It was only an old book that the professor found while traveling
by train through Scotland. A scholar of medieval history, Professor
George Smith was on sabbatical studying Scottish legends and myths
when he chanced to meet an aged Scotsman and his granddaughter on
their way to her new boarding school in the Isles of Skye. The
young girl had accidentally left her book behind, and the professor
picked it up meaning to send it on to her. But then he looked
inside and discovered it was no ordinary book. It was a school
textbook on magic.
Could it be real? Could it have actually been left by accident
and found by chance? Or was it all an elaborate hoax played on the
unsuspecting professor? Did he ever find the secret Isles of Skye
School of Magick? Did he ever discover the hidden world of wizards
and witches implied by the book's very existence? Or did they find
him? The professor vanished soon afterwards, and the answers are
unknown. Read the book and decide for yourself.
"Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore" is that textbook from
The Isles of Skye School of Magick. The first chapter begins with a
basic overview of magic wands followed by an introduction to
magical theory including the four planes of existence (Astral,
Spectral, Physical, and Daemonic), the five metaphysical elementals
(Quintessence, Air, Fire, Earth, and Water), and the three
preternatural phases of Light, Twilight, and Darkness. It also
contains sets of the commonly used spells associated with each of
these elementals and phases. The first chapter then describes the
different types of wands, their components, how they are crafted,
and how they are used to cast spells. Chapter two teaches the 17
principles of wand making. Chapters three through six
comprehensively cover the materials used to make magic wands
including magical creatures (both beings and beasts), magical
woods, mystical crystals, and mystical metals. Chapter seven
documents 26 famous and infamous witches and wizards, their wands,
and how well their wands suited their needs. Chapter eight
concludes the textbook by nicely summarizing the contents of the
entire textbook. Each of the chapters ends with student exercises,
the answers of which are included in the back of the textbook which
also includes a glossary, references, and afterword by the
editor.
If you have ever wondered what young witches and wizards
actually study in their hidden magic schools, then this book is for
you.