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A Meditation on the Simon Necronomicon - Part I |
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Articles -
Necronomicon
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Written by Andrew Pernick
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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 |
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Page 5 of 5 In closing, it cannot be repeated enough that this set of rituals is highly dangerous even to the
most well-trained Magus (the highest ranking of skill and honour in Crowley's O.T.O.), and thus should
never be performed. The 'Simonomicon' is an anthropological curiosity, yes, but it should never be used
as a source for workings one actually intends on carrying out. Also, in keeping with virtually every
magickal system to ever exist, there are two old axioms that must be made abundantly clear: first, once
you are thinking about doing a working, you have started that working; secondly, never read from any
text aloud, especially texts with portions in a language you do not know idiomatically and fluently –
moving your lips is equally a foolish venture. Thus, it is recommended that you purge your knowledge of
this ritual except inasmuch that you know how it works, why it is a series of traps, and that you know not
to carry it out. Doing otherwise is folly and this author accepts no responsibility for any damage to life,
limb, property, or otherwise that may result from the failure to abide by the two axioms above; this author
also does not accept any responsibility for anything arising out of the reader's negligence or the actual
performance of the 'Simonomicon' rituals. Thanks are due to Dan Harms for his attention to this article, which has aided in the correction of several errors.
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