Little Book of the Roma

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Little Book of the Roma AKA Romanus-Büchlein, Romanus-Büchlein vor Gott der Herr bewahre meine Seele, meinen Aus - und Eingang; von nun an bis in alle Ewigkeit, Amen Helleluja, etc.

Origin: This is a "real" tome originating from 18th Century Germany (like similar folk-magic tomes)

Description

A grimoire of German-American folk magic by Franz Pompejus. It is an 18th-Century German collection of spells, charmes, folk remedies, cures and magic, etc., claimed to originate with the Roma ("Gypsies", who would have been believed to have originated in Egypt, and to have brought ancient secrets of magic to Germany with them). Later in the 19th century it was part of collected works together with The 6th and 7th book of Moses.

The content is notably similar to Pow-Wows; or, Long Lost Friend and Egyptian Secrets of Albertus Magnus, which share a number of spells apparently copied from this older work, as well as a similar style of magic and incantation; similarly to that little tome, this spell-book made its way to the Pennsylvania Dutch settlements in North America, where an English translation later appeared.


Romanus-Büchlein

Language: German

Physical Description: Small, Time-marbled, 32-page octavo brochure with beautiful engraved title vignette. Cover stained, scuffed and damaged on the back.

General Content: A collection of spells, folk remedies, cures and magic attributed to the Gypsies. The text is characterized in particular by the fact that the magical spells (for and against bewitching, and for such purposes as "A Good Defense Against Thieves", "How to Recover Stolen Property" and "If Man or Cattle is Bewitched, How to Help Him") disguise themselves in the form of "blasphemous" prayers.


Little Book of the Roma (English Translation)

Language: English

Physical Description: A pocket-sized tome bound in stained yellow cloth, collecting the "Little Book of the Roma" together with The 6th and 7th book of Moses, and bearing additional home-made spells penciled into the end-papers and margins.

General Content: A collection of spells, folk remedies, cures and magic (for and against bewitching, for commanding fire, ensure success in gambling, and for such purposes as "A Good Defense Against Thieves", "To Charm Guns and other Arms", "How to Recover Stolen Property" and "If Man or Cattle is Bewitched, How to Help Him") attributed to the Gypsies and Moses. The text is characterized in particular by the fact that the magical spells disguise themselves in the form of "blasphemous" prayers.


Contents

Partial contents:

A morning prayer, to be spoken before starting on a journey, which will save the person from all mishaps; For the Scurvy and Sore Throat; A Benediction to Prevent Fire; To Extinguish Fire without Water; To prevent Conflagration; To prevent Witches from bewitching Cattle, to be written and placed in the stable; and against Bad Men and Evil Spirits, which nightly torment old and young people, to be written and placed on the bedstead; To prevent Bad People from getting about the Cattle; How to relieve persons or animals after being bewitched; Against Evil Spirits and all manner of Witchcraft; Against Mishaps and Dangers in the House; To Protect Houses and premises against Sickness and Theft; A direction for a Gypsy-Sentence, to be carried about the person, as a protection under all circumstances; Against Danger and Death, to be carried about the person; Against Swellings; Against Adversities and all manner of Contentions; How to treat a Cow after the Milk is taken from her; Another method of treating a Sick Cow; Against the Fever; To Spell-bind a Thief so that he cannot stir; Another way to Still-bind Thieves; To Release Spell-bound Persons; To Compel a Thief to return Stolen Goods; To be given to Cattle, against Witchcraft; Benediction for all purposes; To Win every Game one engages in; Against Burns; Another Remedy for Burns; How to tie up and heal Wounds; To take the Pain out of a Fresh Wound; A Benediction against Worms; To retain the Right in Court and Council; Another way to stop Blood; To stop Bleeding at any time; A peculiar sign to keep back men and animals; Protection of one's House and Hearth; A Charm to be carried about the person; To Charm Enemies, Robbers and Murderers; Protection against all kinds of Weapons; A Charm against Fire-Arms; A Charm against shooting, cutting, or stabbing; To prevent being Cheated, Charmed, or Bewitched, and to be at all times blessed; To Charm Guns and other Arms; A very safe and reliable Charm; A good Charm against Thieves; To cut a stick wherewith one can flog someone however distant; How to recover Stolen Goods; A well-tried Charm; Another well-tried Charm against Fire-Arms; To prevent any one from Killing Game; A Charm to gain advantage of a man of superior strength; A Benediction for and against all Enemies; A Benediction against Enemies, Sickness and Misfortune; A Charm against Powder and Ball; For the Cough; How one should drive out the cattle in spring for the first time; For the Toothache; How to Heal the Broken Legs of Sheep or other Animals; How to Free Yourself of all Ropes and Fetters; When a Person goes out to Battle, and speaks the following, he will be Secure against Swords and other Weapons which may be Drawn against him; A blessing before and against all enemies and accidents; A Charm against shooting, hitting, or stabbing; A Protection for all who carry this Blessing with them. They will possess a Grand Secret which no other being will un­derstand

Quotes

  • "Whoever carries this book with him, is safe from all his enemies, visible or invisible; and whoever has this book with him, cannot die without the holy corpse of Jesus Christ, nor drowned in any water, nor burn up in any fire, nor can any unjust sentence be passed upon him. So help me."
  • "A Benediction against Worms: Peter and Jesus went out upon the fields; they ploughed three furrows, and ploughed up three worms. The one was white, the other was black, and the third one was red. Now all the worms are dead, in the name † † †. Repeat these words three times.
  • "Against every Evil-Influence: Lord Jesus, thy wounds, so red, will guard me against death."
  • "To be given to Cattle Against Witchcraft, this must be written, on paper and the cattle made to swal­low it in their feed:"
    S A T O R.
    A R E P O.
    T E N E T.
    O P E R A.
    R O T A S.
  • "A peculiar sign to keep back men and animals: Whenever you are in danger of being attacked, then carry this sign with you: 'In the name of God I make the attack. May it please my Redeemer to assist me. Upon the holy as­sistance of God I depend entirely; upon the holy assistance of God and my gun I rely very truly. God alone be with us. Blessed be Jesus.'"



Appearances


Keeper Notes; Heresies and Controversies

  • Best used in folksy, rural, country-folk type settings, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and perhaps Scots-Irish hill-folk (though these latter might be slightly more inclined to view this sort of thing as witchcraft).


Mythos Content Spells:

  • Sanity Loss:
  • Mythos Knowledge:
  • Occult Knowledge:


References

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