A.E. Waite

A.E. Waite
Author: R. A. Gilbert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1983
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

The Art of Conversion

The Art of Conversion
Author: Harvey J. Hames
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2000
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004117150

This book discusses Ramon Llull (ca. 1232-1316), the Christian missionary, philosopher and mystic, his relations with Jewish contemporaries, and how he integrated Jewish mystical teachings (Kabbalah) into his thought system so as to persuade the Jews to convert. Issues dealt with include Llull's attitude towards the Jews, his knowledge of Kabbalah, his theories regarding the Trinity and Incarnation (the Art), and the impact of his ideas on the Jewish community. The book challenges conventional scholarly opinion regarding Christian knowledge of contemporary Jewish thought and questions the assumption that Christians did not know or use Kabbalah before the Renaissance. Further, it suggests that Lull was well aware of ongoing intellectual and religious controversies within the Jewish community, as well as being the first Christian to acknowledge and appreciate Kabbalah as a tool for conversion.

The Alchemy Reader

The Alchemy Reader
Author: Stanton J. Linden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521796620

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The Mysteries of Magic - A Digest of the Writings of Eliphas Levi

The Mysteries of Magic - A Digest of the Writings of Eliphas Levi
Author: Arthur Edward Waite
Publisher:
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2019-04-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781528711470

"The Mysteries Of Magic" is a 1927 work by A. E. Waite that explores the life and work of Éliphas Lévi Zahed (1810 - 1875), a French occult author and ceremonial magician. Arthur Edward Waite (1857 - 1942), more commonly referred to as A. E. Waite, was an American-born British mystic and poet. He wrote profusely on the subject of the occult and esoteric matters, and is famous for being the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. His work arguably constitutes the first attempt to systematically studying the history of western occultism, which he viewed more of a spiritual tradition than proto-science or pseudo-religion, as was the more common conception. Contents include: "Life of Alphonse Louis Constant", "Notes on the Mysteries of Magic as expounded in the Occult Philosophy of Eliphas Levi", "Threshold of Magical Science", "Doctrines of Occult Force", "Written Tradition of Magic", "Doctrine of Spiritual Essences, or Kabbalistic Pneumatics", "Ceremonial Magic", "Science of the Prophets", etc. Other works by this author include: "The Alchemical Writings of Edward Kelly" (1893), "Turba Philsophorum" (1894), and "Devil-Worship in France" (1896). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.