Eliphas Levi quotes - page 2

Eliphas Levi was a French author, ceremonial magician, and influential occultist. His writings combined elements of magic, mysticism, and philosophy, laying the foundations for much of modern Western esotericism. He inspired generations of occultists and magicians through his works, most notably "Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie." Here are 30 of his quotes:

I will go further and affirm that magical circles and magnetic currents establish themselves, and have an influence, according to fatal laws, upon those on whom they can act. [...] The man who is eccentric in his genius is one who attempts to form a circle by combating the central attractive force of established chains and currents.

Eliphas Levi

The most important magical instruments are the wand, the sword, the lamp, the chalice, the altar and the tripod. In the operations of Transcendental and Divine Magic, the lamp, wand and chalice are used; in the works of Black Magic, the wand is replaced by the sword and the lamp by the candle of Cardan."

Eliphas Levi

He looks on the wicked as invalids whom one must pity and cure; the world, with its errors and vices, is to him God's hospital, and he wishes to serve in it.

Eliphas Levi

There was much talk in the last century about an adept accused of charlatanism, who was termed in his lifetime the divine Cagliostro. It is known that he practised evocations and that in this art he was surpassed only by the illuminated Schroepffer.

Eliphas Levi