« Une personne emprisonnée sans autre livre que le Tarot, s’il savait comment l’utiliser, pourrait dans quelques années acquérir une connaissance universelle et pourrait s’exprimer sur tous les sujets avec un savoir inégalé et une éloquence inépuisable. » – Éliphas Lévi (1810-75)
• “An imprisoned person, with no other book than the Tarot, if he knew how to use it, could in a few years acquire universal knowledge, and would be able to speak on all subjects with unequalled learning and inexhaustible eloquence.” – Éliphas Lévi
Post-Performative Post-Scriptum
I’m not sure if the above is the French original. It might be a back-translation of the English translation of the French original, because I found it here, not in any online French texts by Lévi.
Interesting find.
This is how opinions convenient for any given party are pushed into the public consciousness by being put into the mouths of some Guru.
I just liked it as a hyperbolic proposal for a method of mathesis universalis. Quoting it isn’t intended to endorse Lévi or the Tarot.
I wish my knowledge of mathematics would allow me to test such a method.
The quote made me think that no one is protected from the danger that some random quote will not be signed with his or her name.
Q. What do you call a non-existent ovum?
A. A neggation.
In terms of core issues around maximal engagement with key issues of Beasts & Blasphemies… sorry, I haven’t owned a copy since 2011, so I can’t help.
In terms of core issues around maximal engagement with key issues of “mutual”… the story called “The Mutual Doom of the Lord Hwepkath and the Lady Myopphwe” was given that title by the editor, not by me. My title was “The Pool above Nraqlommbeth”. I don’t misuse “mutual” like that. Honest!