Transcendental Magic

Vintage: 1984

Good Condition (some ware on cover - original bookseller label on front cover page)

Transcendental Magic

by Eliphas Lévi

Translated by A.E. Waite

Rider Pocket Editions

”Steeped in the Western occult tradition, Eliphas Lévi (Alphonse Louis Constant) was a master of the Rosicrucian interpretation of the Qabalah, which forms the basis of magic as practiced in the West today.

The first half of this book deals with the principles and theories that underline magical work, covering the subject from Qabalistic, Hermetic and Christian points of view; while in the second half instructions are clearly given for the preparation of instruments of the art and of their ceremonial employment in the rites governing necromancy, spells and divination.

The translation and notes by A.E. Waite are immaculate.  Waite, a noted occult scholar of his day, taught the theory and practice of magic in both the Hermetic and Rosicrucian orders.  Due to the high caliber of both author and editor, this book maintains its pre-eminent position in the literature of the magic arts.”