Thaumonomicon

Starting out
When starting out, you begin by mining any type of crystal, you get a line of purple text in the chat, hinting towards the next step. After sleeping you receive a book which contains the clue to the next step of the journey.

Crafting
To craft a Thaumonomicon, the player simply needs to make a bookshelf, place it in the world, and tap it with a Thaumcraft wand.

Research
Researching in Thaumcraft 4 is separated by modes: Easy, Normal, and Hard.

On Easy mode, all research must be paid for upfront with aspects. This is the mode used by Secondary Gaming's Mech & Magic Server.