Comments on: The Necronomicon http://www.ghostwoods.com/2009/10/the-necronomicon-689/ Something beautiful and strange is hiding in the dark. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:55:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mr Butterscotch http://www.ghostwoods.com/2009/10/the-necronomicon-689/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Mr Butterscotch Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:02:06 +0000 http://www.ghostwoods.com/?p=689#comment-385 If you ask me, it's clear that Lovecraft had numerous sources of inspiration for the Necronomicon. Re it being bound in human skin - this was a real life practice in France (and possibly other cultures) back in the 16 hundreds - murderers case trials would be bound in the skin of the (executed) perpetrator. In terms of the content, I have heard it mooted that Lovecraft was aware of the Tibetan book of the Dead. Interestingly, some time ago I was in correspondence with a person who claimed to have magicians (or the 'real' magic(k) sort) as friends. Apparently, trying the spells in Lovecrafts invented Necronomicon can have some rather negative side effects. I'd suspect though that this is only borne out if you believe (and ergo reality is not effected!). If you ask me, it’s clear that Lovecraft had numerous sources of inspiration for the Necronomicon. Re it being bound in human skin – this was a real life practice in France (and possibly other cultures) back in the 16 hundreds – murderers case trials would be bound in the skin of the (executed) perpetrator.

In terms of the content, I have heard it mooted that Lovecraft was aware of the Tibetan book of the Dead.

Interestingly, some time ago I was in correspondence with a person who claimed to have magicians (or the ‘real’ magic(k) sort) as friends. Apparently, trying the spells in Lovecrafts invented Necronomicon can have some rather negative side effects. I’d suspect though that this is only borne out if you believe (and ergo reality is not effected!).

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