History of Magic; Including a Clear and Precise Exposition of Its Procedure, Its Rites and Its Mysteries

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Eliphas Levi

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2012 Reprint of 1955 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Eliphas Levi, born Alphonse Louis Constant, was a French occult author and ceremonial magician. Levi'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 Levi is remembered as one of the key founders of the 20th century revival of magic.

Release date Australia

November 14th, 2012

Author

Eliphas Levi

Contributor

Translated by Professor Arthur Edward Waite

Pages

388

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Martino Fine Books

Dimensions

152x229x22

ISBN-13

9781614273721

Product ID

20999212

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