Mysteries of Magic - A Digest of the Writings of Eliphas Levi

The Mysteries Of Magic is a 1927 work by A. E. Waite that explores the life and work of Éliphas Lévi Zahed (1810 - 1875) a French occult author and ceremonial magician. Arthur Edward Waite (1857 - 1942) more commonly referred to as A. E. Waite was an American-born British mystic and poet. He wrote profusely on the subject of the occult and esoteric matters and is famous for being the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. His work arguably constitutes the first attempt to systematically studying the history of western occultism which he viewed more of a spiritual tradition than proto-science or pseudo-religion as was the more common conception. Contents include: Life of Alphonse Louis Constant Notes on the Mysteries of Magic as expounded in the Occult Philosophy of Eliphas Levi Threshold of Magical Science Doctrines of Occult Force Written Tradition of Magic Doctrine of Spiritual Essences or Kabbalistic Pneumatics Ceremonial Magic Science of the Prophets etc. Other works by this author include: The Alchemical Writings of Edward Kelly (1893) Turba Philsophorum (1894) and Devil-Worship in France (1896). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.