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The Necronomicon
The Simon Necronomicon is a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" a possible alias of Peter Levenda. Materials presented in the book are a blend of ancient Middle Eastern mythological elements, with allusions to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and Aleister Crowley, woven together with a story about a man known as the "Mad Arab" (itself derived from several stories by Lovecraft).
The book was originally released in 1977 by Schlangekraft, Inc. in a limited edition hardback printing, followed by a paperback release by Avon Books, and a subsequent paperback release by Bantam Books.
Levenda did acknowledge working on the book with Simon. Ian Punnett made a reference to interviewing "Simon" and mentioned similarities with Peter Levenda and asked Peter to "say hello to Simon for him, next time he saw him", to which Peter laughed and said that he would.
The book was originally released in 1977 by Schlangekraft, Inc. in a limited edition hardback printing, followed by a paperback release by Avon Books, and a subsequent paperback release by Bantam Books.
Levenda did acknowledge working on the book with Simon. Ian Punnett made a reference to interviewing "Simon" and mentioned similarities with Peter Levenda and asked Peter to "say hello to Simon for him, next time he saw him", to which Peter laughed and said that he would.
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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December 31, 2025
Well, this was written.
When I was a teenage wannabe Satanist, I shoplifted this and was very disappointed that this was all I got for my petty theft.
Hey, don't judge - it seemed really appropriate at the time!
". . . I was bored before I even began."
- The Smiths -
"Shoplifters of the World Unite"
When I was a teenage wannabe Satanist, I shoplifted this and was very disappointed that this was all I got for my petty theft.
Hey, don't judge - it seemed really appropriate at the time!
". . . I was bored before I even began."
- The Smiths -
"Shoplifters of the World Unite"
March 26, 2007
Damn love spell didn't work, fucking piece of shit book.
January 4, 2008
When you enroll in Pagan Worship 101 at the local community college (perhaps the only class I actually attended) this promising-looking volume is thrust upon you and heralded as the True Testament of the gods. It doesn’t even take until the conclusion of the Preface or Introduction to immediately recognize that this is not the truth, and you’re immediately crushed that “Evil Dead” is no longer the cinematic embodiment of the ruling truths as to the profundities of existence. It might be just as well that this is the case; the invocation of a reality-warping and vengeance-seeking ‘ancient one’ is probably not the type of s--t that I need going on during my weekend, especially when the alleged banishments of these unfathomable horrors are deemed wholly ineffective.
Well, while facing and sorting the shelves one night while working at Waldenbooks in my teens, lo and behold I stumbled across this tome, the name of which is oft-whispered throughout the realms of geekdom. So taken aback by this stunning discovery, I actually pulled my gaze from the exquisite derriere of an intriguing and relatively hot kinda-goth coworker named Amelia. The fucking Necronomicon! What else could your typical, barely-sociable, angst-fueled teenager come across that could possibly be more alluring than a scrumptious posterior: nothing. This chick’s rear was the desirable summit of a conquest I’d never have a chance of completing...at least that was before my grubby little mitts snatched the volume up and went home to learn some Sumerian so I could invoke the unspeakable incantations which would certainly bring this dream to a dizzying reality!! Awesome.
Fast forward about 6 years; the Necronomicon had sat on my bookshelf for about 5 years and 10 months of that time. Sure, the ‘seals’ of these fake deities were cool to draw on the inner covers of my high school textbooks for a week, dropping mad shit-talk at people involving Nergal siphoning their miserable soul was all the rage, and if left in plain sight was always a conversation starter with the varied miscreants that graced me with their presence. But that was the pitiful extent of its awesomeness. And at that point, one of my pals who was currently sporting a ridiculously huge mullet borrowed the thing, and it was gone for several years, during which time he managed to drop it while taking a bath. What he was doing taking a bath as a grown man is beyond my speculation, what he might have been doing with the book (amongst other things) in the bath isn’t even worth considering, why he gave it back is one of the deepest mysterious I've ever been entrenched in. But about 10 years after the initial purchase, the tome had returned. Wonderful.
About the only thing you can garner from this preposterous crap is the ability to immediately recognize the poseur Pagans from the real deal. The poseurs espouse the relevance of the Necronomicon and proudly brandish it everywhere, spouting their meaningless jargon about the exalted Xagarash The Thrice-Damned, dressed completely in black in the midst of summer, reveling in their misunderstood nature, carving their little ‘seals’ onto their polished cobalt sigils in anticipation of some pointless midnight rite, all before meeting some bisexual Wiccan chick, finally getting some action, and then growing the hell up. The real freaks aren’t out there broadcasting their obsessions. They sit silently behind you on the train, harboring a festering hatred of all mankind from growing up shunned due to their lisp and laze eye, they linger around an eerily long time in parking lots, and rent out Public Storage lockers where they ritualistically slay the unsuspecting and weak.
For these reasons, I officially converted to sun worship about a week after I first read the book; getting out of the realm of the whack and back to some sensible religious roots.
Well, while facing and sorting the shelves one night while working at Waldenbooks in my teens, lo and behold I stumbled across this tome, the name of which is oft-whispered throughout the realms of geekdom. So taken aback by this stunning discovery, I actually pulled my gaze from the exquisite derriere of an intriguing and relatively hot kinda-goth coworker named Amelia. The fucking Necronomicon! What else could your typical, barely-sociable, angst-fueled teenager come across that could possibly be more alluring than a scrumptious posterior: nothing. This chick’s rear was the desirable summit of a conquest I’d never have a chance of completing...at least that was before my grubby little mitts snatched the volume up and went home to learn some Sumerian so I could invoke the unspeakable incantations which would certainly bring this dream to a dizzying reality!! Awesome.
Fast forward about 6 years; the Necronomicon had sat on my bookshelf for about 5 years and 10 months of that time. Sure, the ‘seals’ of these fake deities were cool to draw on the inner covers of my high school textbooks for a week, dropping mad shit-talk at people involving Nergal siphoning their miserable soul was all the rage, and if left in plain sight was always a conversation starter with the varied miscreants that graced me with their presence. But that was the pitiful extent of its awesomeness. And at that point, one of my pals who was currently sporting a ridiculously huge mullet borrowed the thing, and it was gone for several years, during which time he managed to drop it while taking a bath. What he was doing taking a bath as a grown man is beyond my speculation, what he might have been doing with the book (amongst other things) in the bath isn’t even worth considering, why he gave it back is one of the deepest mysterious I've ever been entrenched in. But about 10 years after the initial purchase, the tome had returned. Wonderful.
About the only thing you can garner from this preposterous crap is the ability to immediately recognize the poseur Pagans from the real deal. The poseurs espouse the relevance of the Necronomicon and proudly brandish it everywhere, spouting their meaningless jargon about the exalted Xagarash The Thrice-Damned, dressed completely in black in the midst of summer, reveling in their misunderstood nature, carving their little ‘seals’ onto their polished cobalt sigils in anticipation of some pointless midnight rite, all before meeting some bisexual Wiccan chick, finally getting some action, and then growing the hell up. The real freaks aren’t out there broadcasting their obsessions. They sit silently behind you on the train, harboring a festering hatred of all mankind from growing up shunned due to their lisp and laze eye, they linger around an eerily long time in parking lots, and rent out Public Storage lockers where they ritualistically slay the unsuspecting and weak.
For these reasons, I officially converted to sun worship about a week after I first read the book; getting out of the realm of the whack and back to some sensible religious roots.
August 11, 2015
Did not go insane. Severely disappointed.
August 2, 2016
I think a lot of people are approaching this book wrong. OF COURSE it's a work of fiction, I don't think any of us would be here if it weren't. It's such an obvious homage to Lovecraft that I'm surprised that it's even a question for anyone, let alone that people would get offended over it not being real.
Now whether you like this is a completely different person. I'm somebody who has a really strong interest in mythologies (fictional or otherwise), alternate realities, and esoteric writing/poetics. Considering that, this book was right up my alley. And the lack of definitive authorship helped immerse me in this bizarre universe of Sumerian gods and forces beyond the comprehension of man quite nicely.
If you like Lovecraft's fiction, you will probably really enjoy this. It really proves to be a nice companion read, and the way the mythology is put together is really artful and creative. If you're looking to get revenge on your high school sweetheart, maybe see a therapist instead.
Now whether you like this is a completely different person. I'm somebody who has a really strong interest in mythologies (fictional or otherwise), alternate realities, and esoteric writing/poetics. Considering that, this book was right up my alley. And the lack of definitive authorship helped immerse me in this bizarre universe of Sumerian gods and forces beyond the comprehension of man quite nicely.
If you like Lovecraft's fiction, you will probably really enjoy this. It really proves to be a nice companion read, and the way the mythology is put together is really artful and creative. If you're looking to get revenge on your high school sweetheart, maybe see a therapist instead.
July 26, 2015
This book is baloney. I can't believe I wasted my money on it. I cast every spell in its pages and nothing-- Wait. What's that noise? No! A clawlike hand at the window! AAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!
December 20, 2018
Read this book as part of a class in criminal justice that dealt with Satanism and cult behavior. Seemed pretty confused to me - kind of borrowed from lots of sources and then threw everything in one bowl of 'occult salad' with lots of H.P. Lovecraft 'dressing'.
June 19, 2024
سلام سلام
دوتا نسخه ترجمه شده از کتاب «نکرونومیکون» یا «رستاخیز مردگان» داریم. اولین فایل فقط تصاویر اورجینال کتاب به زبان سومری هستش. فایل دوم ترجمه داستانی کتابه و فایل سوم دستورالعمل اجرای آیین های احضار «خدای مردوک» با ۵۰ نام و قدرت ماوراءالطبیعه اون هستش (یعنی همین نسخه).
اما کتاب رستاخیز مردگان یا (نکرونومیکون) در سال ۷۰۰ توسط عبدل الحضرت در شام نوشته شده . اسم عربی این کتاب الضعیف هستش و به کتاب دیوانه کننده مشهوره چون هرکس که اون رو خونده، یا به شکل وحشتناکی کشته شده یا دیوانه و ناامید شده.
آقای لاوکرافت ، استاد مسلم داستان های گوتیک، خودش رو خالق نکرونومیکون معرفی کرده و از این اسم توی داستان هاش استفاده کرده، لاوکرافت همچنین خالق خدای اهریمنی «کوطولحو» در داستان های ترسناکش بوده.
اما شواهدی وجود داره که این کتاب واقعیه و همونطور که گفتیم عبدل الحضرت اون رو نوشته. از عجیب ترین شایعه ها درمورد این کتاب اینه که نکرونومیکون مورد استفاده هیتلر قرار گرفته بوده و بعد از مرگش به سرقت رفته و ناپدید شده .
همچنین الکساندر کراولی، جادوگر و بنیانگذار فرقه تلما، مدعی شده که آیینش از منبعی ماوراءالطبیعه و از طرف خدای مردوک که در نکرونومیکون اسمش برده شده بهش دیکته شده . و گفته در این مورد با لاوکرافت اشتراک داره.
هشدار: هیچکدوم از وردهای کتاب ها رو با صدای بلند و توی تاریکی ، بخصوص ساعت ۳ صبح نخوانید.
دوتا نسخه ترجمه شده از کتاب «نکرونومیکون» یا «رستاخیز مردگان» داریم. اولین فایل فقط تصاویر اورجینال کتاب به زبان سومری هستش. فایل دوم ترجمه داستانی کتابه و فایل سوم دستورالعمل اجرای آیین های احضار «خدای مردوک» با ۵۰ نام و قدرت ماوراءالطبیعه اون هستش (یعنی همین نسخه).
اما کتاب رستاخیز مردگان یا (نکرونومیکون) در سال ۷۰۰ توسط عبدل الحضرت در شام نوشته شده . اسم عربی این کتاب الضعیف هستش و به کتاب دیوانه کننده مشهوره چون هرکس که اون رو خونده، یا به شکل وحشتناکی کشته شده یا دیوانه و ناامید شده.
آقای لاوکرافت ، استاد مسلم داستان های گوتیک، خودش رو خالق نکرونومیکون معرفی کرده و از این اسم توی داستان هاش استفاده کرده، لاوکرافت همچنین خالق خدای اهریمنی «کوطولحو» در داستان های ترسناکش بوده.
اما شواهدی وجود داره که این کتاب واقعیه و همونطور که گفتیم عبدل الحضرت اون رو نوشته. از عجیب ترین شایعه ها درمورد این کتاب اینه که نکرونومیکون مورد استفاده هیتلر قرار گرفته بوده و بعد از مرگش به سرقت رفته و ناپدید شده .
همچنین الکساندر کراولی، جادوگر و بنیانگذار فرقه تلما، مدعی شده که آیینش از منبعی ماوراءالطبیعه و از طرف خدای مردوک که در نکرونومیکون اسمش برده شده بهش دیکته شده . و گفته در این مورد با لاوکرافت اشتراک داره.
هشدار: هیچکدوم از وردهای کتاب ها رو با صدای بلند و توی تاریکی ، بخصوص ساعت ۳ صبح نخوانید.
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September 7, 2011what no six star rating?
This book gets funnier every time I read it, and my horns are coming in nicely.
This book gets funnier every time I read it, and my horns are coming in nicely.
June 20, 2024
ما کتابی خوندیم که گویا ترجمهی این نسخه بود، اما مترجم تا انتها ترجمه نکرده بود. جدای از طلسم هاش و وردهاش که سریش خیلی سخته اصلا قابل اجرا نیست یه سریش هم امکانات خاص میخواد از چراغدان های برنجی و شمشیر و اینا گرفته تا خون قربانیان؛ بسیار از اطلاعاتی که راجع به خداهای سومری/بابلی میداد لذت بردم.
چون با اطلاعات کمی که داشتم تو توصیفاتش درست توصیفشون کرده بود و وقتی چک میکردی حتا برا دروازه دادن بهشون یا خصوصیت خاص جدید دادن بهشون به خصوصیاتی که خدای اصلی باید میداشته دقت کرده بود.
توصیفات خدایان سومری از زبان کتاب:
تو اساطیر بابل و سومری خدایی به اسم نبو هست که این خدا در اصل خدای سواد، ادبیات و هنر بوده. میگفتن پسر مردوکه و طبق روایاتی اون رو خالق خط و نوشتار میدونن.
نمادش مرکوری بوده. اسم دیگه اش نینورتا بوده و تو اوراکل های بابلی این رو کنار سین(نانا) زیاد داشتند به طوریکه میگفتند ادامه مسیر ماه رو پیش میبره.
تو این کتابه برا وصفش این مدلی میگه:
برای ایشتر سنگ تموم گذاشته بود:
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حالا بعد از هر کدوم از این توصیفات نماد مرتبط با هر کدوم و دروازهشون و شرایطی که باید جادو رو اجرا کنی آورده بود.
برا نرگال رو میارم مثلا:
برام جالب بود خیلی راجع به مردوک ریز نشده بود، باید برم سراغ متن اصلی کتاب:
آخرین خدایی که تو ترجمه ازش گفته بود نینیب بود:
در انتها بگم که سپاسگزار رویام بابت معرفی کتاب، بسیار جذاب بود برام.
چون با اطلاعات کمی که داشتم تو توصیفاتش درست توصیفشون کرده بود و وقتی چک میکردی حتا برا دروازه دادن بهشون یا خصوصیت خاص جدید دادن بهشون به خصوصیاتی که خدای اصلی باید میداشته دقت کرده بود.
توصیفات خدایان سومری از زبان کتاب:
خداوند ماه، نانّا است. او پدر زونِی و کهن ترین است. ریشی بلند دارد و عصایی جادویی از لاپیس لازولی در دست دارد و راز موج های خون را میداند. پوست او به رنگ نقره است و جوهره وجود او را در نقره و کافور میتوان یافت و سایر چیزهایی که نشان ماه را داشته باشند.
تو اساطیر بابل و سومری خدایی به اسم نبو هست که این خدا در اصل خدای سواد، ادبیات و هنر بوده. میگفتن پسر مردوکه و طبق روایاتی اون رو خالق خط و نوشتار میدونن.
نمادش مرکوری بوده. اسم دیگه اش نینورتا بوده و تو اوراکل های بابلی این رو کنار سین(نانا) زیاد داشتند به طوریکه میگفتند ادامه مسیر ماه رو پیش میبره.
تو این کتابه برا وصفش این مدلی میگه:
خدای جیوه نبو نام دارد او ریش بلندی دارد و محافظ خدایان و نگهبان علم و دانش است. او تاج متشکل از هزار شاخ بر سر گذاشته و ردای بلندی شبیه راهبان بر تن دارد. پوست او به رنگ آبی است و جوهره وجود او را در فلز جیوه، شن و هر چیزی که نماد جیوه را داشته باشد میتوان یافت. دروازه مربوط به او دومین دروازه از دروازه های هفت گانه است که از آن عبور خواهی کرد پله مربوط به او نیز بر پلکان نور آبی رنگ است.
برای ایشتر سنگ تموم گذاشته بود:
خداوند و نوس، ملکه بی نقص و زیبا اینانا خدای مونث است بابلیان او را ایشتار میخوانند. او بسته به نشان و زمان حضورش در بهشت خدای میل و شهوت و یا جنگ است. او به شکل بانویی بسیار زیبا که چند شیر نر او را همراهی میکنند حاضر میشود و ذات وجودی ماوراطبیعی و اختری شبیه به خداوندگار نانا دارد. زمانی که این دو با یکدیگر در دوستی و مهر به سر میبرند سیاره هایشان در وضعیت مناسبی نسبت به یکدیگر قرار میگیرند و مانند این است که دو جام بر فراز بهشت شراب شیرین بر زمین بپاشند. برکت فراوان میشود و این زمانیست که زمین ��راسر غرق جشن و پایکوبی میشود.
او گاهی در لباس جنگ و زره ظاهر میشود و بهترین محافظ در برابر مکر و حیله خواهرش ملکه شوم ارشکیگال از کور است. با عدد مقدس و نام و نشان اینانا راهبان میتوانند بی آنکه هیچ ترسی به دل راه دهند تا اعماق دنیای تاریک قدم بگذارند چرا که حفاظت خدای ملکه همراه آنان است. به کمک همین نشان بود که من توانستم تا اعماق گودال های سیاه زیر پوسته زمین پایین بروم و شیاطین را تحت فرمان خود درآورم ملکه خدای عشق نیز میباشد و زندگی مردانی که قربانیان مناسب به وی تقدیم کنند و نظر او را جلب کنند را با همسرانی خوب و زیبا و خوش کردار متبرک میگرداند.
حضور او در فلز مس است. او همچنین به شکل زیباترین گلهای دشت و غمگین ترین مرگ ها در میدان نبرد ظاهر میشود او همان تک گل زیبای روییده در میدان نبرد است. دروازه او سومین دروازه در مسیر توست که پس از عبور از آن قلب تو میل به ماندن در آن مکان پیدا خواهد کرد اما روی خود را به سمت مسیر خود برگردان چرا که این هدف اصلی توست مگر آنکه خدای ملکه تو را برای خویش برگزیند. پله او بر پلکان نور که در عهد قدیم در بابل و اور ساخته شد به رنگ سفید است.
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خداوند خورشید سرور ما شاماش، پسر نانا است. او در حالی بر تخت طلایی خود تکیه زده که تاجی دو شاخ بر سر نهاده و عصای شاهانه اش را در دست راست گرفته و صفحه ای درخشان مانند آتش در دست چپ خویش دارد که شعاع نور درخشانش در تمام جهات گسترده شده است. او خداوندگار نور و زندگیست. پوست او طلایی رنگ است. او گاهی اودوو نامه میشود.
حالا بعد از هر کدوم از این توصیفات نماد مرتبط با هر کدوم و دروازهشون و شرایطی که باید جادو رو اجرا کنی آورده بود.
برا نرگال رو میارم مثلا:
خداوندگار مریخ نرگال بزرگ است. شمایل او به صورت سر انسان است که بر بدن شیر قرار گرفته است و با خود یک شمشیر و خرمن کوب حمل میکند. او خداوندگار جنگ است و در جنگ برای بندگان خویش موجب بخت و اقبال خوش است. او را زمانی از آن جهت که در کوتا سکنی گزیده بود، فرستاده باستانیان میپنداشتند. رنگ او سرخ تیره است. جوهره وجودی او در آهن و تمام سلاحهایی که برای ریختن خون انسان و حیوان ساخته شده یافت میشود. پنجمین دروازه ای که در مسیر خود در راه به جا آوردن آیین ها از آن عبور خواهی کرد مربوط به اوست و پله مخصوص به او بر پلکان نور به رنگ قرمز است. این علامت نماد اوست که باید در زمانی که سیاره مریخ در بالاترین حد خود قرار دارد بر آهن یا کاغذ بوسیله خون نقش کنی.
برام جالب بود خیلی راجع به مردوک ریز نشده بود، باید برم سراغ متن اصلی کتاب:
خداوندگار ژوپیتر خدای جادوگران مردوک كوريوس صاحب تبر دو لبه است. مردوک از نسل پدر ما انکی متولد شد تا با باستانیان مبارزه کند. او از آن نبرد سهمگین سربلند بیرون آمد و موفق شد لشکر شیاطین را به عقب براند و ملکه باستانیان را به زانو در آورد. آن مار شیطانی مرده است اما هنوز رویا میبیند.
پنجاه نام و پنجاه قدرت بوسیله شورای خدایان بلند مرتبه به مردوک داده شد قدرت هایی که تا به امروز باقیست رنگ مخصوص او بنفش است. جوهره وجود را در فلزات قلع و برنج میتوان یافت ششمین دروازه ای که در مسیر خود از آن عبور خواهی کرد مربوط به اوست و پله مختص به او بر پلکان نور به رنگ بنفش است.
مردوک به صورت جنگجویی نیرومند که ریشی بلند دارد و سلاحی آتشین با خود حمل میکند ظاهر میشود. اون کمان و تیردانی با خود دارد و نگهبان بهشت است. به خاطر داشته باش که او را تنها در وحشتناک ترین شرایط ممکن به کمک فراخوانی...
آخرین خدایی که تو ترجمه ازش گفته بود نینیب بود:
خداوندگار زحل نینیب است که آدار نامیده میشود. او خدای شکارچیان و قدرت بدنی است. او به صورت مردی ورزیده اندام که پوست شیر به تن دارد و شمشیری بلند با خود حمل میکند و تاجی شاخ دار بر سر گذاشته است. او آخرین زونی پس از ایگیگی وحشت آور است. رنگ او تیره ترین سیاه است. جوهره وجود او را میتوان در سرب یافت و یا در چوب های سوخته باقی مانده از آتش خاکستر و ذغال و در هرچیزی مرتبط با مرگ سمبل او شاخ های یک گوزن نر است.
در انتها بگم که سپاسگزار رویام بابت معرفی کتاب، بسیار جذاب بود برام.
October 19, 2019
That the Gods may not err, this Power was given to oversee their activities, should they be lawful and within the nature of the Covenant, for the Gods are forgetful, and very far away.
Fun stuff. Who wants to help me summon an Elder God?
Fun stuff. Who wants to help me summon an Elder God?
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July 28, 2011This is one of those books that is the subject of much discussion. Go to the book reviews of Amazon.com and you will find people that have performed the rituals described in this book and they will claim that they worked. Other people will tell you the book is hoax, a complete work of fiction.
Necronomicon is actually mentioned in several of HP Lovecraft's books with regards to the mythology of Ctulhu. The book is only mentioned and contents are not really spilled out. According to the mythology before man first walked the earth everything was Chaos and the Ancient ones ruled. The Ancient ones were headed by Tiamat, dragon Goddess of Sumeria. Her assistant was Kingu. An epic battle took place in which Enki blessed his son Marduk to go into battle against Tiamat and Kingu. Marduk was successful and he took the blood of Tiamat along with some clay and created the race of man. Who blew into man his breath which gave man life. Tiamat was driven into slumber and the Ancient ones were driven behind the gate ever waiting their return. The Ancient ones hate the race of man. Yet walking on this planet are cults that worship the Ancient ones.
According to the introduction, Abdul Harazed, nicknamed the mad Arab is the person who collected the information and compiled the book. He advises against even reading it, let alone using it. One must be careful when calling on the Elder gods who are now sleeping and in the event of emergency will have to be reminded of their commitment.
The book was published by two other people besides Ed Simon. Supposedly they suffered strange mishaps and one of them was dead yet somehow able to carry on his business. The book is based on Sumerian mythology and from what I have read it is pretty accurate. The introduction is fact filled with information about the American author Lovecraft who went back to living with two aunts. The intro also talks about occultist Aleister Crowley who was not directly exposed to Lovecrafft's work but was interested in Sumerian mythology. Some believe that the two minds connected on some Astral level and their connecting point was Sumeria.
Contained in this book are invocations of the Elder gods. There are also the fifty names of MArduk and formulas for passing through the gates of each of the gods. The demons also have formulas to help summon them. If one wants to do the ritual I advise at least reading it twice because the rituals seem rather complicated. Severaal rituals call for obtaining metals and engraving sigils on them and wrapping them in expensive silk. Like other forms of magick you do have to cast your cirle. You watcher protects you but if the ritual is not done correctly then your watcher can turn on you. This is a great book if you are into Sumerian mythology,ritual magick and/or Lovecraft.
Necronomicon is actually mentioned in several of HP Lovecraft's books with regards to the mythology of Ctulhu. The book is only mentioned and contents are not really spilled out. According to the mythology before man first walked the earth everything was Chaos and the Ancient ones ruled. The Ancient ones were headed by Tiamat, dragon Goddess of Sumeria. Her assistant was Kingu. An epic battle took place in which Enki blessed his son Marduk to go into battle against Tiamat and Kingu. Marduk was successful and he took the blood of Tiamat along with some clay and created the race of man. Who blew into man his breath which gave man life. Tiamat was driven into slumber and the Ancient ones were driven behind the gate ever waiting their return. The Ancient ones hate the race of man. Yet walking on this planet are cults that worship the Ancient ones.
According to the introduction, Abdul Harazed, nicknamed the mad Arab is the person who collected the information and compiled the book. He advises against even reading it, let alone using it. One must be careful when calling on the Elder gods who are now sleeping and in the event of emergency will have to be reminded of their commitment.
The book was published by two other people besides Ed Simon. Supposedly they suffered strange mishaps and one of them was dead yet somehow able to carry on his business. The book is based on Sumerian mythology and from what I have read it is pretty accurate. The introduction is fact filled with information about the American author Lovecraft who went back to living with two aunts. The intro also talks about occultist Aleister Crowley who was not directly exposed to Lovecrafft's work but was interested in Sumerian mythology. Some believe that the two minds connected on some Astral level and their connecting point was Sumeria.
Contained in this book are invocations of the Elder gods. There are also the fifty names of MArduk and formulas for passing through the gates of each of the gods. The demons also have formulas to help summon them. If one wants to do the ritual I advise at least reading it twice because the rituals seem rather complicated. Severaal rituals call for obtaining metals and engraving sigils on them and wrapping them in expensive silk. Like other forms of magick you do have to cast your cirle. You watcher protects you but if the ritual is not done correctly then your watcher can turn on you. This is a great book if you are into Sumerian mythology,ritual magick and/or Lovecraft.
September 7, 2007
It was December 1999 and all that doomsday shit was in the air so some nutsac at the bar tells me "dude you gotta read this man.. it'll change you bro" so I borrow shithead's copy and get about 3/4 through and the long and short of it is that this is a bunch of horse shit. What kind of sniveling dick drip can sit around and read this all bug eyed and fired up? This is for when you're 13 years old and camping with some other dorks and your all sittin around sniffing glue.
Adults! Do not read this! Please let me eleviate any curiousity you may have. It is nonsense.
Go outside, mowe the lawn, and then kick back with a cold beer and stare at the wall. You'll enjoy that more than this shit. I promise.
Adults! Do not read this! Please let me eleviate any curiousity you may have. It is nonsense.
Go outside, mowe the lawn, and then kick back with a cold beer and stare at the wall. You'll enjoy that more than this shit. I promise.
December 27, 2010
I wish that I could give this SEVEN STARS. Judging from the reviews, Goodreads is a refuge for mediocre sorcerers who prefer non-creative fiction to creative non-fiction. A lot of times, I've found neophytes have difficulty procuring properly pure metals for the production of astral seals. I've had pretty good results from a couple of online vendors. PM me if you want their URLs.
December 11, 2008
Bursting on to the literary scene centuries ago, the 'Mad Arab' Abdul Alhazred was hailed as one of the most talented young authors in the ancient Middle East.
Alhazred's flowing and elegant prose could be described as the Faulkner or Melville of the Arabic Occult genre. The descriptions of the sparse desert landscapes and hellish other realms is truly a joy to read. The character development is excellent as well. This epic work deserves a place on every bookshelf next to other great works of its kind like the Iliad, Inferno, Moby Dick, and The Old Man and the Sea.
This book is obviously a great achievement of literature, but the Necronomicon also serves as an instruction manual, providing easy, step by step instructions on how to summon fantastic, malignant entities from other realms. Nyarlathotep is one of many cosmic destructors you can bring forth to wreak havoc on civilization.
Alas, The Necronomicon was to be Alhazred's first and last novel, as his career was cut tragically short when he was torn to pieces and consumed by an invisible creature in a crowded village in broad daylight in 730 AD.
Though taken from this plane of existence at a young age, the Magnum Opus he has left behind will continue to shape our world for eons to come. I highly recommend this book to everyone here at the institute.
Alhazred's flowing and elegant prose could be described as the Faulkner or Melville of the Arabic Occult genre. The descriptions of the sparse desert landscapes and hellish other realms is truly a joy to read. The character development is excellent as well. This epic work deserves a place on every bookshelf next to other great works of its kind like the Iliad, Inferno, Moby Dick, and The Old Man and the Sea.
This book is obviously a great achievement of literature, but the Necronomicon also serves as an instruction manual, providing easy, step by step instructions on how to summon fantastic, malignant entities from other realms. Nyarlathotep is one of many cosmic destructors you can bring forth to wreak havoc on civilization.
Alas, The Necronomicon was to be Alhazred's first and last novel, as his career was cut tragically short when he was torn to pieces and consumed by an invisible creature in a crowded village in broad daylight in 730 AD.
Though taken from this plane of existence at a young age, the Magnum Opus he has left behind will continue to shape our world for eons to come. I highly recommend this book to everyone here at the institute.
November 5, 2009
It makes me shudder to think that there are people out there who are convinced that this is real. H.P. Lovecraft admitted he made it up. There is no real Necronomicon, least of all a copy you can buy at your local bookstore. It's (extremely) mildly entertaining fantasy, not a spellbook to reawaken the Ancient Ones.
August 8, 2007
my book was apparently broken.
October 29, 2009
While a tremendous amount of 'astral interference' surrounded the publication of this ground-breaking modern grimoire, it has had a lasting and powerful impact upon modern occultism ever since it first appeared. True, it's mostly a recapitualtion of some sort of pseudo-Sumerian magick and not the literal Necronomicon of H. P. Lovecraft, but it delivers more real magick than 90% of what most newage publishers have churned out this year, or any previous year.
Many occult traditions arise form ambiguous, off-beat and often-times fraudulent claims; there's the Fraulein Sprengel story for the Golden Dawn, the French antiquarian society that got hijacked for the Aurum Solis, the infamous 'Grandmother Story' of Alex Summers, certain mysterious golden plates discovered by a particular modern prophet who could never produce those specific items when challenged, and on, and on it goes. It's as much a part of the overall tradition now as bad spelling (ChAoS Majiq), rampant capitalization (ala Ophiel), retarded hippies and burned-our baby-boomers whose ego-trips are showing signs of ending badly. So what if the basis of the system is fictive or inspired by works of fiction? Doe the system presented in this book actually work?
That's the question that needs to be answered.
Yes.
It does.
Will it get you revenge upon the mean people at work, bring you riches beyond your most avaricious dreams, or get you laid this next Friday? Probably not. But then, who knows; odder thigs have--and still do--happen often and regularly. And this book is a right classic weirdness magnet of the first water. Just do a Google search and see what all kinds of stuff come up in connection to this book. (Pause) See what I mean? Heaps of weirdness.
But weirdness isn't everything and it certainly isn't magick. Too true. This book is a map and guide to exploring a particularly weird zone of consciousness that uses Lovecraft's work as a talismanic jumping-off point, taking you into a realm of directed imagination that harnesses the core concepts of grimoiric magick to tap into a particular current of force that is simultaneously ancient and modern, archaeologically relavent and spuriously made-up all at once. If you can work through the minefiel of belief, manage to pronounce the gibberish with convincing enough gusto, and take the time to work through the process, you'll find yourself learning a great deal about the mechanics of grimoiric magick that isn't talked about to any real length by modern authors, most of whom are ashamed to admit that they ever worked with such a stinky poo-poo work of icky black magick based upon an obvious fraud. Yeah. Like Solomon actually wrote all those books attributed to him. In English no less. Yep. Wouldn't want to dirty one's hands reading something 'obviously' derived from fiction. Now where are my red slippers...
Many occult traditions arise form ambiguous, off-beat and often-times fraudulent claims; there's the Fraulein Sprengel story for the Golden Dawn, the French antiquarian society that got hijacked for the Aurum Solis, the infamous 'Grandmother Story' of Alex Summers, certain mysterious golden plates discovered by a particular modern prophet who could never produce those specific items when challenged, and on, and on it goes. It's as much a part of the overall tradition now as bad spelling (ChAoS Majiq), rampant capitalization (ala Ophiel), retarded hippies and burned-our baby-boomers whose ego-trips are showing signs of ending badly. So what if the basis of the system is fictive or inspired by works of fiction? Doe the system presented in this book actually work?
That's the question that needs to be answered.
Yes.
It does.
Will it get you revenge upon the mean people at work, bring you riches beyond your most avaricious dreams, or get you laid this next Friday? Probably not. But then, who knows; odder thigs have--and still do--happen often and regularly. And this book is a right classic weirdness magnet of the first water. Just do a Google search and see what all kinds of stuff come up in connection to this book. (Pause) See what I mean? Heaps of weirdness.
But weirdness isn't everything and it certainly isn't magick. Too true. This book is a map and guide to exploring a particularly weird zone of consciousness that uses Lovecraft's work as a talismanic jumping-off point, taking you into a realm of directed imagination that harnesses the core concepts of grimoiric magick to tap into a particular current of force that is simultaneously ancient and modern, archaeologically relavent and spuriously made-up all at once. If you can work through the minefiel of belief, manage to pronounce the gibberish with convincing enough gusto, and take the time to work through the process, you'll find yourself learning a great deal about the mechanics of grimoiric magick that isn't talked about to any real length by modern authors, most of whom are ashamed to admit that they ever worked with such a stinky poo-poo work of icky black magick based upon an obvious fraud. Yeah. Like Solomon actually wrote all those books attributed to him. In English no less. Yep. Wouldn't want to dirty one's hands reading something 'obviously' derived from fiction. Now where are my red slippers...
February 21, 2008
In my opinion, this is a sad little book. It isn't an attempt at a real occult book and its attempt at realism destroys any sense of parody. Any semi-serious occult scholar won't waste time on it, but probably has a copy anyway. Barely fun for Lovecraft fans and "magically" walking out of library collections everywhere, this Necronomicon is just plain boring.
May 28, 2015
Really... This is not real OK. NONONONO. This is just silly cashing in on Lovecraft's fiction, please grow a brain. On page 53 you can ask your Nanna (babytalk for Grandmother) to open the gate, me, personally I would always open the gate for my Nanna. One more thing shouldn't it be Lady Nanna, NOT Lord Nanna. Do not waste money on this trash.
July 26, 2016
following the etymology of economics (oikos + nemein, or household & to manage), this text purports to instruct the reader in the management of death. ambitious in conception, the execution leaves something to be desired. maybe next time don't rely on a lunatic as the primary authority, and instead retain an occultist of merit?
August 20, 2007
Sumerian mythology with some H.P. Lovecraft shoved in.
No historical credit.
No historical credit.
June 19, 2008
Shit. When did I write the review below?! Fawkin' crazy. Anyway, I wanted to point out that William S. Burroughs blurbs this edition thusly: "Let the secrets of the ages be revealed. The publication of the Necronomicon may well be a landmark in the liberation of the human spirit."
Shuffling around Hastings, I flipped through the latest volume of Weird Tales wherein they count down the top weird writers of the past 85 years. Yep, Burroughs is there. Lovecraft? Of course! Kafka? Sure. But also Tom Waits, David Bowie, Kool Keith, Laurie Anderson and Bjork.
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1. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn ia ia o fhtagn-fhtagn.
2. Quello non è guasto che può bugia eterna. E con i aeons sconosciuti persino la morte può morire.
3. То не мертво может вечная ложь. И с странными aeons даже смерть может умереть.
4. Das ist nicht tot, das ewige Lüge kann. Und mit merkwürdigen aeons kann sogar Tod sterben. was ist Tod? warum, es ein reichliches Geheimnis so ist, daß jeder es kennt. sie packen es aus, aber nicht immer wartend, bis sie Haupt erhalten. wie eine Wanne des gebratenen Huhns, werden Sie im Verkehr gehaftet, und aller des Butterfetts heiße Geruch von ihm ergreift Sie und Sie gerechte Grabung innen. Wartezeit, die ist nicht Tod. der ist nicht Tod an allen. der ist Hunger. Biskuit-Hunger.
and, most of all, this is so not the real thing.
Shuffling around Hastings, I flipped through the latest volume of Weird Tales wherein they count down the top weird writers of the past 85 years. Yep, Burroughs is there. Lovecraft? Of course! Kafka? Sure. But also Tom Waits, David Bowie, Kool Keith, Laurie Anderson and Bjork.
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1. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn ia ia o fhtagn-fhtagn.
2. Quello non è guasto che può bugia eterna. E con i aeons sconosciuti persino la morte può morire.
3. То не мертво может вечная ложь. И с странными aeons даже смерть может умереть.
4. Das ist nicht tot, das ewige Lüge kann. Und mit merkwürdigen aeons kann sogar Tod sterben. was ist Tod? warum, es ein reichliches Geheimnis so ist, daß jeder es kennt. sie packen es aus, aber nicht immer wartend, bis sie Haupt erhalten. wie eine Wanne des gebratenen Huhns, werden Sie im Verkehr gehaftet, und aller des Butterfetts heiße Geruch von ihm ergreift Sie und Sie gerechte Grabung innen. Wartezeit, die ist nicht Tod. der ist nicht Tod an allen. der ist Hunger. Biskuit-Hunger.
and, most of all, this is so not the real thing.
March 13, 2019
Firstly, let me say unlike the majority of the magicians in the comments below leaving 1 stars, I did not buy this book in hopes that I'd be able to cast magical spells or summon demons.
I actually bought it to glean information in regards to the sumerian lore within and the fictional material I could utilize in relation to it. From a content and fantasy standpoint this book is adequately constructed and many of the spells, rituals and descriptions are great tools to aid crafting as a base.
My experience with this book was greatly accentuated by the warlock asylum analysis in reference to other works and his detailed diving in of the Simon material.
Overall, this is absolutely worth a buy if you're looking for another sumerian oriented title to throw into your collection.
If you're expecting to become a dark warlock that can force people to love him or torment people you hate; newsflash buddy, a gym membership or joining the marines will do you more good than expecting things like that out of this fictitious book, lol.
I actually bought it to glean information in regards to the sumerian lore within and the fictional material I could utilize in relation to it. From a content and fantasy standpoint this book is adequately constructed and many of the spells, rituals and descriptions are great tools to aid crafting as a base.
My experience with this book was greatly accentuated by the warlock asylum analysis in reference to other works and his detailed diving in of the Simon material.
Overall, this is absolutely worth a buy if you're looking for another sumerian oriented title to throw into your collection.
If you're expecting to become a dark warlock that can force people to love him or torment people you hate; newsflash buddy, a gym membership or joining the marines will do you more good than expecting things like that out of this fictitious book, lol.
May 7, 2010
Though I've seen them shelved together, this book is nothing like Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible. Rather, it can safely to be added to the New Age shelf.
The text is a jumble of some actual ancient mythology lovingly tossed together with various creations of fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Worth a glance and a grin if Lovecraft's to your taste but absolutely not scholarly in any way, shape, or unnameable form.
I read this in a Midwestern high school in the '90s and was asked if I worshipped the Devil. There's no Devil in this book, but there's probably some in you if you're reading it.
The text is a jumble of some actual ancient mythology lovingly tossed together with various creations of fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Worth a glance and a grin if Lovecraft's to your taste but absolutely not scholarly in any way, shape, or unnameable form.
I read this in a Midwestern high school in the '90s and was asked if I worshipped the Devil. There's no Devil in this book, but there's probably some in you if you're reading it.
February 24, 2009
The book that is shrouded in so much mystery and terror. Written by H.P. Lovecraft under the alias as "Simon", this book simply puts together all the occult lore Lovecraft writes about in his fiction into a masterpiece that has children all over the globe fearing its words. As a fan of Lovecraft, I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone, although most will not find it as interesting as I do. Necronomicon, the book of dead history.
May 13, 2012
Often in Lovecraft's work, he makes mention of certain mythic books. The Necronomicon, is just one such book. Yet there are those who believe it to be an actual occultic tome of great and dark power. It is a work on fiction inspired by Lovecraft. It is interesting so long as one accepts it as such and might have wondered what it might actually look like.
read-2023
January 5, 2023Religion is a funky thing
January 20, 2023
Not even the demon that haunts my room enjoyed this one.
February 13, 2023
idk tbh
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