This is the first part of Eliphas Levi's last great descourse on the mysteries of occultism that was continued and concluded in The Great Secret. In it, Levi examines with great precision and insight the inner meanings of Qabalism and their relationship to the occult sciences. Part One is a commentary on the Spihra Dzeniuta by Simeon BenJochal, which includes an examination of the affinities between Qabalism and Freemasonry. Part Two pursues the correspondences between Qabalism, Numerology...

This work is intended to aide the student in penetrating the profound mystery of the Qabalah, and is a manual for all serious seekers of the truth.

Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (English: Dogma and Ritual of High Magic) is the title of Eliphas Levi's first published treatise on ritual magic, which appeared in 1855. This is Part I, The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic. Chapters include The Kabalah, Necromancy, The Tetragram, The Triangle Of Solomon, The Pillars Of The Temple, Initiation, Astrology, Black Magic, Bewitchments, The Stone Of The Philosophers – Elagabalus and Charms And Philtres.

This volume represents the high-water mark of the thought of Eliphas Levi. It may be regarded as written by him as his Thesis for the Grade of Exempt Adept, just as his "Ritual and Dogma" was his Thesis for the grade of a Major Adept. He is, in fact, no longer talking of things as if their sense was fixed and universal. He is beginning to see something of the contradiction inherent in the nature of things, or at any rate, he constantly illustrates the fact that the planes are to be kept se...

The Paradoxes of the Highest Science is a book by Éliphas Lévi, first published in 1856. The English rendering — an anonymous translation — first appeared in 1883 under the imprint of the Theosophical Society and was re-issued in 1922 with extensive footnotes by an “Eminent Occultist” (E.O.).Lévi’s short, aphoristic treatise offers a tightly argued set of seven paradoxes that probe the boundaries between reason and faith, science and mysticism, and the visible and invisible worlds....

Fully illustrated. Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (English: Dogma and Ritual of High Magic) is the title of Eliphas Levi's first published treatise on ritual magic, which appeared in 1855. This is Part II, The Ritual of Transcendental Magic. Chapters include The Triangle Of Pantacles, The Blazing Pentagram, The Ceremonial Of Initiates, The Key Of Occultism, The Writing Of The Stars, The Science Of The Prophets, The Book Of Hermes, Transmutations, The Great Work and Warning To The Imprud...

This volume represents the high-water mark of the thought of Eliphas Levi. It may be regarded as written by him as his Thesis for the Grade of Exempt Adept, just as his "Ritual and Dogma" was his Thesis for the grade of a Major Adept. He is, in fact, no longer talking of things as if their sense was fixed and universal. He is beginning to see something of the contradiction inherent in the nature of things, or at any rate, he constantly illustrates the fact that the planes are to be kept se...

The Magic of Éliphas Lévi presents the central doctrines of nineteenth-century ceremonial magic in a form at once speculative, symbolic, and devotional. Drawing on Kabbalah, Hermeticism, Christian mysticism, alchemy, and occult correspondences, the work treats magic not as mere superstition but as a philosophy of will, analogy, and spiritual transformation. Its prose is aphoristic and grandly rhetorical, characteristic of French Romantic occultism, and it belongs to the intellectual milieu...

Magic has been confounded too long with the jugglery of mountebanks, the hallucinations of disordered minds and the crimes of certain unusual malefactors. There are otherwise many who would promptly explain Magic as the art of producing effects in the absence of causes; and on the strength of such a definition it will be said by ordinary people—with the good sense which characterises the ordinary, in the midst of much injustice—that Magic is an absurdity. But it can have no analogy in fact...

"Histoire de la magie" by Éliphas Lévi is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the intricate and multi-faceted nature of magic, examining its roots and evolution throughout history, from ancient practices to modern interpretations. Lévi presents a comprehensive look at magic as both a science and an art, framing it within a wider context of human spirituality and understanding. The opening of the book serves as an introduction to Lévi's exploration of mag...

This work is in two parts: in the first one, called "The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic", we establish the kabalistic and magical doctrine in its entirety; this here, the second part, is consecrated to the cultus, that is, to Ceremonial Magic. The one is that which the ancient sages termed the Clavicle, the other that which people on the country-side still call the Grimoire. The numbers and subjects of the chapters which correspond in both parts, are in no sense arbitrary, and are all in...

"The Paradoxes of the Highest Science" is also known as "Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual," as it was later translated into English under that title. The book explores various esoteric and occult topics, providing insights into magical theory, symbolism, and the principles of Hermeticism and Kabbalah.Levi discusses the nature of the divine, the relationship between the microcosm and macrocosm, the concept of correspondences, and the role of the magician in understanding and ha...