Eliphas Levi
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Alphonse Louis Constant (1810-1875), the occultist who linked tarot to Kabbalah.
French occultist who published 'Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie' (1855-1856), structured as 22 chapters each corresponding to a Major Arcana card and a Hebrew letter. Synthesized tarot with Kabbalah, Tree of Life, astrology, alchemy, and ceremonial magic. Every Golden Dawn and post-GD tarot interpretation builds on Levi's foundation.
Significance
Levi is the single most important figure in the creation of esoteric tarot. His tarot-Kabbalah-astrology synthesis is the framework that Mathers, Waite, and Crowley all built upon.