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"The Gates of the Necronomicon" is another important and invaluable companion book to the Necro. To properly utilise the magick of the Necro, an occultist must decipher the deep complex world that the Mad Arab describes, and for many a reader, the complexity and nuance are overwhelming. Here Simon gives a detailed and compelling history of the importance of the constellations, especially the Big Dipper - the Bear constellation. Ancient cultures from Asia, Africa and South America all have myths that point to the importance of the Bear constellation, and Simon convincingly argues that this universal acknowledgment suggests that this constellation is deeply rooted in the origin of the human race. Hence the importance of the location of the Bear constellation in the night sky for the efficacy of the spells found in the Necro. This book will be an invaluable resource for practitioners of the occult for years to come.
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A student of magic, occultism and religion since the mid-1960s and the editor of the Necronomicon, Simon was a frequent lecturer for the famed Warlock Shop in Brooklyn and the Magickal Childe Bookstore in Manhattan for more than 10 years before his sudden disappearance in 1984, speaking on topics as diverse as religion and politics, occultism and fascism, ceremonial magic, demonolatry, the Tarot, the Qabala, and Asian occult systems.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I Great Companion to the Necronomicon
13 May 2012
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This book was a pretty good and informative read. Where the Necronomicon is analogous to the Bible, this book is the Catechism.
The first part of this book lays out a history of Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian and Chinese mythology and how they relate to the Necronomicon's most important grouping of stars known as the Great Bear, or in the West, the Big Dipper. This first section of the book gives examples in the mentioned mythologies and their rituals involving this constellation.
The second part is the walkthroughs of the rituals involving the seven gates in the Necronomicon, laid out and explained as they are to be performed, unlike the clunkyness that is seen in the Necronomicon itself. Each chapter in this section is a brief re-iteration and explanation of each gate as described in the Necronomicon.
The third part is a list of tables with the dates and times of lunar cycles, pagan holidays, and the precise times when the "Great Bear hangs from its tail in the sky", for each day, up to the year 2018, giving the magician the most precise dates and times when to begin the ritual purification cycles required to pass each gate.
I found this book to be incredibly interesting, if only for the history lessons in the beginning of the book, which are accompanied by a lengthy bibliography and also includes a reading list on the various subjects touched on in the book. However, please take the rituals and all the other incantations and spells with a grain of salt: after all, this book is based on many works of fiction written by H.P. Lovecraft. But, at the same time, the rituals in this book have all the pieces necessary to be a legitimate grimoire nonetheless.
The first part of this book lays out a history of Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian and Chinese mythology and how they relate to the Necronomicon's most important grouping of stars known as the Great Bear, or in the West, the Big Dipper. This first section of the book gives examples in the mentioned mythologies and their rituals involving this constellation.
The second part is the walkthroughs of the rituals involving the seven gates in the Necronomicon, laid out and explained as they are to be performed, unlike the clunkyness that is seen in the Necronomicon itself. Each chapter in this section is a brief re-iteration and explanation of each gate as described in the Necronomicon.
The third part is a list of tables with the dates and times of lunar cycles, pagan holidays, and the precise times when the "Great Bear hangs from its tail in the sky", for each day, up to the year 2018, giving the magician the most precise dates and times when to begin the ritual purification cycles required to pass each gate.
I found this book to be incredibly interesting, if only for the history lessons in the beginning of the book, which are accompanied by a lengthy bibliography and also includes a reading list on the various subjects touched on in the book. However, please take the rituals and all the other incantations and spells with a grain of salt: after all, this book is based on many works of fiction written by H.P. Lovecraft. But, at the same time, the rituals in this book have all the pieces necessary to be a legitimate grimoire nonetheless.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Open the Book.
28 April 2008
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The occult elitists and churches don't want the "common man" to know that he can go out and buy an inexpensive grimoire, of a system that may or may not work for him, and possibly attain spiritual enlightenment on his own. I say, if it is your path, take the book and go out and become that hedge wizard, swamp witch, nomad mystic, etc. As with all things involving faith, and that includes Christianity, no system will work for one that does not believe, and have faith, in it.
I've been seeing people talking about Orion and how they are/were confused when it was revieled that the constellation they should have been looking for was the big dipper. Anyone who cares to do the research on ancient, and modern, Middle Eastern and Asian references, considering the geographical regions the Necronomicon is said to hail from, to the great bear will find, rather easily, that it refers to a grouping of stars of which the "handle" of the big dipper makes up the "tail". For those who didn't know this small, easily found, bit of information, chalk it up to geographical and cultural differences. If it is, or was, working for you, don't give up, just redirect your rituals. After all, a motor running when it's out of tune doesn't get thrown away, it gets retuned so that it runs much better.
This book clarifies what is in the Necronomicon. It puts into plain language what is required and what needs to be done to carry out the ceremonies of self initiation within. It also warns that the spirits one may summon, Zonei or Azonei, will not be forgiving if improperly summoned. That small piece of knowledge is a constant through many systems of magic wether one is calling on ancestor spirits, demons, devils, angels, gods, elementals, etc. But it is a warning that can't be given enough and should allways be kept in mind.
I've been seeing people talking about Orion and how they are/were confused when it was revieled that the constellation they should have been looking for was the big dipper. Anyone who cares to do the research on ancient, and modern, Middle Eastern and Asian references, considering the geographical regions the Necronomicon is said to hail from, to the great bear will find, rather easily, that it refers to a grouping of stars of which the "handle" of the big dipper makes up the "tail". For those who didn't know this small, easily found, bit of information, chalk it up to geographical and cultural differences. If it is, or was, working for you, don't give up, just redirect your rituals. After all, a motor running when it's out of tune doesn't get thrown away, it gets retuned so that it runs much better.
This book clarifies what is in the Necronomicon. It puts into plain language what is required and what needs to be done to carry out the ceremonies of self initiation within. It also warns that the spirits one may summon, Zonei or Azonei, will not be forgiving if improperly summoned. That small piece of knowledge is a constant through many systems of magic wether one is calling on ancestor spirits, demons, devils, angels, gods, elementals, etc. But it is a warning that can't be given enough and should allways be kept in mind.
11 of 17 people found the following review helpful
A New Way To View The Multiverse
19 Jan 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Blessings,
I have been a practitioner of many different systems of Magick including Wicca, Solomonic, Templarian, Discordian, different forms of what is now called "Shamanic", and Hermetica. I have used many of the seals and sigils from Simon's Necronomicon and The Necronomicon Spellbook.
But, The Gates of the Necronomicon really had my mind open as I read its passages. This book opens up with a chapter on what is Reality, Sanity and Fantasy. It gives you the basics of what it means to be a practitioner of Magick, and what to watch out for, and what to know before attempting anything.
Part 1 opens up with wisdom to see the background of where we came from, a new view of that beautiful constellation known as the Big Dipper and Arthur's Wain. Or for my group called Tie eldalieva, the Valacirca. It shows that this constellation is "true" North, and the center of our workings. That indeed, the misguided notion that Orion held the Gate to the Source is wrong, and that the Gate really lies within the Big Dipper. Each of the Gates mentioned in the Necronomicon lies within the 7 stars of this constellation, and that through dedicated workings you can pass through to the Outerworlds.
After this, it opens up the actual Rituals to True Initiation and Enlightenment. These rituals are well written and do indeed Work. As with any set of work towards enlightenment, it takes time, and a severe testing...each Gate must be worked on a certain date of our modern calendar, and the end of the book has the correct calculations of these dates from 2007-2018.
Prepare to face your Makers in this book, and become all that you can be with The Gates of the Necronomicon.
Spirits of the Sky, remember!
I have been a practitioner of many different systems of Magick including Wicca, Solomonic, Templarian, Discordian, different forms of what is now called "Shamanic", and Hermetica. I have used many of the seals and sigils from Simon's Necronomicon and The Necronomicon Spellbook.
But, The Gates of the Necronomicon really had my mind open as I read its passages. This book opens up with a chapter on what is Reality, Sanity and Fantasy. It gives you the basics of what it means to be a practitioner of Magick, and what to watch out for, and what to know before attempting anything.
Part 1 opens up with wisdom to see the background of where we came from, a new view of that beautiful constellation known as the Big Dipper and Arthur's Wain. Or for my group called Tie eldalieva, the Valacirca. It shows that this constellation is "true" North, and the center of our workings. That indeed, the misguided notion that Orion held the Gate to the Source is wrong, and that the Gate really lies within the Big Dipper. Each of the Gates mentioned in the Necronomicon lies within the 7 stars of this constellation, and that through dedicated workings you can pass through to the Outerworlds.
After this, it opens up the actual Rituals to True Initiation and Enlightenment. These rituals are well written and do indeed Work. As with any set of work towards enlightenment, it takes time, and a severe testing...each Gate must be worked on a certain date of our modern calendar, and the end of the book has the correct calculations of these dates from 2007-2018.
Prepare to face your Makers in this book, and become all that you can be with The Gates of the Necronomicon.
Spirits of the Sky, remember!
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