Manly Palmer Hall
Manly Palmer Hall was born March 18, 1901 in Peterborough, Ontario. He was a mystic and author of numerous books. He was influenced by the Theosophical teachings. Joscelyn Godwin wrote:
Apart from a short spell at a military school, he was without formal education. In California he came under the influence of the Theosophical Society. He began his public career in 1920 in Santa Monica, giving a series of lectures on reincarnation. He became a lifelong admirer ofH. P. Blavatsky and her Secret Doctrine.[1]
Personal life
Philosophical Research Society (PRS)
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Writings
In addition to his master work The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Hall left a large body of writings.
Periodicals
Hall published The All-Seeing Eye, a monthly periodical, from May 1923 to September 1931 with a gap 1928-1930. There is an index to the articles on the ManlyPHall.info website. Issues of The All-Seeing Eye are available in digital format:
- Scattered issues at ManlyPHall.info website.
- Volume 2, number 1, November, 1923 at RealityChange.net.
- Volume 5, 1930-31 at IAPSOP website.
He also wrote for other journals. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 59 articles by or about Manly P. Hall.
Books
- The Initiates of the Flame. 1922. The first published book by Hall.
- The Lost Keys Of Freemasonry. 1923.
- Lectures in Ancient Philosophy: An Introduction to Practical Ideals.
- The Adepts Series.
- Lectures on Ancient Philosophy—An Introduction to the Study and Application of Rational Procedure. 1929.
- Introduction to Max Heindel's Blavatsky and The Secret Doctrine., 1933.
- Lady of Dreams: A fable in the manner of the Chinese. Los Angeles, 1943.
- The Secret Destiny of America. 1944.
- America's Assignment with Destiny. 1951.
- The Blessed Angels: A Monograph. 1980.
- Meditation Symbols In Eastern & Western Mysticism-Mysteries of the Mandala. 1988.
Online resources
- The Manly P. Hall Archive
- Manly P. Hall: Resources and Inspirations
- Manly Palmer Hall Natal Horoscope at Khaldea.
Notes
- ↑ Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism Volume 1, (Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill, 2005), 455.