Éliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant (1810–1875), was a French occult author and a seminal figure in the revival of Western esotericism. He is widely recognized for his influential work in the field of magic and the occult, intertwining Catholicism with the ceremonial magic and Kabbalistic traditions. A former Roman Catholic priest who later delved into the study of hermeticism, alchemy, and...