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An encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy being an interpretation of the secret teachings concealed within the rituals, allegories, and mysteries of all ages.

Chapters include:

* THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES WHICH HAVE INFLUENCED MODERN MASONIC SYMBOLISM
* THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES, PART II
* THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES, PART III
* ATLANTIS AND THE GODS OF ANTIQUITY
* THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THOTH HERMES TRISMEGISTUS
* THE INITIATION OF THE PYRAMID
* ISIS, THE VIRGIN OF THE WORLD
* THE SUN, A UNIVERSAL DEITY
* THE ZODIAC AND ITS SIGNS
* THE BEMBINE TABLE OF ISIS
* WONDERS OF ANTIQUITY
* THE LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY OF PYTHAGORAS
* PYTHAGOREAN MATHEMATICS
* THE HUMAN BODY IN SYMBOLISM
* THE HIRAMIC LEGEND
* THE PYTHAGOREAN THEORY OF MUSIC AND COLOR
* FISHES, INSECTS, ANIMALS, REPTILES, AND BIRDS PART I
* FISHES, INSECTS, ANIMALS, REPTILES, AND BIRDS, PART II
* FLOWERS, PLANTS, FRUITS, AND TREES
* STONES, METALS, AND GEMS
* CEREMONIAL MAGIC AND SORCERY
* THE ELEMENTS AND THEIR INHABITANTS
* HERMETIC PHARMACOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND THERAPEUTICS
* THE QABBALAH, THE SECRET DOCTRINE OF ISRAEL
* FUNDAMENTALS OF QABBALISTIC COSMOGONY AIN SOPH
* THE TREE OF THE SEPHIROTH
* QABBALISTIC KEYS TO THE CREATION OF MAN
* AN ANALYSIS OF THE TAROT CARDS
* THE TABERNACLE IN THE WILDERNESS
* THE FRATERNITY OF THE ROSE CROSS
* ROSICRUCIAN DOCTRINES AND TENETS
* FIFTEEN ROSICRUCIAN AND QABBALISTIC DIAGRAMS
* ALCHEMY AND ITS EXPONENTS
* THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY
* THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY, PART II
* THE CHEMICAL MARRIAGE
* BACON, SHAKSPEARE, AND THE ROSICRUCIANS
* THE CRYPTOGRAM AS A FACTOR IN SYMBOLIC PHILOSOPHY
* FREEMASONIC SYMBOLISM
* MYSTIC CHRISTIANITY
* THE CROSS AND THE CRUCIFIXION
* THE MYSTERY OF THE APOCALYPSE
* THE FAITH OF ISLAM
* AMERICAN INDIAN SYMBOLISM
* THE MYSTERIES AND THEIR EMISSARIES

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578 pages
Language

English
Publication date

March 22, 2017
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Editorial Reviews

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In 1928, a 20-something Renaissance man named Manly Hall self-published a vast encyclopedia of the occult, believing that "modern" ideas of progress and materialism were displacing more important and ancient modes of knowledge. Hall's text has become a classic reference, dizzying in its breadth: various chapters explore Rosicrucianism, Kabbalah, alchemy, cryptology, Tarot, pyramids, the Zodiac, Pythagorean philosophy, Masonry and gemology, among other topics. This affordably priced edition would be vastly improved by a new foreword, placing the work in some kind of historical and critical context and introducing readers to the basic contours of Hall's sweeping corpus. Instead, we have a disciple's adulatory 1975 foreword, which merely parrots the same themes of mystery and esoterica that are espoused in the book. Readers who are unfamiliar with Hall's work will be at a loss in ferreting out which chapters have stood the test of time and which have been vigorously debunked (like the one on Islam, which actually uses novelist Washington Irving as a primary source on the prophet Muhammad). However, they will also marvel at the sheer scope of Hall's research and imagination, and at J. Augustus Knapp's famous illustrations, including a 16-page color insert.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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"'Man is a god in the making' Manly P. Hall" --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

Manly Palmer Hall (March 18, 1901 - August 29, 1990) was a Canadian-born author and mystic. He is perhaps most famous for his work The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy, published in 1928 when he was 27 years old. It is claimed that Hall was made a knight patron of the Masonic Research Group of San Francisco in 1953, although he was not raised as a Mason until 22 November 1954 into Jewel Lodge No. 374 , San Francisco. He later received his 32° in the Valley of San Francisco AASR (SJ). In 1973 (47 years after writing The Secret Teachings of All Ages), Hall was recognized as a 33° Mason (the highest honor conferred by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite), at a ceremony held at the Philosophical Research Society (PRS) on December 8,1973.). The definitive Manly Palmer Hall Archive states that Hall received the 33°, "despite never being initiated into the physical craft." In his over 70-year career, Hall delivered approximately 8,000 lectures in the United States and abroad, authored over 150 books and essays, and wrote countless magazine articles. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From the Back Cover

Secret Teachings of All Ages Manly P. Hall (1901 -1990), born in Peterborough, Ontario was raised in United States by his maternal grandmother. He began his studies in esoteric knowledge at a very young age and by 20 was giving lectures in California. In 1934 he founded the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, dedicating it to the "ensoulment of all arts, sciences, and crafts, and devoted to the one basic purpose of advancing the brotherhood of all that lives, to meet all lovers of wisdom on a common ground." In over seventy-five years of dynamic public activity, he delivered more than 8,000 lectures in the United States and abroad, and authored countless books, essays, and articles. In his lectures and writings, Manly Hall always emphasized the practical aspects of philosophy and religion as they applied to daily living. He restated for modern man those spiritual and ethical doctrines which have given humanity its noblest ideals and most adequate codes of conduct. Believing that philosophy is a working tool to help the individual in building a solid foundation for his dreams and purposes, Manly Hall steadfastly sought recognition of the belief that world civilization can be perfected only when human beings meet on a common ground of intelligence, cooperation, and worthy purpose. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From the Author

Mystical speculations about God, the world, and man occupied the minds of many medieval scholars and theologians. They conceived creation itself to be a symbol or figure through which the Divine Will manifested its purposes and intentions-thus by analogy, the world revealed God, and man revealed the world. The human being himself was a microcosm-a miniature of the cosmos. After the collapse of the pagan cultural institutions, it was unlawful to teach classical learning or to advance scientific knowledge contrary to the prevailing scholasticism. To avoid persecution and at the same time perpetuate for the benefit of qualified disciples the more advanced formulas of the ancient wisdom, the sacred truths were presented symbolically through the beautiful engraved devices of the emblem writers.

The seventeenth century restoration of learning gradually brought about a Universal Reformation as proclaimed in the Fama of the Rosicrucians. A careful study of the emblem books of that period reveals that most of the figures and designs were based upon Egyptian or Greek mythology, and like the alchemical symbols, perpetuated the secret teachings of esoteric fraternities. Today, those well informed in the Orphic Mysteries and the mystical speculations of the Neoplatonists can interpret the design with little difficulty. It appears that the emblem books were, in many cases, actual extensions of Pythagorean and Platonic metaphysics. Paracelsus said that the first hieroglyphic book is nature, published in folio, and the second hieroglyphic book is man, published in duodecimo.

To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books. It has always seemed to me that symbolism should be restored to the structure of world education. The young are no longer invited to seek the hidden truths, dynamic and eternal, locked within the shapes and behavior of living beings.

The present volume is itself a symbol made up of many symbols gathered from rare sources. It invites the thoughtful reader to explore the meanings of these emblems and devices with his own insight. Because spiritual growth is the goal of all human aspiration, symbols that help us to grow are precious things for they open the doors to life everlasting.

I wish to express my deep indebtedness to those faithful artists and engravers whose remarkable meditation pictures have guided my labors for so many years. This book is dedicated to the truths they served and the wonderful designs which they have bestowed as a priceless heritage upon the truth seekers of the future. It is my sincere hope that this memorial may continue to serve and inspire new generations of kindly and dedicated people.

Manly P. Hall Los Angeles, California October 1, 1975. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XSZXJT2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Dragon Publishing LLC (March 22, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 22, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 13691 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 578 pages
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Paper Mario

Don't get this version!!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2017

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Im rating the book for what I know it is. A Masterpiece, but stay away from this version or any other publication that's not the jubilee edition. That's prob one if not the best edition approved by manly himself before his transition.

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Nicolas Cabrera

kindle version - no sense at all

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019

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I know a kindle version of such a book it's near heretic but I wanted to give it a try for traveling purposes. But what's the point of selling a book like this, so dedicated to symbolism, without illustrations? You read all the comments about the illustrations but there is none at all. Stay away from this.

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JCoop

Pointless without the ilustrations

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019

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The print version of this classic book has color illustrations. Most of the text describes the meaning of those illustrations. There is no point in digitizing the book without them. The only reason I rated it one star is that Amazon won't let you review anything without at least one star.

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E. M. Copeland

The info is all their but its lacking the beautiful artwork.

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018

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Bought the hard copy version.
The info is all their but its lacking the beautiful artwork.

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Phoenix

Horrible PDF Made Hardback! Do NOT Purchase a Copy With This Cover!

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020

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I was so anxious to get this book and devour it, but to my horror, when I took a look through it, this is a PDF made into a book.
There a huge missing sections, blurry pictures, even characters in the font get turned into different letters when rendered! Since the "F" used in the original text is a slash with a curve at the end, the "program" they used turns it into an "S." For instance, "Sinally, we sind below a sragment os the Sreemasons..."
Need I say more?

An amazing book by Manly P. Hall, but DO NOT get a copy with this blue background and gold zodiac!

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Opens the door to greater truths

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019

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As the quote on the cover reads ‘... masterful...’ and I agree, this is a work of art.

Absolutely enlightening and thrilling. Brilliantly pieced together to lure you into the next chapter.

Linking the information like a great chain.

As a chapter or topic ends you’ll cry out “No!!... I want more!!” Don’t worry you’ll get it.

Thank you Mr Manly P. Hall. I’m grateful for this literary work.

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Caleb R

Great, but missing illustrations.

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017

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Excellent book, and a must-read for any student of philosophy, history, or mythology. An expansive collection of the different schools of philosophy throughout the ages, their origins, notable characters, evolution, and influences on major civilizations. However, this edition contains no images, which renders it's descriptions and analyses of symbols and art almost useless. I suggest finding another edition that includes all of it's original illustrations. I will be buying an illustrated hard copy for my library.

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Daniel

Poorest quality reproduction

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020

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I just confirmed that the illustrations are askew, none of the images I have included belong to the caption or page they are found on in this print. Having made it 140 pages in and coming to this realization I am particularly upset. This volume is full of typos and the illustrations are rendered in terrible quality. This added to today's revelation concerning the disaster of organization committed in this print earns this product a lowest quality. Manly put a lot of work into this, it's a truest shame to see such sins of reproduction as I have found.

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Matthew Caddeo

Worst kindle rendition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2020

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KINDLE EDITION ONLY.

Possibly the worst kindle rendition ever made, surely the worst I have come across.

Sentences cut in half, the second half is nowhere to be found. Perhaps the secret teaching was too secret.

Microscopic images with the tag “click to enlarge” Don’t click, like to worst internet scam they don’t enlarge anything. I would know.

All together it makes for a painfully frustrating read. It is a shame as the book itself is well written and the topics are fascinating. Buy it paperback and thank me later

9 people found this helpful

Supaking10dent

Interesting, jumpy, believable in parts

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2018

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If you are looking for a general overview of esoterics, freemasonry, the mashallah etc. This is a book which has it all. It is very freemasonry biased but this does not detract. There is a lot of back and forth in the writing style and it does require concentration to keep up. Some of the drawings on the kindle version are obscure and hard to follow or read.
I found some of the book very interesting and enjoyed the way it draws a lot of theological thinking and doctrine together. I did find some of it a step too far in the belief scale but then that's kind of the point! It gives you the information and you decide how you will use it. An interesting read, overall pretty good.

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Sam Salter

It's fantastic and as far as I can tell has all ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2018

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I can see a few complaints about the edition so please note the edition I have is Tarcher/Penguin (2003) - Reader's Edition. It's fantastic and as far as I can tell has all the diagrams it is supposed to. A nice chunky paperback that I still use for reference.
Great book - the Pythagoras and Qabbalah sections are particularly insightful.

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Pythagorean_X

True to the original

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2021

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I have a prs version of this book but the prs one is kind of a collector's item and it's difficult to read due to the small and unique font they employ. This one is handy and the font size is good, the content is true to the original version and it's really good. Highly recommended.

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Nyog' Sothep

The diffrence between academic philosphy teachers and Manly p Hall ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2017

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The diffrence between academic philosphy teachers and Manly p Hall, is that Hall doesnt take the modern day reductionist approach and limits himself to telling it how it is. This book should sit in anyone's library, not only in those filled with occult material.

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