The Gates of the Necronomicon Quotes

“The idea that the Gate is dangerous and could destroy those who try to enter it is familiar to anyone who has seen the Magic Flute by Mozart or the many mandalas of India and Tibet that show fierce guardians at the gates. Even in Biblical mythology, there is an angel with a fiery sword at the Gate to Paradise.”
― Simon, The Gates of the Necronomicon

“But to “bring something to light” is not to question its existence, but merely to decide whether or not something should be permitted within the realm of the real, the realm of the ruler (of that which is measurable), or to leave it outside the realm, in the “outer darkness.”
― Simon, The Gates of the Necronomicon

“The Mad Arab speaks of the Gates several times in his opening remarks, and then goes on to give quite emphatic instructions as to how the Gate should be opened, and when, and accompanied by what words, diagrams, etc. He also insists that, once having begun the process of going through the Gates, one should not stop along the way but continue straight through until all seven have been passed. The reason is clear: passing through only a few of the Gates is enough to let something Other in.”
― Simon, The Gates of the Necronomicon

“You will find that the dullest, most functionally illiterate mental mushroom has a very definite, very “scientific” view on one thing: the impossibility of any kind of psychic phenomena.”
― Simon, The Gates of the Necronomicon

“A determinist perspective designed to ensure the people’s docile acceptance of the circumstances of their existence: the king, the state, the land?”
― Simon, The Gates of the Necronomicon