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Learn from a 19th-century wise man who would secretly mentor princes "Never did I leave his presence without feeling that my own nature had been uplifted to nobler and better things." - Madam Gebhard, former pupil of Eliphas Levi In 1862 the wise Eliphas Levi set down a number of principles, twenty-two in total, that if taken together would naturally give rise to inner peace, the most valuable possession of all. The twenty-two laws were written in French and have never been translated into English, until now. Prepare to dive in and learn from one of the greatest minds of the 19th century. Inside you will discover not only the laws of inner peace but also keys to success, love and life. Contents The 22 Laws of Inner Peace Fables How to Attract your Desires How to Create Good Opportunities [bonus secret chapter] Quotes from the book: "To believe is to feel and to feel is to create." "If you want to attract, make an empty space." "Man's greatest wisdom is to choose his obsession well." "Weak people talk and do not act; strong people act and keep silent." "Laziness comes from the discouragement of solitude, from a low opinion of oneself and others."

L'Histoire de la Magie et de ses Mystères.L'OEuvre classique du grand Éliphas Lévi.L'Histoire de la Magie est l'oeuvre essentielle d'Éliphas Lévi. Cet ouvrage publié en 1860 fait partie des trésors de la littérature ésotérique. Chaque bibliothèque occulte se doit d'en posséder une copie. Divisé en sept livres contenantchacun seps chapitres, il été constamment réédité depuis sa parution.Dans cet ouvrage incontournable, compagnon du Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (1854-1856), l'auteur nous donne les clefs de l'histoire et de la pratique de la magie depuis l'Antiquité jusqu'à nos jours.

Existe-t-il une magie, une science occulte qui soit véritablement une puissance et qui opère des prodiges capables de faire concurrence aux miracles des religions autorisées ?À cette question nous répondrons par un mot et par un livre. Le livre sera la justification du mot, et ce mot le voici: oui, il a existé et il existe encore une magie puissante et réelle; oui, tout ce que les légendes en ont dit était vrai, voire même au-dessous de la vérité.Il existe un secret formidable, dont la révélation a déjà renversé un monde; une science qui confère a l'homme des prérogatives en apparence surhumaines. Ce secret constitue la science fatale du bien et du mal. Il existe un dogme unique, universel, impérissable, fort comme la raison suprême, simple comme tout ce qui est grand, intelligible comme tout ce qui est universellement et absolument vrai, et ce dogme a été le père de tous les autres.Et ce livre est le Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie.Qualité Unicursal----------------------------------------Faisant preuve d'un travail d'édition remarquable, toutes les images, sceaux et caractères ont été entièrement retracés. Tous les textes ont été entièrement retranscrits. Aucune photocopie des textes. Aucune correction d'orthographe n'a été faite pour donner au lecteur une expérience antique complète.

2011 Reprint of 1958 London Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is Levi's first treatise on magic and was translated into English by Arthur Edward Waite as "Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and Ritual". Its famous opening lines present the single essential theme of Occultism and gives some of the flavor of its atmosphere: "Behind the veil of all the hieratic and mystical allegories of ancient doctrines, behind the darkness and strange ordeals of all initiations, under the seal of all sacred writings, in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes, on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx, in the monstrous or marvelous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas, in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy, in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies, there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed. ( From the Introduction)". Lévi's version of magic became a great success, especially after his death. That Spiritualism was popular on both sides of the Atlantic from the 1850s contributed to this success. His magical teachings were free from obvious fanaticisms; he had nothing to sell, and did not pretend to be the initiate of some ancient or fictitious secret society. He incorporated the Tarot cards into his magical system, and as a result the Tarot has been an important part of the paraphernalia of Western magicians. He had a deep impact on the magic of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and later on the ex-Golden Dawn member Aleister Crowley. He was also the first to declare that a pentagram or five-pointed star with one point down and two points up represents evil, while a pentagram with one point up and two points down represents good. It was largely through the occultists inspired by him that Lévi is remembered as one of the key founders of the twentieth century revival of magic.

Learn from a 19th-century wise man who would secretly mentor princes "Never did I leave his presence without feeling that my own nature had been uplifted to nobler and better things." - Madam Gebhard, former pupil of Eliphas Levi In 1862 the wise Eliphas Levi set down a number of principles, twenty-two in total, that if taken together would naturally give rise to inner peace, the most valuable possession of all. The twenty-two laws were written in French and have never been translated into English, until now. Prepare to dive in and learn from one of the greatest minds of the 19th century. Inside you will discover not only the laws of inner peace but also keys to success, love and life. Contents The 22 Laws of Inner Peace Fables How to Attract your Desires How to Create Good Opportunities [bonus secret chapter] Quotes from the book: "To believe is to feel and to feel is to create." "If you want to attract, make an empty space." "Man's greatest wisdom is to choose his obsession well." "Weak people talk and do not act; strong people act and keep silent." "Laziness comes from the discouragement of solitude, from a low opinion of oneself and others."

História da Magia, best-seller de Éliphas Lévi, o maior ocultista e mago do século XIX e uma das figuras mais importantes da magia cerimonial, é uma leitura essencial para todos que desejam se aprofundar no aprendizado das Ciências Ocultas. Aqui, Lévi relata e explica as realizações dessa ciência através das eras, revelando segredos, procedimentos, ritos e mistérios iniciáticos desde os patriarcas bíblicos até as práticas mágicas e fenômenos espirituais estudados até meados do século XIX, diferenciando os tipos de magia como ¿brancä, ¿cinzentä ou ¿negrä.

A Chave dos Grandes Mistérios, best-seller de Éliphas Lévi, o maior ocultista e mago do século XIX e uma das figuras mais importantes da magia cerimonial, é uma leitura essencial para todos que desejam se aprofundar no aprendizado das Ciências Ocultas. A partir do estudo dos Arcanos Maiores do Tarô, Levi desvenda o ¿Quaternário dos Mistérios¿, apresentando os mistérios da religião, da filosofia hermética, da natureza (que inclui os grandes mistérios mágicos) e da Ciência, ligando-os a diversas outras formas de sabedoria, antigas e modernas, como a ¿Magia Práticä e seus desenvolvimentos e aplicações. O livro se completa com artigos e estudos sintéticos de manuscritos sobre a Cabala e ocultistas clássicos.

Este é o primeiro tratado sobre magia ritual publicado pelo ocultista e mago Éliphas Lévi, a mais importante figura no moderno ressurgimento da magia cerimonial. Com base em fontes herméticas e cabalísticas, ele propõe, nesta obra clássica e magistral, uma dimensão superior, espiritual, para a prática da magia, tendo como meta a transformação espiritual do mago. Dividida em duas partes - a primeira sobre o dogma cabalístico e mágico, e a segunda consagrada à magia cerimonial -, esta obra demonstra seus profundos conhecimentos dos segredos e mistérios mágicos.

As a comprehensive work on magic through the ages, The History of Magic, is hard to beat. Éliphas Lévi was born in poverty in 1810, the son of a Parisian shoemaker. His early associations with the Christian Catholic Church were ambivalent because of his interest in "the Secret Doctrine" - Magic. His voice as a magus emerged in Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and Ritual, published in 1855-56, followed by The History of Magic (1860), where he combines his belief in both magic and religion. Recognised as the occult scientist of the 19th century, Lévi has left a valuable legacy in his writings. The present work is divided into a septad of books - based on the sacred number, seven - with seven chapters in each. Lévi begins with a clear definition of magic - "the exact and absolute science of Nature and her laws" and these laws, conforming always to an ideal state of equilibrium, are governed by a supreme intelligent principle, God. Throughout the book the author emphasizes the inseparability of science and religion and that magic is part of both, but he is at pains to denigrate Black magic and counterfeit magicians. He charts magic through the ages, from its early origins to the 19th century occult revival, in which he played a major part. We read about Zoroaster, Abraham, the magic of the Magi, Hermetic magic, Kabalism, Gnosticism, Freemasonry - and much else besides. According to Lévi, the Secret Doctrine was eventually passed down to the Roman Catholic Church of which he became a faithful member. However, he admitted this revered institution had lost the Kabalistic Keys and his life's work was to direct their rediscovery that these powerful tools may be applied to our lives, albeit only within the confines of the hierarchical Church. Occult historian and author in his own right, A. E. Waite provides a valuable adjunct to Levi's book with his preface and detailed notes. The original index has been revised and extended by Aziloth Books.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

2019 Reprint of 1897 Second and Enlarged Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. This is Waite's pioneering collection of Levi's works in English translation. The book was first published in 1886 and for this second edition Waite altered the plan of his Digest, revised it extensively and added new material from the minor works of Levi, including extracts from Paradoxes of the Highest Science and a much-expanded index. Alphonse Louis Constant, better known by his pen name Eliphas Levi, was a master of the traditional Rosicrucian interpretation of the Kabbalah. He was born in France in 1810, and through the offices of the parish priest, was educated for the church at Saint-Sulpice. He was later expelled from seminary for teaching doctrines contrary to those of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1824 Levi began studying the occult sciences and wrote about magic and the Kabbalah for the next three decades. His other books include Transcendental Magic, Mysteries of the Qabalah, and The Book of Splendours.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Great Secret completes a trilogy of books by Eliphas Levi published in his "Studies in Hermetic Tradition" series, the two previous volumes being The Book of Splendours and The Mysteries of the Qabalah. Taken together these writings represent a fitting memorial to one who "has been both the keeper of the hermetic tradition and the absolute renovator of esoteric thinking in Europe in the 19th century"."You will be as gods, knowing good and evil".So concludes what Eliphas Levi considered to be his last testament, his most important and final treatise, and a summation of his esoteric philosophy. This volume is the conclusion of the work he started with Book One, The Hieratic Mystery or the Traditional Documents of High Initiation, published as The Book of Splendours (Weiser, 1984). The Great Secret contains his final two works: Book Two, The Royal Mystery or Art of Subduing the Powers, in which Levi discusses such topics as Evil, the Outer Darkness, the Great Secret, Magical Sacrifice, Evocations, the Arcana of Solomon's Ring, and the Terrible Secret. Book Three, The Sacerdotal Mystery or the Art of Being Served by Spirits, covers Aberrant Forces, the Chaining of the Devil, Sacred and Accursed Rites, Divination, Dark Intelligence, and the Great Arcanum.

Publicado postumamente e considerado ¿a obra definitivä de Éliphas Lévi, assim como seu testamento espiritual, o Grande Arcano ou o Ocultismo Revelado contém as duas últimas obras do autor sobre as ciências ocultas, que estão divididas em duas partes: Na primeira, a obra aborda o Mistério Real ou a Arte de Governar as Forças e Subjugar os Poderes, discutindo o mal, as trevas exteriores, o grande segredo, o sacrifício mágico, o poder que cria e transforma, entre outros. Na segunda parte, o autor debate o Mistério Sacerdotal ou a Arte de Fazer Servir-se pelos Espíritos, apresentando temas como, as forças errantes, o sobrenatural e o divino, a adivinhação, os ritos sagrados e os malditos, entre outros. Este é seu último livro sobre as artes mágicas que envolvem as chamadas ¿Ciências Ocultas¿. Esta edição conta com o texto integral da tradução da primeira edição francesa de 1889 (totalmente revista), e cotejada com a primeira edição brasileira, de 1920, traduzida diretamente do original francês.

This text presents a classic history of magic and occultism, and is a book of which A.E. Waite said there is nothing in the occult literature to compare with it...The History of Magic is the most arresting, entertaining and brilliant of all studies on the subject.

Eliphas Lvi was steeped in the Western occult tradition and a master of the Rosicrucian interpretation of the Qabalah, which forms the basis of magic as practiced in the West today. The Key of the Mysteries represents the culmination of Lvi's thoughts and is written with subtle and delicate irony.