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Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual

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Levi is extremely eloquent, clear, penetrating, and evocative in his writing of theory. Unfortunately, although his ritual is often sound, he does not write it with the same precision of expression or fullness of explanation, which could lead to confusion or unintended results.

This book is a must for anyone interested in magic, spells, symbolism and the occult arts. It is an in depth study of magic and very informative.

The serious magician knows immediately that this book will be a garden of delights, as Eliphas Levi weaves his knowledge of transcendant magic into the mind of the reader right from the introduction. If you are a serious student of the occult sciences you cannot afford to pass this book by.

"...in the name of Micheal, the invisible arch angel, I call thee N___ into this circle!" There are plenty of spells and charms taught in this book...the one above is a conjuring spell, call any spirit in a circle made of twigs. There is some dazzling magick in here which requires material you can find in your kitchen (Love Spells) and there are some which are more eccentric but would be well worth it (Magic Carpet Spell), and yet there is some...well, you don't want to play with (Death Incantions). You can't say your a magician unless you have this book. It is the most informed book I know of, and I know of lots. Teaches you love spells, lust spells, necromancy, conjurations, incantions, see angels in a regular bathroom mirror, candle spells, scrying and over 450 pages of more tricks and charms. If your interested in this mystic subject, below is a list of similar books:

*Grimoire of Armadel *Goetia *6th and 7th Book of Moses *Key of Soloman *Red Dragon-The Grand Grimoire

The books above are fine but Transcendental Magic is the best I know of. Warning: Not to be played with, this is the real deal!

This splendid book, written by one of the greatest influences on western occultism, is highly recommended for the sincere and serious students and initiates of the Western Occult Tradition. The book is broken down into two books of 22 chapters, 22 to signify the 22 Greater Arcanum of the Tarot and Kabballah. Yet, sadly, as most of the modern great occult minds are confused with the new age isms and skisms, the secret keys of this Kabbalistic, Gnostic treatise is either lost or forgotten. There is another book, that has been recently translated from its original language that not only unveils the Kabbalistic synthesis within all ancient religion (as Levi beautifully expounds upon) but also this book reveals the ancient and secret keys that are the "foundation" of all the Occult traditions. This book was written by the Gnostic Master Samael Aun Weor. The book is called "The Initiatic Path in the Arcana of Tarot and Kabalah". It is difficult to find, yet one can contact a Gnostic Institute nearest you (gnosticinstitute.com).

This book, although very complete and full of useful concepts and information, is not for everyone. It contents very powerful concepts and rituals that might confuse and disorient the not ocult-savvy reader. If you are an occasional and not a serious reader of the subject, choose a more simple book. If misunderstood, the book can cause damage to self and others, or even dementia, depending on the susceptibility of the reader. If you think you are prepared, you will find this book most useful and very clarifying. And if all of the other basic books on Ocultism and Magic start to bore you up, this book will most certainly take you to the next level.

As BrutalMusic has mentioned, there are several illegible pages because of poor scanning. The layout is unlike any other book I've seen: odd-numbered pages on the left, even-numbered on the right. Even the title page is on the left side!

This particular edition, "Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual" by Nabu Public Domain Reprints, has eight unreadable pages due to careless scanning. The scanning errors included overlapping pages and pages that were partially off the scanning glass.

In this book, Eliphas Levi enlightens us with his knowledge of various aspects of the Occult. While it's not 100% correct, it is still a fascinating and worthwhile read. Buy it and such.

This is loaded with Eliphas' ideas about magic. He was a Catholic priest and in this book, you will also read his bragging about Catholicism and also you get to know this person had a lot of self-pride (too much, in fact).

The other part is supposed to be about practical stuff. But there isn't anything complete or detailed enough to perform a real ritual.

It is rather amusing that Eliphas Levi was considered the "last magus" when the only ritual he performed to communicate with the dead Apollonius of Tyana frightened the wits out of him. Such was the greatness of this magus!! I am sure there are better magicians more befitting of the word "magus".

This book should be treated as light reading. If you are expecting to be a magician after reading this book,... sorry this won't do! There are better ones out there for those aspiring to be magicians.