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Dogma and Ritual of High Magic

Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie

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French occultism
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Primary source Written from inside the tradition: scripture, revelation, a grimoire, a manifesto or a practical treatise.
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Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie is the title of Éliphas Lévi's first published treatise on ritual magic, which appeared in two volumes between 1854 (Dogme) and 1856 (Rituel). Each volume is structured into 22 chapters, which parallel the tarot.

From the Wikipedia article Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, revision 1367858224, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q3501457: “book by Éliphas Lévi on ritual magic”.

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In the chronology, in Éliphas Lévi's account.

His masterpiece. Twenty-two chapters in each half implicitly parallel the Tarot trumps, building a theory and practice of ceremonial magic.

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