The Magic of Éliphas Lévi (eBook)

The History of Magic & Transcendental Magic

Éliphas Lévi (Autor)

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2022
846 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-633812041-0 (EAN)

Infos

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.

Autor

Alphonse Louis Constant (1810-1875), working under the pen name Eliphas Levi was a French researcher into the history of magic, poet, and author of over twenty esoteric books. He started his writing career at the age of 22 and was imprisoned twice for the critical nature of his books. Nevertheless, his ideas greatly influenced the development of magical beliefs and traditions in Europe and the United States.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.1.2022
• Übersetzer: Arthur Edward Waite
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Schlagworte: Aleister Crowley • esoteric knowledge • European Occultism • Freemasonry Insights • Helena Blavatsky • Hermetica • Joseph de Maistre • Kabbalah Comparisons • magical practices • Magic in the Middle Ages • Magic in the Moonlight • Magic Philosophy • mystical traditions • occult history • Psychic Power Influence • Raymond Lull • Robert Fludd • Swedenborg • The Book of Grimoires • Theosophical Influence