"Nocturnicon: Calling Dark Forces and Powers" - Konstantinos

A Dark Neopagan, Konstantinos has been researching the occult and practicing magick for over fifteen years. Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Konstantinos now devotes his time to writing, singing Gothic rock music, and exploring nocturnal life in New York City

Dark Magick in the sense that it is not inherently evil, but something that alot of the contemporary wiccans would shun. So if you are looking for black magick, you will disappointed. Which is why I think the other reviewers wrote as they did.

His magick is usable, and is indeed different than modern magick. I do not consider this a weakness. There are Elements in these rites if you know what you are looking at. However, death, darkness and such are chaotic. Hence the chaotic way of forming the circle. Those who understand the balance of nature also understand that light=order and dark=chaos. These rites were refreshing, and interesting to read. Some people claim he is making his own kind of magick...but is that not we all do when we write our own spells and such? Some claim he is pandering to goth mentality. Well, I suppose you could say that any other wiccan or ceremonialist is pandering to the fluffy bunny mentality also. It is a matter of perspective.

Indeed, a very useful book!

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"Nocturnal Witchcraft: Magick After Dark" - Konstantinos

Nocturnal Energies differ from those of Daylight and Witches have long known how to take advantage of Lunar Powers and the spiritual entities that prefer the darkness for particular magical operations.

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"Summoning Spirits: The Art of Magical Evocation" - Konstantinos

Ancient grimoires say that spirits can grant magicians remarkable things—supernatural abilities, the location of hidden treasure, the admiration of others, and all forms of knowledge—making it clear why the practice of evocation has maintained its hold on the minds of magicians all over the world.

The truth, however, is that few practicing magicians actually do evocations. That may be because although many of the books talk about evocation, they don't describe how to actually perform evocations. For this reason, Summoning Spirits by Konstantinos is more useful than any other book, including the ancient grimoires, when it comes to evocation of spirits.

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