From:	Brian Angliss <angliss@******.PSU.EDU>
Subject:	try this on for size
Date:	Mon, 3 May 1993 23:00:29 -0400

Now that we seem to be getting into Crowley and his Satanism, I'm curious about
just where you folks stand on real life shamans, druids, wiccans, witches,
channelers, pyromancers, etc. Do they all fall into the "Magic is an emanation
of Satan" category? I'm curious and I don't mean to accuse anyone.

Finally, if you folks out there who think Crowley was really messed up(and he
was), you should check out "The Necronomicon" by the Mad Arab Al-Hazrad. It
really does exist, is based in Sumarian myths and demonology, and was around
Long before H. P. Lovecraft used it in his Cthulu Mythos stories. It scares
the drek out of me, and I've read it the whole way through. I will NEVER own a
copy nor perform any of the rituals or use any of the symbols within it, as
there is no way to banish the demons you summon. But I recommend you check it
out just to get an idea of just how nasty ancient rituals and stuff are. And
they still work today, so don't mutter the rituals as you read. 2 or 3
translators disappeared while translating, and the Mad Arab himself was
allegedly torn limb from limb by an invisible force just after finishing the
writing. NASTY!!!!!

Brian