How to Become a Mage: A Fin-De-Siecle French Occult Manifesto

By Joséphin Péladan

A Vital Work in the History of Occultism From the Notorious Provocateur Jos phin P ladan

How to Become a Mage is the first English translation of the enormously influential occultist Jos phin P ladan. This book is a fascinating display of nineteenth-century French thought, sharing audacious ideas on overcoming the pitfalls of status-quo society while perfecting and purifying one's own soul in preparation for transcendence and sacred transformation. P ladan was committed to the belief that the best way to enter into communion with the divine was through magic and the arts. He played a key role in fin-de-si cle culture, expounding upon the spiritual weight of physical, intellectual, familial, and creative pursuits while guiding young seekers toward a radical reassessment of the values and activities of contemporary life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738759481
• ISBN13: 9780738759487
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"