Gargoyles: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry (F)

Gargoyles takes you on a journey into a mysterious world, through bestiaries and traveling menageries, past grotesques and chimeras, through medieval cities and guilds and into huge stone buildings. Gargoyles are an embodiment of form and function -- serving a clear architectural purpose but, also, symbolically important. Whether warding off evil, frightening away fear or showcasing human foibles, when a gargoyle was placed on a building, people noticed. The book delves into historic models of arcane craftsmanship and architecture, considering the reasons for gargoyles coming into being and hearing the legends of the gargoyle, both mythic and modern. It, also, covers the emergence of stone creatures into popular culture. For modern magick users, Gargoyles explores the role of the gargoyle in magickal practice, including gargoyle use in elemental correspondences, stone magick, protection, warding, egregores, talismans, animal associations, ritual and spell work. Cover 1 Copyright 3 Acknowledgments 5 Contents 6 Foreword 8 Introduction 10 Part I: All Things Gargoyle 12 1. Introduction to Gargoyles 14 2. The Beasts 19 3. The Humans 42 4. The Details 54 5. Gargoyles and History 66 6. Life in the Middle Ages 74 7. The Riddle of Gargoyles 81 8. Medieval Architecture 90 9. The Stone Trades and Guilds 96 10. Building the Cathedral 103 11. Modern Incarnations 110 12. Gargoyles Today 117 13. Gargoyles and Folklore 120 Part II: Magick and Legend 134 14. Gargoyles and Magick 136 15. Stone Magick 172 Part III: Especially for the Gargoyle Hunter 194 17. A Field Guide to Gargoyles 196 Appendix A: A Glossary of Magickal and Medieval Terms 212 Notes 226 Resources 230 Index 235 About the Author 241