The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum
Interpreted by the Tarot Trumps
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-04429-5 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-04429-5 (ISBN)
Éliphas Lévi (1810–75) was instrumental in the revival of Western occultism in the nineteenth century. This posthumous publication (1896), translated from an unpublished manuscript, outlines the meanings of the twenty-two tarot trumps and includes editorial notes on their iconography. It concludes with Kabbalistic prayers and occult and religious maxims.
Éliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant, (1810–75) was instrumental in the revival of Western occultism in the nineteenth century, and published several influential books on magic that are also reissued in this series. This posthumous publication (1896) is a translation by William Wynn Westcott, co-founder of the 'Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn', of an unpublished French manuscript by Lévi, then owned by the spiritualist Edward Maitland. It includes eight of the author's drawings. Each short chapter outlines the meaning of one of the twenty-two tarot trumps and is followed by a brief editor's note describing the card's iconography and summarising interpretations (sometimes deliberately misleading) given in Lévi's earlier publications. The book ends with Kabbalistic prayers and rituals, praise of Jesus Christ as the great initiate, and a surprising assertion that Christianity has superseded ancient magic, revealing the life-long tension between Catholicism and magic in Lévi's personality and thought.
Éliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant, (1810–75) was instrumental in the revival of Western occultism in the nineteenth century, and published several influential books on magic that are also reissued in this series. This posthumous publication (1896) is a translation by William Wynn Westcott, co-founder of the 'Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn', of an unpublished French manuscript by Lévi, then owned by the spiritualist Edward Maitland. It includes eight of the author's drawings. Each short chapter outlines the meaning of one of the twenty-two tarot trumps and is followed by a brief editor's note describing the card's iconography and summarising interpretations (sometimes deliberately misleading) given in Lévi's earlier publications. The book ends with Kabbalistic prayers and rituals, praise of Jesus Christ as the great initiate, and a surprising assertion that Christianity has superseded ancient magic, revealing the life-long tension between Catholicism and magic in Lévi's personality and thought.
Preface by the editor; 1. The Magician; 2. The Priestess; 3. The Empress; 4. The Emperor; 5. The Pope, or Hierophant; 6. The Lovers; 7. The Chariot of Hermes; 8. Justice; 9. The Hermit; 10. The Wheel of Fortune; 11. Fortitude; 12. The Hanged Man; 13. Death; 14. Temperance; 15. Satan; 16. The Tower; 17. The Star; 18. The Moon; 19. The Sun; 20. The Last Judgment; 21. The Unwise Man; 22. The Universe; The Kabalistic prayer; Conclusion; Occult and religious maxims.
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | W. Wynn Westcott |
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Plates, color |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 180 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Astrologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-04429-8 / 1108044298 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-04429-5 / 9781108044295 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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