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To: alt.magick,alt.magick.chaos,alt.magick.serious From: "David Cantu"Subject: Re: Necronomicon Novum Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:18:37 GMT "David Cantu" wrote in message news:fOqr6.56361$Fz.12263103@typhoon.austin.rr.com... > http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/NN.html > > Preface: When someone recently asked, "What would you put in a Necronomicon?" I became intrigued by the question. Since it's been some years since I've read Lovecraft, I really don't remember how much he said about the content of the Necronomicon. Nevertheless, the following is a preliminary outline, mostly spun out no more than the name Necronomicon. However, whereas Lovecraft's Necronomicon was fabricated, mine is real! That is, it's entirely based on ancient texts (all predating the supposed date of Lovecraft's Necronomicon) - and this is only the tip of the iceberg. In any case, the Ancient Ones turn up often enough, in mythology and personal experience, that I expect they are a reflection of some archetype of the collective unconscious. Thus we can expect the Greek and Roman tradition to tap the same currents as Lovecraft, whatever his source. The following is offered in (and to) the spirit of HPL
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