Gothic Grimoire

by Konstantinos

As the rest of the world goes to sleep, the nightkind - those who prefer to explore the mysteries of the night - prepare for their rites. Whether you are new to the practice of nocturnal magick, or a seasoned dark mystic, this companion to the popular Nocturnal Witchcraft is sure to bring new levels of power to your nights.Expand your connection to the dark ether and the unseen world with this collection of techniques and rituals taken directly from the author's personal magickal notebooks. Explore the Nocturnicon - a collection of rites designed to overcom the unique obstacles that appear in the life of the nightkind.Commune with the Dark Gods and Goddesses of the Night with nocturnal rituals for the sabbats. Examine advanced astral workings, including astral travel, working with thoughtforms, and banishing unwanted energies and entities. Connect with the positive side of the darkness within and without as you learn.Not for the meek, the magick you'll encounter in these pages will help you transform yourself, and change the way you perceive reality from this night forward.

Genres: Witchcraft, Occult, Paganism, Magick, Magic, Nonfiction, Gothic

Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Konstantinos Rowley, born in 1972, has been a paranormal researcher for over fifteen years, is the author of six books published by Llewellyn and has a bachelors degree in English and technical writing. A recognized expert, he has consulted for and been a guest on various shows and documentaries on MTV, the SciFi Channel, NBC, History, Discovery Channel, and other networks. A former Physics major, Konstantinos been working on explaining the paranormal using modern scientific discoveries, especially in the realm of Quantum Mechanics.

Some of his research has inspired TV, film, and novels, fleshing out scenes in the film “Black Roses” and the novel “Dead Souls.” He has also appeared in the bestselling videogame "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City." He was lead vocalist of the now defunct band, Bell, Book & Candle, which appeared on three Cleopatra Records compilations: Goth Box, 100 Tears: Tribute to the Cure, and Vampire Themes. It is unclear how soon he will be able to devote time to a musical solo project.

Reviews

[Kosjitov · Rating 1 out of 5]

People giving this book two or more stars are being very kind.

Have you ever felt like someone took a word and attached it to everything under the sun and devalued its meaning in the process? That is what Konstantinos has done here. I never want to see the word "nocturnal" again. Nocturnal witch, nocturnal servant, Nocturnal Tradition, nightkind, ect ect. I honestly feel like the author specifically catered to the gothic stereotype, cramming this book full of what feels like leftover gaming necromancer fantasies with vampire lore. It feels... Silly.

The introduction may as well have said "you are the chosen one!" in bright letters, as it assuredly claims the book found you! (Not the other way around) Aside from finding this sort of introduction highly suspicious and offputting, i continued. I should have stopped there and returned the thing immediately. The beginning of the book is fine, in that it caters to a 101 witchcraft crowd with the wheel of the year, but from there you are made to feel as if the night is the only time that matters. The significance of the day and the summer months is severely overlooked and neglected, to the point of non existence in this ethos. After that I feel like I am reading a rejected fantasy book. I frankly got to certain points and put the book down. I get it. Dark, creepy, mysterious, blah blah blah. Still feels like a bad fantasy over a hundred pages in.

If i had to find something good to say about this book, it would be that talk about covens is within the first few pages and gives some food for thought in regards to leadership and lifespan of a circle.

[Claudia Loureiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gothic Grimoire is the personal Book of Shadows of author Konstantinos, and it shows! The author focuses on the night world of magic, presenting many potent rituals and rites for the beginner or advanced practitioner. Astral Travel, Nocturnal Sabbats and Opening the Gates to the Underworld are but a few of the many topics discussed in the book.
Few books focus on the dark arts because they can be misrepresented and confused for something evil or nefarious. However, Konstantinos avoids this pitfall because he is a seasoned and mindful pagan and his instruction, while allowing one to embrace the night world, clearly does so without sacrificing the light.
Gothic Grimoire is a powerful and insightful tool for anyone wanting to master the nocturnal mysteries while maintaining respect and balance in the process.
I think Konstantinos is honest about his dark interests and doesn't to focus on that way too much. I have read three of the Konstantinos books but I prefered the other two.
The title of this book is a bit tacky and might give people the wrong idea about the book.
Anyway this book is a good read!

[Christina Hannan · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this was a great guide, I feel as if it’s too advanced for me at this point of my growth. I’m nowhere near ready diving into the psychic side of magick yet, and I feel that’s possibly why I felt this book was above me. I believe I will come back to certain parts of this book as they’ve been useful and intriguing, especially the chapter on astral travel and one of the spells mentioned. It’s a great companion to Konstantinos’ other book, Nocturnal Witchcraft and I’m glad that I have both on my shelf to go back to once I’ve advanced more.

[Lia P · Rating 1 out of 5]

By a brief look at the topics in the book you would think it is the typical Wiccan book but more focus of gothic. While the book does have the influences of Wiccan and colonial the first pages there is an admit that all of that is in the book because it is popular. It seems to be common thing to do self initiation rituals in this books. There is an unnecessary amount of talk about covens. The grimoire talks about Sabbats and it is so contradictory because of how much the first part wanted to separate from Wicca but the wheel of the year is a Wicca invention. I think there was a lot of focus on astral things in this grimoire when it could have been more about glamour and more goth influences but seen in a magical way. A nocturnal servant as how it talks about it is most likely possible but not for anyone to just make. It is not a good idea that there’s a chapter of quick powerful rituals, specially when those rituals are heavy topics that don’t need to be spells. Overall it is okay book but it has missing potential

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped me a lot when I was first starting to get into spell work (even though I have not performed most of the spells in it)however, I want to share how I found it.
It was in a used book store and I was looking for a different book and this one caught my attention. I picked it up and felt that I needed to get this book or else someone else would that would use it the wrong way. When I got home I skimmed through it and someone had underlined and took lots of notes in it.
The very first sentence of the book's introduction was underlined
"I've got a feeling if you're reading this book it found you. Not the other way around. Some of us belong in the shadows, and are drawn by the nocturnal mysteries."

[Äsruþr Cyneaþsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Konstantinos, perhaps employing sophistry and salesmanship in the naming of the work, presents a grimoire centred around nocturnal witchcraft. There is nothing really 'dark' here, only a focus upon astral journeying, nighttime rituals and a preference for darkness (lighting level wise that is).

The work itself is rather well written and the structure of the rituals and rites are well presented. The aspects I have employed are certainly effective, yet there is nothing really new here.

[Conure Hermary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compared to the other two books I've read by Konstantinos, this book was actually interesting to read! I still found him very arrogant and a touch self righteous, but his spells appear sound and his view of night magic is something I wouldn't mind replicating.

[Aldrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found it to be very interesting and enlightening.

[Child_Of Fire · Rating 5 out of 5]

See my review of "Noctural Witchcraft"

[Michael Michelle]

this was silly and fun. I was fun to read about different rituals that people could invoke. I only read about half of it before I had to tap out. But still, a quorky way to pass an afternoon.