The Book of Wizardry: The Apprentice's Guide to the Secrets of the Wizards' Guild

by Cornelius Rumstuckle

Tongue-in-cheek and deliciously droll, "Cornelius Rumstuckle" is the fictional narrator of The Book of Wizardry . Now featuring a new cover, this highly entertaining guide to wizardry makes genuine magical ideas accessible to young adults. Brennan's fun wizard training manual is filled with interactive activities: how to make a wand and other wizard tools, discover your Wizard's name, switch on Wizard's Power, read the future in the Wizard's Oracle,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738701653
• ISBN13: 9780738701653
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Love it

The book of wizardry, is a very fun and informative book, for young readers! I found it entertaining and fun to read, eventhou; I am seventeen. The Chapters in the book all end with an assignment. This assignments are creative and hands on, which I believe brings the book up from good to great. The books assignmens range from making a wand to building a wizard's oracle. This book is not fictional, the exercises the book presents really help the apprentice wizard, like the memory exercise , or the relaxation exercise. I am happy to have this wonderful guide in my collection of magickal books!

Book Of Wizardry: The Apprentice's Guide to the Secrets....

I got this book for my grandson, 11, who is very interested in Harry Potter and magic in general. He loved it! It is written in language younger readers can understand and relate to. I recommend it.

The Best Book I've read in a long time!

Thius book is the best! It was really fun, and the chapters weren't incredibly long, so it moved along very quickly if you didn't do all of the tasks at the end of the chapters(or "lessons"). I've made all of the tools, charged them, and even completed the "Wizard's Adventure" and sent my name in to become a "Fully accredited Wizard int the First Degree & Official member of the Wizard's Guild" , which is kind of exciting, even though it MIGHT not be real. This book is definiteley NOT trying to pull you in and make you a demonic devil worshiper, and it DEFINITELY isn't trying to turn you against Jesus, God, or Heaven. It even tells you to look toward Heaven, put you your hands toward Heaven, and imagine a bright ray pof heavenly light comin down from heaven for some of the exercises! This is just a really fun, exciting book for anyone who wants a bit of fun in their life, or to become a non-demonic, magic-making, Jesus-or-whatever-god-you're-worshipping wizard!

Cute Lessons in Real Magick

First up, this book has nothing to do with Harry Potter. Absolutely nowhere does this book mention anything to do with Harry Potter whatsoever, or vice versa. Harry Potter is 100 percent fiction.Secondly: Yes, this book has real, genuine magical technique in it. The first half of the book is devoted to actual magick lessons. If this sort of thing makes you uncomfortable, or is against your religious beliefs, then don't buy this. Parents concerned about their children should already be monitoring what they read, correct? so if this is against your beliefs, you can explain that to them. Some people, however, actively practice as part of their religious beliefs while others don't particularly care, therefore having no problem if their kids are reading this book. (I would ask, however, that if you're afraid of "witch craft," have you actually spoken to a practicing Witch about what they believe and what they do? You might be surprised that Witches are no scarier than Hindus or Buddhists...)The book itself: The first half, the lessons, are written in an engaging style. They're simple and easy to understand, but even after several years of practicing magic I picked up some things I didn't know before. The second half of the book, the game/Wizard's Adventure, is magnificent fun, rather like a Choose your own adventure book, which quizzes you on the material in the first part while being highly entertaining!From my perspective, the mix of the fictional professor "Rumstuckle" with the genuine magickal principles is original and charming; however, I do understand how young kids could confuse fact and fantasy.