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Recommended Tumblr blogs include:

unblinkingmalice  |  unindentifiedflamingbastard | hubertspala |

In addition, artemis-maia has a series of fascinating posts on her blog about Persona 2’s characterization of media, Nyarlathotep, and motifs featured in the game.

bellringerkat’s post on starting out with Lovecraft’s works.

Assorted important readings include:

Lovecraft’s full works, PDF/MOBI/ePUB|  The King in Yellow ePUB/HTML

From readings of Lovecraft (whichever you choose I suppose, based on what god you are most interested in) you can then branch out into other works. It is perfectly fine if you begin with pop culture analysis— gods might even choose to appear to you in forms from popular culture, especially if you ask first.

If you are highly interested in the Yellow Mythos or The King in Yellow, you will want to read The Stranger, An Inhabitant of Carcosa, and Haita the Shepherd, by Ambrose Bierce. These are all contained in Can Such Things Be? , all located in the back of the book.

A list of fictional tomes is located at this Wikipedia page: Books in the Cthulhu Mythos (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_in_the_Cthulhu_Mythos), and may be helpful if you wish to explore a certain deity.

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Lovecraftian Science contains wonderful writings and overviews of Lovecraft’s works from a scientific perspective. They may be helpful to read before diving into a selected work, or to get an idea of what could be applicable for personal use or in theory.

Exploring Egregores has several posts on Lovecraftian deities as egregores, which may be helpful when looking for more information about the nature of certain gods.

When the Stars Are Right: Towards an Authentic R’lyehian Spirituality is a wonderful book partially based on philosophy about the Great Ones, and how to incorporate it into your life.

Chthon: An Approach to Lovecraftian Chaos Magick is a short guide to Lovecraftian chaos magick and evocation of the primary deities in the Mythos.

Eldritch Witchcraft: A Grimiore of Lovecraftian Magick is a short paperback guide to working with the Mythos.

The Official Cult of Cthulhu is a serious organization whose followers strive to reach ascension through the understanding of cosmic knowledge. They posit both that the Great Ones are real, and that they are useful archetypes for exploring the human psyche.