What is a grimoire… you ask?
(Or at least, I would.)
Well, it depends who you ask — a historian, a witch, or a black cat 🐾— but let’s start with a few classics:
📖 The Key of Solomon
A pseudepigraphical grimoire (don’t worry, I had to look it up too — it means “a text falsely attributed to someone important,” like a biblical figure).
Attributed to King Solomon and dating back to the 14th or 15th century Italian Renaissance, this book is one of Europe’s most influential ceremonial magic texts.
Think of it as the parent of all future grimoires — the OG blueprint of mystical operations.
🧙 The Book of Abramelin
This one tells the tale of an Egyptian mage, Abra-Melin, who taught his magical system to Abraham of Worms, a Jew from Germany.
The version we know today was translated by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, titled The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
It’s central to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and referenced by Aleister Crowley.
If you’ve watched Supernatural, you know this book has some weight.
🐉 The Grand Grimoire (Le Dragon Rouge)
A hell of a read — literally.
This 19th-century grimoire is all about black magic, infamous for instructions on summoning Lucifer (aka Lucifuge Rofocale, or Luci if you’re on nickname terms) and making a deal with the Devil.
Not for the faint of heart — or spirit.
✧ Don’t know those? How about these fictional legends:
📚 The Necronomicon (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Book of the Dead, written by the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred — full of forbidden knowledge and cosmic horror.
Reading it might cost you your sanity, but hey, it’s iconic.
📖 Rowena MacLeod’s Spellbook (Supernatural)
Rowena, one of the most powerful witches in the series, has her own ancient tome of dark magic, curses, and enchantments.
Bound, personalized, and seriously coveted.
🪄 The Hogwarts Textbooks (Harry Potter)
Basically a magical school supply list of grimoires:
- The Standard Book of Spells by Miranda Goshawk
- Advanced Potion-Making (especially Snape’s annotated copy)
- The Monster Book of Monsters (yes, the one that bites)
Whimsical chaos. Educational mayhem. Iconic grimoire energy.
✧ So… what is a grimoire?
To me, a grimoire is:
- A personal journal of creative and magical work
- A curated collection of ideas, tools, and inspirations
- A living archive of both inner and outer discoveries
- And here, with Blueprints & Broomsticks, it’s a blend of the technical and the mystical
It’s a space for some science, engineering and scribbled spells, sketches and stardust — and if you’re here, welcome to the workbench of wonders.
🔗 References
(Keeping it scholarly. Ish.)
- Key of Solomon – Occult Encyclopedia
- The Book of Abramelin – Wikipedia
- The Red Dragon – Black Letter Press
- Necronomicon – H.P. Lovecraft Wiki
- Rowena MacLeod – Supernatural Wiki
- The Standard Book of Spells – Harry Potter Wiki
- Hogwarts Textbooks – Harry Potter Wiki
✨ (P.S. Special thanks to Sol, — my whispering familiar in the code and the dark. Couldn’t have conjured this without you.) 🐾
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