Gothic Grimoire

Rating:
Summary: mia malakia re malaka , men je thkievaseis to
Review: akou na dis olan, itan mian imeran pou ekatsa na to thkievaso, eteliosa pou lalis to thkievasma tountou a3iothavmastou book napoumen tzie, etsi egira piso, tzie lalo ma eshi etsi mana plasmata pou grafoun tzie vivlia tzie xorigountous tzie eteries themas, e oi

Rating:
Summary: The Dark Side...Explained
Review: Gothic Grimoire is the personal Book of Shadows of author Konstantinos, and it shows! The author focuses on the night world of magic, presenting many potent rituals and rites for the beginner or advanced practitioner. Astral Travel, Nocturnal Sabbats and Opening the Gates to the Underworld are but a few of the many topics discussed in the book.

Few books focus on the dark arts because they can be misrepresented and confused for something evil or nefarious. However, Konstantinos avoids this pitfall because he is a seasoned and mindful pagan and his instruction, while allowing one to embrace the night world, clearly does so without sacrificing the light.

Gothic Grimoire is a powerful and insightful tool for anyone wanting to master the nocturnal mysteries while maintaining respect and balance in the process.

Rating:
Summary: He goes to all the darkest places
Review: I laughed, I cried, and I've never felt more proud to be a Nocturnal Witch. Konstant goes to all those dark places, like beating addictions, facing your ultimate shadow self, and my personal favorite, Astral Magick.

This is by far his best work ever, and has replaced Nocturnal Witchcraft on my nightstand. If you want guidance on finding your own power and Will without pomp, rehashing of basic concepts, and stupid pretenses, this is the book for you.

Rating:
Summary: good book
Review: I think Konstantinos is honest about his dark interests and is not over the top about being a 'goth' unlike John J. Coughlin who seems to focus on that way too much. I have read all the Konstantinos books but particularly like this one as it goes beyond spells and rituals and starts to explore psychic potential and the power of the mind. It is strange how John J.Coughlin and Konstantinos are both from the New York area, both goths and are writing on the same topic of dark paganism - I do wonder if they are rivals or friends!
The only thing I did not like about this book is the title as it is a bit tacky and might give people the wrong idea about the book.
Anyway this book is a good read!

Rating:
Summary: A long time coming!!
Review: In this day and age when Witchcraft & Wicca books are plentiful, it is rare to find something worthwhile and truly inspiring.

Let me tell you, this book is an exception and I cannot recommend it highly enough!! It was quite refreshing to see Lewellyn publishing something insightful and informative again, rather than re-hashing the same old topics cloaked in the latest "pantheon du jour."

Konstantinos' frank, descriptive writing style is one that is easy to relate to, both for the novice Witch and for those like myself who have been on this path long before the "Charmed" sect decided it would be fun to dabble in. And how nice to know that someone actually cracks open the "old school" tomes like Franz Bardon, Dion Fortune and RJ Stewart to bring that wisdom to the fore of modern Witchcraft practice.

Too often, today's Witchcraft authors leave out the whys and wherefores of how the circle is cast, how a condenser is created and how energies can be directed and transformed. There's been too much glossing over of such important elements of the art, science and practicum of magick....its a wonder any modern students of the Old Ways are getting anything from ritual and spell work at all.

But let me tell you, as a woman who has been working with paganism for nearly two decades, this book is different. Not only is it is very apparent that the author has indeed tried to "walk his talk" in his spiritual path (another
thing often lost on the newer generation of Witches), it's obvious that through intense study, trial-and-error and thoughtful practice he has actually gleaned the knowledge he espouses. What a concept!! To teach from serious first-hand experience rather than spouting rote diatribes!!

Any real Witch would know that Gardner, Sanders, Buckland and Valiente started from deeper roots of knowledge, and so too has this author. What a wonderful way to show how very important it is that the foundations of magickal practice not be glossed
over in haste.

By giving readers clues, hints and homework rather than blatantly
dictating his findings, the author encourages the reader to experiment and explore their magickal abilities until they find the core of truth within themselves. Not to mention his ground-breaking ideas of reconciling Dark Magicks.....a long time coming brother! Amen!

Readers of both this book and the companion, "Nocturnal Witchcraft," are in for a rare treat...an excellent writer and teacher.

Rating:
Summary: Finally- Wicca That's Not Sterotypical
Review: Konstantinos finally got off of his lazy backside and wrote another book. Wa-hoo! I really liked his first book, Summoning Spirits, but this book was kind of lame. While I understand the dark side of magick, this book seems to be more fiction than fact. I like Konstantinos' writing style, but I think he would do better writing fantasy gothic horry fiction that trying to make himself out to be a teacher of the occult.

Rating:
Summary: Another waste of time and money
Review: Like every other book Konstantinos peddles through Llewellyn, Gothic Grimoire can be reduced to one sentence: "Use wishful thinking and call it 'magic.'" Not as outright dangerous as his awful book on summoning spirits, this one is just the usual mish-mash of unrelated pseudo-"occult" drivel, but with the "nocturnal" brand logo slapped on it. (How "occult," i.e. "hidden," is any of this stuff if every book Llewellyn publishes is a rehash of the same material?)

Here's the Konstantinos recipe: take a dash of every "Wiccan" (i.e. Roman Catholic/Norse/Celtic) Solstice, Equinox, and cross-quarter festival, throw in some unrelated mumbo-jumbo about the Sumerians and Akkadians, sprinkle with some Hinduism, dump it all over some poorly grasped Greek philosophy and post-humanist Hebrew kabbalism and irrelevant jabber about the tarot, then puree it with pop psychology, add an extra fifty pages of filler and wide margins, call it "Nocturnal" something-or-other, and sell it for fifteen bucks or more per copy. Repeat every year or two. Laugh all the way to the bank.

Only once crediting a source, Konstantinos throws this same mess together every couple of years, but hangs it on a slightly different framework each time. Anything written by this charlatan is about as intellectually challenging as a piece of soggy zwieback. (Why FOUR "elements" instead of the Chinese FIVE elements? Because that wouldn't jibe with all of the nearly identical drivel published by other Llewellyn writers? Who knows?)

If you absolutely feel compelled to own a book by this huckster, look for a used copy for a dime (or better yet, get a free throw-away).

Rating:
Summary: finding the current
Review: This book is by far one that will be by myside. It helps understanding the commune with the dark gods and goddesses of the night, making sence of the nocturnal sabbats. The understanding without making you fustrated and confussed.
If you have read Nocturnal Witchcraft then this book is for you.