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{{short description|American author}}
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'''Peter Levenda''' is an American author who focuses primarily on [[occult]] history. He is best known for his book ''Unholy Alliance'', which is about [[Esoteric Nazism|Esoteric Hitlerism]] and [[Occultism in Nazism|Nazi occultism]].
'''Peter Levenda''' is an American author who focuses primarily on [[occult]] history. He is best known for his book ''Unholy Alliance'', which is about [[Esoteric Nazism|Esoteric Hitlerism]] and [[Occultism in Nazism|Nazi occultism]].


Occultist Alan Cabal wrote in 2003 that Levenda was the writer with the [[pseudonym]] of "Simon", the author of the ''[[Simon Necronomicon]]'', a [[grimoire]] that derives its title from [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s fictional [[Necronomicon]], featured in Lovecraft's [[Cthulhu Mythos]] stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nypress.com/the-doom-that-came-to-chelsea/|title=The Doom that Came to Chelsea — Manhattan, New York, N.Y. — News|work=[[New York Press]]|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The [[United States Copyright Office]] registration for Simon's ''Gates of the Necronomicon'' lists the author as Peter Levenda, whose pseudonym is Simon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search%5FArg=Gates%20of%20the%20Necronomicon&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=nRK291IsUpyXUkyaP45fdbZm&SEQ=20161125123626&SID=1|title=The gates of the necronomicon|work=[[United States Copyright Office]]|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> In 2013, Levenda told journalist Joseph Flatley of ''[[The Verge]]'' that he was not "Simon".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/11/12/4849860/the-cult-of-cthulhu-real-prayer-for-a-fake-tentacle|title=The cult of Cthulhu: real prayer for a fake tentacle|first=Joseph L.|last=Flatley|date=12 November 2013|work=[[The Verge]]|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
Occultist Alan Cabal wrote in 2003 that Levenda was the writer with the [[pseudonym]] of "Simon", the author of the ''[[Simon Necronomicon]]'', a [[grimoire]] that derives its title from [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s fictional [[Necronomicon]], featured in Lovecraft's [[Cthulhu Mythos]] stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nypress.com/the-doom-that-came-to-chelsea/|title=The Doom that Came to Chelsea — Manhattan, New York, N.Y. — News|work=[[New York Press]]|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The [[United States Copyright Office]] registration for Simon's ''Gates of the Necronomicon'' lists the author as Peter Levenda, whose pseudonym is Simon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search%5FArg=Gates%20of%20the%20Necronomicon&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=nRK291IsUpyXUkyaP45fdbZm&SEQ=20161125123626&SID=1|title=The gates of the necronomicon|work=[[United States Copyright Office]]|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Levenda told in some interviews that he was not "Simon".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/11/12/4849860/the-cult-of-cthulhu-real-prayer-for-a-fake-tentacle|title=The cult of Cthulhu: real prayer for a fake tentacle|first=Joseph L.|last=Flatley|date=12 November 2013|work=[[The Verge]]|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book
|editor= Al Hidell
|editor2= John D'Arc
| year = 2004
| title = The New Conspiracy Reader
| publisher = Citadel Press
| location = New York
| isbn = 9780806525426
}} </ref>


==Written works==
==Works==
*''Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement With the Occult'' (1994) {{ISBN|978-0826414090}}
*[[iarchive:unholyalliancehi00leve|''Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement With the Occult'']] (1994). {{ISBN|978-0826414090}}.
*''Dead Names: The Dark History of the Necronomicon'' (2005). {{ISBN|978-0060787042}}.
*''Sinister Forces - The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft'' (Sinister Forces) (2005)
* ''Sinister Forces - The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft'' (Sinister Forces) (2005)
*''Sinister Forces - A Warm Gun: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft'' (Sinister Forces) (2005)
*''Sinister Forces - A Warm Gun: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft'' (Sinister Forces) (2005)
*''Allianza Malefica / Unholy Alliance: The Nazis and the Power of the Occult'' (2006)
*''Allianza Malefica / Unholy Alliance: The Nazis and the Power of the Occult'' (2006)
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*''The Secret Temple: Masons, Mysteries and the Founding of America'' (2009)
*''The Secret Temple: Masons, Mysteries and the Founding of America'' (2009)
*''Tantric Temples: Eros and Magic in Java'' (2011)
*''Tantric Temples: Eros and Magic in Java'' (2011)
*''Ratline: Soviet Spies, Nazi Priests, and the Disappearance of Adolf Hitler'' (2012)
*[https://archive.org/download/ratline-soviet-spies-nazi-priests-and-the-disappearance-of-adolf-hitler-by-peter/Ratline%20Soviet%20Spies%2C%20Nazi%20Priests%2C%20and%20the%20Disappearance%20of%20Adolf%20Hitler%20by%20Peter%20Levenda%20%28z-lib.org%29.epub.pdf ''Ratline: Soviet Spies, Nazi Priests, and the Disappearance of Adolf Hitler''.] Lake Worth, Fl.: IBIS Press]l (2012).
*''The Angel And The Sorcerer'' (2012)
*''The Angel And The Sorcerer'' (2012)
*''The Dark Lord: H. P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic'' (2013)
*''The Dark Lord: H. P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic'' (2013)
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*''The Lovecraft Code'' (2016)
*''The Lovecraft Code'' (2016)
*''[[Sekret Machines: Gods]]'' (with [[Tom DeLonge]]) (2017)
*''[[Sekret Machines: Gods]]'' (with [[Tom DeLonge]]) (2017)
*''Dunwich (2018)
*''Dunwich'' (2018)
*''Starry Wisdom'' (2019)
*''Sekret Machines: Man'' (with Tom DeLonge) (2019)
*''Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult, New and Expanded Edition'' (2019)
*''Rites of the Mummy: The K'rla Cell and the Secret Key to Liber AL" with Jeffrey D. Evans (2021)
*''Sekret Machines: War'' (with Tom DeLonge) (2024)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.peterlevenda.com}}
*{{Official website|http://www.peterlevenda.com}}
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**[http://www.ratline.us ''Ratline'' website]
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**[http://www.tantrictemples.us ''Tantric Temples'' website]
*{{IMDb name|3886165|Peter Levenda}}
*{{IMDb name|3886165|Peter Levenda}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110615002508/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-5322699.html Ortronics to set up local office] (archive), [[New Straits Times]], Feb 12, 1988
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110615002508/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-5322699.html "Ortronics to set up local office."] ''[[New Straits Times]]'' (Feb. 12, 1988)
*{{Cite web|url=http://sinisterforces.info:80/blog/index.php?/authors/2-Peter-Levenda|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109043627/http://sinisterforces.info/blog/index.php?%2Fauthors%2F2-Peter-Levenda|archivedate=9 January 2007|website=sinisterforces.info|title=Entries by Peter Levenda|deadurl=yes|df=}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070109043627/http://sinisterforces.info/blog/index.php?%2Fauthors%2F2-Peter-Levenda Entries by Peter Levenda] at [http://www.sinisterforces.info sinisterforces.info]
* [http://traffic.libsyn.com/wuelf2000/Thelema_Now_Peter_Levenda.mp3 ''Thelema Now!'' Interview with Peter Levenda] at [[Libsyn]]
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*[http://www.ratline.us Ratline website]

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*[http://www.tantrictemples.us Tantric Temples website]
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* Thelema Now! Interview with Peter Levenda: http://traffic.libsyn.com/wuelf2000/Thelema_Now_Peter_Levenda.mp3


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Latest revision as of 12:58, 13 December 2024

Peter Levenda is an American author who focuses primarily on occult history. He is best known for his book Unholy Alliance, which is about Esoteric Hitlerism and Nazi occultism.

Occultist Alan Cabal wrote in 2003 that Levenda was the writer with the pseudonym of "Simon", the author of the Simon Necronomicon, a grimoire that derives its title from H. P. Lovecraft's fictional Necronomicon, featured in Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos stories.[1] The United States Copyright Office registration for Simon's Gates of the Necronomicon lists the author as Peter Levenda, whose pseudonym is Simon.[2] Levenda told in some interviews that he was not "Simon".[3][4]

Works

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  • Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement With the Occult (1994). ISBN 978-0826414090.
  • Dead Names: The Dark History of the Necronomicon (2005). ISBN 978-0060787042.
  • Sinister Forces - The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft (Sinister Forces) (2005)
  • Sinister Forces - A Warm Gun: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft (Sinister Forces) (2005)
  • Allianza Malefica / Unholy Alliance: The Nazis and the Power of the Occult (2006)
  • Sinister Forces - The Manson Secret: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft (Sinister Forces) (2006)
  • Gates of the Necronomicon (as Simon) (2006)
  • The Mao of Business: Guerrilla Trade Techniques for the New China (2007)
  • Stairway to Heaven: Chinese Alchemists, Jewish Kabbalists, and the Art of Spiritual Transformation (2008)
  • The Secret Temple: Masons, Mysteries and the Founding of America (2009)
  • Tantric Temples: Eros and Magic in Java (2011)
  • Ratline: Soviet Spies, Nazi Priests, and the Disappearance of Adolf Hitler. Lake Worth, Fl.: IBIS Press]l (2012).
  • The Angel And The Sorcerer (2012)
  • The Dark Lord: H. P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic (2013)
  • The Hitler Legacy: The Nazi Cult in Diaspora, How it was Organized, How it was Funded, and Why it Remains a Threat to Global Security in the Age of Terrorism (2014)
  • The Tantric Alchemist: Thomas Vaughan and the Indian Tantric Tradition (2015)
  • The Lovecraft Code (2016)
  • Sekret Machines: Gods (with Tom DeLonge) (2017)
  • Dunwich (2018)
  • Starry Wisdom (2019)
  • Sekret Machines: Man (with Tom DeLonge) (2019)
  • Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult, New and Expanded Edition (2019)
  • Rites of the Mummy: The K'rla Cell and the Secret Key to Liber AL" with Jeffrey D. Evans (2021)
  • Sekret Machines: War (with Tom DeLonge) (2024)

References

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  1. ^ "The Doom that Came to Chelsea — Manhattan, New York, N.Y. — News". New York Press. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ "The gates of the necronomicon". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ Flatley, Joseph L. (12 November 2013). "The cult of Cthulhu: real prayer for a fake tentacle". The Verge. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ Al Hidell; John D'Arc, eds. (2004). The New Conspiracy Reader. New York: Citadel Press. ISBN 9780806525426.
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