Surrealism and Operative Alchemy : The Secret Language at the Origins of the Surrealist Movement
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
888850167Y
ISBN-13
9798888501672
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 26th, 2026
Print length
360 Pages
Weight
714 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 16.20 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960History of artHistory of artMysticismOccult studiesMysticismOccult studies / Supernatural studiesMysticism, magic & ritualMysticism, magic and alternative spiritual practices
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Discover the links between European surrealism and the alchemical tradition
Discover the links between European surrealism and the alchemical tradition
• Draws on rare primary documents to reveal the connections between surrealism, 20th century alchemy, and 19th century occultism
• Explores Éliphas Lévi, Jewish and Christian Kabbalah, and Hermeticism to show how surrealist symbology contained an initiatory dimension or “secret teaching”
• Details collaborations between surrealists André Breton, Bernard Roger, and Salvador Dalí and alchemists René Alleau, Eugène Canseliet, and Fulcanelli
Over the last century the primal strangeness of the surrealists has become world-renowned, but what isn’t so well-known is the hidden relationship between surrealism and alchemy. The works of both traditions not only had a decisive influence on each other but created a unique path for alchemy to leave its underground workshops to impact culture.
Patrick Lepetit draws on rare primary documents to reveal the connections between surrealism, 20th century alchemy, and 19th century occultism. Patrick examines the hidden subtleties of surrealism to see the esoteric messages embedded in its vision of the self and cosmos. He explores the writings of Éliphas Lévi, Jewish and Christian Kabbalah, and Hermeticism to show how surrealist symbology contained an initiatory dimension, a “secret teaching” that was integral to its expression. Early alchemists used codes and word games, such as the perfect and divine “language of the birds,” to discuss the work in ways that would baffle the uninitiated and evade the suspicions of the church, and this deeply inspired the surrealists. Readers will learn about artists André Breton, Salvador Dalí, Irene Hillel-Erlanger, Bernard Roger, and Jorge Camacho and how they worked with alchemists Fulcanelli, René Alleau, and Eugène Canseliet.
Surrealism and Operative Alchemy is a deeply researched study that situates the surrealists in their proper place as members of an age-old tradition of wisdom.
• Draws on rare primary documents to reveal the connections between surrealism, 20th century alchemy, and 19th century occultism
• Explores Éliphas Lévi, Jewish and Christian Kabbalah, and Hermeticism to show how surrealist symbology contained an initiatory dimension or “secret teaching”
• Details collaborations between surrealists André Breton, Bernard Roger, and Salvador Dalí and alchemists René Alleau, Eugène Canseliet, and Fulcanelli
Over the last century the primal strangeness of the surrealists has become world-renowned, but what isn’t so well-known is the hidden relationship between surrealism and alchemy. The works of both traditions not only had a decisive influence on each other but created a unique path for alchemy to leave its underground workshops to impact culture.
Patrick Lepetit draws on rare primary documents to reveal the connections between surrealism, 20th century alchemy, and 19th century occultism. Patrick examines the hidden subtleties of surrealism to see the esoteric messages embedded in its vision of the self and cosmos. He explores the writings of Éliphas Lévi, Jewish and Christian Kabbalah, and Hermeticism to show how surrealist symbology contained an initiatory dimension, a “secret teaching” that was integral to its expression. Early alchemists used codes and word games, such as the perfect and divine “language of the birds,” to discuss the work in ways that would baffle the uninitiated and evade the suspicions of the church, and this deeply inspired the surrealists. Readers will learn about artists André Breton, Salvador Dalí, Irene Hillel-Erlanger, Bernard Roger, and Jorge Camacho and how they worked with alchemists Fulcanelli, René Alleau, and Eugène Canseliet.
Surrealism and Operative Alchemy is a deeply researched study that situates the surrealists in their proper place as members of an age-old tradition of wisdom.
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