This is the first part of Eliphas Levi's last great descourse on the mysteries of occultism that was continued and concluded in The Great Secret. In it, Levi ex

Behind the veil of all the hieratic and mystical allegories of ancient doctrines, behind the darkness and strange ordeals of all initiations, under the seal of

Unabridged republication of the original 1913 edition, published as The history of magic, including a clear and precise exposition of its procedure, its rites,