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10 books of 336 · oldest first
French occultism 10
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two parts, 1854 and 1856
Dogma and Ritual of High Magic
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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1860
History of Magic
An influential but highly mythologised history linking ancient mysteries, Kabbalah, magic and Christian esotericism.
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1861
Key of the Great Mysteries
Develops his occult philosophy of correspondences and universal equilibrium.
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1886
At the Threshold of the Mystery
An introduction to occult doctrine and symbolism.
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1887
L'Occultisme contemporain
A survey of the contemporary occult revival.
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1888
Traité élémentaire de science occulte
A hugely influential introductory manual presenting occultism as an organised science.
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1889
The Tarot of the Bohemians
Integrates Tarot with Kabbalah, numerology and esoteric cosmology.
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1891
Le Serpent de la Genèse I: Le Temple de Satan
The first instalment of an ambitious exploration of evil, magic and occult philosophy.
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1897
Le Serpent de la Genèse II: La Clef de la Magie Noire
A dense study of astral forces and what he understood as black magic.
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