Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie

by Éliphas Lévi

Overview

Born Alphonse Louis Constant, French magician Éliphas Lévi (1810–75) wrote prolifically on the occult sciences. This highly popular two-volume treatise on practical magic attempts to initiate the reader into the mysteries of occult philosophy. Identifying magic as the 'nurse or godmother' of all intellectual forces, Lévi proclaims his firm belief in man as microcosm of the universe, the strength of human willpower and the effectiveness of sympathetic magic. This first volume, 'The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic', establishes Lévi's own philosophical approach to the theory of magic, detailing the various methods of accessing esoteric knowledge of the universe through supernatural methods. Beginning with the ancient origins of occult philosophy and influence, Lévi chronicles the history of magic, including transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, divination and alchemy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108027526
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/19/2011
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)
Language:	French

Table of Contents

Discours préliminaire; Introduction; 1. Le récipiendaire; 2. Les colonnes du temple; 3. Le triangle de Salomon; 4. Le tétragramme; 5. Le pentagramme; 6. L'équilibre magique; 7. L'épée flamboyante; 8. La réalisation; 9. L'initiation; 10. La cabale; 11. La chaîne magique; 12. Le grand oeuvre; 13. La nécromancie; 14. Les transmutations; 15. La magie noire; 16. Les envoûtements; 17. L'astrologie; 18. Les philtres et les sorts; 19. La pierre des philosophes; 20. La médecine universelle; 21. La divination; 22. Résumé et clef générale des quatre sciences occultes.