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Transcendental Magic is a classic of occultism, prized for its
wide-ranging wisdom, thorough guidance and revelatory contents.
Written by Eliphas Levi in the mid-19th century, Transcendental
Magic offers seekers of occult knowledge a bounty of guidance and
knowledge. Informed by research spanning many centuries of arcane
arts, the author offers us profound guidance to the ceremonial
rituals one must perform in order to make contact with spirits and
other non-corporeal entities of the universe. In Levi's
explanations we encounter various figures of occult lore. Monad is
synonymous with God; the creator of everything contained in our
physical plane. Derived from the Pythagorean school, through Levi
we learn how Monad interacts with the creation. This discussion is
related to the Kabbalah, which attempts to define the relationship
between what is infinite and what is finite.
The Wizard of Meudon (Le Sorcier de Meudon) was written by Eliphas
Levi as two short novels in 1847, then reissued in its final form
in 1862. It is the story of the true wizard of Meudon, Francois
Rabelais. Going by the pseudonym Alcofribas Nasier, an anagram for
his true name, he went on to write the Five Books of Pantugruel
& Gargantua. The Wizard of Meudon is the tale of how it all
came to be, along with glimmers to the history of Theleme.
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.
Born Alphonse Louis Constant, French magician Eliphas Levi
(1810-75) wrote prolifically on the occult sciences. His Histoire
de la magie was first published in 1860. In it, Levi recounts the
history of the occult in Western thought, encompassing its
biblical, Zoroastrian and ancient Greek origins, various magical
practices of the medieval and early modern periods - including
hermeticism, alchemy and necromancy - and the role of magic in the
French Revolution. The last section of the book describes
nineteenth-century magical practices and includes details of Levi's
own occult experiences. Prepared by Arthur Edward Waite
(1857-1942), this English translation was first published in 1913.
An editor and translator of numerous magical texts, Waite includes
here a preface comprising an eloquent defense of Levi and
intellectual magic. The original French edition is also reissued in
the Cambridge Library Collection.
Born Alphonse Louis Constant, French magician Eliphas Levi
(1810-75) wrote prolifically on the occult sciences. His hugely
popular Dogme et rituel de la haute magie, published in French in
1854, was translated into English by Arthur Edward Waite
(1857-1942) in 1896. In the present work, Waite condenses Levi's
two volumes into one. The first part outlines Levi's theory of the
doctrine of transcendent magic and discusses a wide range of
magical phenomena, including bewitchment, Kabbalah and alchemy. The
second part focuses on the practical aspects of ritual and ceremony
in Western occult philosophy. Waite, a mystic and occult historian,
edited several alchemical and magical texts for publication in the
wake of the mid-nineteenth century occult revival. His translation
is accompanied by a preface outlining Levi's colourful career. The
original two-volume French edition is also reissued in the
Cambridge Library Collection.
In questo libro Eliphas Levi affronta argomenti quali il rapporto
fra scienza e religione, la natura del cristianesimo, la figura del
diavolo nell'esoterismo ed infine quale dovrebbe essere la
relazione che intercorre fra l'iniziato tradizionale e la
religione. "La chiesa primitiva, obbedendo al precetto formale del
Salvatore, non dava i suoi santi misteri in pasto alla profanazione
della folla. Non si era ricevuti al battesimo o alla comunione che
con iniziazioni progressive. Si custodivano i libri santi, di cui
l'intera lettura e, soprattutto, l'esplicazione erano riservate ai
sacerdoti. Le immagini allora erano meno numerose e meno
esplicite." "Gli sforzi continui della luce astrale per dissolvere
ed assorbire gli esseri appartengono alla sua natura medesima: essa
rode come l'acqua a causa delle sue correnti continue, divora come
il fuoco perche e la essenza stessa del fuoco e la sua forza
dissolvente."
Eliphas Levi, born Alphonse Louis Constant, (1810-75) was
instrumental in the revival of Western occultism in the nineteenth
century, and published several influential books on magic that are
also reissued in this series. This posthumous publication (1896) is
a translation by William Wynn Westcott, co-founder of the 'Hermetic
Order of the Golden Dawn', of an unpublished French manuscript by
Levi, then owned by the spiritualist Edward Maitland. It includes
eight of the author's drawings. Each short chapter outlines the
meaning of one of the twenty-two tarot trumps and is followed by a
brief editor's note describing the card's iconography and
summarising interpretations (sometimes deliberately misleading)
given in Levi's earlier publications. The book ends with
Kabbalistic prayers and rituals, praise of Jesus Christ as the
great initiate, and a surprising assertion that Christianity has
superseded ancient magic, revealing the life-long tension between
Catholicism and magic in Levi's personality and thought.
A major contribution!" --Rachel Pollack, bestselling author of
Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom The definitive collection of rare,
secret, and arcane tarot knowledge The Tarot: A Collection of
Secret Wisdom from Tarot's Mystical Origins is the ultimate guide
to the mysteries and lost knowledge of the tarot. This single
volume includes more than ten selections from foundational tarot
books, all from the 19th and 20th century. Many of these critical
texts have been forgotten, fallen out of print, or are impossible
to acquire. The Tarot reintroduces these books to the modern-day
reader, unlocking the invisible power of the tarot for a new
generation of card readers. The Tarot includes the following
complete books: The Tarot by S. L. MacGregor Mathers The Magical
Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum by Eliphaz Levi Fortune Telling by
Cards by P. R. S. Foli The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur
Edward Waite The Symbolism of the Tarot by P.D. Ouspensky The Tarot
of the Bohemians by Papus The Key to the Universe by Harriette
Augusta Curtiss & F. Homer The Key of Destiny by Harriette
Augusta Curtiss & F. Homer The General Book of the Tarot by
A.E. Thierens The Tarot also includes additional selections from
Manly P. Hall and others. Featuring over 400 original
black-and-white illustrations throughout the book, The Tarot is a
gorgeous gift and an irresistible invitation to both seasoned
readers and beginners to explore the esoteric wisdom of the cards.
Cette uvre (edition relie) fait partie de la serie TREDITION
CLASSICS. La maison d'edition tredition, basee a Hambourg, a publie
dans la serie TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de
deux millenaires. Ils etaient pour la plupart epuises ou uniquement
disponible chez les bouquinistes. La serie est destinee a preserver
la litterature et a promouvoir la culture. Avec sa serie TREDITION
CLASSICS, tredition a comme but de mettre a disposition des
milliers de classiques de la litterature mondiale dans differentes
langues et de les diffuser dans le monde entier.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1910 Edition.
2011 Reprint of 1958 London Edition. Full facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is
Levi's first treatise on magic and was translated into English by
Arthur Edward Waite as "Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and
Ritual." Its famous opening lines present the single essential
theme of Occultism and gives some of the flavor of its atmosphere:
"Behind the veil of all the hieratic and mystical allegories of
ancient doctrines, behind the darkness and strange ordeals of all
initiations, under the seal of all sacred writings, in the ruins of
Nineveh or Thebes, on the crumbling stones of old temples and on
the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx, in the
monstrous or marvelous paintings which interpret to the faithful of
India the inspired pages of the Vedas, in the cryptic emblems of
our old books on alchemy, in the ceremonies practised at reception
by all secret societies, there are found indications of a doctrine
which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed. (
From the Introduction)." Levi's version of magic became a great
success, especially after his death. That Spiritualism was popular
on both sides of the Atlantic from the 1850s contributed to this
success. His magical teachings were free from obvious fanaticisms;
he had nothing to sell, and did not pretend to be the initiate of
some ancient or fictitious secret society. He incorporated the
Tarot cards into his magical system, and as a result the Tarot has
been an important part of the paraphernalia of Western magicians.
He had a deep impact on the magic of the Hermetic Order of the
Golden Dawn and later on the ex-Golden Dawn member Aleister
Crowley. He was also the first to declare that a pentagram or
five-pointed star with one point down and two points up represents
evil, while a pentagram with one point up and two points down
represents good. It was largely through the occultists inspired by
him that Levi is remembered as one of the key founders of the
twentieth century revival of magic.
THIS 18 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Transcendental
Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual, by Eliphas Levi. To purchase the
entire book, please order ISBN 0766102971.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
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