Manly Palmer Hall
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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, published in 1928[1] [2] when he was 27 years old.
He was made a knight patron of the Masonic Research Group of San Francisco in 1953, although he was not raised until 22 November 1954 into Jewel Lodge No. 374 , San Francisco. He later received his 32° in the Valley of San Francisco AASR (SJ).[3] 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 8,1973.[4][5]).
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.
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[edit] Philosophical Research Society
In 1934, Hall founded the Philosophical Research Society (PRS) in Los Angeles, California, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the study of religion, mythology, metaphysics, and the occult.[6] PRS maintains a research library of over 50,000 volumes,[7] and also sells and publishes metaphysical and spiritual books, mostly those authored by Hall.[8]
[edit] Works
- Selected Major Works
- The Secret Teachings of All Ages, 1928 PRS
- Meditation Symbols In Eastern & Western Mysticism-Mysteries of the Mandala, The Philosophical Research Society,Inc.,1988. ISBN 0-89314-543-2
- The Lost Keys Of Freemasonry ,1923
- Other Books & Texts
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- LECTURES ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY: An Introduction to Practical Ideals
- The Adepts Series PRS
- Lady of Dreams: A fable in the manner of the Chinese (Los Angeles, 1943)
- THE BLESSED ANGELS: A Monograph
- Lectures on Ancient Philosophy—An Introduction to the Study and Application of Rational Procedure, The Hall Publishing Company, Los Angeles, First Edition, 1929, Rosicrucian and Masonic Origins (chapter 19)
- Introduction to Max Heindel's Blavatsky and The Secret Doctrine, 1933 [2],
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- Essays
, 1928 [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Sub Rosa Magazine - Issue 6, October 2006, includes a profile of Hall that mentions a "sole biographical record" called Growing Up With Grandmother; ISBN 0893144207.
- ^ Manly P. Hall, "The Secret Teachings of All Ages, The Diamond Jubilee Edition" ISBN 0-89314-830-X, page VI
- ^ Denslow, William R. (1958). 10,000 Famous Freemasons, vol. ii. [Trenton, MO. : Missouri Lodge of Research / Educational Bureau, Royal Arch Mason Magazine]. p. 165.
- ^ MPH Biography
- ^ Manly P. Hall's Obituary, Scottish Rite Journal, November, 1990, p. 22. [1]. (Note: archives don't go back this far so this reference is in question. However, the Philosophical Research Society Manly Palmer Hall biography states this (word-for-word) except the text on this page stated the 33º is the highest degree conferred by the Scottish Rite, a rare and high honor, Manly Palmer Hall, was given the highest honor conferred by the Scottish Rite in recognition of his esteemed work: The Grand Cross of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiciton, Washington, D.C. in 1985 (can only be conferred on 33rd Degree Masons). The Supreme Council - Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? - The Methods of Anti-Masons questions Hall's Mason authority status.
- ^ "About the Philosophical Research Society". Philosophical Research Society. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5ZtkINocD. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
- ^ "About the Philosophical Research Society". University of Southern California Archival Research Center: LA as Subject Database. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5ZtkQErVd. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
- ^ "About the Philosophical Research Society". McRae’s Bluebook. McRae’s Bluebook. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5ZtkUkewg. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
[edit] Further reading
- Sahagun, Louis (2008). Master of the Mysteries: The Life of Manly Palmer Hall. Process. ISBN 193417002X.
