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The Nocturnal Witch Collection: Book of Shadows from the Shadows

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Let me begin by saying that Konstantinos' "Nocturnal Witchcraft" and its companion "Gothic Grimoire" included in the set are one of the few Llewellyn books I would ever recommend to anyone. Please do not let the titles suggest that what you will receive is a wrist-slitting church of satan tome intended to teach you how to summon up the forces of darkness to curse your enemies and enslave lovers. No, what you are receiving here (and as is clearly stated by the back matter, and clearly stated by the publisher name?...) are two manuals on a nocturnal take on Alexandrian Wicca. Those of you who favor the romantic "shadowside", the mysteries of the night, the energies of the Moon, and dark gods and goddesses of ancient pantheons, but want to maintain strong, ethical and moral values should buy this set. What you get here are two manuals on non-fluffy Wicca for night owls. In Nocturnal Witchcraft, you will learn the preliminaries. Beginners and even experienced witches will benefit greatly from the practices and exercises here, compromised of banishing rituals, circle casting, consecration of tools, invocation, godform assumption, relaxation exercises, vizualization exercises, concentration exercises, scrying lessons, an introduction to the god and goddess of night, basic rites and spells, and much, much more. Nocturnal Witchcraft can easily double as a Wicca premier, but with a night side take. After you've read and mastered "Nocturnal Witchcraft", the "Gothic Grimoire" will take you much further. Nocturnal sabbats and esbats, advanced thoughtforms, astral projection, astral manipulations, night vision, creation of an elemental servant, advanced spells and rites, opening the gates to the Underworld, and much, much more await you herein. Not all darkness is evil. And many of the "darkly inclined" tend to display an interest in neopaganism, and ethical neopaganism at that, do well to check out Konstantinos' books. Also highly recommended are John J. Coughlin's "Out of the Shadows: An Exploration of Dark Paganism and Magick", Denise Dummars & Lori Nyx's "Dark Archetype" and everything by Demetra George and Michelle Belanger. As Konstantinos would say, blessings, nocturnal witch.

From astral travel to working with thoughts and understanding rituals, this set packs in two books - NOCTURNAL WITCHCRAFT and GOTHIC GRIMOIRE - under one slipcased set, offering an excellent guide to using dark symbols and magick. These are two of Konstantinos' favorite Wiccan titles and offer an occult expert's formulas, insights and methods, making it a top reference and the perfect gift for beginning witches who want specifics on the finer point of magickal practices.

Diane C. Donovan

California Bookwatch

I own these 2 books and plan on Owning the Rest of his Work

but let me say its worth well your time/money to Accquire these 2 beginnner Books.

He is very Thorough and Percise in every explaination and every magickal rite/item listed and Konstantinos has a well Documented History of having a Advanced Understanding of WichCraft,The Gods/Goddesses associated with his Style of Dark Paganism and in this book it Shows His tireless efforts to being as Accurate and as Helpful to new Witches or Witches wanting to explore a new form of Magick. I firmly believe this may be a Great Form of WitchCraft for people more attuned to The Night Time instead of Day time to perform Magick.

As with all Konstantino's books, this is a must have for anyone interested in nocturnal magick