The Magic of Éliphas Lévi

The Magic of Éliphas Lévi
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The presented here collection contains two of the most important books by Éliphas Lévi dedicated to his views on the essence of magic and the history of magical studies. Levi thinks that people regard magic erroneously and narrow it to a collection of tricks. On the contrary, magic is practicing the concentration of will, imagination, and psychic power to influence the minds of other people and the phenomena of reality. In The History of Magic, Lévi compares the magical components of different religious traditions and organizations, like pagan beliefs, Kabbalah, Christian Catholicism, Illuminati, and Freemasonry. He states that true magic is earthed under the parables, fables, and wonder stories with peculiarities in every division. Yet, they all have a common basis, which Lévi describes as the true magic which imparts real science. Levi's books greatly influenced the development of different occult and mystical movements in Europe and the United States, including the Theosophical Society of Helena Blavatsky.

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Eliphas Levi. The Magic of Éliphas Lévi

The Magic of Éliphas Lévi

Table of Contents

The History of Magic

PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION

INTRODUCTION

BOOK I. THE DERIVATIONS OF MAGIC

CHAPTER I. FABULOUS SOURCES

CHAPTER II. MAGIC OF THE MAGI

CHAPTER III. MAGIC IN INDIA

CHAPTER IV. HERMETIC MAGIC

CHAPTER V. MAGIC IN GREECE

CHAPTER VI. MATHEMATICAL MAGIC OF PYTHAGORAS

CHAPTER VII. THE HOLY KABALAH

BOOK II. FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DOGMAS

CHAPTER I. PRIMITIVE SYMBOLISM OF HISTORY

CHAPTER II. MYSTICISM

CHAPTER III. INITIATIONS AND ORDEALS

CHAPTER IV. THE MAGIC OF PUBLIC WORSHIP

CHAPTER V. MYSTERIES OF VIRGINITY

CHAPTER VI. SUPERSTITIONS

CHAPTER VII. MAGICAL MONUMENTS

BOOK III. DIVINE SYNTHESIS AND REALISATION OF MAGIA BY THE CHRISTIAN REVELATION

CHAPTER I. CHRIST ACCUSED OF MAGIC BY THE JEWS

CHAPTER II. THE WITNESS OF MAGIC TO CHRISTIANITY

CHAPTER III. THE DEVIL

CHAPTER IV. THE LAST PAGANS

CHAPTER V. LEGENDS

CHAPTER VI. SOME KABALISTIC PAINTINGS AND SACRED. EMBLEMS

CHAPTER VII. PHILOSOPHERS OF THE ALEXANDRIAN SCHOOL

BOOK IV. MAGIC AND CIVILISATION

CHAPTER I. MAGIC AMONG BARBARIANS

CHAPTER II. INFLUENCE OF WOMEN

CHAPTER III. THE SALIC LAWS AGAINST SORCERERS

CHAPTER IV. LEGENDS OF THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE

CHAPTER V. MAGICIANS

CHAPTER VI. SOME FAMOUS PROSECUTIONS

CHAPTER VII. SUPERSTITIONS RELATING TO THE DEVIL

BOOK V. THE ADEPTS AND THE PRIESTHOOD

CHAPTER I. PRIESTS AND POPES ACCUSED OF MAGIC

CHAPTER II. APPEARANCE OF THE BOHEMIAN NOMADS

CHAPTER III. LEGEND AND HISTORY OF RAYMUND LULLY

CHAPTER IV. ON CERTAIN ALCHEMISTS

CHAPTER V. SOME FAMOUS SORCERERS AND MAGICIANS

CHAPTER VI. SOME MAGICAL PROSECUTIONS

CHAPTER VII. THE MAGICAL ORIGIN OF FREEMASONRY

BOOK VI. MAGIC AND THE REVOLUTION

CHAPTER I. REMARKABLE AUTHORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH. CENTURY

CHAPTER II. THAUMATURGIC PERSONALITIES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

CHAPTER III. PROPHECIES OF CAZOTTE

CHAPTER IV. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

CHAPTER V. PHENOMENA OF MEDIOMANIA

CHAPTER VI. THE GERMAN ILLUMINATI

CHAPTER VII. EMPIRE AND RESTORATION

BOOK VII. MAGIC IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

CHAPTER I. MAGNETIC MYSTICS AND MATERIALISTS

CHAPTER II. HALLUCINATIONS

CHAPTER III. MESMERISTS AND SOMNAMBULISTS

CHAPTER IV. THE FANTASTIC SIDE OF MAGICAL LITERATURE

CHAPTER V. SOME PRIVATE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WRITER

CHAPTER VI. THE OCCULT SCIENCES

CHAPTER VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual

Part I: The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic

INTRODUCTION

THE CANDIDATE

THE PILLARS OF THE TEMPLE

THE TRIANGLE OF SOLOMON

THE TETRAGRAM

THE PENTAGRAM

MAGICAL EQUILIBRIUM

THE FIERY SWORD

REALIZATION

INITIATION

THE KABALAH

THE MAGIC CHAIN

THE GREAT WORK

NECROMANCY

TRANSMUTATIONS

BLACK MAGIC

BEWITCHMENTS

ASTROLOGY

CHARMS AND PHILTRES

THE STONE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS – ELAGABALUS

THE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE

DIVINATION

SUMMARY AND GENERAL KEY OF THE FOUR SECRET SCIENCES

Part II: The Ritual of Transcendental Magic

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I. PREPARATION

CHAPTER II. MAGICAL EQUILIBRIUM

CHAPTER III. THE TRIANGLE OF PANTACLES

CHAPTER IV. THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR

CHAPTER V. THE BLAZING PENTAGRAM

CHAPTER VI. THE MEDIUM AND MEDIATOR

CHAPTER VII. THE SEPTENARY OF TALISMANS

CHAPTER VIII. WARNING TO THE IMPRUDENT

CHAPTER IX. THE CEREMONIAL OF INITIATES

CHAPTER X. THE KEY OF OCCULTISM

CHAPTER XI. THE TRIPLE CHAIN

CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT WORK

CHAPTER XIII. NECROMANCY

CHAPTER XIV. TRANSMUTATIONS

CHAPTER XV. THE SABBATH OF THE SORCERERS

CHAPTER XVI. WITCHCRAFT AND SPELLS

CHAPTER XVII. THE WRITING OF THE STARS

CHAPTER XVIII. PHILTRES AND MAGNETISM

Chapter XIX. THE MASTERY OF THE SUN

CHAPTER XX. HE THAUMATURGE

CHAPTER XXI. THE SCIENCE OF THE PROPHETS

CHAPTER XXII. THE BOOK OF HERMES

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Éliphas Lévi

The History of Magic & Transcendental Magic

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CHAPTER I REMARKABLE AUTHORS OF THE EIGHTEENTHCENTURY

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