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The book of the dead is actually a term that refers to two books. One of them is a Tibetan Book of the Dead, the other is an Egyptian one. Of the two, for some reason, the Egyptian one is far more popular among fans of world religions. I think it probably have to do that the Tibetan religion is still around, while the Egyptian religion has not been practiced for centuries. This makes it ancient and mysterious, and indeed there are many mysteries about the ancient Egyptians. There are things that we still do not know about the construction of their pyramids, or the way that they embalmed their dead. We do not know what lies beneath the earth under the Sphinx, as Egypt will not let scientists go under there no matter how many times that they ask. Given all of this mystery, it is no wonder that the Egyptian Book of the Dead is an object of so much fascination.

There actually is a lot that is known about the Egyptian Book of the Dead, in spite of all of the mysteries about ancient Nile delta civilization. The fact is that historians basically know what it is about, and anyone with an internet connection can easily get a copy any time that they want to. It is basically a record of what happens after the body dies, and a collection of prayers for the recently deceased. It is believed that the Book of the Dead would be chanted over the body of anyone who had enough money to hire the requisite priests for several days to help the deceased to reach a good afterlife. It must have been impressive to hear that chanting, for days on end, in a room filled with flickering candles and a pickled corpse. It is a rather unappetizing, yet oddly captivating image.

It is images like the chanting of the Book of the Dead that help to explain why it is that ancient Egyptian civilization is so popular. Really, you can see it almost everywhere. People will get tattoos of ancient Egyptian gods, shirts with pictures of the masks of pharaohs, and all other types of Egyptian paraphernalia. I am sure there are many people who own copies of the Book of the Dead just to make their coffee tables look cool. But if you are a mythology buff, the Book of the Dead has more to offer than just ambiance.

Anyone who is planning to practice witchcraft needs a book of shadows to be successful. Actually, to be more precise, they need two books of shadows. The term book of shadows has come to refer to two different books, but both of them are absolutely indispensable to the practice of magic and the attainment of positive and useful results. The first meaning of book of shadows is a magicians grimoire. Essentially, it is a book of spells that is passed down through a magical tradition to aid in getting the results that you desire. Many people think that they can just wing it with spell craft, but boy are they all mistaken! If you do not at least read the words of someone who knows what they are talking about, or preferably apprentice under them, you are likely to get no result, or even to get negative and destructive results from your spells. That is why this type of book of shadows is so important. Without it a new Witch or Warlock will just have absolutely no idea how to go about doing the magic that they want to.

The second kind of book of shadows that you require is basically a kind of magical journal. It is not just enough to get good instruction on how to do magic. You really have to keep a practice up, and that means diligently recording the results of spells in a timely and accurate manner. This type of book of shadows is even more important than the first one. A grimoire will give you a place to start if you are new to the whole magic thing, but it will not make a wizard out of you. If you want to ever get really good at doing it, what is most needed is discipline, and discipline starts with you keeping a good and thorough record of everything that you try and all that comes out of it. You should not just do this for spells that seem to be the most important. When you are first starting out in magic, you might find that the best results that you get come from small, seemingly trivial undertakings. If you are not able to do what you need to do with these kinds of magic acts, than you will not be able to accomplish big deal spell work either. A book of shadows is absolutely needed!