Bøker av Donald Tyson

Chronicles King James' obsession with demons, their alleged attempts on his life, and the first recorded witch trials. This title offers a knowledgeable and sympathetic look at the details of the magick and witchcraft of the period. It features historical woodcut illustrations and includes the old English text in its entirety.

In the fullness of his life, Abdul Alhazred, author of the dreaded Necronomicon, was snatched into the air and devoured by an invisible demon in the marketplace at Damascus before hundreds of witnesses. But where necromancy is concerned, all is not always as it seems, and death is not necessarily the end. Alhazred's lifelong companion, Martala, is determined to search for his remains so that he can be resurrected from his essential salts. But where to look? With the help of Hassid, son of a wealthy merchant and Alhazred's young student in the necromantic arts, and Anisah, the half-fairy daughter of the great Greek mage Harkanos, she sets off to find Alhazred's bones and restore him to life. Alhazred's father, who is a djinn of the Ninth Circle, aids them in their search by lending them the fabled flying carpet of Solomon. Their perilous quest leads them across the face of the ancient world and to other worlds beyond comprehension. Have the final words of Alhazred's story been written? Has fate closed the book of his life? Or is Martala's love strong enough to burst asunder the gates of time and space, and free his soul from everlasting torment?

"Esteemed magician Donald Tyson presents an advanced look at how to compose spoken charms and spells, enchant objects, use words and names of power, control the living breath, and more"--

First mentioned by H.P Lovecraft in the 1920s and referred to throughout his fiction, the Necronomicon - a spurious book of occult knowledge - is so infamous that horror cognoscenti playfully speculate it might exist. Tyson isn't the first writer to attempt a full "translation" of the forbidden text.

Scrying is the psychological technique of unearthing information by extra-sensory means. The many forms of scrying, such as Ouija boards, dowsing rods and aura reading, are examined in this compendium of techniques for those who want to develop their skills.