Hand Writing The Necronomicon, As it says in the Necronomicon. Options

Hello All, I was just curious, a few of you have shared that its advantageous to make ones own copy of the Necronomicom in order help open ones' self up to that current and its Gods/Goddesses. I agree whole heartedly. However, I have a question. Since the Urilla text is considered a trap since it deals with the Old Ones. Did those of you that made a copy include it as well?
I think that when I do make my copy I'll probably leave that section out and include my own musings in its place. Any thoughts?
gmcbroom

As part of my recent return to the necronomicon in order to fulfill the remainder of my obligation, I have begun anew to copy it down by hand into a personalized book.

I recognized, as I did before, that while I can write twenty or thirty pages by hand when i'm writing in a journal, or writing an essay, I can only seem to copy ten or fifteen pages at a time when i'm copying from this book. After that I'm mentally exhausted, and need to take a break for the day.

Has anyone else had this experience? Originally I didn't think too much of it, but now that it's happening again this time around, it made me wonder. I would imagine it's a testament to the power in the process itself. In fact, my hands tend to get hot and even vibrate at times. It's peculiar, I've copied other grimoires before without the same effects.

Also, I was curious about the order the others here copy the books in? Is it generally necessary to stick to the order presented in the book itself? In an effort to make the entire book a talisman, I have begun with the exorcisms from the Maklu text. I may likely end with them as well, or at least one of them, so that the exorcisms sandwich the book itself. Then the invocation of the fire god, the book of the watcher, and the rest I have not yet determined. I usually read the book through in brief before copying the next section, to give it a chance to show me the next one to copy. Does anyone else rearrange the books like this? Also, I generally plan to leave out the testimony of the mad arab, save for notations in the places where he describes one thing or another. I don't intend to copy his words bit for bit, though, like the other books.

Also, I adorned the front of the journal with the composite Arra, Agga, Bandar sigil, and the back with five of the fifty names in an interlocking manner - Marduk in the center, Agaku, Marukka, Marutukku, and Aranunna around it, left, above, below, and right, respectively. Does anyone else do something similar as well?

It seems to me that the book should be a talisman, and originally when I began copying again, it came to me that I should arrange it so that it is symbolic in it's order, to become a more personalized talisman, with a particularly focused intent.

I haven't gotten any sense that it could be a bad idea, but none the less wondered if anyone else had an opinion...

peace

Greetings,

I copied it exactly as the order is word for word. I wrote the entire thing while traveling back and forth on the Subway usually from Queens to Brooklyn and back, This served a dual purpose. I was not bored and I was in a situation where I was inclined to write. Getting a corner seat with your writing elbow aimed away from the wall is key to being able to draw and write well on the subway.

I liked the fact that i was writing the Necronomicon underground in a tunnel / cave. As the train was bumpy I began with an eraser mate pen. Later in the book I started using a very nice ink pen with white out to cover up my many screw ups.

If you are cranking out 15 pages a day that is really good. I was perhaps only getting 6 to 8.

Peace!

This post has been edited by Edunpanna: Mar 11 2007, 01:13 AM