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Transcendental Magic: Doctrine and Ritual
Éliphas Lévi's foundational magical treatise synthesizing Kabbalah, Tarot, Renaissance magic, and contemporary esotericism into comprehensive magical philosophy and practice. Presents magic as science of will, consciousness, and correspondence. Covers fundamental magical principles, the four elements, Kabbalistic symbolism, Tarot correspondences, and practical magical operations. Emphasizes balance, will-power, and moral development as essential to magical practice. Most influential magical philosophy of 19th century.
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Contents68 chapters
- 01Transcriber’s Notes
- 02THE HISTORY OF MAGIC
- 03PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION
- 04CONTENTS
- 05ILLUSTRATIONS
- 06THE HISTORY OF MAGIC
- 07INTRODUCTION
- 08BOOK I THE DERIVATIONS OF MAGIC א—ALEPH
- 09CHAPTER I FABULOUS SOURCES
- 10CHAPTER II MAGIC OF THE MAGI
- 11CHAPTER III MAGIC IN INDIA
- 12CHAPTER IV HERMETIC MAGIC
- 13CHAPTER V MAGIC IN GREECE
- 14CHAPTER VI MATHEMATICAL MAGIC OF PYTHAGORAS
- 15CHAPTER VII THE HOLY KABALAH
- 16BOOK II FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DOGMAS ב—BETH
- 17CHAPTER I PRIMITIVE SYMBOLISM OF HISTORY
- 18CHAPTER II MYSTICISM
- 19CHAPTER III INITIATIONS AND ORDEALS
- 20CHAPTER IV THE MAGIC OF PUBLIC WORSHIP
- 21CHAPTER V MYSTERIES OF VIRGINITY
- 22CHAPTER VI SUPERSTITIONS
- 23CHAPTER VII MAGICAL MONUMENTS
- 24BOOK III DIVINE SYNTHESIS AND REALISATION OF MAGIA BY THE CHRISTIAN REVELATION
- 25CHAPTER I CHRIST ACCUSED OF MAGIC BY THE JEWS
- 26CHAPTER II THE WITNESS OF MAGIC TO CHRISTIANITY
- 27CHAPTER III THE DEVIL
- 28CHAPTER IV THE LAST PAGANS
- 29CHAPTER V LEGENDS
- 30CHAPTER VI SOME KABALISTIC PAINTINGS AND SACRED EMBLEMS
- 31CHAPTER VII PHILOSOPHERS OF THE ALEXANDRIAN SCHOOL
- 32BOOK IV MAGIC AND CIVILISATION ד—DALETH
- 33CHAPTER I MAGIC AMONG BARBARIANS
- 34CHAPTER II INFLUENCE OF WOMEN
- 35CHAPTER III THE SALIC LAWS AGAINST SORCERERS
- 36CHAPTER IV LEGENDS OF THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE
- 37CHAPTER V MAGICIANS
- 38CHAPTER VI SOME FAMOUS PROSECUTIONS
- 39CHAPTER VII SUPERSTITIONS RELATING TO THE DEVIL
- 40BOOK V THE ADEPTS AND THE PRIESTHOOD ה—HE
- 41CHAPTER I PRIESTS AND POPES ACCUSED OF MAGIC
- 42CHAPTER II APPEARANCE OF THE BOHEMIAN NOMADS
- 43CHAPTER III LEGEND AND HISTORY OF RAYMUND LULLY
- 44CHAPTER IV ON CERTAIN ALCHEMISTS
- 45CHAPTER V SOME FAMOUS SORCERERS AND MAGICIANS
- 46CHAPTER VI SOME MAGICAL PROSECUTIONS
- 47CHAPTER VII THE MAGICAL ORIGIN OF FREEMASONRY
- 48BOOK VI MAGIC AND THE REVOLUTION ו—VAU
- 49CHAPTER I REMARKABLE AUTHORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- 50CHAPTER II THAUMATURGIC PERSONALITIES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- 51CHAPTER III PROPHECIES OF CAZOTTE
- 52CHAPTER IV THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
- 53CHAPTER V PHENOMENA OF MEDIOMANIA
- 54CHAPTER VI THE GERMAN ILLUMINATI
- 55CHAPTER VII EMPIRE AND RESTORATION
- 56BOOK VII MAGIC IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ז—ZAIN
- 57CHAPTER I MAGNETIC MYSTICS AND MATERIALISTS
- 58CHAPTER II HALLUCINATIONS
- 59CHAPTER III MESMERISTS AND SOMNAMBULISTS
- 60CHAPTER IV THE FANTASTIC SIDE OF MAGICAL LITERATURE
- 61CHAPTER V SOME PRIVATE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WRITER
- 62CHAPTER VI THE OCCULT SCIENCES
- 63CHAPTER VII SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
- 64APPENDIX
- 65INDEX
- 66FOOTNOTES:
- 67THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
- 68"Cover"
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