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Neoplatonism: Theology for Wanderers In the New Millennium

By Manly P. Hall

Transcribed from the five-part audio series "Doctrines of Neoplatonism"

The five-part archival audio tape series upon which this pamphlet series is based, was given by Manly P. Hall in 1983 to students who were interested in learning more about the ancient wisdom. It seemed to have been one of his favorite subjects down through the years, for he spoke and wrote about it frequently during his long career. In fact, the foreword to his "Lectures on Ancient Philosophy" declared that the basis of it was Neoplatonism.

In the last few years of his life, Mr. Hall said that after years of study and reflection, he had come to believe that the doctrines of Neoplatonism had descended to us in a purer form than nearly any other philosophical system. This system seemed more suitable to we active, extroverted Western people. He believed this was true because though it was as deep and thorough as any other approach to enlightenment, its precepts were more easily understood and their relative simplicity tended to impel an interested person to put them into practice by beginning to learn to live a more philosophic life.

Each volume:  $4.95 

Pamphlet  42pp

BACK IN PRINT, AFTER 83 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  $6.95 

Illustrated Pamphlet  88pp

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

LECTURES ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY, Companion to The Secret Teachings of All Ages

By Manly P. Hall

Published under license by Tarcher/Penguin

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."

Hall wrote this volume as  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 Hall's 1984 preface to frame the book for its contemporary reader.

ISBN: 1-58542-432-3  $21.95 

Trade Paperback  516pp

Recently Discovered in the PRS Vaults

Collected Writings, Vol. 2, Sages & Seers

By Manly P. Hall

Like New! Original 1959 First Edition!

Collected Writings—Volume 2,  unfolding a basic theme, presents eight sages and seers of the modern world (16th to the 20th centuries), all of whom made important and lasting contributions to humanity's spiritual growth. Their lives, though surrounded by mystery, stand out as inspiring examples of mystical idealism, devout aspiration, and sincere dedication:

Nostrodamus — Francis Bacon — Johann Amos Comenius — Jakob Boehme — Comte de St.-Germain — William Blake — Thomas Taylor — Mohandes Gandhi

ISBN: 0-89314-506-8  $24.95 

Hardcover w/ dust-jacket  316pp

Also available in Paperback as "Sages and Seers"

SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES, Reader's Edition

By Manly P. Hall

Published under license by Tarcher/Penguin

A classic since 1928, this masterly encyclopedia of ancient mythology, ritual, symbolism, and the arcane mysteries of the ages is available for the first time in a compact, fully reset "Reader's Edition."

Like no other book of the 20th Century, Manly P. Hall's legendary "Secret Teachings of All Ages" is a codex to the ancient occult and esoteric traditions of the world. Its hundreds of entries shine a rare light on some of the most fascinating and closely held aspects of myth, religion, and philosophy that resound from antiquity to the present day.

For the first time, the complete text of Hall's celebrated classic has been reformatted and redesigned for ease and accessibility of the reading experience.

This edition features Hall's original index and bibliography. Includes 16 full color plates and 100 black and white illustrations.

6" x 9.25", 750 pages.

ISBN: 1-58542-250-9  $24.95 

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APPRENTICE TO THE DAWN:

A Spiritual Memoir

By James C. Ingebretsen

Apprentice to the Dawn is a both an intimate spiritual memoir and a broad exploration of the expansion of consciousness in our society. This book exemplifies the availability of visionary experiences to all of humanity and is a call to contact the original wisdom that lies within each of us. Following a mysterious spiritual awakening, James Ingebretsen, successful lawyer and businessman, struggled to reconcile the seemingly disparate existences of father, husband, executive and newly-initiated spiritual seeker. With Gerald Heard as a guide, he came to see his experience as a call to invest his activities and relationships with greater significance and awareness. Over the next 44 years, Ingebretsen sought to facilitate spiritual growth in individuals and society by founding a retreat center, investigating mythology, meditation and ritual, and assisting aspiring teachers in spiritual, psychological and cultural disciplines. Along the way he participated in early experiments with LSD, published the first book in English on tai chi ch'uan, & incorporated the Sufi Order in the U.S.  He shares his personal experiences and practices to remind readers that each life is a unique creative expression and to encourage them to find their way of giving themselves more fully to life.

ISBN: 0-89314-432-0   $29.95

Hard Cover  236pp

ISBN: 0-89314-433-9   $13.95

Paperback  236pp

DANCING ON ROOFTOPS WITH DRAGONS:

The Yoga of Joy

By Yuan Miao.  Translated from Chinese by Denis Mair &  Peter Shaw

Part bittersweet documentary, part guidebook for yoga practice, this is the remarkable story of one woman's journey of discovery. Once a renowned filmmaker for China Central Television, through her own suffering Yuan Miao came to the realization of the preciousness and real power of joy. Through years of material success, religious awakening, intense personal loss and attempted suicide, she was awakened to the mystical possibilities around her, that manifested through her. Her system for the self-cultivation of joy, with all its healing power stems from many years of practice, and the Vajrayana Yoga teachings of her Tibetan Buddhist ancestors. This simple "Nine Step Yoga of Joy" is shared with her readers so that they too may cultivate and nurture joy in their lives.

ISBN: 0-89314-431-2   $14.95

Paperback  264pp

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LIBERTY AT THE MILLENNIUM

By Norris Hansell.  Illustrations by Miro Salazar

The central idea in the founding of America was liberty, its indispensability for the robust life of citizens, its need for protection by a government of special design. Looking ahead, the founders anticipated that Americans ever would need to guard their liberty because of its long history of fragility before the forces intrinsic to all governments. Using the written and spoken words of our forbears, this work aims to provide a compact rendition of the central ideas in our founding documents.

ISBN: 0-89314-429-0  $12.95  Paperback  141pp

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THE OZAWKIE BOOK OF THE DEAD Alzheimer's isn't what you think it is.

By Elmer Green, Ph.D.

ISBN: 0-89314-428-2  $29.95  873pp 

Trade Paperback bound in 3 volumes with a slip-case

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THE WISDOM OF THE KNOWING ONES  Gnosticism: The Key to Esoteric Christianity

By Manly P. Hall

In this treatise Mr. Hall pays tribute to the teachings of the Gnostic Adepts of the early Christian centuries. The work covers the relationship of Gnostic mysticism to the inner teachings of Plato; insights of Valentinus, Basilden, Bardaisan, and others; the mystical and magical meaning of Gnostic talismanic gems; the spiritual glory of ancient Alexandria and the Gnostic essence of the Christian message. Illustrated with reproductions of Gnostic artifacts.

ISBN: 0-89314-427-4  $10.95  Paperback  170pp