Dogma and Ritual of High Magic – Book I

Éliphas Lévi Zahed (1810-1875), a French esotericist and writer, began his career in the Catholic Church but later became a ceremonial magician. He gained recognition for his original thinking and writings on magic, Kabbalah, alchemy, and occultism. Using the pen name Éliphas Lévi, he left the Grand Orient de France due to the loss of the original meanings of its symbols and rituals. Influenced by authors like Joseph de Maistre and Paracelsus, Levi’s works attracted attention in Paris and London among esotericists and artists inspired by romantic or symbolist ideas.