Lectures on Ancient Philosophy : Companion to the Secret Teachings of All Ages

by Hall, Manly P. (Author)

• ISBN13: 9781585424320
• ISBN10: 1585424323
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-08
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Hall wrote this volume as a reader's companion to his earlier work, intending it for those wishing to delve more deeply into the esoteric philosophies and ideas that undergird the Secret Teachings. Particular attention is paid to Neoplatonism, ancient Christianity, Rosicrucian and Freemasonic traditions, ancient mysteries, pagan rites and symbols, and Pythagorean mathematics. First published in 1929-the year after the publication of Hall's magnum opus-this edition includes the author's original subject index, twenty diagrams prepared under his supervision for the volume, and his 1984 preface, which puts the book in context for the contemporary reader.

Author Biography

Manly P. Hall (1901-1990), widely regarded as a sage and teacher steeped in the wisdom of antiquity, was one of the leading esoteric scholars of the twentieth century. In 1934, he founded the Philosophical Research Society (www.prs.org), in Los Angeles, which continues to publish Hall's many works and pursue his educational mission.

Table of Contents

The Nature of the Absolute	1	(24)
God, the Divine Foundation	25	(24)
Illumined Mind, the Universal Savior	49	(24)
The Inferior Creation and Its Regent	73	(24)
The Annihilation of the Sense of Diversity	97	(24)
The Disciplines of Salvation	121	(24)
The Doctrine of Redemption Through Grace	145	(24)
The Mission of Aesthetics	169	(24)
The Cycle of Necessity	193	(24)
Pagan Theogony and Cosmogony	217	(24)
Mathematics, the Master Science	241	(24)
Demigods and Supermen	265	(24)
Emerson's Concept of the Oversoul	289	(24)
Exoteric and Esoteric Knowledge	313	(24)
Symbolism, the Universal Language	337	(24)
Ancient Mystery Rituals	361	(24)
A Philosophic Consideration of Man	385	(24)
The Ladder of the Gods	409	(24)
Rosicrucian and Masonic Origins	433	(24)
The Goal of Philosophy	457	(23)
Index	480	(34)
About the Author	514	(1)
Books	515
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