num_pages: 108
description: Éliphas Lévi (1810–1875) was the greatest innovator in the revival of Western occultism, most significantly with his great leap of imagination that linked the tarot trumps to the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. He set out his tarot theory in his book 
  Transcendental Magic
, but never revealed its magical application. This was finally made public in 1896 when Dr. William Westcott—creator of the Golden Dawn magical order—translated and printed Lévi's secret manuscript contained in this book. The Magical Ritual of teh Sanctum Regnum aligns the major arcana symbolism with a detailed description of the ritual of the sanctum regnum, or Kingdom of God. Robert Gilbert's introduction details the history of the manuscript as it passed from Baron Spedalieri—Lévi's friend, disciple, and literary heir—to Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and finally to Westcott. He also discusses Lévi's influence on the Golden Dawn, particularly upon Westcott. In addition to being an important text for ceremonial magicians, with Westcott's notes on the tarot trumps, this book provides esoteric insights for students of the tarot.
language: English
title: Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum
titlecomplete: Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum (Ibis Western Mystery Tradition)
genres: Occult, Magick, Magic
ratings_count: 44
publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc