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comes from the ''Black Pullet'' grimoire. Embroider it upon Black Satin , and say "Nades, Suradis, Maniner", and a Djinn is supposed to appear; tell the djinn "Sader, Prostas, Solaster", and the djinn will bring you your true love. Say "Mammes, Laher" when you tire of her.]] A grimoire ( IPA ) is a book of Magic al knowledge written between the late- Medieval period and the 18th Century . Such books contain Astrological correspondences, lists of Angel s and Demon s, directions on casting charms and Spell s, on mixing medicines, summoning unearthly entities, and making Talisman s. The word ''grimoire'' is from the Old French ''gramaire'', and is from the same root as the words '' Grammar '' and '' Glamour ''. This is partly because, in the mid-late Middle Ages, Latin "grammars" (books on Latin Syntax and Diction ) were foundational to school and university education, as controlled by the Church — while to the illiterate majority, non-ecclesiastical books were suspect as magic. But "grammar" also denoted, to literate and illiterate alike, a book of basic instruction. Notable historical grimoires include:
In the late 19th Century , several of these texts (including the Abra-Melin text and the Keys of Solomon) were reclaimed by pseudo- Masonic magical organizations such as the Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn and the Ordo Templi Orientis . Aleister Crowley , a prime mover of both groups, then served as a vector for a number of modern movements, including Wicca , Satanism , and Chaos Magic . A Cottage Industry has existed since the 19th century in selling false or carelessly-translated grimoires (many original texts are in French or Latin, and are quite rare), although faithful editions are available for most of the above titles. A modern grimoire is the '' Necronomicon '', named after a fictional book of magic in the stories of author H.P. Lovecraft , and inspired by Sumerian Mythology and the '' Ars Goetia '', a section in the ''Lesser Key of Solomon'' which concerns the summoning of demons. The Voynich Manuscript may also be a grimoire, although its text has never been deciphered, and it may be a centuries-old hoax. Books of spells ('magical Papyri ') are also known from ancient times and are sometimes called grimoires by modern scholars. Most were rescued from the sands of Egypt and are written in Ancient Greek and Demotic Egyptian . IN FICTION The term commonly serves as an alternative name for a Spell Book or tome of magickal knowledge, particularly in Fantasy Fiction . In the TV series Charmed the "Grimoire" was the name given to "The Book Of All Evil", as opposite to the Charmed Ones' "Book Of Shadows. Also, in the novel and Broadway musical " Wicked ", the magic book used by Elphaba is called the "Grimmerie". This name was derived from "Grimoire". EXTERNAL LINKS
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