The Black Books of Elverum – Mary S. Rustad

In a dusty attic in central Norway, Mary Rustad came upon two ancient handwritten books of magic used by the common people–practical handbooks for daily concerns like stopping a toothache, retrieving stolen goods, and protecting livestock. Contains reproductions of the original, Old Norwegian pages facing the English translation. Includes an account of a 17th-century Norwegian … Read more

Baital Pachisi

Also known as the Vetala Panchvimshati (Twenty-Five Tales of a Baital) , this is a collection of stories from ancient India, originally written in Sanskrit, that centre around a BAITAL. The framework of the story is that King Vikram sets out to bring a baital to a sorcerer, but each time he attempts to do … Read more

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