The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum — Éliphas Lévi (1896)

Holographic Pagan Press Edition

Originally published in London by George Redway in 1896, The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum: Interpreted by the Tarot Trumps presents an unpublished manuscript by the French occultist Éliphas Lévi, translated and edited by W. Wynn Westcott.

Westcott’s edition arranges Lévi’s ritual and symbolic teaching through the twenty-two Tarot trumps, bringing together ceremonial magic, Kabbalistic symbolism, Christian esotericism, and the initiatory interpretation of the Tarot. The original volume includes eight full-page plates reproducing drawings by Lévi himself.

This Holographic Pagan Press edition is prepared from the 1896 George Redway edition, preserving the historical character, structure, and complete plate sequence of the original while presenting the text in a clean format for contemporary study.

Original edition: London: George Redway, 1896
Author: Éliphas Lévi (Alphonse Louis Constant, 1810–1875)
Translator & editor: W. Wynn Westcott
Original pagination: x + 108 pages
Illustrations: Eight full-page plates after drawings by Lévi
Subjects: Tarot, ceremonial magic, Kabbalah, occult philosophy, ritual, Western esotericism

The physical HPP edition features a warm ivory cover, black binding, and a reproduction of Lévi’s hand-colored Hexagram plate from the 1896 edition.

Holographic Pagan Press revives rare and historically important works of occult philosophy, metaphysics, mysticism, and related traditions from original sources.

The relationship between the Tarot images and Lévi’s ceremonial philosophy makes this work a distinctive witness to nineteenth-century French occultism and its reception in English-speaking esoteric circles. Westcott’s editorial and translation work also situates the text within the broader transmission of ritual and symbolic literature at the end of the Victorian period.

This Holographic Pagan Press edition is presented for historical research, close reading, and collection. Its warm ivory cover and black binding reflect the handmade character of the press. The bibliographic description of the 1896 source edition should not be confused with a guarantee of identical modern pagination or plate reproduction.

Collector’s Note

This edition is part of the Holographic Pagan Press archival publishing project, devoted to recovering and preserving uncommon works from the history of metaphysics, occult philosophy, New Thought, and related traditions. Each physical copy is printed, assembled, and finished by hand in small batches for reading, study, and collection.

Handmade edition note: Minor variations in cover material, color, binding, trimming, placement, and hand-applied details may occur between individual copies. Materials may vary slightly according to availability while maintaining the intended design and quality. This is a modern handmade reproduction, not an original antique copy.