“The presentation of the Simonian Necronomicon did little to satisfy the Lovecraftian fanatics who had been searching for the book alluded to in what became known as a the “Cthulhu Mythos” of fiction. Howard Phillips [H.P.] Lovecraft’s work had so clearly depicted a primordial pantheon of “Ancient Ones” and the legacy they had left behind in literary form (the Necronomicon), that readers believed the book had to be real, and that the mythos suggested must somehow be at the heart of real pre-history. Perhaps the greatest stigma en-countered from an ignorant population is the very idea that H.P. Lovecraft did imagine his stories into being, and they were not based on any research or fascination. They were the product of tormented nightmares. . .

” “In 1904, the famed occultist Aleister Crowley was compelled to go spend the spring equinox in Egypt, where he encountered a member of the Anunnaki that explained to him that the “Equinox of the Gods” had taken place, “the gate forced open” into a “new aeon.” Crowley had traversed the “Nabu Gate” and made contact with the being often identified as “Thoth,” but who is in-fact (Nabu) the divine-scribe son of Marduk, and a master of the arts of magick and science. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn had successfully tapped the Moon Gate without issue, but the politics that later led to the fracturing of the alliance between Crowley and the GD was the “control of the Nabu Gate.” This is all unofficial, of course, and other initiates have their own semantics to describe the events which took place. [See also the Magick & Mysticism series by Joshua Free.] The result, however, was the appearance of Crowley’s “Book of the Law,” the first of many Anunnaki transmissions to the planet during the modern age:”

“Every man and woman is a star.”

“Crowley never once used the word: Necronomicon. In his practices, the arsenal of grimoires already possessed their own titles, ones well-recognized among the New Age community. His favorites were the Book of Abramelin, the Goetia and the Keys of Solomon. He even assisted Gerald Gardner in the creation of the Book of Shadows, and essentially the religious movement which sprang from it: Wicca. Among the books, the “sacred magic” of Abramelin-the-Mage was preferred, and indeed it appears to be not only of a higher mystical value than the others available to him, but it actually resembles the type of ritualistic work thought to be contained in the Necronomicon of H.P. Lovecraft, a pseudo-grimoire that we have been left with only passages provided amidst his stories. The false idea that the “gate-work” will “kill” is ridiculously clear here as Crowley lives for another four decades after the incident in Egypt. What should also be made clear [and should satisfy (or not) critics waiting to hear the “Mardukite” position on this] is that we have no reason to believe Lovecraft and Crowley ever read anything of the other, or crossed paths in the physical world.”

“H.P. Lovecraft was only 14 years old in 1904. It was, however, the year that ultimately changed his life. The death of his grandfather left the family in ruin (as they had already been working to overcome the loss of his father in 1898). Four years later, Lovecraft suffered a “nervous breakdown” and was unable to complete his high-school education. The visions he beheld that resulted in volumes of poetry and short stories did not come from any logical source: an occult education, bizarre interests, or even mystical mythologies – they were, instead, the product of living beneath the shadows of despair and beholding a “dark night of the soul” that would never lift.”

“While it may be true that Lovecraft’s grandfather was a very active Freemason, there does not seem to be any “spill-over” interest in either his father or himself in such affairs. The only work of mythology that appealed to Lovecraft and could be seen to have any relevance to the work he later produced (especially concerning the Necronomicon) is “Arabian Nights.” Remember, that before being given the Greek name “Necronomicon,” the work is first called “Al Azif” in Arabic. Contemporary mystics have often compared this original title to that which was given to Crowley’s own Book of the Law, “Al vel Legis.” [Another similar example in title and content is the “Al-Jilwah” and other Yezidic literature explored in the J-Series tablets of the Necronomicon Anunnaki Bible.]“

“What comes through in Lovecraft’s work more clearly than any interest in “paganism” or researched occult-fiction efforts is the love for books and writing – his own books and writings are explicitly about other books and writings. Few of his works are truly “novel length” and most are written out as if they were newspaper articles or old letters. This style is what allowed many to succumb to the belief in his visions of the pantheon of “Ancient Ones” and “Elder Gods” – it seemed real. And while the semantics and facts were hardly historically or even mythologically verifiable, a “Necronomicon sub-culture” was born – born of “dream cycles and nightmares,” it would seem to some, however, that Lovecraft appears to have accessed the Gates directly – or (like Crowley) been directed to them intentionally. . .”

Gates of the Necronomicon: Establishing Your Relationship with the Anunnaki Gods - by Joshua Free & Sarah Banas

~excerpted from the appendix to “Gates of the Necronomicon: Establishing Your Relationship with the Anunnaki Gods” available from the NecroGate in a limited edition hardcover – each printing numbered of 50.