Nine Gates & the Necronomicon | the Delomelanicon?

[nabu]

The following excerpt is provided to the Mardukite Truth Seeker Forum from
materials found in both Necronomicon Revelations

and the re-released Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows

(available from the Mardukite NecroGate).

Quote:Assuming the lore of the Nine Gates, let us say that the work is based on yet too another book – furthering our psyche down the literary rabbit hole. The “Delomelanicon” (which is undoubtedly another vision of the Necronomicon Cycle) is a book reported to have been written by the “Devil himself” as a guide to “his followers.” The work, said to have once been in the possession of King Solomon, reaches the realm of Medieval Sorcery in 1666 by Aristide Torchia, who publishes his “version” of the “Devil’s Notebook” as “De Umbrarum Regni Novem Portis.” Both Torchia and all but three copies of this work are burned by the Church. The title, “Delomelanicon,” the current editor translates to mean “Book of Summoning the Darkness” (very similar to the coveted but equally fantasy-based witches “Book of Shadows”) although some Chamberlains have preferred the translation “Invocation of Darkness” [as given in the Soto translation].

If we lend a thought to this for a moment, leaving the trappings of semantic vocabulary and verification of medieval sorcerer’s grimoires aside – consider a book then that has been given to a class of followers of an entity contrary to the accepted “God On Duty” – considered a devil to one side and a savior to the other. Immediately, when thinking of the politics that arose in ancient Mesopotamia, beings like Marduk and Enki are immediately conjured to mind – or some specific alien intelligence that might have reason for leading folks back through the Gates. And if they would indeed be hidden in the folds “between” the Realm or Reality of Light we see everyday, then they would most certainly belong to the Shadows – and the spaces between spaces.

The archetype conjured to mind by the “Nine Gates” is very similar to the Necronomicon. There is, at the very least, an obvious emphasis on the symbolism of “portals”, “thresholds” and “gateways” – such as is inseparably paramount to this lore. Following the esoteric and occult traditions, the “Gates” are introduced to the Seeker under the guise of “Darkness,” because such was (and remains to be) the perception of what is “forbidden” and “hidden” knowledge – at least from the perspective of the Relam of Light. For, even as Peter Levenda has said so concisely of the “Simonian” Necronomicon: “It is a book about Darkness.” [Quoted from the PlusUltra podcast produced by Tracy R. Twyman.] Levenda reiterates that it is NOT a book about “pacts with devils” or anything so trivial and trite as you might see with the Grand Grimoire (Red Dragon), etc. – but more importantly it is an ancient, nearly prehistoric methodology for understanding the Darkness.

Roman Polanski, as we can see by his choice of directing the “Ninth Gate” movie, is interested in the esoteric enigma of the Necronomicon – and what is interesting is that as a result, both Kenneth Grant and “Simon” have acknowledged (in their works) the contribution as something of a personal nature. Not even knowing this, one can easily compare the “Ninth Gate” movie to “El Club Dumas” and instantly recognize where the emphasis lies. Simon, in his book “Dead Names” explains that:

“anyone who met me in those days in the 1970′s would recognize the Johnny Depp character: glasses, beard, black clothes, black raincoat, bag over one shoulder. The intrigue that follows some of the events in the real story [of the publication of the Simonian Necronomicon] including the references to wealthy individuals who sought the power of the book for themselves.”

Those familiar with the “other side” of the Mystery Tradition are probably aware of the O.T.O. series of trilogies produced by Kenneth Grant. The final volume of this sequence of literature is called “The Ninth Arch” and it was released in 2002 – three years after the “Ninth Gate” movie was released (and almost a decade after the birth of “El Club Dumas”). The current editor’s opinion is only that the title bore some synchronicity with the other. In this case however, the designation of “Arch” has a dual meaning, both to the idea of a “Gateway” but also the semantic parallels (something Grant is essentially obsessed with) between “Arch” and “Arachnid” [note: ARaCHnid].

[lil gremlin]

as controversial as the 'necronomicon' is given the naive people and the lovecraftian fantasy work and cult followings i am sure the same response would come from the people for a real nine gates. i noticed though that the cover for the one on the site right now is all black with a purple star. very cool.

[nabu]

Thus far, it hasn't really been an issue. We aren't pretending that ours is the one from the movie or Reverte's book, its an examination of it in the context of what it represents in addition to the mythos of the Necronomicon (including Simonian, Lovecraftian, Tysonian and Mardukite) in relation to reality, ancient Sumer, Babylon and Egypt and of course, the Anunnaki.

[nabu]

(10-16-2010 02:02 AM)lil gremlin Wrote:  i noticed though that the cover for the one on the site right now is all black with a purple star. very cool.

is true.

[nabu]

new videos on Mardukite TV - Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heg7mD-Jv6s (season 4 episode 9)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqTKmNvGUnY (season 4 episode 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lAHLiV6PRY (season 4 episode 7)

[James Shammash Thomas]

Loved all the new youtube videos! I always enjoy watching those. Revelations really got me to understand some of the connections between Lovecraft and his stories and the anunnaki much better then before as well!

[nabu]

It was time to come full circle and interlock "all" the "pieces together" - as it were.
Glad you enjoyed!

More Season 4 will be coming soon