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06-02-2010, 02:57 PM | #1 |
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Most recent of his was Mountains of Madness. I got a used copy of a book called the Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath; I still haven't gotten around to reading it, but the point is that this copy had very arcane markings in it, scribblings in the margins, underlining the materials used in various occultic ceremonies, etc. These scribblings and underlinings grew in number throughout, until eventually entire chapters were underlined, and finally the margins were witness to an explosion of epiphany, which it took some five or six pages to record, and finally ended with the phrase: "Real illusion or illusioned reality? The Gate holds the answer."
Probably the funniest second-hand book I've ever had.
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Actually, during my brief occult/esoteric phase at age 15 (anyone remember Lobsang Rampa and the Third Eye?) the "Dream-Quest" was one of my greatest influences. Not typically "Lovecraftian", it's been described as "Lord Dunsany meets John Carter of Mars" though it has it's fair share of Elder Gods and Unspeakable Horrors. A short read, but well worth it.
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06-20-2010, 03:34 AM | #3 |
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In fact, I recall we used to use it as our Sacred Book during our home-made ceremonies.
My mom had played an Amazon Queen in one of her Little Theatre group's productions, so she had an actual metal theatrical sword that had broken in half that was one of our major props (the Sword That Was Broken), and we used some statues, tapestries and brass candle-holders and plates that my dad had brought back from India back when he was a ship's captain. We'd light the candles and incense in my basement and perform incantations to try to open the Gates to the Seventy Steps to the Dream World.... Never got anywhere, IIRC, but it was a great way to pick up girls.
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Was it? I would have thought shenanigans like that would rank somewhere around Dungeons and Dragons on the chick-o-metre.
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And 'metre'? Looks like you might be getting brainwashed by your stay in Canuckistan... you'll be saying 'Zed' and 'leftenant' next
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