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This is a collection of 14 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic occultism and related subjects, but with a focus on the western mystery tradition within esotericism. The topics include Hermeticism, Ceremonial Magic, the Kabbalah, Ancient Wisdom and Philosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry and Mysticism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.

This is a collection of 13 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include Hermeticism, alchemy, magic, the Kabbalah, ancient wisdom and philosophy, the Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, and spiritualism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects. This collection was compiled specifically with the student in mind.  

Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual by Éliphas Lévi explores magic, the "esoteric science," and its place between science and religion.

Widely considered a classic of Western occultism, Eliphas Levi's The Key of the Mysteries represents the full culmination of his thought. In this translation by Aleister Crowley, Levi explores the hidden secrets of the Qabalah, numerology, explorations of natural mysteries like fluidic phantoms, his theory of will, and its 22 distinct axioms.

The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic was first published in 1854. This work establishes the concepts behind symbols like the tetragram and pentagram, the significance of Hebrew letters and numbers, and the relationship between science, occultism, and formal religion. Levi was the first to document the meaning of the points of the pentagram. He stated that a pentagram with only one point up and two down is a symbol of the Savior, and a pentagram with two points up and one down is a “symbol of evil and attracts sinister forces.”

This is a collection of 21 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include Hermeticism, alchemy, magic, the Kabbalah, ancient wisdom and philosophy, the Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, and spiritualism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.    

Renowned French occultist Eliphas Levi left behind a vast legacy of fundamental esoteric writings that have influenced a century and a half of writers that followed in his footsteps. Here he examines the true science of the Holy Kabbalah, with attention paid to the Tetragrammaton, the Shemhamphorash and other symbolic parts of the overall tradition.

Paradoxes of the Highest Science does not contain the paths to great wealth, the secrets to prosperity, nor the call to power; on the contrary, this work will provide the uninitiated glimpses of the true nature of the occult, hints of universal truth and wisdom.  

Depuis trop longtemps on confond la magie avec les prestiges des charlatans, avec les hallucinations des malades, et avec les crimes de certains malfaiteurs exceptionnels. La magie est en fait la science des anciens mages ; et la religion chrétienne, qui a imposé silence aux oracles menteurs, et fait cesser tous les prestiges des faux dieux, révère elle-même ces mages qui vinrent de l'Orient, guidés par une étoile, pour adorer le Sauveur du monde dans son berceau.

Notable French esoteric writer and occultist, Eliphas Levi, left behind numerous hints for the diligent student who may be seeking out communication with and travel across the astral plane. Here, his thoughts on the subject, culled from dozens of sources, have been collected together for students of the esoteric sciences. 

Questo piccolo saggio del teologo Éliphas Lévi chiarisce in modo conciso i rapporti fra la magia pre-cristiana, e l'uso scorretto che se ne fece in seguito e che portò il Concilio di Nicea a proibirne l'uso ai fedeli, pur mantenendone la trasmissione segreta.

Eliphas Lévi, (Parigi, 1811-1878) è stato un esoterista e teosofo francese. Fu il più famoso studioso di esoterismo dell’ottocento. Intrattenne rapporti con adepti della Massoneria francese. Fu iniziato ai misteri della cabala da Wronski, che gli impose il nome magico di Eliphas, traduzione in ebraico del suo nome natale Alphonse Louis Constant.

The History of Magic (1913) is an extensive work on the origins of ceremonial magic throughout the world's many cultures and religions. Written by mystic and occultist Éliphas Lévi and translated by British scholar A.E. Waite, this is a foundational book for any student of the occult.

Questa opera fondamentale di Eliphas Levi, pubblicata in due volumi nel 1855-56 è uno studio esaustivo e notevole della teoria e pratica della cosiddetta magia, nel senso più esaustivo del termine, che, grazie alle esperienze e teoria del magnetismo, perdeva al tempo dell'autore la sua aura di superstizione e veniva illuminata dalla luce della scienza.