The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic: A New Translation

I love this book it shows how far we have come from when this was written but how many truths never change

A fabulous and illuminating read, great job by John Michael Greer and Mr Mikituk in this elegant translation. Highly recommend! Edit: Eliphas Levi was a devout catholic and even though he left the priesthood, remained so throughout his life. In this book, he warns against the dangers of black magic, evil intentions and satanism. In many ways, whilst some ideas about women may be of their era, he seems ahead of his time in the way he describes what one might call the evolution of humanities consciousness. Basically, don’t be put off reading this if you are under the erroneous impression that it is about satanism, as that is far from the case. Again, the authors do a great job with the translation and John Michael Greers introduction is just brilliant.

I've rated this five stars because if you want a translation of Levi, this is one. But checking the text of the "look inside" option (all they give you is the introduction) it doesn't seem very different to A E Waite. A few words changed, that's all. So if you think you're going to get an updated modern version of Levi's 1896 text -- which is what I had hoped for -- this doesn't fit the bill. So I didn't buy it.

A magical book. Nothing to complain

Superb, but risible in parts. If you have ever played Diablo III, i'm sure you'd notice that the figure of Zoltan Kule is loosely based on Mr Levi. A quote from each: "Unbalanced forces perish in the void", or "Angels are no better than demons..." difficult to tell the difference at times.

Comically dated gender roles. Some useful traces of information to use as starting points. Not a place to find a definitive guide. Heavy on opinion.

excellent

The man responsible for the Re emergence of the magical arts out of the grips of Christianity. I have read this book cover to cover and can tell this Alphonse Louise Constant wielded true knowledge an expressed himself with great colorful prose.

This was a Christmas gift and very well received, my son was very happy.

I love this new translation. The book becomes instantly readable. A.E. Waite is infamous for his long winded meandering and almost unreadable victorian verbal masturbation. The message comes through much more clearly, and Greer's introduction is definitely worth reading. I still prefer the original translation of the Conjuration of the Four, including the prayers of the elementals, which I still use in ritual, but as a readable and re-readable version of Levi's Opus, this is a desert island book for me.

Contains enough information to learn how to control other people and reality its self.