Grimoire of the Necronomicon

by Donald Tyson

On the heels of his widely successful trilogy of works honoring H. P. Lovecraft, Donald Tyson now unveils a true grimoire of ritual magic inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. The Grimoire of the Necronomicon is a practical system of ritual magic based on Lovecraft's mythology of the alien gods known as the Old Ones.

Fans of Lovecraft now have the opportunity to reliably and safely get in touch with the Old Ones and draw upon their power for spiritual and material advancement. Tyson expands upon the Old Ones' mythology and reintroduces these "monsters" in a new, magical context--explaining their true purpose for our planet. As a disciple, you choose one of the seven lords as a spiritual mentor, who will guide you toward personal transformation.

Grimoire of the Necronomicon features ritual forms and invocations for the daily and yearly rites of the Old Ones, individual rituals devoted to each of the seven major figures of the mythos, and most importantly, a grand ritual for personal attainment. The daily rituals provide an excellent system of esoteric training for individual practitioners. This grimoire also provides structure for an esoteric society--Order of the Old Ones--devoted to the group practice of this unique system of magic.

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Occult, Magic, Lovecraftian

216 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight. He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English. After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career.

Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice. His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.

Reviews

[Rex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't care much for Donald Tyson's material, but this book is one of his better projects. Surprisingly, once he started on the "Necromicon" material for his novel, the Grimoire, the Necronomicon Tarot, he really started to shine as an occultist, at least in my opinion.

This book gives you a reliable magickal system to work from if you are into the dreaded "Necronomicon" and the rites that spring from it. Use this in conjunction with the "Simon edition" of the Avon edition of the same name for best results!

[Armando Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

No disfruté tanto de este libro como lo hice de “Necronomicón”. La razón es que todos los ritos estan “suavizados” así como la personalidad de las deidades y hasta el hecho de pertenecer a la Orden de los Antiguos, nada que ver con los despiadados y aterradores sucesos que vivió Alhazred en sus narraciones. Comprendo que se trata de ritos escritos de tal forma que cualquier persona pueda llegar a practicar, pero hubiese preferido que Tyson simplemente escribiera ficción, así como lo hizo en su primer libro.

[Greer · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had a pretty cover. It reads like a companion book to Lovecraft's Elder Gods in his stories.
The library I checked it out from has cataloged this in non-fiction dewey decimal system 133.
I checked out "Necronomicon The Wanderings of Alhazred" from a different library the shelving is non-fiction. Humm...

[Thalla Rothach · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Tyson's attempt at turning scattered references in Mr. Lovecraft's stories into a system of ceremonial magic. It's a very tame interpretation. Personally, I would have gone with a much more darker and disturbing way of doing things.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty awesome book.

[Camm · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked it
It made me want to read more

[Darren Mitton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like how Tyson expanded the story behind the faux!

[Paul Potts · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read through to the end, but not sure why. This was just a summary of the "Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon", which I read last summer.