The Book of Magic — Eliphas Levi

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 all sacred writings in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx in the monstrous or marvellous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed Occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse or god mother of all intellectual forces the key of all divine obscurities and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively for the education of priests and of kings It reigned in Persia with the Magi who perished in the end as perish all masters of the world because they abused their power it endowed India with the most wonderful traditions and with an incredible wealth of poesy grace and terror in its emblems it civilized Greece to the music of the lyre of Orpheus it concealed the principles of all sciences all progress of the human mind in the daring calculations of Pythagoras fable abounded in its miracles and history attempting to estimate this unknown power became confused with fable it undermined or consolidated empires by its oracles caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones and governed all minds either by curiosity or by fear

The Book of Magic

Eliphas Levi tarafından kaleme alınan The Book of Magic Gece Kitaplığı eseri olarak okurlarla buluşuyor The Book of Magic Eliphas Levi Kitap Özeti 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 all sacred writings in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx in the monstrous or marvellous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed Occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse or god mother of all intellectual forces the key of all divine obscurities and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively for the education of priests and of kings It reigned in Persia with the Magi who perished in the end as perish all masters of the world because they abused their power it endowed India with the most wonderful traditions and with an incredible wealth of poesy grace and terror in its emblems it civilized Greece to the music of the lyre of Orpheus it concealed the principles of all sciences all progress of the human mind in the daring calculations of Pythagoras fable abounded in its miracles and history attempting to estimate this unknown power became confused with fable it undermined or consolidated empires by its oracles caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones and governed all minds either by curiosity or by fear Yayınevi Gece Kitaplığı Yazar Eliphas Levi Sayfa 348 Sayfa Kağıt 2 Hamur Boyut 13 50x21 00 cm Basım Yılı Mart 2022 Barkod 9786254300332 Kategori Hobi Kitapları Diğer Hobi Kitapları

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 all sacred writings in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx in the monstrous or marvellous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed Occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse or god mother of all intellectual forces the key of all divine obscurities and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively for the education of priests and of kings It reigned in Persia with the Magi who perished in the end as perish all masters of the world because they abused their power it endowed India with the most wonderful traditions and with an incredible wealth of poesy grace and terror in its emblems it civilized Greece to the music of the lyre of Orpheus it concealed the principles of all sciences all progress of the human mind in the daring calculations of Pythagoras fable abounded in its miracles and history attempting to estimate this unknown power became confused with fable it undermined or consolidated empires by its oracles caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones and governed all minds either by curiosity or by fear

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 all sacred writings in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx in the monstrous or marvellous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed Occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse or god mother of all intellectual forces the key of all divine obscurities and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively for the education of priests and of kings It reigned in Persia with the Magi who perished in the end as perish all masters of the world because they abused their power it endowed India with the most wonderful traditions and with an incredible wealth of poesy grace and terror in its emblems it civilized Greece to the music of the lyre of Orpheus it concealed the principles of all sciences all progress of the human mind in the daring calculations of Pythagoras fable abounded in its miracles and history attempting to estimate this unknown power became confused with fable it undermined or consolidated empires by its oracles caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones and governed all minds either by curiosity or by fear img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img

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 all sacred writings in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx in the monstrous or marvellous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed Occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse or god mother of all intellectual forces the key of all divine obscurities and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively for the education of priests and of kings It reigned in Persia with the Magi who perished in the end as perish all masters of the world because they abused their power it endowed India with the most wonderful traditions and with an incredible wealth of poesy grace and terror in its emblems it civilized Greece to the music of the lyre of Orpheus it concealed the principles of all sciences all progress of the human mind in the daring calculations of Pythagoras fable abounded in its miracles and history attempting to estimate this unknown power became confused with fable it undermined or consolidated empires by its oracles caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones and governed all minds either by curiosity or by fear