Eliphas Lévi

Éliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant (1810-1875), was a French occult author, ceremonial magician, poet, and esoteric writer. He was a key figure in the 19th-century occult revival and influenced later movements such as Spiritualism and Hermeticism. His works attracted attention among esotericists and artists in Paris and London, and he is known for his original thinking on magic and occult symbolism.