Another scholarly work from a true practitioner of magic. Please do not let the page count of this book turns you away. Other than the usual Frater Acher's style of disposition on historical research, the author's research on the magical mind cannot be understated as it speaks of the stark differences of the mindset (the logical ratio) between folk magicians and modern practitioners; teaching us to set aside our abstract-logical thinking and allow our direct perception to take the lead, revealing immediate experiences—a form of intuitive understanding that feels deeply relatable.

Through this little book of less than a hundred pages, the answer of how a person could work with spirits of the celestial realm and chthonic spirits through goêtic framework simultaneously is unveiled. On the other hand, visionary magicians would find this book beneficial - to reference on Acher's visionary work and framework to use it as own for spirit contact, a generous work indeed.

An absolute delight to read. The first section dealing with the history of not just spirits and blades but their manufacture, and the often disregarded supernatural folk magic beliefs of rural communities. The second part of the book dealing with a more modern take on the dagger, or "Witch knife" as the book is so named in old German(Frater Acher's words, not mine). Its an easy read and delightful one at that and well worth it just for the personal account Frater Acher tells that closes out the book.
For a limited edition and hand numbered book from an independent publishing company, this is a great price for a collectors and fans alike.

One can never go wrong with Frater Acher writings. The books starts out with the Germanic history of blades used in sorcery. What is nice about Frater Acher's writings, is that they provide reference and sources for where their information is coming from. This is nice as it adds some legitimacy for some people who may need that. It also adds some historical content for how the knife and its usage was perceived by the Germanic peoples of the past. The second part is also historical, but in the context of non Germanic people, and how they related to blade and its manufacture.

Overall this book was informative, but nothing that was mind blowing. My main concern with this book is the price. My philosophy around book buying is that books that cost more than a dollar per page are books that don't make it on the self, unless it is really wanted. This book is 77 pages and has a cost of $65. This is a newly published book and its price is almost out of my price range philosophy. It isn't a cloth covered book, but it does have some nice foil work on the cover.

A person could live their magical life without this knowledge in this book and still excel in the use of magical blades. So the price is a bit high for the amount of content that a person receives, and the quality doesn't match the price in this persons opinion.

Would I recommend this book? Yes, but the information isn't essential information, more like, add on information to give a person historical context of the use of blades and how to make them.