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Lectures & Presentations

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Creating A Treasure Map for the Aries New Moon with Tracy Abbott Cook
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In this illuminating astrology presentation you will learn: What is a Treasure Map? The history of Aries New Moon Treasure Mapping. The process of making your map. The supplies you will need (not much). Expectations of results. And what you should be doing between now and Aries new moon for optimal success!


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Rewilding Human Kind Through Talking Plants and the Ghost Dance with Michael Stuart Ani​

PRS and Otherworld present a rare evening with legendary explorer, entheogen expert, plant whisperer, ethnobotanist, musician, author, and Ghost Dancer, Michael Stuart Ani.


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Magic and the Djinn in the Enchanted Lamp: Mythic Motifs from 1001 Nights to 3000 Years of Longing
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Join mythologists John Bucher and Maryam Sayyid as they unpack the motif of the djinn in the enchanted lamp and get to the heart of magic!


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Morris Kight: Humanist, Liberationist, Fantabulist
​A Story of Gay Rights and Gay Wrongs

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Author & historian Mary Ann Cherry, alongside activists, discusses her research and writing on Los Angeles gay rights pioneer Morris Kight.


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Before Halloween, There Was Samhain: A Lecture on the Fall Festival
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Join professor and artist Michael J. Pearce for a special presentation on the history, symbolism and traditions of Samhain.


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Swim Through the Darkness: My Search for Craig Smith & the Mystery of Maitreya Kali 

Author and ​Ugly Things founder Mike Stax shares the strange, tragic story of Craig Smith, featuring excerpts from his book along with newly discovered material including a travelogue written by Craig in 1970, plus photos, music and video. 


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​The Mystic Wizard of Oz
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Join John Bucher, Creative Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation as he explores L. Frank Baum's involvement with Theosophy and the collective heroic, a new framing of Campbell's famous Hero's Journey, within The Wizard of Oz.


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​Chemical Rainbows & Liquid Crystal Souls: The Spirit of Alchemy in Art
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Dr. David Brafman, the rare books curator at the Getty Research Institute (GRI) presents his study on the Spirit of Alchemy in the History of Art, with images from Manly P. Hall's rare book collection. 


Mitch Horowitz

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The Seeker's Guide Series: The Secret Teachings of All Ages and The Initiates of the Flame

This video series includes two sets of lectures on Manly P. Hall's greatest works. 


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The Hermetic Dawn: Hermetic Wisdom as Path for Modern Seekers

Mitch Horowitz investigates Hermetic wisdom, explores its sources and controversies, and reveals Hermeticism's authentic meaning and personal uses for us today. 


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The Parapsychology Revolution: What a Century of Psychical Research Reveals about the Powers of the Mind

Mitch examines the formation of modern parapsychology, its incontrovertible strides, its parallel insights to ancient traditions, and considers the evidence.


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​Daydream Believer
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Exploring the Ultimate Power of Your Mind

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Mitch Horowitz shares his boldest vision yet of the causative powers of thought and to mark the publication of his new book, "Daydream Believer". 


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Uncertain Places: An Exploration of Occult & Outsider Experiences 

In this special talk, Mitch lays out a unifying vision of the “uncertain places” in which our culture finds itself. 


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The Magic of Self-Transformation: A Workshop with Mitch Horowitz

​In this practical workshop, Mitch explores methods and ideas from metaphysical traditions, ancient and modern, that bring agency and insight to the life of the individual seeker. 


Workshops

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Year 2022: The Magic of Number Six, In Search of Meaning and Harmony
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Welcome to year 2022 and to the paradox of number three times two–or is it two times three? The result is the same, the enigmatic Number 6, which in reverse becomes a 9. Here we can see how the year may help us all enter new portals of potentiality and self-recognition.


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Awakening the Magician Workshop

A series of seven guided meditations with Raïna Manuel-Paris, Ph.D.


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THE YEAR 2021: The Art of Alchemy, The Dance of the Manifest and the Concealed Working
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We invite you to discover the magical potential awaiting the seekers of Truth and Wisdom. The digits of Year 2021 add up to number 5, following the Pythagorean reduction. The number five alludes to the Art of Alchemy, to the Quintessence, to the Pentacle, and the power of Magic.


In Conversation

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Inside the Cartoonist's Studio with New Yorker Cartoonist Joe Dator
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Join us for a special Inside the Cartoonist’s Studio ​conversation with acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator, hosted by comics artist and novelist Bob Fingerman (Minimum Wage). 


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Dreaming Ahead of Time A Conversation with Gary Lachman
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In his unique and intriguing book, Dreaming Ahead of Time, Gary Lachman recounts the discovery that he dreams ‘ahead of time’, and argues convincingly that this extraordinary ability is, in fact, shared by all of us.


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Happy Birthday Leonora Carrington: The Life of a Surrealist Sorceress​

Author and scholar Susan L. Aberth present a special talk on Leonora's occult influences, joined by editor of The Library of Esoterica Taschen book series Jessica Hundley.

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT PRS
    • Manly P. Hall >
      • Manly Hall, A Personal Perspective
      • MPH Reading Group
    • PRS Board & Staff
    • Contributing Artists >
      • Arianne Ayu Alizio
      • Guadalupe Arellanes, PhD
      • Syd Buffman
      • Cecelia Condit
      • LD Deutsch
      • Paige Emery
      • Nailah Hunter
      • Marcella Kroll
      • Matt Marble
      • Brian Merriam
      • Lezley Saar
      • Radha Vishnubhotla
      • Senon Williams
    • Press
  • EVENTS
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  • EXHIBITIONS
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    • Recent Publications
    • PRS Merch
    • Knapp-Hall Tarot
    • Books by Manly P. Hall >
      • The Secret Teachings
      • The Signature Editions
      • New Editions for Contemporary Seekers
      • Vintage Lecture Notes
      • MPH Essays
      • MPH Book SALE
      • Manly P. Hall Book Bundles
    • MPH Audio >
      • MPH Collection at BetterListen.com
    • MPH E-Books
    • Reprint Series curated by MPH
    • Online Gift Cards (not valid in store)
    • Symbolic Prints and Posters
    • Shipping Update
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  • Rentals
  • BECOME A MEMBER!
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