COURSES
Featured Courses
The Basics of Esoteric Philosophy as Told Through 'The Initiates of the Flame'
7-week online course beginning Monday, November 13.
This course will go line-by-line through the entire book of 'The Initiates of the Flame', exploring every word and image, providing context, symbolic interpretation and functional meaning to the many concepts presented. Seven visually useful video lectures will be released over seven weeks to help you understand the psychological, mythological and spiritual ideas this text is famous for.
By the end, you won’t just understand the book better—you will have been given the core thesis of the world’s philosophies, secret societies, and religions in a variety of different ways. The goal of this class is to help students forever gain simplistic literacy of the world’s various wisdom traditions, stories, and symbols, which make future exploration into esoteric concepts easier and more practical.
This class is great for those who have never read The Initiates of the Flame before as well as lifelong fans.
By the end, you won’t just understand the book better—you will have been given the core thesis of the world’s philosophies, secret societies, and religions in a variety of different ways. The goal of this class is to help students forever gain simplistic literacy of the world’s various wisdom traditions, stories, and symbols, which make future exploration into esoteric concepts easier and more practical.
This class is great for those who have never read The Initiates of the Flame before as well as lifelong fans.
The Basic Keys to 'The Secret Teachings of All Ages'
In this on-demand course (register and get ongoing access the materials on your own schedule), participants will have access to 14 original video lectures and a wealth of curated supplemental materials that will help them gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for Manly Hall's masterpiece as well as other dense symbol-laden images and esoteric paradigms they explore in the future.
As beloved as The Secret Teachings of All Ages has been for almost 100 years, some of its most profound wisdom and teachings have gone untapped, as it was written for audiences who already had important contextual information about the symbols, myths, and metaphors permeating the text. In the present day, this context is not so commonly known and therefore a lot of the meaning is lost on contemporary readers. To remedy this, we are offering an online course to unpack several core ideas, the understanding of which will help readers' experiences with the book blossom and deepen.
Even if you do not own or intend to read the book, this course will elucidate the depth and meaning of comparative philosophy, religion, myth, science, and secret societies.
Air and Wind:
Perspectives from Alchemy, Chinese Medicine, and Phenomenology
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In this on-demand course (register and get ongoing access the materials on your own schedule), participants explore one of the most fundamental elements through two ancient traditions and one more recent philosophical movement.
Discover how ancient alchemy viewed air and wind on a metaphorical and symbolic level, producing rich images and intriguing chemical operations. Delve into the ways that Chinese medicine works with wind on a practical-empirical level, informing theories of medicine, diagnosis, and treatment with acupuncture and herbs. Finally, examine how humans have dealt with air and wind as an object of direct experience, using phenomenological evidence which reveals our varied experiences of air and wind. |
Questions? Email school@prs.org
On-Demand Courses
Independently learn at your own pace, on your schedule, and with a guided structure that can be accessed and revisited as you please. Register anytime!
Regardless of prior interest in the film, using three landmark texts of philosophical, psychological, & spiritual thought, this class further illuminates themes of Gravity, such as purpose, duty, distraction, & free will. |
Exploring the connections between scent, emotions, memories, social relationships, & our ability to navigate our environment, participants will find that in a profound sense, aromas are part of who we are. |
Through exploring the role of ritual in various cultures & wisdom traditions, this class aims to help participants make meaning out of everyday experiences and live a more interconnected & inspired way. |
Weekly Online Workshops
Sign up at your convenience and find virtual community in our regular online offerings!
Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices
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Peace Class (Currently on summer break)
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Bring more kindness and joy to yourself and the world with this donation-based weekly workshop. Focus on practical and everyday applications so they can apply directly to when you need them most. |
Each hour-long class includes a collective peace meditation, teachings about pioneer peace builders, and the opportunity to share one's personal peace-building discoveries with the group. |
Upcoming Courses - Coming Soon!
New materials are released for the duration of each course and you can still go at your own pace—there is no set time that you must be online to access the materials and discussion forums! All course content remains available to participants for at least three weeks after the course ends.
Past Courses
Astrology of the Psyche: (Part One) Planetary Intensive |
Waking the Dragons: Norse Myth, Folklore, Runes, and Magic |
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The Spiritual Essence of Politics |
Awakening the Magician |
Digital Spirituality |
The Basics of Esoteric Symbolism |
Sacred Music of the Medieval Ages |
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Walking the Path of Grief |
