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| Necromancy |
Communication with the dead, believed to be a repulsive
practice in many cultures. The spirits of the dead are sought because they can supposedly access information beyond that
available to the living. |
| Necronomicon |
Supposedly written in Damascus in 730 AD by the 'Mad Arab'
Abdul Alhazred, it is reputed to be the most evil of the Black Magick
grimoires. However, many others claim it was
originally conceived by the horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 1937) as a background for his story The Hound. |
| Nefesh |
The Zohar tells us that the grossest and lowest element of the three divisions of the soul, known as Nefesh, is the only grade capable of committing sin. When Kabbalists speak of mans vital principle, they refer to the Nefesh. |
| Neptune |
 The eighth planet from the sun, Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea, its counterpart in Greek mythology being Poseidon. Astrologically, Neptune rules Pisces. |
| Neshamah |
The Zohar tells us that the Neshamah is the highest of the three grades of the soul, and even when it is not
consciously realised it dominates the path that a mans life takes. Kabbalists say that a man cannot know the Neshamah until he dies, and yet they also tell us
that the perfect devotee may come to know her. |
| Netzach |
 Netzach is the seventh Sphere (Sephirah) of divine emanation according to Kabbalah. The word Netzach means victory. See also
Sephiroth. |
| Notarikon |
Notarikon is a methodology whereby deeper
meanings are sought in words or phrases by taking the first or last letters of those words or phrases to make new words. |
| Nu / Nuit |
Usually depicted nude, her body made of stars arching over the world, she is the Egyptian Goddess of the sky who swallowed the sun each evening and gave birth to it each morning. In
Thelemic practice, Nut revealed herself to
Aleister Crowley in her manifestation as Nuit (see the Book of the Law). |
| Nun |
 The fourteenth letter of the Sacred Alphabet. It literally means fish, has the phonetic value of N, and has a numerical value of 50. It is further attributed to the Zodiacal sign Scorpio and the Tarot Trump Death. When the letter Nun is placed at the end of a word it is given a different character and a numerical value of 700. |
| Nut |
See Nu / Nuit. |
