Book of Shadows?There is no absolutely definitive Book of Shadows. The very name is an allegorical similie. A book can cast its own shadow but it cannot contain shadows. However the metaphor of 'shadow' plainly and intuitively refers to things which are of the other-world; esoteric things which exist hidden just in shadow, beyond the world we see as 'normal' and which may be reached and manipulated using occult methods. The term Book of Shadows apositely refers to the secret teachings of the Pagan Witch Cult.The title is not an ancient one. Witches in Ancient times were from rustic stock and few could read or write. In any event they would never have knowingly written down any of their knowledge because this would have immediately condemned them to death if discovered. Most of their lore was contained in rhymes, chants and dogerels, often using allegory or lost languages or dialects (such as the "Yan Tan Tethera" chant, the remnant of a counting system of ancient Celtic herdsmen) and of course, legends, folk-stories and faery-stories which perpetuated the lore of paganism. The festivals and ceremonies of paganism were continued simply by their observance in isolated pagan families and passed from mouth to ear until society had evolved sufficiently to repeal the ancient Witchcraft laws and create a rational climate where public interest grew about the Old Religion. At that point several pagans and occultists came forward to popularise Witchcraft of whom Gerald B. Gardner was perhaps the most influential. His various books, in particular The Meaning of Witchcraft and Witchcraft for Today, gave the framework upon which the religion of neo-paganism / or Wicca as GBG called it, has been reconstructed. Although the term Book of Shadows had historically been used occasionally as a euphemism for other spiritual and divinatory works outside of paganism, (the ancient Hindus had a divinatory method of analysing the shadow of a person and this was also termed The Book of Shadows), the first use within Paganism was probably when Gardner employed it in his High Magic's Aid - a novel which reveals considerable craft lore. Though Gardner had formulated his own Witches Workbook, intended for general consumption prior to the publication of High Magic's Aid, he began referring to this as The Book of Shadows after HMA was published and so coined the term which has stuck. A Coven is an organic thing. As each person in the group is trained-up there will inevitably come a time after a few years when experienced members will, with the blessing of the priest and priestess, be ready to hive-off and begin a 'daughter' coven. Traditionally this is the time when the person who is leaving to start the new coven will copy out the lore, tenets and ceremonies of the Mother coven. This forms the new coven's basic Book of Shadows and it is of course much amended and supplemented by 'daughter' covens as they mature and continue to evolve the styles of training and worship which have been handed down. In modern times, when there appears to be no need for any secrecy, often the Book of Shadows will also include a 'recipe book' of herb and healing lore and spells which have been tried and tested. As you can see therefore. Every Book of Shadows will follow an expected framework of pagan observance (The Traditions) but each one is also a product of the lineage, feyness, knowledge, wisdom and skills of the people who developed it. This is an illustration from Marabas's collection of the front cover of the guidebook to Gerald Gardner's Witch's Mill Museum, once located on the Isle of Man.
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