THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES — University Edition
New copies of this edition are now sold out!
Please email info@prs.org if you would like to be notified when the new edition is available.
*We do still offer display / lightly damaged copies of this edition - please contact amanda@prs.org
This is a 1977 Diamond Jubilee 50th anniversary edition reprinted for 2008, with improved binding.
An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy – By Manly P. Hall
ISBN-10: 0-89314-546-7 | Hardcover with slipcase.
Pages: 245
Slipcover Dimensions: 19" x 12.5" x 1.875"
Book Dimensions: 18.75″ x 12.5" x 1.5"
Weight: 13 lbs.
This folio-sized collector's edition contains 54 symbolic color plates by J. Augustus Knapp. Also includes 200 black & white illustrations, foldouts, and an overlay plus an extensive bibliography and a complete index.
Manly P. Hall’s exhaustive research concentrates the teachings of nearly six hundred distinguished authorities on religion and philosophy, bringing to you an interpretation of the themes underlying the ancient mythology, philosophy, religion, rituals, and arcane mysteries of all ages. In its original format designed by J. Henry Nash, this unique volume can be treasured and passed on as an heirloom with the assurance that its in-depth studies of some forty ancient and modern systems of spiritual development.
“A masterful summation of the esoteric teachings of the ages.” —Huston Smith, Ph.D., Author, The Worlds Religions “Into this volume has been compressed the quintessence of a colossal learning. It is a living human document, pulsating with the mental and spiritual vibrations of a profound thinker who takes knowledge for his province and reduces whole libraries to a single tome.”
—George Barron, Curator of the De Young Museum of San Francisco
“Simply put, this is the most beautiful and complete occult book ever published. It represents a lifetime of research into the mythology, symbolism, and magical practices of countless cultures. From the secrets of Isis to the teachings of mystic Christianity, nearly every occult dogma imaginable is represented here…this is the definitive guide to secret societies, famous figures, and more—a must for every personal library.”
—Llewellyn New Times
"Manly Hall’s great work is a classic in the world’s literature. It will guide historians, philosophers, and lay seekers of esoteric wisdom for centuries.”
—Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., Apollo 14 Astronaut