The Necromantic Ritual Book [Paperback]

Leilah Wendell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1991 | ISBN-10: 0944087035 | ISBN-13: 978-0944087039

Successful working of any of these devotions will enable you to share consciousness with the Angel of Death as well as becoming 'one' with your own death.

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"The NECROMANTIC RITUAL BOOK is not for everybody, neither for the faint of heart, nor the merely wicked..." -- Green Egg Magazine

About the Author

Leilah Wendell

Product Details

• Paperback: 50 pages
• Publisher: Westgate Pr (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944087035
• ISBN-13: 978-0944087039
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #808,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "death" meditations/rituals, despite tricky font., September 14, 2000

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Bill M. "bill_m1" (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Necromantic Ritual Book (Paperback)

In this book, the author talks a little bit about the "Angel of Death", how he is sometimes manifested as "death energy", and includes 5 or 6 solitary rituals for tuning into and understanding this energy. Well, that's at least metaphysically speaking, and I take the talk about "Azrael" with a grain of salt.

Psychologically speaking, I think this book is really about personifying death, and then carefully utilizing that personification to better comprehend and accept death. The meditations/rituals increase in complexity and "effectiveness", but no real special tools are required for the simpler meditations (usually stuff like some candles and jasmine incense or oil, and a place to perform).

As with any sort of ritual in the occult scene, one should be careful of what they're doing so as to avoid unfavorable results. I don't mean invisible spirits/demons (as some believe), but psychological side-affects. IMO, you should just always be careful of knowing your expectations and goals of a ceremony, and not to get too obsessed with it. But like driving a car, the benefits far outweigh the risks once you know what you're doing.

Anyway, the book is also very visually appealing, with its ingrained silvery writing on the outside black covers, deep violet on the inside of the covers, and "gothy" lettering. However, the tiny writing in the gothic-looking font does make a little difficult to physically read. When I bought the book, the cashier and I were trying hard to read the listed price on the back! I admire the effort for aesthetic appeal, but not at the complete expense of practicality. (This moves my vote from 4 stars to 3)

Still, I think it's a unique book of intriguing practices, whatever your religion. We all know that we're going to die someday, and we've all feared death at one time or another, so I think that one could get a lot out of this little book.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Believable, Not Practical, April 29, 2001

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"simon160664" (Down to earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Necromantic Ritual Book (Paperback)

The author state in the book that she would not be held responsible if you get arrested by the police.

Sleep beside a corpse in a cemetary in total darkness... and so-called "death enegy".... and even on page 45, "... grasp rge athame firmly, and with one thrust, pierce the corpse's heart and leave the blade in place. Do not remove it until the next morning".

Up to you to decide whether you think this book is real stuff. To me, this book is ridiculous.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars True Necromancy-but very sketchy, January 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Necromantic Ritual Book (Paperback)

A unique book for those wanting to learn the art of Necromancy. Having studied Palo Mayombe in Mexico, I did not find Ms. Wendell's instructions out of the ordinary. It is common in the initiations of Palo to sleep with the corpse which has been chosen for the cauldron, or at least sleep in the same room. In Africa, there are some tribes who keep parts of their ancestors in their dwellings in order to communicate with them. This book is not for the beginner or the curious, but for those who feel a real connection to the world of death and spirits. I feel there were many, many practices left out, that is why I only gave four stars, and since she went this far, why not add the rest. Death is indeed a very mysterious and misunderstood being in much of modern culture, and although I would not want to find myself waking up with a cadaver, even of my own family, but I respect this work for its unique insight. Don't miss it! The section on golem-making was good but lacking some in the ritual of bringing it to life; for experienced magicians, this would not be a problem.