Manly Palmer Hall—the Greatest Cultist of All

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This Bibliography was prepared in part for Character Counts: Gauntlet to SBC’s Best, Not to U.S.A.’s Founders which corrected some anti-Mason deceptive malignance in the SBC reports and elsewhere. He is not an authority on Freemasonry and more of a Universalist. He is one prime example of a man applying Freemasonry to his own personal faith, whatever that particular of Hall’s might be. Hall has done more research on the occult and secret religious rituals than anyone—it seems—in the history of humanity. He appears fixated upon the occult and mastery of everything religiously arcane, much like Robert Leroy Ripley became upon strange human oddities in his Ripley’s Believe or Not fame and franchises.[1] The following pertain to Freemasonry and a couple of his other works. It is regrettable that some Christian anti-Masons, mostly, have latched onto Hall without even noticing his obsession with the philosophy of the occult.

 

Alchemy, Comprehensive Bibliography of the Manly P. Hall Collection of Books and Manuscripts: Including Related Material on Rosicrucianism and the Writings of Jacob Boehme. Edited Ron. Charles Hogart; introduction by Manly P. Hall. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1986. 314p.

 

The Secret Teachings of All Ages: an Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy: Being an Interpretation of the Secret Teachings Concealed Within the Rituals, Allegeries, and Mysteries of All Ages. Diamond jubilee ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1988. Reprint, with new prefaces. Originally published: San Francisco: printed by H. S. Crocker Co., 1928. NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2003. 751p.

An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy. 13th ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philsophical Research Society, 1962. Related Title: The Secret Teachings of All Aages.

Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians: to Which is Added an Interpretation of the Crata Repoa Initiation Rite. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1937, 1980. 162p.

The Lost Keys of Freemasonry; or, The Secret of Hiram Abiff. Foreword by Reynold E. Blight, 33°, K.T., illustrations by J. Augustus Knapp, 32°. 4th rev. ed. NY: Macoy publishing and masonic supply company, 1923, 1931. 100p. 11th ed., rev. Richmond, VA: Macoy Pub. and Masonic Supply Co., 1976. 110p.

Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians. Los Angeles, CA: The Philosophers press, 1937. 130p.

Man, the Grand Symbol of the Mysteries. Los Angeles, CA: Manly P. Hall publications, 1932. 6th ed. Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1972. 254p.

The Road to Inner Light. Edited by Tim Shaughnesy. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 2000. 202p.

The Dionysian Artificers, by Hippolyto Joseph da Costa; with an ntroductory Essay on the Myth of Dionysius by Manly P. Hall. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society Press, 1936. 47p. Contains reproduction of original t.p.: Sketch for the history of the Dionysian artificers, a fragment, by Hippolyto Joseph da Costa, esq. London, Sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820.

Philosophical Research Society Journal Philosophy, Religion, Science Journal. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society Aug. 1941-Ceased with issue for winter 1990. Published solely to circulate the lectures and writings of Manly Palmer Hall.

The Phoenix: an Illustrated Review of Occultism and Philosophy. 4th ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1960, 1931. 175p.

The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah: the Science of the Divine Names and Numbers. 3d rev. ed.  Los Angeles, CA: Hall publishing company, 1929. 62p.

The Adepts in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1952, 1981. The initiates of Greece and Rome, Venerated teachers of the Jains, Sikhs, and Parsis.

Magic: a Treatise on Esoteric Ethics. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1978, 1960, 1st 1929. 72p.

Questions and Answers: Fundamentals of the Esoteric Sciences. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979, 1965. 269p.

Questions and Answers: Fundamentals of the Occult Sciences. Los Angeles, CA: The Philosophers press, 1937. 263p.

Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays on Friendship, Love, and Beauty: an Interpretation. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1967, 1976. 61p. Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882. 

Reincarnation: the Cycle of Necessity. Los Angeles, CA: The Philosophers press, 1939. 198p.

Right Thinking: the Royal Road to Health. Los Angeles, CA:: Philosophical Research Society, 1982. 52p.

Symbolic Essays: First Published Works of Manly P. Hall. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1986. 61p.

The Rosicrucians and Magister Christoph Schlegel: Hermetic Roots of America. With supplements by A. Russell Slagle and Donald C. Kerr. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1986. 250p.

Sages and Seers. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979; 1st 1959. 316p.

The Secret Destiny of America. NY: Philosophical Library, 1958, 1950, 1st 1944. 200p. The theme and pattern ... was first developed in a lecture given by the author at Carnegie Hall, New York, December 2, 1942.

Self-unfoldment by Disciplines of Realization: Releasing and Developing Inward Perceptions, Practical Instructions in the Philosophy of Disciplined Thinking and Feeling. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1983, 1970, 1st 1942. 221p.

Shadow Forms: a Collection of Occult Stories. Rev. ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979. 165p.

Short Talks on Many Subjects. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1964 (1988 printing). 61p.

The Space-Born. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1978. 59p. Reprint of the 1930 ed.

Spiritual Centers in Man. Illustrated with three oil-paintings by Mihran K. Serailian. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1978. 53p. Published in 1929 under title: An Essay on the Fundamental Principles of Operative Occultism.

The Story of Astrology: the Belief in the Stars as a Factor in Human Progress. NY: Philosophical Library, 1959, 1933. 128p.

The Story of Christmas. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1956. 34p.

The Story of Healing: the Divine Art. NY: Citadel Press, 1958, 1944. 341p.

Studies in Character Analysis: Phrenology, Palmistry, Physiognomy, Graphology, Oriental Character Analysis. Rev. ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1980.  101p.

The Tarot: an Essay. Accompanied by reproductions of the seventy-eight special tarot ill. Designed by J. Augustus Knapp and Manly P. Hall. Los Angles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1978. 34p.

The Therapeutic Value of Music: Including, The Philosophy of Music. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1982. 71p.

Twelve World Teachers: a Summary of Their Lives and Teachings. Los Angeles, CA: The Philosophers Press, 1937, 1965, 1982. 237p. Akhnaton, Hermes, Trismegistus, Orpheus, Zoroaster, Buddha, Confucius, Lao-Tze, Plato, Jesus, Mohammed, Padma, Sambhava, Quetzalcoatl.

Unseen Forces. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1978.  55p.

Venerated Teachers of the Jains, Sikhs, and Parsis. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1988. 122p.

Very Sincerely Yours. A collection of personal letters to students. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1948. 139p.

Very Unusual: the Wonderful World of Mr. K. Nakamura. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1976. 191p.

The Way of Heaven and Other Fantasies Told in the Manner of the Chinese. Los Angeles, CA: The Philosophical Research Society, 1990, 1946. 211p.

The Ways of the Lonely Ones: a Collection of Mystical Allegories. Illustrated by J. Augustus Knapp. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1982, 1962. 127p.

What the Ancient Wisdom Expects of its Disciples: a Study Concerning the Mystery Schools. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1982, 1925. 61p.

The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism, the Key to Esoteric Christianity. Intro Stephan A. Hoeller. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 2000. 170p.

Wit and Wisdom of the Immortals. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1987. 63p.

Words to the Wise: a Practical Guide to the Esoteric Sciences. 1983, 1963. 169p.

The Most Holy Trinosophia of the Comte de St.-Germain. Introductory material, commentary, and foreword by Manly P. Hall. 6th ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1983. 149p.

The Adepts in the Western Esoteric Tradition. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1949.

Astrological Keywords. New York: Philosophical Library, 1959.

The Basic Ideas of Man. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1953.

The Guru, by His Disciple; the Way of the East as Told to Manly Palmer Hall. London: Vision, 1959, 1942. 142p.

The Story of Astrology: the Belief in the Stars as a Factor in Human Progress. Los Angeles, CA: Poenix Press, 1933. 155p.

Talks to Students on Occult Philosophy. 3d ed. Los Angeles, CA: Hall Pub. Co., 1930. 64p.

Evolution and the Orthodox Church. Los Angeles, CA: Hall Publishing, 1929. 62p.

Facing the Facts. Los Angeles, CA: Hall publishing, 1932. 92p.

First Principles of Philosophy. Los Angeles, CA: The Phoenix press, 1935. 165p.

From a Philospher's Scrap-Book. Los Angeles, CA: Hall publishing, 1929. 64p.

The Hermetic Marriage: a Study in the Philosophy of the Thrice Greatest Hermes. 3d rev. ed. Los Angeles, CA: Hall publishing, 1929. 64p.

Unseen Forces: Nature Spirits, Thought Forms, Ghosts and Specters, the Dweller on the Threshold. 3d rev. ed. Los Angeles, CA: Hall publishing, 1929. 62p.

Codex Rosae Crucis: a Rare and Curious Manuscript of Rosicrucian Interest, now Published for the First Time in its Original Form. Introd. and commentary, by Manly Hall. Rev. and enl. ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1971. 113p.

Adventures in Understanding. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1981, 1969. 218p.

America's Assignment with Ddestiny. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1951, 1994.

The Apocalypse Attributed to St. John. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1981. 72p.

Astrological Keywords. Totowa, NJ: Littlefield, Adams, 1975, c1958. 229p. Reprint of the ed. published by Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.

Astrology and Reincarnation. Rev. ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1980. 53p.

Atlantis: an Interpretation. Rev. ed. with supplementary notes. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1976. 58p.

The Bible: the Story of a Book. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1983. 96p.

The Blessed Angels: the Reality of Things Unseen. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1980. 55p.

Buddhism and Psychotherapy. 2d ed., rev. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979, 1967. 330p.

A Commentary Upon The Quiet Way. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1987. 54p.

The Culture of the Mind. Los Angeles, CA: Hall Publishing Co., 1929. 61p.

Death to Rebirth: Five Essays. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979. 104p.

Dream Symbolism. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979, 1965. 87p.

First Principles of Philosophy: Metaphysics, Logic, Ethics, Psychology, Epistemology, Esthetics & Theurgy. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1987, 1963. 199p.

From a Philosopher's Scrapbook. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1989. 65p.

Great Books on Religion and Esoteric Philosophy. 2nd ed., Rev. & updated. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1985, 1966. 110p.

Growing Up with Grandmother. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1985. 116p.

How to Understand Your Bible, a Philosopher's Interpretation of Obscure and Puzzling Passages, by Manly Palmer Hall: a Study of the Bibles of the World Revealing One Spiritual Tradition. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical research society, 1942. 239p.

The Initiates of the Flame. Los Angeles, CA: 1922. 89p.

Invisible Records of Thought & Action: a Practical Guide to Subtle Vibrations, Their Causes & Effects. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1990. 108p. Reprint of four essays published between 1959 and 1983; The theory & practice of psychometry, The use & abuse of the natural psychic powers within & around us, The magnetic field of the earth, Positive uses of psychic energy.

Journey in Truth. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1962, 1945. 270p.

Lectures on Ancient Philosophy: an Introduction to Practical Ideals. Diagrams by Howard W. Wookey. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1984, 1929. 513p.

The Little World of PRS: a Field tour of the Philosophical Research Society. Los Angeles, CA: The Society, 1982. 80p.

Meditation Disciplines and Personal Integration. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979. 76p.

Meditation Symbols in Eastern & Western Mysticism: Mysteries of the Mandala. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1988. 249p.

Melchizedek and the Mystery of Fire: a Treatise in Three Parts. 3d rev. ed. Los Angeles, CA: Hall publishing co., 1929. 64p.

The Mystical and Medical Philosophy of Paracelsus. To which is added "The nature spirits" according to Paracelsus. With an introd. by Manly P. Hall. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1964. Paracelsus, 1493-1541: Book of Nymphs, Sylphs, Pigmies and Salamanders, and Kindred Beings. 78p.

The Mystical Christ: Religion as a Personal Spiritual Experience. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1951. 248p.

The Noble Eightfold Path: the Doctrine of Dharma. 2d rev. ed. Los Angeles, CA: The Hall Publishing Co., 1929. 63p.

Old Testament Wisdom: Keys to Bible Interpretation. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1987. 312p.

Past Lives and Present Problems: How to Prepare for a Fortunate Rebirth. 3d  ed. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1977. 60p.

Pathways of Philosophy. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1962, 1947. 253p.

The Philosophy of Astrology. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1943. 91p. Originally appeared as articles in Wynn's Astrology Magazine.

Psychoanalyzing the Twelve Zodiacal Types. Los Angeles, CA: Philosophical Research Society, 1982, 1955. 65p. 

 

 

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[1] See www.ripleys.com: Robert Leroy Ripley was born in 1890 in Santa Rosa, California.