The Great Secret or Occultism Unveiled

by Éliphas Lévi

Book Overview

""The Great Secret"" is a book written by Eliphas Levi, a French occultist and author who lived in the 19th century. The book is a collection of essays that delve into the mysteries of the universe,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877289387
• ISBN13: 9780877289388
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Weiser Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Transcends occultism to be one of the great books of human civilization.

There are a lot of books in the occult scene that aren't worth the paper they're printed on (and in some cases, the electrons), but this book is not only a priceless addition to an occultist's library, but it is also destined to be recognized as one of the great books of human civilization... if it's read, that is. It is unfortunate that many of the world's greatest books get lost in obscurity. This book was written over a hundred years ago, but was only relatively recently translated to English from the original French. This book is in fact parts two and three from the trilogy, part one having been published as "The Book of Splendours". The whole trilogy stands as Eliphas Levi's last testament to his closest disciples, though in my opinion, parts two and three stand on their own as the greater part of the work. It seems that the version published by Kessinger Publishing is in fact a different book. Their web site lists it as a chapter out of "Paradoxes of the Highest Science". This review is for the one from Weiser Books.

Well named!

Pay attention when he says that the dark path is a mirror image of the light and then he tells you a horror story. Flip it and you will see what others miss. This also works for all the rest of Levi, he seems to feel that the "unworthy" will respond emotionally and miss the "secret." Perhaps he is right. But the unworthy now-a-days will never read something as superstitious as this book.