Y2K Diary [ 30.01.00 ] 30. Books and Grimoires It is said that books will never disappear and the same could be said for all the grimoires lost in the dust of time. A book is an artefact.  A commodity.  A pleasure. Some say knowledge. A grimoire was the original hand written book used by magicians.  One can buy books online.  We use Amazon.com and when I can't find the one I really want I go for AltaVista and if by a stroke of bad luck I can't find it there, I then hurtle along to my favourite bookshop. I need books.  I read them, swallow them and digest them.  I often repeat that exercise many times over.  I use the web a lot.  It's similar, but different. A book can be interactive too, depending on which angle you're looking at.  It's peaceful.  It's a sanctuary.  It's loosing one's mind (has to be a good book.)  I've read a few that made me sweat for all the poor trees that have been chopped down in the process.  It's rare, though. NP [ submit entry ]      [ contents ]      [ previous ]  [ next ]