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Lectures

Magic and the Djinn in the Enchanted Lamp: Mythic Motifs from 1001 Nights to 3000 Years of Longing
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Morris Kight: Humanist, Liberationist, Fantabulist
​A Story of Gay Rights and Gay Wrongs

Before Halloween, There Was Samhain: A Lecture on the Fall Festival

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!

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

Join professor, artist and PRS board member Michael J. Pearce for a special presentation on the history, symbolism and traditions of Samhain.

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

​The Mystic Wizard of Oz
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​Chemical Rainbows & Liquid Crystal Souls: The Spirit of Alchemy in Art
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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. 

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.

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

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

The Hermetic Dawn: Hermetic Wisdom as Path for Modern Seekers

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

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

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

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

Daydream Believer
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Exploring the Ultimate Power of Your Mind

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Uncertain Places: An Exploration of Occult & Outsider Experiences 

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

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

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

​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

Year 2022: The Magic of Number Six, In Search of Meaning and Harmony

Awakening the Magician Workshop

THE YEAR 2021: The Art of Alchemy, The Dance of the Manifest and the Concealed Working
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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.

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

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

Inside the Cartoonist's Studio with New Yorker Cartoonist
​Joe Dator

Dreaming Ahead of Time A Conversation with Gary Lachman

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

Join us for the kick-off of our new PRS series Inside the Cartoonist’s Studio, with acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator, hosted by comics artist and novelist Bob Fingerman (Minimum Wage). 

In his unique and intriguing new 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.

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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  • ABOUT PRS
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      • Manly Hall, A Personal Perspective
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      • Guy Blakeslee
      • John Bucher
      • Sandra del Castillo
      • Devon Deimler
      • Edgar Fabian Frias
      • Mandy Kahn
      • Marina Pacowski
      • Stephen Reedy
      • Fahad Siadat
      • Eliza Swann
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    • Past Issues >
      • India
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      • Current Issue
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        • February - Saturn
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        • October - The Veil
        • September-Harvest
        • August - Fire
        • July - Moon
        • June - Solar
        • May - Rebirth
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    • New Arrivals
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    • 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
    • Books and Catalogs >
      • Dr. Obadiah Harris
    • Gifts & Curiosities >
      • Gift Cards
    • Tote Bags
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    • Symbolic Prints and Posters
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