The secret teachings of all ages : an encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy / Manly P. Hall.
Hall, Manly P. (Manly Palmer), 1901-1990.
2010
BF1411 .H3 2010 (Mapit)
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Title The secret teachings of all ages : an encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy / Manly P. Hall.
Author Hall, Manly P. (Manly Palmer), 1901-1990.
Edition Dover ed.
ISBN 9780486471433 (pbk.)
0486471438 (pbk.)
Imprint Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2010.
Language English
Description xxxvii, 676 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Call Number BF1411 .H3 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 135/.4
Summary Overview: Acclaimed by Publishers Weekly as "a classic reference, dizzying in its breadth," this volume explores the themes underlying ancient mythology, philosophy, and religion. Hundreds of entries range from esoteric elements of Islamic and Christian history to arcane rituals practiced by Druids, Freemasons, alchemists, and other secret societies. 16 pages of color plates, 100 black-and-white illustrations.
Note Originally published: San Francisco : H.S. Crocker Co., 1928.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [609]-630) and index.
Series Dover books on the occult.
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Preface
1: Introduction
2: Ancient mysteries and secret societies which have influenced modern Masonic symbolism, part 1
3: Ancient mysteries and secret societies, part 2
4: Ancient mysteries and secret societies, part 3
5: Atlantis and the gods of antiquity
6: Life and writings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus
7: Initiation of the pyramid
8: Isis, the virgin of the world
9: Sun, a universal deity
10: Zodiac and its signs
11: Bembine table of Isis
12: Wonders of antiquity
13: Life and philosophy of Pythagoras
14: Pythagorean mathematics
15: Human body in symbolism
16: Hiramic legend
17: Pythagorean theory of music and color
18: Fishes, insects, animals, reptiles, and birds, part 1
19: Fishes, insects, animals, reptiles, and birds, part 2
20: Flowers, plants, fruits, and trees
21: Stones, metals, and gems
22: Ceremonial magic and sorcery
23:Elements and their inhabitants
24: Hermetic pharmacology, chemistry, and therapeutics
25: Qabbalah, the secret doctrine of Israel
26: Fundamentals of qabbalistic cosmogony
27: Tree of the Sephiroth
28: Qabbalistic keys to the creation of man
29: Analysis of the tarot cards
30: Tabernacle in the wilderness
31: Fraternity of the Rose Cross
32: Rosicrucian doctrines and tenets
33: Fifteen Rosicrucian and qabbalistic diagrams
34: Alchemy and its exponents
35: Theory and practice of alchemy, part 1
36: Theory and practice of alchemy, part 2
37: Chemical marriage
38: Bacon, Shakespeare, and the Rosicrucians
39: Cryptogram as a factor in symbolic philosophy
40: Freemasonic symbolism
41: Mystic Christianity
42: Cross and the Crucifixion
43: Mystery of the Apocalypse
44: Faith of Islam
45: American Indian symbolism
46: Mysteries and their emissaries
47: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

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