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Transcendental Magic

Its Doctrine and Ritual

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Paperback, 434 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9781108062169
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Born Alphonse Louis Constant, French magician Éliphas Lévi (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 Lévi's two volumes into one. The first part outlines Lévi'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 Lévi's colourful career. The original two-volume French edition is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

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ISBN13:9781108062169
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:434

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Biographical preface; Explanation of figures; Part I. The Doctrine of Transcendent Magic: Introduction; 1. The candidate; 2. The pillars of the temple; 3. The triangles of Solomon; 4. The tetragram; 5. The pentagram; 6. Magical equilibrium; 7. The fiery sword; 8. Realisation; 9. Initiation; 10. The Kabbalah; 11. The magic chain; 12. The great work; 13. Necromancy; 14. Transmutations; 15. Black magic; 16. Bewitchments; 17. Astrology; 18. Charms and philtres; 19. The stone of the philosophers; 20. The universal medicine; 21. Divination; 22. Summary and general key of the four secret sciences; Part II. The Ritual of Transcendent Magic: Introduction; 1. Preparations; 2. Magical equilibrium; 3. The triangle of pentacles; 4. The conjuration of the four; 5. The blazing pentagram; 6. The medium and the mediator; 7. The septenary of talismans; 8. A warning to the imprudent; 9. The ceremonial of initiates; 10. The key of occultism; 11. The triple chain; 12. The great work; 13. Necromancy; 14. Transmutations; 15. The sabbath of the sorcerers; 16. Witchcraft and spells; 17. The writing of the stars; 18. Philtres and magnetism; 19. The mastery of the sun; 20. The thaumaturge; 21. The science of the prophets; 22. The book of Hermes; Supplement to the ritual; Index.

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