The ancestor of The চার্মড্ Ones, Melinda Warren, began the Book of Shadows in the late 17th century.[1] The বছর 1693 is inscribed on the first page of the book, below the title,[1] presumably when the book was created. When Melinda was burned at the stake in the Salem Witch Trials, her book was passed on to her daughter Prudence. The book was then handed down from mother to daughter until it came to the চার্মড্ Ones in 1998.
The book has grown over the years with each witch who has possessed it, and দ্বারা the late 1960s, it had about one hundred pages. It continued to grow as The চার্মড্ Ones added আরো information to it. Penny Halliwell brags in the season five episode, Happily Ever After, that she created most of the good potion recipes in it.Patty Halliwell added text on Barbas, the Demon of Fear.
The Halliwell sisters have added several entries as well. The first entry added দ্বারা Phoebe; 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. আপনি can not have this Halliwell. So go away and leave my sight, and take with আপনি this endless night." Phoebe has also added a detailed entry on Cole Turner, Belthazor's human form. Later, at the end of the series, the sisters write about their adventures and what became of their lives.
Leo Wyatt, Piper's husband, also added an entry titled "Tips for Future Whitelighters", fearing he may not live to see his sons grow up. The entry included information on whitelighter powers and উপদেশ on using them.
In the final episode, Piper tells her granddaughter, that the book will one দিন be hers.
