That's not a rhetorical question, by the way, its an honest enquiry.
For those who don't know, Levenda was the man behind the Simon Necronomicon, the first faked version of the book bearing Lovecraft's name. He naturally denies it (and more interestingly, denies it is the same Necronomicon Lovecraft wrote about, but is the book he took the name from), and has spun an interesting tale about spies and monks and international theft which is currently being made into a book, which will probably be entertaining reading once it is done.
But he also wrote some apparently serious books, such as the Unholy Alliance series, which documents the role of the occult in Nazi Germany, the German transplants from Operation Paperclip who went to work for the CIA and the role of the occult in the history of America. I was reading an interview he did with Tracy Twyman, and he certainly seemd to know his stuff. And then he ruined it by mentioning a Nazi-Voodoo-ism (possibly Obeah or Hoodoo) mix going on in Chile, which, while theoretically possible, is stretching credibility a lot.
So, has anyone read the guy, or have any knowledge of him? How seriously should he be taken? He clearly does impressive amounts of research, but he's got a fair bit of mischief in him as well, so I wonder...
I think this is the same guy who made some tenuous connections to prove that a former Pope was a member of the OTO.
I don't know how true that it is. Makes me laugh to think about, however.
Not familiar with this guy's work beyond browsing a little through his recent 'Papal Magic' book.
Quote from: Cain on February 01, 2008, 11:04:00 PM
But he also wrote some apparently serious books, such as the Unholy Alliance series, which documents the role of the occult in Nazi Germany, the German transplants from Operation Paperclip who went to work for the CIA and the role of the occult in the history of America. I was reading an interview he did with Tracy Twyman, and he certainly seemd to know his stuff. And then he ruined it by mentioning a Nazi-Voodoo-ism (possibly Obeah or Hoodoo) mix going on in Chile, which, while theoretically possible, is stretching credibility a lot.
that about says it all
his book unholy Alliance is good enough to read
as he at least knows all the main characters, expecially those predating the Society of Thule
but he does tend to take theories and jump to conclusions quickly
expecially with Nazi involvement in Central America
I occassionaly have read some of his blog in passing interest
http://sinisterforces.info/blog/index.php?/authors/2-Peter-Levenda
but not enough to really comment
Ooh, bookmarked.
Central America and Naziism is an odd topic anyway. Very hard to find serious research on what went on down there....but yeah, if he's gonna make the assertions, I hope he has at least plausible reasons for doing so. It'd be disappointing if Unholy Alliance turned out to be another half true, half fictional account from Levenda.
Bump, this guy must like googling himself, he is the top search for the forum this month with 120 click throughs to the forum
What pisses me off is having to deal with all of the cognitive dissonance this guy generates. Feels like any truth gets obfuscated for the sake of sensationalism. Then I'm stuck arguing with people about how a stealth post WW-I- (yes, 1, just last night) NAZI traversal of N.America is both insufficient and mostly incorrect to explain anything.
Even if the author in question may not have made that specific claim, he might as well have. Initially I thought it was all fun and games. Now not so much. Even if the material is not directly toxic to you, it can be once it passes through someone else which which you come in contact: victimization by proxy.
If he wrote the Fakeronomicon that's his credibility gone right there
There should still be a black-box warning on the cover regarding the dangers of confusing primary through tertiary sources, I proclaim, from my extensive repertoire of hearsay on said author. Others are clearly not so exceptionally discerning. My condolences for the passing of his relative Lionel, survived by second-cousin Sylvia O'Donnell
Quote from: Faust on May 29, 2017, 10:51:27 PM
Bump, this guy must like googling himself, he is the top search for the forum this month with 120 click throughs to the forum
If I google Peter Levenda, this thread is the fourth hit. I wonder if he was mentioned on TV or something?
For you people stopping in from google - this is a much better thread about Peter Levenda (https://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=34787.0)
Also, look at this guy:
(http://fascinatingnouns.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Peter-Levenda-Square.jpg)
Going by his eyes, I'm going to say full of shit, but completely believing it.
How full of shit is Peter Levenda?
Very
Very much, and most people don't even realize that the Simon Necronomicon was written by him. To add to that, half the people that believe it's legit, haven't even read Lovecraft :lulz:
Quote from: St Accelerated Evolution on January 16, 2018, 10:12:47 AM
How full of shit is Peter Levenda?
Very
Very much, and most people don't even realize that the Simon Necronomicon was written by him. To add to that, half the people that believe it's legit, haven't even read Lovecraft :lulz:
Book of Worms and the 50 Names of Marduk were fun. If he made those up... wow.
Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on January 17, 2018, 04:52:29 PM
Book of Worms and the 50 Names of Marduk were fun. If he made those up... wow.
One word: Plagiarism
Done in a way that is convincing to Lovecraftianites but otherwise not. There
are parts of the book are derived from rituals that do work (with Cthulhu inserted in), but it is the kind of book that Occultists scoff at and that superstitious paranormal people think is legitimately real. :lulz:
That was actually one of the things I was wondering about, however many years ago when I posted this. The Simon Necrocomicon has had a lot of claimed authors, after all.
Quote from: Cain on February 01, 2008, 11:04:00 PMFor those who don't know, Levenda was the man behind the Simon Necronomicon, the first faked version of the book bearing Lovecraft's name.
I've read that. It's like the writer wasn;t even trying to make the contents Necronomicon-like. It isn't even half-assed; it's maybe quarter-assed at best
Quote from: Space Adventures Of Christ on January 16, 2018, 10:12:47 AMTo add to that, half the people that believe it's legit, haven't even read Lovecraft :lulz:
The baffling thing about this is that the other half have. You'd think they'd be familiar enough to see that it's clearly unrelated.
Quote from: Space Adventures Of Christ on January 24, 2018, 01:26:35 AM
Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on January 17, 2018, 04:52:29 PM
Book of Worms and the 50 Names of Marduk were fun. If he made those up... wow.
One word: Plagiarism
Done in a way that is convincing to Lovecraftianites but otherwise not. There are parts of the book are derived from rituals that do work (with Cthulhu inserted in), but it is the kind of book that Occultists scoff at and that superstitious paranormal people think is legitimately real. :lulz:
Rituals that legitimately do work? Elaborate please, what do they do? Assuming you take out the cthulhu and put whatever diety belongs in there back, or whatever part they snippled to put in tentacles.
Behold! Starting @1:07, Simon Says - Necronomicon Audio Instructions [ostensibly by the author thereof]
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kJKD8CU0CBo
I cannot confirm or corroborate the source, for obvious reasons.
Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on January 17, 2018, 04:52:29 PM
Quote from: St Accelerated Evolution on January 16, 2018, 10:12:47 AM
How full of shit is Peter Levenda?
Very
Very much, and most people don't even realize that the Simon Necronomicon was written by him. To add to that, half the people that believe it's legit, haven't even read Lovecraft :lulz:
Book of Worms and the 50 Names of Marduk were fun. If he made those up... wow.
I don't know if he personally made them up but they certainly don;t have anything to do with the fucking Necronomicon, so they were definitely at least misappropriated for the book
DeBriefing:
The tru-tru @ 6:23 of https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4Ls3ssRmN4E
Anything prior is hogwash.
Quote from: LuciferX on April 05, 2018, 09:02:50 AM
DeBriefing:
The tru-tru @ 6:23 of https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4Ls3ssRmN4E
Anything prior is hogwash.
:lulz: