BOOKS—

DIONYSIAN ARTIFICERS  (Rare Reprint)

By Hippolyto Joseph Da Costa. With an Interpretation of the Myth of Dionysius by Manly P. Hall.

In this illustrated reprint of a rare Masonic monograph, Da Costa expresses his belief that modern Freemasonry derives it origin from the Dionysian architects and gives a valuable and comprehensive outline of the opinion of ancient authors on this subject. As the laws of nature and moral rules deduced from them were explained in fables, they were impressed on the memory by symbolical ceremonies which were termed “Mysteries.”  This edition is completed with an interpretation of the central myth of the Dionysian Mysteries and explains the secret metaphysical doctrines of this cult.

ISBN: 0-89314-405-3  $11.50  Hardback  47pp

THE LOST KEYS OF FREEMASONRY, with: Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians and Masonic Orders of Fraternity

By Manly P. Hall

THREE-in-ONE VOLUME

Published under license by Tarcher/Penguin

Manly P. Hall's classic work on history's most secretive brotherhood, collected with two additional celebrated volumes on occult Masonry.

Freemasonry is the subject of perennial fascination. The twentieth century's great scholar of occult and esoteric ideas, Manly P. Hall was a Mason himself and nurtured a lifelong interest in the secret fraternal order, making it the focus of one of his earliest and best-loved books, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry. In this celebrated work, he examines the ethical training required of a Freemason, and the character traits a Mason must "build" within himself. Hall's 1923 volume is now reset and made available exclusively in this new edition, along with the author's two further classics on Masonry:

FREEMASONRY of the ANCIENT EGYPTIANS (1937); and MASONIC ORDERS of FRATERNITY (1950).

This three-in-one volume features the original illustrations of each book, for a total of nearly thirty images, including recreations of scenes and rites from Masonry's unusual history. It also includes a new index encompassing all three titles.

Original Description for LOST KEYS OF FREEMASONRY:

Also know as The Secret of Hiram Abiff, this text was written for the Mason and non-Mason alike. Mr. Hall, himself a 33° Mason, reveals the profound aspects of this ancient Fraternity which has been the source of inspiration to so many individuals through the centuries. The basic symbolism of the three degrees of the Blue Lodge is explained and a chapter entitled "The Egyptian Initiate" is especially enlightening. Illustrated by J. Augustus Knapp.

Original Description for FREEMASONRY OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS (still available in the original paperback edition):

Interpretations of the Freemasonry of ancient Egypt are set forth as revealed in the teachings of the State Mysteries, including Egyptian magic, the Osirian cycle, the secret doctrine of Egypt, and the initiation of Plato. The appendix is a restoration of the ancient Egyptian mystery rituals, The Crata Repoa, describing initiation ceremonies which took place in the old temples (as translated by Dr. John Yarker from the French edition of 1778).

Original Description for MASONIC ORDERS OF FRATERNITY:  

This work is of equal interest to Freemasons and students of the development of secret societies in Western Europe since the Roman Conquest. The principle emphasis is upon the 17^th and 18^th Century revivals of the Mystery Rituals of antiquity. Such names as Comte de St.-Germain, Cagliostro, and Louise de St.-Martin feature with Dr. John Dee and the French philosopher/writer, Voltaire. There is information about the mysterious rituals of Memphis and the Illuminati, which flourished briefly in Bavaria, as well as the revival of Egyptian Masonry, which inspired Mozart’s opera of “The Magic Flute.” All these conspiracies and counter-conspiracies are as intriguing as a detective story, and much valuable history is concealed in the records of these esoteric books.

ISBN: 9781585425105  $18.95

Trade Paperback

OUT-OF-PRINT

MASONIC ORDERS OF FRATERNITY  (Adept Series)

By Manly P. Hall

This title is Out of Print. See the new omnibus edition of Lost Keys of Freemasonry reprinted under license by Tarcher/Penguin

ISBN: 0-89314-536-X  OUT-OF-PRINT Paperback  112pp

 PAMPHLETS—

BACK IN PRINT, AFTER 53 YEARS:

Manly P. Hall's First Published Book!

The INITIATES of the FLAME

By Manly P. Hall

"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.

"As we think of the nations of the fallen past, of Greece and Rome and Egypt... we watch the nations of today, not knowing which will be the next to join that great ghostly file of peoples that are dead.

"But everywhere, even in the rise and fall of nations we see, through the haze of materiality, justice; everywhere we see reward, not of man but of the invincible One, the eternal Flame." —M.P.H.

Written in 1922, when Manly P. Hall was just 21 years old, The Initiates of the Flame illustrates the great thread, the spiritual thread, of living fire that winds in and out through all the religions and binds them together with a mutual ideal and mutual needs: there is but one religion in all the world, and that is the worship of God, the spiritual Flame of the universe. Under many names He is the same, the Creator of the universe, and fire is His universal symbol.

A deeply personal and uplifting work, The Initiates of the Flame illustrates the foundations of Mr. Hall's beliefs, that we as human beings are part of the Brotherhood of all life, and that all created things are part of the Infinite.

ISBN: 0-89314-435-5  $7.95 

Illustrated Pamphlet  88pp