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“When one creates phantoms for oneself, one puts vampires into the world, and one must nourish these children of a voluntary nightmare with one's blood, one's life, one's intellegence, and one's reason, without ever satisfying them.”

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Eliphas Levi
Eliphas Levi

Eliphas Levi, born on February 8, 1810, and died on May 31, 1875, was a French author, mystic, and researcher of Jewish mysticism. His works have had a profound impact on the subsequent mysticism and Western esotericism. more

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