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Eliphas Levi

Disciplines:
journalism/occultism
kabbalah
tarot symbolism
ceremonial magic

Summary

French occultist born Alphonse Louis Constant, who modernized Western ceremonial magic and linked the Tarot to Kabbalah. His writings became the foundational grammar for 19th-century occult revival and influenced every subsequent Western esoteric movement.

Core Contribution

Systematized Western ceremonial magic, introduced the Kabbalistic correspondence of Tarot to the Hebrew alphabet, and coined the term 'occultism' as a discipline. His Baphomet image became iconic.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • Tarot-Kabbalah synthesis
  • ceremonial magic revival
  • occultism as systematic discipline
  • Baphomet

Notable Works & Achievements

Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie

The History of Magic

The Key of the Mysteries

The Mysteries of the Qabalah

Historical Influences

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Court de Gebelin Swedenborg Paracelsus

Intellectual Lineage

No conceptual lineage found.

Contemporaries & Peers

Papus Josephin Peladan Edouard Schure

Minds Influenced

Papus Arthur Edward Waite Aleister Crowley Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Valentin Tomberg

Intellectual Posterity

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