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From : Rachel L. Akers
Date : Fri Feb 23 2001 11:32 pm

>... (cont)
Subject: nagasiva's alt.magick FAQ
Summary: This is a file of biased responses to frequently
         asked questions in the alt.magick newsgroup.
Keywords: FAQ, magic, magick, occult, occultism
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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 02:34:31 GMT

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     as a demon-summoner, the Necronomicon appears to be the apex
     of challenge to the adventurous, and symbolizes, if not
     functioning as, the mechanism by which one might bring into
     one's personal sphere of consciousness that alien element,
     forgotten and displaced by the development of civilization and
     higher "education".

     from the perspective of the religious, the Necronomicon must
     seem the epitome of evil, surely the comparable Shadow of the
     Bible to Christians, a textual Satan that can only result in
     doom and the demise of human concerns at the expense of faint
     promises to a deluded few. its very existence or fable must be
     denied and rejected so as never to give rise to human
     behaviours that replicate the cruel and insane outcomes
     depicted in Lovecraft's fiction.

     the general attraction of the Necronomicon is not that it
     contains secrets of parapsychology, E.S.P., telekinesis, or
     precognition, but that it affords allegiance with potent and
     dangerous entities whose fictional basis is disputed by many
     of those who make a study of gods and spirits with the intent
     of communication and pact-making.

     all of that said, I have constructed a text whereby the
     summoning and encounter with Lovecraftian monsters could form
     an important part of one's magical enterprise. in a nutshell,
     one may use the discordian experiences of such encounters as
     ballast against the rigidifying and orderly experiences to
     which one is likely to be subject as part of any human
     mystical regimen (because they all appear to be extremely
     structured and disciplined). you can evaluate this text
     yourself at

         http://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/shaitan/l.kthlu.95

     whether any particular Necronomicon might assist one in this
     can only be determined through trial and error, the review by
     magicians of these texts being the most important criteria by
     which they ought be assessed. posts to alt.magick, therefore,
     which detail one's personal experiences in using a
     Necronomicon should clearly identify which one is being used
     and how, what one's intent is in the rituals or spells, and
     what results have been obtained. continued wrangling about
     whether any particular volume is "fake" or "worthless" just
     wastes all our time.
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