A masterful account of Eliphas Levi, one of the most celebrated Kabbalistic authors of all times.The influence Levi exerted on such esoteric movement leaders as A.E. Waite; Madame Blavatsky; Papus; Aleister Crowley; Rudolf Steiner; Max Heindel; H. Spencer Lewis; Paul Foster Case and others is explored as well as remarkable insights into Levi's life and times.One entire chapter, devoted to Masonic legend Albert Pike, analyzes Pike's "Morals and Dogma" revealing entire sections Pike took verbatim from the works of Levi. This is a powerful and essential book by a respected Masonic and esoteric scholar."