Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Manly P. Hall: Victory of the Soul Over Circumstance


Manly P. Hall: Victory of the Soul Over Circumstance

Manly Palmer Hall (March 18, 1901 - August 29, 1990) was a Canadian-born author and mystic. He is perhaps most famous for his work The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy, which is widely regarded as his magnum opus, published in 1928 when he was just 27 years old.

He has been widely recognized as a leading scholar in the fields of religion, mythology, mysticism, and the occult. Carl Jung, when writing Psychology and Alchemy, borrowed material from Hall's private collection.

In 1934, Hall founded the Philosophical Research Society (PRS) in Los Angeles, California, dedicating it to an idealistic approach to the solution of human problems.

In 1973 (47 years after writing The Secret Teachings of All Ages), Hall was recognized as a 33º Mason (the highest honor conferred by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite), at a ceremony held at PRS on December 8th, despite never being initiated into the physical craft.

In his over 70-year career, Hall delivered approximately 8,000 lectures in the United States and abroad, authored over 150 books and essays, and wrote countless magazine articles.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of my most favorite lectures. I read that he died soon after this, and although 90 years old, he speaks fluently all the way through. Amazing.

"That which is true can not die. That which is false can not live."

Atlantean Times said...

Im currently rereading the secret teachings of all ages..thanks for this...

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Anonymous said...

THIS GUY IS THE SHIT!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting, this is a fantastic lecture.