Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie

Written in 1854, this two-volume treatise on the occult explains the philosophy and method of ritual magic.

Éliphas Lévi (Author)

9781108027526, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 May 2011

392 pages, 8 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC]