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The secret teachings of all ages

an encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy

Also known as An encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy

by Manly Palmer Hall & J. Augustus Knapp

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Canadian mystic and astrologer Manly P. Hall, was first published in 1928. The book is Hall's magnum opus , and is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the Esoteric, including the Qabalah, Tarot, Ceremonial Magic, Mystery Religions, Rosicrucianism, Neo-Platonic Philosophy, and Freemasonry — an encyclopedia of ancient mythology, ritual, symbolism, and the arcane mysteries of the ages with over 200 illustrations. The publishing of the book instantly gave Hall iconic status within the metaphysical movement. It ties together the secret teachings that have existed for centuries, including Druidic, Mithraic, Christian, Gnostic, Odinic, Gothic, Eleusinian, Orphic, Bacchic, Dionysian, Platonic, Atlantean, Cabric, Hermetic, Zodiacal, Astrological, Chaldean, Delphic, Orphic, and more. It definitely contains some questionable parts, like for example the bits on Islam, but the information on other subjects far outweigh these. Reading this in its entirety will put you in good stead to dive further into these often complex subjects.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Ancient religions, animism, and ritual, Astrology, Divination and oracles, Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity, Initiatory orders and secret societies, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, Occultism and esotericism, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from global-grey and openlibrary-title-seed matched “Occult Teachings and Traditions” and “The Secret Teachings of All Ages”. Retained metadata contains “The Secret Teachings of All Ages” in the title, “esoteric” in the description, “The Secret Teachings of All Ages” in the description, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Occult Teachings and Traditions”· via Global Grey ebooks
    • “The Secret Teachings of All Ages”· via Open Library
    • “The Secret Teachings of All Ages”· in title
    • “esoteric”· in description
    • “The Secret Teachings of All Ages”· in description
    • “occult”· in subject
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Ceremonial magic” in the description and “Magic” in the description.

    • “Ceremonial magic”· in description
    • “Magic”· in description
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Hermetism”. Retained metadata contains “hermetic” in the subtitle, “hermetic” in the alternative title, “hermetic” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Hermetism”· via Open Library
    • “hermetic”· in subtitle
    • “hermetic”· in alternative title
    • “hermetic”· in description
    • “Hermetism”· in subject
    • “hermetic”· in edition title
  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description.

    • “astrological”· in description
  • Divination and oracles

    Retained metadata contains “Tarot” in the description.

    • “Tarot”· in description
  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from gegnir, national-library-of-poland, and openlibrary matched “Cabala”, “kabała”, and “Kabbala”. Retained metadata contains “qabalah” in the description, “Cabala” in the subject metadata, “kabała” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Kabbala”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
    • “kabała”· via National Library of Poland
    • “Cabala”· via Open Library
    • “qabalah”· in description
    • “Cabala”· in subject
    • “kabała”· in subject
  • Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity

    Retained metadata contains “gnostic” in the description.

    • “gnostic”· in description
  • Initiatory orders and secret societies

    Controlled discovery queries from gegnir, openlibrary, and wellcome matched “Freemasonry”, “Rosicrucians”, “Rósarkrossreglan”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “rosicrucian” in the subtitle, “rosicrucian” in the alternative title, “Freemasonry” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Rósarkrossreglan”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
    • “Freemasonry”· via Open Library
    • “Rosicrucians”· via Open Library
    • “Secret societies”· via Open Library
    • “secret societies”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “rosicrucian”· in subtitle
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Retained metadata contains “Mythology” in the description, “Folklore” in the subject metadata, and “Mythology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mythology”· in description
    • “Folklore”· in subject
    • “Mythology”· in subject
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Mysteries, Religious”. Retained metadata contains “Mysteries, Religious” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mysteries, Religious”· via Open Library
    • “Mysteries, Religious”· in subject

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Editions

10 editions cataloged here.

An encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy

5. edition

49 sm; ccxlv bls., [48] myndablaðsíður (sum br.); Dewey classification: 133; myndir; Publication place: San Francisco

1928Printed for Manly P. Hall by H. S. CrockerEnglish—Catalog record

an encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy

Gegnir Icelandic union-catalog record

1 bindi; Dewey classification: 135.4; Publication place: [Útgáfustaðar ekki getið]

[útgáfuárs ekki getið][útgefanda ekki getið]English
  • 9781982985707
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  • secret-teachings-of-all-ages
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  • 1464470
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  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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