Gods be with you. I hope the seller contacts me regarding more great material. This book will not disappoint you. Wow. I am super impressed!

Ever fantasized about brewing potions, conjuring spirits, or turning your loved ones into tiny critters? Look no further! The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells is your one-stop reference book for all your magical mischief. While it may not uncover the elusive "wife-to-mouse" spell, it certainly keeps the enchantment alive!First things first, let's discuss the title itself. I mean, who wouldn't want to possess a magical encyclopedia with a name that sounds like it holds the secret to your wildest sorcery dreams? The Inner Magician in all of us can't help but hope that within its pages lies the spell to transform an ordinary spouse into a whisker-wielding rodent.Alas, my fellow seekers of arcane enchantments, this book doesn't quite fulfill that particular wish. But don't despair! The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells offers a treasure trove of knowledge on a wide array of magical practices. From spells for love and prosperity to protection and divination, it covers spells that cater to the deepest desires of our mystical hearts.As I gleefully flicked through the pages, I found myself engrossed in various spells that appealed to my whimsical nature. "Summoning sunshine on rainy days," "Making your plants dance the tango," and even "Unleashing snarky comebacks when you're lost for words" caught my attention. While these may not be your typical, serious spells, they certainly sparked my imagination.Furthermore, the book provides useful tips on the ingredients, preparations, and precautions necessary for each spell. Who knew that bat wings, unicorn eyelashes, and an authentic witch's cackle were key components for casting an authentic charm? Please, prepare your laughter potions before trying these!The witty commentary peppered throughout the book adds an enjoyable and comical touch. I can't help but giggle at the author's personal anecdotes and the snarky remarks regarding some of the less successful spells. Just remember, folks, when transforming loved ones into rodents, proper caution is advised to avoid unleashing a plague of unleashed mice!While I may not have found the elusive wife-to-mouse spell, The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells unlocks a world of possibilities for aspiring spellcasters. Whether you're an aspiring sorcerer, a lover of magic, or simply in need of a good laugh, this book will surely charm you in unexpected ways.So, my fellow magical enthusiasts, let your imagination soar high as you dive into the world of enchantments, armed with The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells. And remember, whether you want to turn your wife into a mouse or not, it's the journey of discovery that truly counts! Happy spellcasting, and may your magical adventures be spooktacularly hilarious!

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This book has a lot of spells. A lot! There are spells from different time periods and different traditions, so you're sure to find something you like. As for the book itself, I like the flexible covers, because they make it easy to keep the book open on my lap, when I read. Considering its weight, there is no way I could hold it up in my hands for more than a few minutes at a time!