We live in a universe that is one vast organism, one tremendous power, one great entity and one even beyond that, on, on, on beyond comprehension; we cannot go that far. But we are part of something that grows. We are a little bit reminded of the idea of the old business man who trained […]
Ancient philosophy and science derived a great deal of symbolical knowledge and insight from the study of the human body. In the function of the body itself, man was presented with an immediate and intimate mystery. For the most part, this mystery has not been solved, even with our increasing scientific knowledge. We’re able to […]
Here we explore theosophical and occult writings on the subject of astral influences and those entities that exist the realm of the astral plane. There are a variety of invisible entities that may play a role in our reality and here we get a breakdown of these entities “It has been ordained that man, like […]
Here Manly P Hall interprets the different accounts of Atlantas and discusses both sides of the argument and then gives a symbolic interpretation of that myth. Plato’s account of Atlantis in his Critias and Timaeus is interpreted. A diagram of the Orphic Key to the Atlantic Fable is included, as well as a bibliography. The […]
Unseen Forces: Nature Spirits, Thought Forms, Ghosts and Specters By Manly P. Hall (Unabridged Audiobook) This book by Canadian-born mystical writer Manly P. Hall comprises of a series of lectures on nature spirits, thought forms, ghosts and specters, the dweller on the threshold. I enjoyed his style of writing, the histories and from where these […]
The Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune was first published almost fifty years ago and it remains probably the finest basic exposition of the principles of the Qabalah. I wanted to go over some of the excerpts from this book to better understand it. The curious symbol-system known to us as the Tree of Life is […]
Chakra (Sanskrit, “wheel”) refers to the ancient Hindu concept of seven vortices of energy located on the spine from the tailbone to the crown of the head. These centers define the physical and spiritual contact points in the human body. In yoga they are bridges to higher consciousness symbolizing the journey from the material world […]
At first glance this seems to be spelled incorrectly but it is the name of the book as written by Manly P Hall. There are multiple spellings for it. Cabala, Kabbalah, Qabala, Qabbalah. Manly P. Hall was the founder of the Philosophical Research Society. In over seventy-five years of dynamic public activity, he delivered more […]
It was the wish of Martin Luther that the Book of Revelation should be omitted from his translation of the Bible. In his opinion, the Apocalypse was of pagan origin, and was not a writing of the beloved John. It was filled with Hermetic inferences and strange allegories which troubled the soul of the great […]
In spite of human prejudice to the contrary, there is but one religion and one truth, and all the great faiths of the world are parts or fragments of the Ancient Wisdom. The Scriptures of the world are the written records devised both to preserve and at the same time to conceal the secrets of […]