The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum - Interpreted by the Tarot Trumps - Translated from the Mss. of Ã‰liphas LÃ©vi - With Eight Plates , livre ebook

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First published in 1896, “The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum” is an interesting dissertation on the ruling of the world by the seven great archangels written by Éliphas Lévi, (1810 – 1875), a French author of occult literature and ceremonial magician. In this vintage volume, Lévi outlines how the world is ruled by one of the seven archangels, each for a period of 354 years. The archangels are represented by celestial bodies, with Michael being the sun, Gabriel being the moon, Samael, Mars, etc. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the occult, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage esoteric literature. Contents include: “The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum”, “The Priestess – La Papesse”, “The Empress – L'imperatrice”, “The Emperor”, “L'Emereur”, “The Pope of Hierophant – Le Pape”, “The Lovers – L'amoureux”, “The Chariot of Hermes – Le Chariot”, “Justice – La Justice”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming 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.

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Spirituality

Tarot

Divination

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Publié par	Read Books Ltd.
Date de parution	06 août 2020
Nombre de lectures	2
EAN13	9781528767927
Langue	English

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THE MAGICAL RITUAL
OF THE
SANCTUM REGNUM
INTERPRETED BY THE
TAROT TRUMPS
TRANSLATED FROM THE MSS. OF
LIPHAZ L VI
AND EDITED BY
W. WYNN WESTCOTT, M.B.
MAGUS OF THE ROSICRUCIAN SOCIETY OF ENGLAND
WITH EIGHT PLATES
Copyright 2018 Read Books Ltd. This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Eliphas Levi
Alphonse Louis Constant-better-known by his pen name, Eliphas Levi -was born in Paris, France in 1810. In his youth, he began to study to enter the Roman Catholic priesthood, penning a number of minor religious works. Two of his more radical works, advocating what was considered extreme social liberalism, earned him brief prison sentences. In 1853, after a visit to England, Levi became interested in Rosicrucianism, and produced his first treatise on magic in 1854 under the title Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie ( Dogma and Ritual of High Magic ) (1855). He published the sequel, La Clef des Grands Myst res ( The Key to the Great Mysteries ), six years later, and followed this with Fables et Symboles ( Stories and Images ) (1862), La Science des Esprits ( The Science of Spirits ) (1865), Le Grand Arcane, ou l Occultisme D voil ( The Great Secret, or Occultism Unveiled ) (posthumous; 1898). Levi s personal brand of magic was a great success, coinciding as it did with the growth of spiritualism on either side of the Atlantic. He was a great influence on the legendary occultist Aleister Crowley. Levi died in 1875, aged 65.

A Monogram of the
GNOSIS.

See Page 21 .

THE TETRAGRAM.
traced in a Kabalistic design

See Page 21 .
CONTENTS

PREFACE BY THE EDITOR
I.
THE MAGICAL RITUAL OF THE SANCTUM REGNUM
II.
THE PRIESTESS - LA PAPESSE
III.
THE EMPRESS - L IMPERATRICE
IV.
THE EMPEROR - L EMPEREUR
V.
THE POPE, OR HIEROPHANT - LE PAPE
VI.
THE LOVERS - L AMOUREUX
VII.
THE CHARIOT OF HERMES - LE CHARIOT
VIII.
JUSTICE - LA JUSTICE
IX.
THE HERMIT - L ERMITE
X.
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE - LA ROUE DE FORTUNE
XI.
FORTITUDE - STRENGTH - LA FORCE
XII.
THE HANGED MAN - LE PENDU
XIII.
DEATH - LA MORT
XIV.
TEMPERANCE - LA TEMPERANCE
XV.
SATAN - THE DEVIL - LA DIABLE
XVI.
THE TOWER - LA MAISON DE DIEU
XVII.
THE STAR - L ETOILE
XVIII.
THE MOON - LA LUNE
XIX.
THE SUN - LE SOLEIL
XX.
THE LAST JUDGEMENT - LE JUGEMENT
XXI.
THE UNWISE MAN - LE MAT
XXII.
THE UNIVERSE - LE MONDE

THE KABALISTIC PRAYER

NOTE BY THE EDITOR

THE CONCLUSION

OCCULT AND RELIGIOUS MAXIMS
PREFACE BY THE EDITOR
T HIS translation of a previously unpublished work by the late Alphonse Louis Constant, or, as he preferred to call himself, liphaz L vi, is published with the consent of its possessor, Mr. Edward Maitland, the eminent collaborateur of the late Dr. Anna Kingsford, to whom it was given by the Baron Spedalieri, so well known as the friend, disciple, and literary heir of liphaz L vi. The original MSS., which is in the handwriting of L vi himself, is written upon pages interleaved with the text of a printed copy of a work by Trithemius of Spanheim, entitled De Septem Secundeis: the edition was published at Cologne, and is dated 1567. This work of the Abbot Trithemius is a very curious and interesting dissertation upon the ruling of the world by the seven great Archangels, to each of whom in succession is allotted a period of 354 years and 4 months. The Archangels are referred to the Planets of the ancients, and their successive periods of dominion are taken in the following order:-
Orifiel representing
Saturn
Anael representing
Venus
Zachariel representing
Jupiter
Raphael representing
Mercury
Samael representing
Mars
Gabriel representing
Luna
Michael representing
Sol
The first course of these rulers ended in Anno Mundi 2480. The Noachian Deluge is placed at 1656, in the reign of Samael. The destruction of the Tower of Babel (see Tarot Trump, No. XVI., page 63) occurred in the Second reign of Orifiel; the life of Abraham in the Second reign of Zachariel; the life of Moses in the Second reign of Raphael; Pythagoras, Xerxes, and Alexander the Great in the Second Solar reign of Michael.
The era of Jesus Christ comes in the Third reign of Orifiel.
The Third reign of Anael began in 109, A.D .
The Third reign of Zachariel began in 463
The Third reign of Raphael began in 817
The Third reign of Samael began in 1171
The Third reign of Gabriel began in 1525
The Third reign of Michael began in 1879
L vi appears to have been deeply impressed with this system of Rule by Archangels, and Edward Maitland, in his life of Dr. Anna Kingsford, refers to this volume with approval.
Under the heading of Notes the editor has given a short description of each Tarot Trump at the end of each chapter, and also a few notes on the mystical meanings assigned to the Tarots by liphaz L vi in his other works; some of the views of P. Christian are added. To facilitate reference to such information, a table is added here specifying the places to which the student can turn for further opinions and more detailed descriptions.
Court de Gebelin. Le Monde premitif analys . Paris. 1773-82. Volume 8.
Etteilla or Alliette. Philosophie des hautes sciences. Amsterdam. 1785.
Etteilla. Le ons theoriques et pratiques du livre du Thot. 1787.
Tarots Egyptiennes ou Grand Etteilla. 1830.
Etteila. Mani re de se r creer avec le jeu des Tarots. 1783-5.
L vi, liphaz. Nom de plume of Alphonse Louis Constant.
Rituel de la Haute Magie. Paris. 1861. Pages 344-356 give the several descriptions and meanings of the Tarot Trumps; but the whole chapter entitled Le livre d Hermes, pages 332-384, is concerned with the subject. These Trumps are also allotted to Lunar days at pages 265-269.
Dogme de la Haute Magie. Paris. 1861. The tenth chapter has especial reference to the Tarot; but the whole volume is divided into chapters which relate to the Trumps.
Histoire de la Magie. 1860. Refer to pages 46, 81, and 109.
P. Christian. Histoire de la Magie. Paris. Special descriptions and occult meanings of the Tarot Trumps are given on pages 114-131.
Papus. Le Tarot des Bohemiens. English translation by Morton. George Redway. 1896.
Wirth, Oswald. Le livre de Thot.
Waite, A. E. The Mysteries of Magic, a Digest of the Writings of liphaz L vi. London. George Redway. 1886. See pages 242-265.
MacGregor Mathers, S. L. The Tarot, its Occult Significance. George Redway. 1888.
Willshire, W. H. A Descriptive Catalogue of Playing and other Cards in the British Museum. 1876.
Chatto, W. A. Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards. 1848.
The ordinary reader who has made no special study of the magical writings of liphaz L vi, nor of the Kabalah, may consider that, however interesting the subject-matter of many of the following chapters, the connection between the Tarot Trumps and the details given under each heading is but slight. It must be understood that there is in all cases a direct relation between card and subject; but the keys which connect them are missing by intention of the author, and yet are obtainable by study of Levi s other works.
The twenty-two Tarot Trumps bear a relation to numbers and to letters; the true attributions are known, so far as is ascertainable, to but a few students, members of the Hermetic schools: the attributions given by L vi in his Dogme and Rituel , by Christian, and by Papus are incorrect, presumably by design. The editor has seen a manuscript page of cypher about 150 years old which has a different attribution, and one which has been found by several occult students, well known to him, to satisfy all the conditions required by occult science.
The eight coloured plates with which this volume is embellished are facsimile copies of L vi s own drawings; they add greatly to the charm of the work, and are a credit to the publisher and to the artist who executed them. The design on the cover is the monogram drawn by L vi to represent the Completion of the Great Work, see page 45 . The Cross-four, multiplied by the triangle-three, gives twelve the complete number of a cycle: the Hebrew letter Tau represents the Universe.
The Mysteries of Magic, a Digest of the Writings of liphaz L vi, by Mr. A. E, Waite, published by Mr. Redway in 1886, has had so large a circulation among English readers, that the editor anticipates a cordial reception for this little volume.
L ONDON , February 1896.
THE MAGICAL RITUAL OF THE SANCTUM REGNUM
I
THE MAGICIAN-LE BATELEUR
L ISTEN to the words of Solomon which he spake to his son Rehoboam: The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, but the end of wisdom is the knowledge and love of Him who is the Source of all good, and the supreme Reason, whence all things do proceed. Adonai had passed an eternity in heaven, and then created Man; so a time on earth is given to man to comprehend Adonai. In other words, the knowledge which man attains concerning the Supreme Being springs from the faculties which have been bestowed upon him at his creation, in order that he might in his turn formulate an image of the Being who has sent him into this world.
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