The Sky, That's What

As per my custom, I have remained quite silent in the wake of my most recent rant. But that doesn't mean that I have been idle. While valiantly going about my business in defiance of the tyranny of pain that my hands inflict on me daily, I have been tutoring on writing, writing on tutoring, coming up with silly NaNoWriMo-ready stems and generating more lore for Yeodoor. I have also begun work on consolidating, unifying and compiling all the material I have written about Sebbian magic (the magic the ponies and other races use). I will first create a grimoire of pony magic, specifically the magic of the unicorns and alicorns. I already have a working outline and am now in the stage of conceptualizing its layout. This is a book that actually exists with in the world, not just another resource for me to aid in continuity between my stories. It is a pivotal tome, a singular work, that has been the mainstay of magical learning since Starswirl's time. Here's a little description of it that I wrote up:

Nur Grimmor zut Fernuem Kemamae
“The Grimoire of Ancient Knowledge”

It is a tome of such prodigious size that only two fully compiled volumes exist as a single bound book. One resides in the Canterlot Archives under lock and key as it is the original source volume from which all other reprints are derived. The other, a copy made by Celestia herself, resides in the Royal Academy at Satu Mare. There are rumors that a third copy exists, and that it might be in the custody of a certain librarian in a small town on the plains just east of Canterlot.
The Fernuem Kemamae, as it is commonly referred, is usually bound in chapters as single books. Some annotated versions are printed in sets based on category, much like a magical encyclopedia, with additions by accomplished mages. As required reading for all students of magic, it has been the single most successful book ever written in Equestria. Over three quarters of the grimoire was written by Starswirl the Bearded many centuries ago and has remained nearly identical to his time. It covers every subject from beginning to work with magic and its fundamental properties, to advanced techniques that begin to delve in to the dangerous realm of magical theory.
The last few chapters of the grimoire are rarely seen. Some even suspect that the last few pages have not been read by anypony since Starswirl penned them. The complete volumes have a sealed section that may only be opened in the presence of one of the Princesses, the spells inside deemed far too dangerous for the average unicorn.

This book will be a constant feature of the world, a thing so pervasive, it's like an inside joke turned inside-out. Everypony, whether earth pony, pegasus, donkey, zebra, alpaca, they all know of this book. Many have even read portions of it since Starswirl's fundamental instructions on the nature of magic, and how to approach spellcasting, is largely universal. The grimoire is by no means a main focus in relation to my other projects, but it will be an outlet for me when I have these bouts of writer's block. At the very least, I'll be getting something done, and something more doable than an all-encompassing Wiki of Yeodoor. The grimoire is also going to be an interesting challenge as I am writing it from the perspective of Starswirl the Bearded principally, and from the perspective of several other ponies throughout Equestria's long history.

My question to you, the friendly stalkers, is if you would be interested in seeing this tome once complete. I plan to take all of the information I gather and create a PDF that is as detailed as I can manage, complete with illustrations and practical instruction. I will only be including the core principles at first, but as time goes by, I might be able to create the other volumes that deal with more advanced portions of Sebbian magic and theory.

Make you thoughts known in the comments. (also I have this insane dream that I could make a print version, on actual vellum or parchment, wood-bound either a foot tall or two feet tall... or at the very least I could have it printed just for fun)

--Laich