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|description=The real name of this learned Kabalist was Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant. Eliphas Lévi Zahed was the author of several works on philosophical magic. Member of the ''Fratres Lucis ''(Brothers of Light), he was also once upon a time a priest, an ''abbé ''of the Roman Catholic Church, which promptly proceeded to unfrock him, when he acquired fame as a Kabalist. He died some twenty years ago, leaving five famous works —''Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie ''(1856); ''Histoire de la Magie ''(1860); ''La Clef des grands Mystères ''(1861); ''Legendes et Symboles ''(1862); and ''La Science des Esprits ''(1865) ; besides some other works of minor importance. His style is extremely light and fascinating; but with a rather too strong characteristic of mockery and paradox in it to be the ideal of a serious Kabalist {{ctd-source|TG}}. | |description=The real name of this learned Kabalist was Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant. Eliphas Lévi Zahed was the author of several works on philosophical magic. Member of the ''Fratres Lucis ''(Brothers of Light), he was also once upon a time a priest, an ''abbé ''of the Roman Catholic Church, which promptly proceeded to unfrock him, when he acquired fame as a Kabalist. He died some twenty years ago, leaving five famous works — ''Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie ''(1856); ''Histoire de la Magie ''(1860); ''La Clef des grands Mystères ''(1861); ''Legendes et Symboles ''(1862); and ''La Science des Esprits ''(1865) ; besides some other works of minor importance. His style is extremely light and fascinating; but with a rather too strong characteristic of mockery and paradox in it to be the ideal of a serious Kabalist {{ctd-source|TG}}. | ||
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|tsw en=Éliphas Lévi Zahed | |tsw en=Éliphas Lévi Zahed | ||
|ctd rus=Леви, Элифас | |ctd rus=Леви, Элифас | ||
|approximate duration=1810–1875 | |approximate duration=1810–1875 | ||
|quotes=H. P. Blavatsky | |||
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Revision as of 20:58, 6 October 2026
Éliphas Lévi
(1810–1875)
The real name of this learned Kabalist was Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant. Eliphas Lévi Zahed was the author of several works on philosophical magic. Member of the Fratres Lucis (Brothers of Light), he was also once upon a time a priest, an abbé of the Roman Catholic Church, which promptly proceeded to unfrock him, when he acquired fame as a Kabalist. He died some twenty years ago, leaving five famous works — Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (1856); Histoire de la Magie (1860); La Clef des grands Mystères (1861); Legendes et Symboles (1862); and La Science des Esprits (1865) ; besides some other works of minor importance. His style is extremely light and fascinating; but with a rather too strong characteristic of mockery and paradox in it to be the ideal of a serious Kabalist (TG).
Some links:
- Quotes: H. P. Blavatsky
- CTD article in Russian: Леви, Элифас
- Theosophy Wiki: Éliphas Lévi Zahed
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Lifetime: 1810–1875
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