The Gates of the Necronomicon

by Simon

Book Overview

Every serious student of the occult is familiar with this all-powerful text. Within it lie the secrets of eternity, the forbidden knowledge of the darkunknown. Every journey into the shadows requires... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060890061
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

...Edward Simon, Simon Edwards and Howard Phillip walk into a bar in Islington

Barkeep A plague upon this howling! they are louder than the weather in our office. Re-enter SIMON EDWARDS, HOWARD PHILLIP, and EDWARD SIMON Yet again! what do you here? Shall we give o'er and drown? Have you a mind to sink? SIMON EDWARDS A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog! Barkeep Work you then. HOWARD PHILLIP Hang, cur! hang, you whoreson, insolent noisemaker! We are less afraid to be drowned than thou art. EDWARD SIMON I'll warrant him for drowning; though the ship were no stronger than a nutshell and as leaky as an unstanched wench. Barkeep Lay her a-hold, a-hold! set her two courses off to sea again; lay her off. Enter Mariners wet Mariners All lost! to prayers, to prayers! all lost! Barkeep What, must our mouths be cold? EDWARD SIMON The king and prince at prayers! To the towers! Let's assist them, For our case is as theirs. SIMON EDWARDS I'm out of patience. HOWARD PHILLIP We are merely cheated of our lives by drunkards: This wide-chapp'd rascal--would thou mightst lie drowning The washing of ten tides! EDWARD SIMON He'll be hang'd yet, Though every drop of water swear against it And gape at widest to glut him. A confused noise within: 'Mercy on us!'-- 'We split, we split!'--'Farewell, my wife and children!'-- 'Farewell, brother!'--'We split, we split, we split!' HOWARD PHILLIP Let's all sing with the king. SIMON EDWARDS Let's take leave of him. Exeunt EDWARD SIMON and SIMON EDWARDS HOWARD PHILLIP Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground, long heath, brown furze, any thing. The wills above be done! but I would fain die a dry death. Exeunt Return to top of page ... or ... Go to next scene Edit this post | Permalink

Open the Book.

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.

A New Way To View The Multiverse

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!

Your life will change,

I have read all three books and I must say that this one does help answer some of my questions. With that being said I would recommend this book to anyone who already has experience with Occult or Simons other two books. If you are not experienced then please do not play around. Once you start (open the door) you must continue on. For ex. This isn't a read it one time thing and then say i'll do it later, it just doesn't work that way, I wish it did. I am currently learning that lesson first hand, TRUST ME when I tell you that this is not a game and is something you should not take lightly. You have to control what's in the book and not let it control you; that's not an easy or simple task, and it is one that I have not yet completed. Your sanity will depend on it!