Lectures on Ancient Philosophy: Companion to the Secret Teachings of All Ages
Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. \ In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Hall wrote this volume as a reader's companion to his earlier work, intending it for those wishing to delve more deeply into the esoteric...
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Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Hall wrote this volume as a reader's companion to his earlier work, intending it for those wishing to delve more deeply into the esoteric philosophies and ideas that undergird the Secret Teachings. Particular attention is paid to Neoplatonism, ancient Christianity, Rosicrucian and Freemasonic traditions, ancient mysteries, pagan rites and symbols, and Pythagorean mathematics. First published in 1929-the year after the publication of Hall's magnum opus-this edition includes the author's original subject index, twenty diagrams prepared under his supervision for the volume, and his 1984 preface, which puts the book in context for the contemporary reader.
Chapter 1The Nature of the Absolute1Chapter 2God, the Divine Foundation25Chapter 3Illumined Mind, the Universal Savior49Chapter 4The Inferior Creation and Its Regent73Chapter 5The Annihilation of the Sense of Diversity97Chapter 6The Disciplines of Salvation121Chapter 7The Doctrine of Redemption Through Grace145Chapter 8The Mission of Aesthetics169Chapter 9The Cycle of Necessity193Chapter 10Pagan Theogony and Cosmogony217Chapter 11Mathematics, the Master Science241Chapter 12Demigods and Supermen265Chapter 13Emerson's Concept of the Oversoul289Chapter 14Exoteric and Esoteric Knowledge313Chapter 15Symbolism, the Universal Language337Chapter 16Ancient Mystery Rituals361Chapter 17A Philosophic Consideration of Man385Chapter 18The Ladder of the Gods409Chapter 19Rosicrucian and Masonic Origins433Chapter 20The Goal of Philosophy457Index480About the Author514Books515
