Eliphas Lévi Libros

Transcendental Magic is a classic of occultism, prized for its wide-ranging wisdom, thorough guidance and revelatory contents. Written by Eliphas Levi in the mid-19th century, Transcendental Magic offers seekers of occult knowledge a bounty of guidance and knowledge. Informed by research spanning many centuries of arcane arts, the author offers us profound guidance to the ceremonial rituals one must perform in order to make contact with spirits and other non-corporeal entities of the universe. In Levi's explanations we encounter various figures of occult lore. Monad is synonymous with God; the creator of everything contained in our physical plane. Derived from the Pythagorean school, through Levi we learn how Monad interacts with the creation. This discussion is related to the Kabbalah, which attempts to define the relationship between what is infinite and what is finite.

'The History of Magic' was first published in 1913 and is still considered a comprehensive source book on the history of magic and occultism.

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)." 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 twentieth century revival of magic."

Kniha proslulého francouzského okultisty o religiosních, filosofických a morálních záměrech a hlavně o magii.

Předkládané dílo tvoří mezi díly Éliphase Léviho jedno z nejzajímavějších. Za celý svůj bohatý život nikdy nevydal tak otevřenou, jasnou knihu, naplněnou exaktními vyobrazeními písmen a čísel hebrejské abecedy. Tento obrazový soubor, symbolizující kabbalistické dogma, umožňuje adeptům praktickou aplikaci.

Tato kniha obsahuje základy a principy onoho třetího zjevení, o kterém hrabě Joseph de Maistre prohlásil, že bude dáno světu. Toto třetí zjevení může býti pouze vysvětlením a syntézou dvou prvních. Musí usmiřovati vědu a dogma, autoritu a svobodu, rozum a víru. Zrno jsme připravili, druzí obstarají setbu. Pisatel těchto řádků jest dalek toho považovati se za proroka. Vidí pravdu a popisuje ji. Jeho autoritou jest zřejmost a jeho silou rozum. Mluví k mudrcům a jest připraven na posměch a pohrdání hloupých. Píše pro silné a nebude tudíž čten slabochy, kterým chce působiti strach. Kniha dělí se na dvě části: První obsahuje dialogy, obsahující veškeré sporné náboženské a filosofické otázky přítomnosti. Druhá obsahuje vysvětlení a aforismy. Nepodává slohových umělůstek ani frází.

Kniha hledá v magii základy všeobecné vědy, filozofie a náboženství.

Kniha proslulého francouzského okultisty o religiosních, filosofických a morálních záměrech a hlavně o magii.