I wondered if the people who found the book tried any of the spells? I was reading the comments under the article and someone else wondered this, then a poster said that the spells do not work unless they are used by the person who wrote them. Is that true?
The bottom line is spells are much like a prayer...they are very personal. "Spells" work by intention. Just muttering some words doesn't work. A spell has to be "worked", in the sense that your intention and use of energy makes it manifest.