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Originally published in 1860 as Histoire de la Magie, this English
edition was translated by A. E. Waite in 1913. Long established as
the most valuable source on the tradition of magic and occultism,
History of Magic is now available as a Weiser classic in a new,
enlarged edition. Described by Waite as "the most arresting,
entertaining and brilliant of all studies on the subject, " the
text provides a complete survey of the occult sciences, from
Biblical references, and Zoroaster to Hermetic Magic, and the
Kabbalah. The author also explores magical rites and dogmas from
various civilizations and discusses some famous sorcerers and
magicians. Other topics explored include Magic of the Magi, Magic
in India, Mysticism, Magic and Christianity, and the sources of
Freemasonry.
Eliphas Levi was steeped in the Western occult tradition and a
master of the Rosicrucian interpretation of the Qabalah, which
forms the basis of magic as practiced in the West today. The Key of
the Mysteries represents the culmination of Levi's thoughts and is
written with subtle and delicate irony. It reveals the mysteries of
religion and the secrets of the Qabalah, providing a sketch of the
prophetic theology of numbers. The mysteries of nature, such as
spiritualism and fluidic phantoms, are explored. Magical mysteries,
the Theory of the Will with its 22 axioms are divulged. And finally
it offers "the great practical secrets." The true greatness of this
work, however, lies in its ability to place occult thought firmly
in Western religious traditions. For Levi, the study of the occult
was the study of a divine science, the mathematics of God.
The Great Secret completes a trilogy of books by Eliphas Levi
published in his "Studies in Hermetic Tradition" series, the two
previous volumes being The Book of Splendours and The Mysteries of
the Qabalah. Taken together these writings represent a fitting
memorial to one who "has been both the keeper of the hermetic
tradition and the absolute renovator of esoteric thinking in Europe
in the 19th century".
"You will be as gods, knowing good and evil".
So concludes what Eliphas Levi considered to be his last
testament, his most important and final treatise, and a summation
of his esoteric philosophy. This volume is the conclusion of the
work he started with Book One, The Hieratic Mystery or the
Traditional Documents of High Initiation, published as The Book of
Splendours (Weiser, 1984). The Great Secret contains his final two
works: Book Two, The Royal Mystery or Art of Subduing the Powers,
in which Levi discusses such topics as Evil, the Outer Darkness,
the Great Secret, Magical Sacrifice, Evocations, the Arcana of
Solomon's Ring, and the Terrible Secret. Book Three, The Sacerdotal
Mystery or the Art of Being Served by Spirits, covers Aberrant
Forces, the Chaining of the Devil, Sacred and Accursed Rites,
Divination, Dark Intelligence, and the Great Arcanum.
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The Key of the Mysteries (Paperback)
Eliphas Levi; Introduction by Aleister Crowley; Translated by Aleister Crowley
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