The Necronomicon by Simon

[McBell]

So if someone could clear it up for me, that'd be great!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon

 

[Shadow Wolf]

The Necronomicon is an entirely fictitious book that was created by the horror author H.P. Lovecraft. It was largely inspired by his nightmares, but he did combine real lores from ancient cultures, especially Mesopotamian mythos.
The Necronomicon tells the story of the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alahazred.(This name was the childhood pseudodynym of Lovecraft, it was actually inspired by the last name of the family lawyer.) Alahazred wrote of strange, ancient beings called the "Great Old Ones."The ruled the earth long before man, and we're away in their own realm waiting until the stars were just right to return to earth and reclaim it. This event is without a doubt the worst case scenario of any apocalypse ever imagined. As for the Great Old Ones, the are not demons, but aliens. There are several of them, of which Cthulhu is the most popular. He lies "dead but dreaming" in his sunken city of Rl'yeh. (Which Lovecraft put in the Pacific Ocean, and around where he put it, there have been sounds of an unknown source. Likely just an underground volcano, but still very exciting.)
It has nothing to do with hell, god, demons, or anything evil. Many of Lovecraft's stories are connected, and the Necronomicon was one of the connecting elements.

 

[Azakel]

No it has nothing to do with Satan or or Hell, nor with anything Christianity.
The Necronomicon(by Simon) is a book written by 'Simon' clamming that it's written for tablets from Ancient Sumrain with spell and rituals in it using the names of the Old gods.
You will not die in6 years from reading it, it has nothing to do with Satan, hell, or anything Christian.
P.S. Remember where not talking about H.P. Lovercraft Necronomicon here. We're talking about the one by Simon.

 

[Mr Cheese]

the necrinomicon by simon I beleive, was written by a few crowley/OTO practioners, those with knowledge...tongue in cheek, in New York city.

Free newspaper Arthur Arthur (magazine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia News from O’Malley. - ARTHUR MAGAZINE – WE FOUND THE OTHERS

in issue 4, sold out!...featuring Alan Moore (well known Orphite, comic book creator: watchmen et al) also features a story on said creation of the necrinomicon, how it was written as nonsense, a cash in..and although it does indeed contain genuine magic work(ings) it wa deliberatly written as a Joke....Whther this version in the aforementioned article IS the simon one, i am not clear...I should dig up my copy of Arthur and re-read it...

The problem I had with chaos magic of course was the burying semen part...
But of course, that may appeal to many...

a good example of AOS's writing technique....

 

[Baydwin]

The Necronomicon is an entirely fictitious book that was created by the horror author H.P. Lovecraft. It was largely inspired by his nightmares, but he did combine real lores from ancient cultures, especially Mesopotamian mythos.
The Necronomicon tells the story of the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alahazred.(This name was the childhood pseudodynym of Lovecraft, it was actually inspired by the last name of the family lawyer.) Alahazred wrote of strange, ancient beings called the "Great Old Ones."The ruled the earth long before man, and we're away in their own realm waiting until the stars were just right to return to earth and reclaim it. This event is without a doubt the worst case scenario of any apocalypse ever imagined. As for the Great Old Ones, the are not demons, but aliens. There are several of them, of which Cthulhu is the most popular. He lies "dead but dreaming" in his sunken city of Rl'yeh. (Which Lovecraft put in the Pacific Ocean, and around where he put it, there have been sounds of an unknown source. Likely just an underground volcano, but still very exciting.)
It has nothing to do with hell, god, demons, or anything evil. Many of Lovecraft's stories are connected, and the Necronomicon was one of the connecting elements.

That's not completely right. Lovecraft never wrote the Necronomicon, it was one of many fictional books he used in his stories and only a handful of "quotes" exist from the book by Lovecraft's own hand. It didn't have a story, nor did it include mesopotamian myth.
Abdul Alhazred was it's fictitious author, but the book itself wasn't his story, rather it was supposed to be a hodgepodge of occultic knowledge concerning all the subjects of Lovecraft's mythos, from the Plateau of Leng, to the dreamworld of Celephaïs and Ooth-Nargai and the ancient accounts of Cthulhu, the Mi-go, Nylarthotep and others.

Simon's Necronomicon is a work of fiction, and one of several different books that use Lovecraft's title. It has no real occult knowledge and was only meant as a novelty, but has become synonymous with evil by gullible people.

 

[Spiderchrist]

The Simon Necronomicon works, period. The book works purely off of energy. The Elder Gods and the Ancient Ones are an allegory. God/s=Chakra/s. Each gate corresponds to a different aspect of life. As you enter them, thoughts and desires are separated from the true being.

 

[Sylvan]

Anything can 'work'. If you want to read an interesting yarn check out Simon's book on the origins of the Necronomicon and the cultural environment of the late-60's NYC occult scene. He claims he stole it from a group of shady Eastern Orthodox monks involved in a book theft ring and had no idea of the Lovecraft connections until he showed it to Herman Slater. Which is a pretty good yarn, but if you look at Peter Levanda aka Simon's conspiracy work you can see that such yarns are clearly his stock and trade.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

From good 'ole Wiki:
Necronomicon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire appearing in the stories by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers. It was first mentioned in Lovecraft's 1924 short story "The Hound",[1] written in 1922, though its purported author, the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred, had been quoted a year earlier in Lovecraft's "The Nameless City".[2] Among other things, the work contains an account of the Old Ones, their history, and the means for summoning them.
Other authors such as August Derleth and Clark Ashton Smith also cited it in their works; Lovecraft approved, believing such common allusions built up "a background of evil verisimilitude." Many readers have believed it to be a real work, with booksellers and librarians receiving many requests for it; pranksters have listed it in rare book catalogues, and a student smuggled a card for it into the Yale University Library's card catalog.[3]
Capitalizing on the notoriety of the fictional volume, real-life publishers have printed many books entitled Necronomicon since Lovecraft's death.

Commercially available imitations

• Al Azif: The Necronomicon by L. Sprague de Camp (1973, ISBN 1-58715-043-3)
• Necronomicon by "Simon" (1980, ISBN 0-380-75192-5)
• The Gates of the Necronomicon by "Simon" (2006, ISBN 0-06-089006-1)
• H. R. Giger's Necronomicon by H. R. Giger (1991, ISBN 0-9623447-2-9)
• Necronomicon II by H. R. Giger
• Necronomicon: A Study in the Forbidden Magic of Lovecraft & the Great Mystery of Stargates (Greek edition, 2008) by George Ioannidis
• The Necronomicon edited by George Hay (1993, ISBN 1-871438-16-0)
• Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred by Donald Tyson (2004, ISBN 0-7387-0627-2)
• Necronomicon Plush Book by Toy vault (not an actual book, but rather a novelty collectible parodying the format of children's pop-up books).

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The Simon Necronomicon is a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon". 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).

Simply put, the Necronomicon, be it Simon's, Tyson's, the original use of a story and plot piece, or whatever you have, the book is purely a work of fiction! It was created by a horror/strange fiction author who used it as a story piece, and that piece would be used by later authors, and later authors would create a book based on that story piece.

 

[Sylvan]

Nevertheless there is a internet community of people who 'walk the gates'.

Much as there is a Roman Catholic religion.

 

[Vasilisa Jade]

Anything can 'work'. If you want to read an interesting yarn check out Simon's book on the origins of the Necronomicon and the cultural environment of the late-60's NYC occult scene. He claims he stole it from a group of shady Eastern Orthodox monks involved in a book theft ring and had no idea of the Lovecraft connections until he showed it to Herman Slater. Which is a pretty good yarn, but if you look at Peter Levanda aka Simon's conspiracy work you can see that such yarns are clearly his stock and trade.

I read that a few years ago, and it was a good read.

Nevertheless there is a internet community of people who 'walk the gates'.

Much as there is a Roman Catholic religion.

Anyone familiar with working with Chaos methods knows that it doesn't matter if it is fiction or not. If it triggers the psyche in the appropriate manner to achieve the desired mental states and altered states of awareness it's good.

 

[Kemble]

If it triggers the psyche in the appropriate manner to achieve the desired mental states and altered states of awareness it's good.

Yep for the most part but good chance not every desired state may be "good" or worth attaining. If the state helps develop a real experience that you and others can measure in the short and long run it can fall under the good category. If it's being in your room having conversations with deities or trancing out and having wild visions, not so much.*

 

[Adramelek]

Anyone familiar with working with Chaos methods knows that it doesn't matter if it is fiction or not. If it triggers the psyche in the appropriate manner to achieve the desired mental states and altered states of awareness it's good.

This is the essence of all Magic. I could call upon the Primordial Ones from the Ninth Dimension of Drakonis Prime, and depending on the amount of will power I put into the invocation I could achieve an altered state of consciousness that is in line with this subjective universe I've created, and make my will manifest. The key though in maintaining a healthy state of mind is to keep one foot in the objective universe and the other in the subjective universe, Balance is essential to the Magician.

/Adramelek\

 

[Kemble]

This is the essence of all Magic. I could call upon the Primordial Ones from the Ninth Dimension of Drakonis Prime, and depending on the amount of will power I put into the invocation I could achieve an altered state of consciousness that is in line with this subjective universe I've created, and make my will manifest.

I don't know how such vague nonsense passes for the occult these days.

 

[arcanum]

From good 'ole Wiki:
Necronomicon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Simon Necronomicon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Simply put, the Necronomicon, be it Simon's, Tyson's, the original use of a story and plot piece, or whatever you have, the book is purely a work of fiction! It was created by a horror/strange fiction author who used it as a story piece, and that piece would be used by later authors, and later authors would create a book based on that story piece.

Well this guy claims that the John Dee translation is the real deal,
it's worth a read anyways.
The Necronomicon
Here is the supposed John Dee translation.
http://booksforsatanspeople.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/necronomicon1586-dr-john-dee.pdf

 

[Gjallarhorn]

Well this guy claims that the John Dee translation is the real deal,
it's worth a read anyways.
The Necronomicon
Here is the supposed John Dee translation.
http://booksforsatanspeople.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/necronomicon1586-dr-john-dee.pdf

John Dee spoke 20th century English? Heh.

Seriously, anyone with a brain stem should know the book is fake and, in all honesty, cannot exist. Lovecraft himself said that he had written himself into a corner to the degree that, if he were to set out to pen the Necronomicon himself, it would be nearly impossible. Too many pages.

Also, see here:
Dead Names, Dead Dog: A Guide to the Dark History of the Necronomicon | Papers Falling from an Attic Window

 

[arcanum]

John Dee spoke 20th century English? Heh.

Seriously, anyone with a brain stem should know the book is fake and, in all honesty, cannot exist. Lovecraft himself said that he had written himself into a corner to the degree that, if he were to set out to pen the Necronomicon himself, it would be nearly impossible. Too many pages.

Also, see here:
Dead Names, Dead Dog: A Guide to the Dark History of the Necronomicon | Papers Falling from an Attic Window

The second link I provided is dead, click on the first link then, in the article the he provides a link in purple type for the supposed 1586 necro in full.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

The second link I provided is dead, click on the first link then, in the article the he provides a link in purple type for the supposed 1586 necro in full.

The second link worked, hence my mockery. Unless the pdf is the "NIV" version of Dee's translation, this is bull. But of course it's bull anyway, due to the many reasons my link provides coupled with the fact that the quotes given from the Necronomicon by Lovecraft are not to be found, the stink of Derlethian morality pervades the writing, and overall the direct statements of Lovecraft that the book doesn't exist and that Abdul Alhazred (which isn't even proper Arabic) was a pseudonym given to him by an adult when he was a child with an obsession with 1001 nights.

People who believe in the truth of the Necronomicon are fools.

 

[arcanum]

The second link worked, hence my mockery. Unless the pdf is the "NIV" version of Dee's translation, this is bull. But of course it's bull anyway, due to the many reasons my link provides coupled with the fact that the quotes given from the Necronomicon by Lovecraft are not to be found, the stink of Derlethian morality pervades the writing, and overall the direct statements of Lovecraft that the book doesn't exist and that Abdul Alhazred (which isn't even proper Arabic) was a pseudonym given to him by an adult when he was a child with an obsession with 1001 nights.

People who believe in the truth of the Necronomicon are fools.

I never said I " believe" in the truth of the Necronomicon, I just linked the article and translation and said that it was worth reading.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

I never said I " believe" in the truth of the Necronomicon, I just linked the article and translation and said that it was worth reading.

Only worth reading if you are looking for validation of its existence. The article fails to mention that the work is fiction.

 

[william1300ad]

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