Author: Simon

Every serious student of the occult is familiar with this all-powerful text.Within it lie the secrets of eternity, the forbidden knowledge of the darkunknown.

Every journey into the shadows requires careful, measured stepsùa proficientexecution of the necessary rituals and spells, and an understanding andappreciation of the history of the world beyond.

The Gates of the Necronomicon is an invaluable companion to the MadArab's original work. In it are essential keys to the nuance and complexities ofthe ancient grimoire, enabling all who dare to pass through the magical gatesthat separate the body, mind, and spirit; the past and future; the living anddead.

The journey begins . . .

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About the Author:
Simon is a student of magic, occultism, and religion since the mid-1960s andthe editor of the Necronomicon, Simon was a frequent lecturer for the famedWarlock Shop in Brooklyn and the Magickal Childe Bookstore in Manhattan for morethan ten years before his sudden disappearance in 1984, speaking on topics asdiverse as religion and politics, occultism and fascism, ceremonial magic,demonolatry, the Tarot, the Qabala, and Asian occult systems. He also conductedprivate classes for the New York City OTO during this period, with a focus onEnochian magic, "wandering bishops," and Afro-Caribbean occult beliefs. Anordained priest of an Eastern Orthodox church, Simon has appeared on televisionand radio discussing such topics as exorcism, satanism, and Nazism. The mediaevents he organized in the 1970s and 1980s -- with rock bands, ritualperformances, and celebrity appearances -- helped to promote the "occultrenaissance" in New York City. After decades of study in European, Asian, andLatin American cult centers, this book marks his first public appearance in morethan twenty years.