An Unabridged Edition by Manly P. Hall as he expands on, 'He who lives the Life shall know the Doctrine, ' with all Illustrations and Descriptions, to include: Introduction - Foreword - The Fire Upon the Altar - The Sacred City of Shamballa - The Mystery of the Alchemist - The Egyptian Initiate - The Ark of the Covenant - The Knights of the Holy Grail - The Mystery of the Pyramids.
Esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall examines the religious mysteries, afterlife and spiritual landscape of the ancient Native Americans (North, Central and South). He takes a look at the sacred book Popol Vuh, as well as the Mysteries of Xibalba and how they compare with the Greeks and others. Illustrated.
Freemasonry is a fraternity within a fraternity- an outer organization concealing an inner brotherhood of the elect. Before it is possible to intelligently discuss the origin of the Craft, it is necessary, therefore, to establish the existence of these two separate yet interdependent orders, the one visible and the other invisible.
INTRODUCTION
Few realize that even at the present stage of civilization in this world, there are souls who, like the priests of the ancient temples, walk the earth and watch and guard the sacred fires that burn upon the altar of humanity. Purified ones they are, who have renounced the life of this sphere in order to guard and protect the Flame, that spiritual principle in man, now hidden beneath the ruins of his fallen temple.
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Esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall discusses the topics of the sun and the moon, as embodied in the ancient Egyptian deities and beyond. He explains why ancient man felt a connection to the sun and the moon, and why certain symbols and customs became associated with each. He discusses mummification of the dead, alchemical symbols, celestial lore, Freemasonry, gods like Mithras and Apollo, Christianity, the Saitic Isis, and much more.
The oldest, the most profound, the most universal of all symbols is the human body. The Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, and Hindus considered a philosophical analysis of man's triune nature to be an indispensable part of ethical and religious training. The mysteries of every nation taught that the laws, elements, and powers of the universe were epitomized in the human constitution, that everything which existed outside of man had its analogue wit...
Renowned masonic scholar Manly P. Hall takes a look at the masonic origins in biblical stories, the Dionysiac architects, Solomon who is the personification of universal wisdom and the fraternity's priceless heritage.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original Manly P. Hall monthly magazine, The All Seeing Eye. for Vol.1.Numbers: 1-6. 1924. The All Seeing Eye. was a monthly magazine devoted to Hall's writings in search for those fundamental thruths existing in the educational systems, religions, and philosophies of all ages. Each issue contains articles on several topics such as: The Great Pyramid, Magic and Sorcery of the Far East,...
Renowned esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall gives us an overview of the history of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus. He begins with a short piece of fiction, which he was known to do, in which he illustrates the tale of Hermes defeating a dragon in a temple, as the neophyte and initiator observe. Moving to nonfiction, he discusses the identity of Hermes, the lost writings of Hermes, the Book of Thoth in particular, an introduction to Poimandres, and ends...
Esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall covers a lot of areas relating to the ancient mysteries, including common roots in religious and ritual practices, the practices of the Druids and how they relate to Masonry, the rites of Mithras, Simon Magus and the Gnostics, Abraxas, the Egyptian Serapis, the Odinic mysteries and how they compare, the rites of Eleusis, the Orphic mysteries, Bacchus, Dionysos, and much more.
Esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall covers a lot of areas regarding the wonders of antiquity, the Greek oracles, the seven wonders of the world, the worship of Apollo, the oracle at Delphi, and other related, ancient mysteries.
Notable esoteric writer and scholar examines the history and symbology of the zodiac. The word zodiac is derived from the Greek zodiakos, which means a circle of animals, or, as some believe, little animals. It is the name given by the old pagan astronomers to a band of fixed stars about sixteen degrees wide, encircling the earth. It is difficult to estimate correctly the profound effect produced upon the religions, philosophies, and sciences ...