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A female magician named Catherine Trianon, who lived together 'as man and wife' with another cunning-woman, was described as having more learning 'in the tip of her finger' than others acquired in a lifetime. When her house was searched in 1680 twenty-five manuscript volumes on the occult sciences were found.
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― Grimoires: A History of Magic Books
― Grimoires: A History of Magic Books
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Ivy and Rose's favorite spot in the cottage was the library, and there were trinkets and talismans hidden behind all the books they loved most. Those numbered in the hundreds, and they were rarely without one. Back in those days, no one cared if girls went to school, so Ivy and Rose were free to learn what they thought was necessary. If Ivy discovered the diary of a medieval botanist--- or a dusty grimoire with ancient symbols scribbled in the margins--- she could go an entire week without speak
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― The Women of Wild Hill
― The Women of Wild Hill
Reading and discussion of esoterica, grimoires, largely pre-Crowleyan and pre-Golden Dawn S.R.I.…more
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