Pseudonomicon - Softcover

Hine, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561841951 ISBN 13: 9781561841950

Publisher: New Falcon Pubns, 2004

Synopsis

First published in a very limited edition in 1994, and reprinted only once since, The Pseudonomicon has been extremely difficult to find. By special arrangement with Dagon Productions, we have brought it back in this revised and expanded edition. Of The Pseudonomicon the author says:

"Disclaimer: It is generally agreed by experienced magicians that working with the Cthulhu Mythos is dangerous due to the high risk of obsession, personality disintegration or infestation by parasitic shells. Whilst giving this opinion due consideration, I have decided to release this material since, before the throne of Azathoth, questions of who is sane and who is mad become inconsequential."

and:

"Each god brings its own madness. To know the god---to be accepted by it, to feel its mysteries---well you have to let that madness wash over you, and through you. This isn't in the books of magic. Why? For one thing, it's all too easily forgotten, and for an other, you have to find it out for yourself. And for those who would sanitize magic, whitening out the wildness with explanations borrowed from pop psychology or science---well, madness is something that we still fear---the great taboo. So why did I choose Cthulhu---High Priest of the Great Old Ones---lying dreaming "death's dream" in the sunken city, forgotten through layers of time and water? It sounds so simple to say that I merely heard his "call"---but I did. Gods do not, generally, have a lot to say, but what they do say, is worth listening to."

With a new Introduction and a completely new, and greatly expanded section on Banishing.

About this title

About the Author:

Phil Hine is a former editor of the internationally acclaimed magazine Chaos International. He has facilitated workshops and seminars on modern magical practice in America and Europe and contributes regularly to a wide range of occult journals. He is also the author of Condensed Chaos & Prime Chaos.

Review:

A springboard from which to explore the realms of insanity and the Cthulhu Mythos. -- Talking Stick

Deeply fascinating stuff, and worth a dozen of the professedly 'genuine' Necronomicons on the market. -- Fortean Times

Phil opens a slimy door back into a world where awe still abides, and Cthulhu lies, not dead, but dreaming. -- White Dragon magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: New Falcon Pubns
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1561841951
• ISBN 13: 9781561841950
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64