The Gates of the Necronomicon

What is the best way to shoot a bulls eye? One method is to perfect your aim and shoot your arrow accurately, or you can shoot your arrow and then paint the target around it. Is the Necronomicon real or a hoax? That one is still up in the air. It could well have been written by “The Mad Arab” who studied Middle Eastern Grimoires and compiled the Necronomicon or it could have been written by Simon, who may have studied or read up on Egyptology, Sumeriology, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Native American spirituality and myth. If Simon wrote it then he created or gave birth to a system of magic or spirituality that is both valid and correct. When reading this book , I would try not to base the books merits on whether or not the Necronomicon is ral or fake but in the the strands of commonality there are between all the worlds spiritual systems and how they are all interconnected. Simon does a good job in that field.Perhaps one should ask what it reality and what is fantasy? Reality linguistically relates to the realm of the monarch of which he or she presides over.. The king decides what is real and true and what is not to be accepted. Fantasy is what is in in the dark and is waiting to come into being. Since fantasy is outside the real and may pose a threat to monarchs rule is deemed as nonsensical, dangerous and even d downright false. To traipse in this domain is deemed a threatening action despite the lack of real danger to the accepted order of things. The church and all religious institutions regard this as wrong. To traipse means to do it alone or in a select group of secret initiates out of the view of authorities.What is the difference between insanity and spiritual liberation? Then mentally ill suffer a nervous breakdown while the Shaman goes through a nervous breakthrough. The symptoms of the two are the same. Hallucinations, being torn apart by inner demons etc are part of the deal.. The difference lies in definition and role in society. The number 7 is also quite relavent. It does not relate to the 7 planets that revolve around us in the Solar System but rather it pertains to the 7 visible stars of the Big Dipper. Each star represents a level or gate to another realm. The Ancient believed that the outer world and the underworld were in fact one and the same. Of course you first had to descend 7 level much like Ishtar did before you could ascend into the heaven. As above so below. The seven stars also symbolized the 7 Rishis in Hindusim. The 7 gods of Sumeria. The big dipper itself also symbolized Set, the warrior god of Egypt. It was the bulls legs and Seth was a bull. It was also the shape of the Adze which was used in the Egyptian Ceremony of Opening the mouth. The Big Dipper also represented the bear, which was a symbol for king Arthur.The polaris star is now the main star of the Big Dipper, some feel it was the Draco star. This shift in stars has many meaning. Draco represented the reptiles or the Ancient Ones, when the star fell the Elder Gods rose to prominence. This could be linked with the panspermia theory, where in lifeless earth was at first populated by nasty reptiles who were defeated by nicer elder gods. After intense battle dead organic matter littered the planet. It was from this that life sprang. In Sumerian mythology we have reptilian Tiamat being slain by Marduk. From her dead matter and his breath came the human race.The book does an excellent job of connecting all the various mythologies and illustrating the common point or motifs as the same but with different dressing. It all came from one source and got diffused. Sort of like the same window but with different dressing. Only drawback are the table in the back which are painful and tedious to wade through. He also relies a lot on Egyptologist Budge and his translations are deemed out of date as more current information is available. There were good instructions on how to to the gate rituals for ascencion. Great book.

I accidentally conjured up a demon and he is crazy

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.

Love this as addendum to the original. I dont practice black magic but I am a ghost hunter and it helps to understand the occult. Well written.

It’s a good read. But do your research before trying anything

The work of Simon is largely undervalued on a basis of an assumption of fiction based around Lovecraft's mythos. What is presented here within this text is however the work of a fine occult scholar and demonstrates a deep rationalised argument for the significance of Ursa Major as an initiatory pathway.A fascinating study which also provides further depth and structure to the rituals of the Simon Necronomicon. Regardless of views on the authenticity of the Necronomicon, the reality is that rituals such as this, when combined with a veracious investment of focus do have true power and are thus effective.

I can't write too much about this book as I bought it for my son. But I know that he has enjoyed reading it.

Thanks for sending 'The Gates of the Necronomicon' by Simon. I love this sort of book. There should be more books like this.

Wicked gift

If you've read the Necronomicon or even just the Necronomicon Spellbook you'll find yourself enjoying this book immensely. I just wanted to balance the reviews out as a fan of "Simon's" writings, I think this a extremely well written and insightful book.Whether the Necronomicon's claims of being from Sumerian texts are true or not the simple fact is that the book works perfectly. I think Simon and the people involved with these books deserve a lot more credit because you'll find yourself being opened up to some eerie paranormal experiences.