Product Description

The Secret Teachings of All Ages is perhaps the most comprehensive and complete esoteric encyclopedia ever written. The sheer scope and ambition of this book are stunning. In this book Manly P. Hall has successfully distilled the essence of more arcane subjects than one would think possible. He covers Rosicrucianism and other secret societies, alchemy, cryptology, Kabbalah, Tarot, pyramids, the Zodiac, Pythagorean philosophy, Masonry, gemology, Nicholas Flammel, the identity of William Shakespeare, The Life and Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus, The Qabbalah, The Hiramic Legend, The Tree of the Sephiroth, Mystic Christianity, and there are more than 200 illustrations included here. This is essential reading for anyone wishing to explore esoteric knowledge.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36085 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 640 pages

Customer Reviews

Not a Coffee Table Book!
"The Secret Teachings of All Ages" is a portal to and a directory of esoteric symbology and knowledge. It is known as an encyclopedic outline of Masonic, hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy, but it is so very much more!

Manly P. Hall is one of the most important and prolific chroniclers of the Western esoteric writers, and this book is arguably his most important. In fact for the library of the serious student of esoteric organizations and movements "The Secret Teachings of All Ages", is a must have!

In this book you will find "explanations" of the most important symbols of the mystery schools, and hundreds of beautiful full color and black and white illustrations. Many of the illustrations fill the large 13 x 8.5 inch pages.

This is one of the books I recommend to students of the mysteries.

Philosophy at Its Best
The work covers a wide area of philosophy and
theology. For instance, the following areas are
covered fairly:

o the ancient occult and philosophical values

o Platonic philosophy of the unmoved, self-moved and
that which is moved

o a reconciliation of Scholasticism with theology and philosophy

o vicoism where God controls His world through natural law

There is an extensive discussion of the Druids which contains
the world above, the world below and the present. In our world,
good and evil are in a balanced state. The Atlantis civilization
is discussed extensively. Atlanteans made ornate palaces,
perfume, temples, docks, as well as a network of bridges
and canals. The Gnostics believe that Christ personifies the
"Divine Mind" .

The design of the first Pyramid is presented in detail.
The chambers of the pyramid relate to the human heart,
brain and generation systems. In addition, there is a
challenging discussion on Pythagoras, the superabundant
numbers and deficient number systems.

This work is an excellent rendition of the philosophies
of the Ages. Acquire it to complete your personal library.

Wisdom Abounds Here
This is pretty high-brow stuff, not your run-of-the-mill, sit down and read from cover to cover book, but rather a volume of information that you'll want to savor and reflect over each chapter. Some very interesting Masonic references here as well. Anyone wishing to familiarize themselves with the esoteric arts would want this book in their library. Written in the language of the period, one truley gets a sense of looking back through time to see what was important and notable in the days gone by. Centainly not for the everyman, but lovers of philosophy and the arcane will be quite happy with this work.