The Book of Forbidden Knowledge: Black Magic, Superstition, Charms, and Divination
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- Author：Johnson Smith
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Summary
This work is one of a number of manuscripts crafted towards the end of the 1800s well into the 1920s containing material related to all aspects of the occult; mesmerism， ceremonial magic， the black arts， talismans， and more。 What is interesting， here， is that all of the above and more are contained in one work， instead of separately。 Speaking of everything from fortune telling to folk healing， the Book of Forbidden Knowledge is perhaps better classed as a modern grimoire than most contemporary works of similar origin; the paper covers of any of a number of competing Victorian and Edwardian era titles。
Reviews
Victoria Metcalf
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Great titleI found it entertaining to a point。 More attention to layout and design would help the reader focus on the information。 Knowing more about why each topic was chosen would make for more interest。
Callum Laing
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10/10
Anne Lydolf
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This book was a bit of a chore to read， despite its very short length。 It is poorly organised， with the same or similar advice listen many times in various chapters。 and has spelling mistake after spelling mistake。 However it did offer an exciting look into the superstition of the 1910's。 This book was a bit of a chore to read， despite its very short length。 It is poorly organised， with the same or similar advice listen many times in various chapters。 and has spelling mistake after spelling mistake。 However it did offer an exciting look into the superstition of the 1910's。 。。。more
Manisha
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Meh。
Andrea
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Full of old superstations and ways to find your future husband。。。 Rather Christian-y and nothing really dark in it。 I managed to get about 1/3 of the way through this book before the old fashion writing started to hurt my head and the content more so， causing me to skim a lot。
Sauerkirsche
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Also "forbidden" ist hier gar nichts。 Es handelt sich um eine Aufzählung von historischem Volksglauben und den magischen Ritualen welche die Leute damals durchgeführt haben。 Darunter sind ganz simple Dinge， die sich teilweise bis heute erhalten haben oder zumindest noch bekannt sind wenn auch nicht mehr oder kaum praktiziert werden， wie das Wahrträumen indem man bestimmte Pflanzen unter das Kopfkissen legt und unzählige Rituale die jungen Mädchen helfen sollen ihren zukünftigen Bräutigam zu entd Also "forbidden" ist hier gar nichts。 Es handelt sich um eine Aufzählung von historischem Volksglauben und den magischen Ritualen welche die Leute damals durchgeführt haben。 Darunter sind ganz simple Dinge， die sich teilweise bis heute erhalten haben oder zumindest noch bekannt sind wenn auch nicht mehr oder kaum praktiziert werden， wie das Wahrträumen indem man bestimmte Pflanzen unter das Kopfkissen legt und unzählige Rituale die jungen Mädchen helfen sollen ihren zukünftigen Bräutigam zu entdecken。Als geschichtliches Zeugnis ist diese winzige Sammlung ganz ok und eignet sich auch zur geschichtlichen Recherche， sei es für eine Abhandlung， einen historischen Roman， oder einfach für ein PnP-Spiel。 。。。more
Elli Toney
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Interesting piece of history， but nothing moreWritten by a Johnson and Co， this is little more than a novelty item written for housewives and is of no more value than a newspaper horoscope。 However， it is entertaining due to its place in history after the esoteric writings from the 19th century and before the new age movement。
Julie
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Some of it was hilarious。 It wasn't what I expected but at the same time I enjoyed reading about these superstitions and stuff。 Some of it was hilarious。 It wasn't what I expected but at the same time I enjoyed reading about these superstitions and stuff。 。。。more
Sara Joy warne
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Interesting read I liked itI appreciated the culture and history of the book for sure。 It’s worth checking out for its legacy alone it’s worth it
Chelsea
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Well this wasnt a great read but it was ok。 Considering back in the 1800s this stuff was taboo it is interesting to see how a few tricks were done，old wives tells were told ，and old sayings were said。 Apparently the man who wrote this book just gathered up information on anything from remedies， fortune telling， magic tricks and ect， and wrote this little book
Melinda
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First of all， there is absolutely nothing “forbidden” about the information in this book。 Let’s just get that out of the way now。 But for the record， I initially bought it in part because it was “forbidden”。 I read banned books too。 I know， I know， I’m living on the wild side。 I’ve been a thorn in my mother’s side from the moment I was born。 What was I saying？ Oh right， the book review。 This silly little volume was a super quick read and contains what amounts to a bunch of ridiculous superstitio First of all， there is absolutely nothing “forbidden” about the information in this book。 Let’s just get that out of the way now。 But for the record， I initially bought it in part because it was “forbidden”。 I read banned books too。 I know， I know， I’m living on the wild side。 I’ve been a thorn in my mother’s side from the moment I was born。 What was I saying？ Oh right， the book review。 This silly little volume was a super quick read and contains what amounts to a bunch of ridiculous superstitions and vague “spells” one can try if so inclined， but I think the value in it is more as a historical document and research piece。 It was clearly compiled in the early 20th century as the cover proclaims， but the beliefs outlined within it likely come from the previous century or further back。 As such， it’s perfect for me as source/research material for my own writing。 My mind and imagination are almost always 2/3rds of the way back in the 18th and 19th centuries as they are the periods that spark my interest most。 Very occasionally I’ll float as far back as the 14th century。 Variety is the spice of life， right？ It makes functioning in the 21st century a little odd， but at least in the past there was no such thing as Donald Trump or his cronies。 （Sorry/not sorry） The point of my rambling is that I know I will be using some of the info from this booklet in my novel so I’m thankful for that。 I’m only rating 3 stars because the organization was a little obtuse and if I didn’t write historical fiction but picked this up just to read， I probably would be disappointed。 In other words， if you’re a history nerd like me and fascinated by occult history， it’s a super quick read and kind of interesting， but otherwise， it’s not worth running to Amazon or your favorite brick and mortar store to dig it up。 There。 I knew I could wrap that up。 🤪 。。。more
melisa martin
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BlahNot realistic for our times。。I am even doubtful of the content。。。not for someone wanting current know how。。good history， I guess
Rudonna Sutton kiskaden
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Good readVery interesting lots of things to think about。Opens eyes to other things。Really enjoyed the part about Oricales。A good value。
Pilar
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