Book Of Shadows

Book Of Shadows

The ancestor of the Charmed Ones, Melinda Warren began the Book of Shadows in the late 1600s. The year 1693 is inscribed in the first page of the book, presumably when the book was started. When Melinda was burned at the stake for being a witch, her book was passed to her daughter Prudence. The book was then handed down from mother to daughter for more than three hundred years, until it was inherited by Prue, Piper,  Phoebe, and later Paige upon the death of their grandmother Penny. The book has grown with each witch who has possessed it, and by the late 1960s, it had about one hundred pages. It continues to grow as the Charmed Ones add more information to it. The character of Penny Halliwell mentioned that she created most of the potion recipes in it. Patty Halliwell added text on Barbas, the Demon of Fear, as well as information 'The Place of Magic In The Rearing of a Child.The Halliwell sisters have added several entries as well. The first entry added by Phoebe it was a spell to banish the Woogyman. The spell read: "I am light. I am one too strong to fight. Return to dark where Shadows dwell. You can not have this Halliwell. So go away and leave my sight, and take with you this endless night." Phoebe has also added a detailed entry on Cole Turner, Belthazor's human half. Later, at the end of the series, the sisters write about their adventures and what came of it.Leo Wyatt also added an entry titles "Tips for Future Whitelighters", fearing he may not live to see his sons grow up. The entry included information on whitelighter powers and advice on charges.In the final episode, Piper tells her granddaughter, also named Prudence, that the book will one day be hers.


Power Of Three Will Set Us Free

                                    Hear now the words of the witches,
                                        The secrets we hid in the night,
                                      The oldest of Gods are invoked here
                                       Great work of magic is sought.

                                
       In this night and in this hour,
                                       I call upon the ancient power
                                     Bring your powers to we sisters three
                                     We want the power, give us the power.
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                                            In this night and this hour,
                                         I call upon the ancient power.
                                               Bring back my sister,
                                       Bring back the power of three.
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                                         Open Phoebe's heart to Cole,
                                          reveal the secret that it holds,
                                     bring forth the passion of loves fire,
                                       that he may feel her true desire.
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                                                 I am light, I am one,
                                                    too strong to fight,
                                       return to dark where shadows dwell,
                                         you cannot have this Halliwell,
                                             go away and leave my sight,
                                        and take with you this endless night.



In This Time & In This Hour We Call Upon 

                    Memory Spell
            Powers and Emotions Tied
      A Witches Heart is where it Hides
               Help her threw her Agony
              Bless her with her Memory

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                  Removal Spell
                         Spell We Cast 
                      Now Make it Past

                                                                       Remove it Now
                                                                     Don't Ask me How

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                                                         To Feel Again
                                                             Open Pipers Heart to Reveal
                                                          The Part which only Pheobe Feels
                                                           Send it Back from whence it Came
                                                            But don't protect her from the Pain

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                                                        Remember Spell

                                              
Moments Lost Make Witches Wonder
                                                           Warlocks Plot or Demons Plunder?
                                                                       If this is not a prank 
                                                                Help us to fill in the Blanks


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                                         To Communicate to the Ghostly Plane

                                                                               Sister spirit
                                                                            We call to thee
                                                                              Cross on over
                                                                             So we may see