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Also known as Manly Palmer Hall, Manly Hall

Canadian writer and mystic (1901–1990)

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Born
18 March 1901, Peterborough Ontario
Died
29 August 1990, Los Angeles
Works
518

Top works

  • The guru
  • An encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy
  • The lost keys of Freemasonry
  • Man, the grand symbol of the mysteries
  • The Mysteries of Asia

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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, and which he published at the age of 27. He has been widely recognized as a leading scholar in the fields of religion, mythology, mysticism, and the occult. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Quotes

  • What nobler relationship than that of friend? What nobler compliment can man bestow than friendship? The bonds and ties of the life we know break easily, but through eternity one bond remains — the bond of fellowship — the fellowship of atoms, of star dust in its endless flight, of suns and worlds, of gods and men. The clasped hands of comradeship unite in a bond eternal — the fellowship of spirit.
  • The great materialistic progress which we have venerated for so long is on the verge of bankruptcy. We can no longer believe that we are born into this world to accumulate wealth and abandon ourselves to mortal pleasures. We see the dangers and realize that we have been exploited for centuries. We were told the twentieth century was the most progressive that the world has ever known, but unfortunately the progression was in the direction of self-destruction.
  • To avoid a future of war, crime, and bankruptcy, the individual must begin to plan his own destiny, and the best source for the necessary information comes down to us through the writings of the ancients. The greatest knowledge of all time should be available … in a book that would be a monument, not merely a coffin.
  • Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy. By assigning a position of primary importance to what remains when all that is secondary has been removed, philosophy thus becomes the true index of priority or emphasis in the realm of speculative thought.
  • A nation with culture is blessed. To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books. It has always seemed to me that symbolism should be restored to the structure of world education. The young are no longer invited to seek the hidden truths, dynamic and eternal, locked within the shapes and behavior of living beings.
  • The accepted theory that the serpent is evil cannot be substantiated. It has long been viewed as the emblem of immortality. It is the symbol of reincarnation, or metempsychosis, because it annually sheds its skin...It was also believed that snakes swallowed themselves, and this resulted in their being considered emblematic of the Supreme Creator, who periodically reabsorbed His universe back into Himself.

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Key facts

Born
( 1901-03-18 ) 18 March 1901, Peterborough, Ontario , Canada
Died
29 August 1990 (1990-08-29) (aged 89), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Occupation
Philosopher, writer
Period
1919–1990
Subject
Philosophy
Notable works
The Secret Teachings of All Ages , The Lost Keys Of Freemasonry
Spouse
Marie Bauer ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ) ​ Fay Lee ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 ; died 1941 ) ​
Parents
William Samuel Hall

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Encyclopedic overview

Manly Palmer Hall (18 March 1901 – 29 August 1990) was a Canadian writer, lecturer, astrologer, and mystic. Over his 70-year career he gave thousands of lectures and published over 150 volumes, of which the best known is The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928). In 1934, he founded the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles.

Early life

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