Rosicrucian Doctrines And Tenets : p. 141 ROSICRUCIAN DOCTRINES AND TENETS TRUSTWORTHY information is unavailable concerning the actual philosophical beliefs, political aspirations, and humanitarian activities of the Rosicrucian Fraternity. Today, as of old, the mysteries of the Society are preserved inviolate by virtue of their...
Ceremonial Magic And Sorcery : p. 101 CEREMONIAL MAGIC AND SORCERY CEREMONIAL magic is the ancient art of invoking and controlling spirits by a scientific application of certain formul. A magician, enveloped in sanctified vestments and carrying a wand inscribed with hieroglyphic figures, could by the power vested in cert...
The Initiation Of The Pyramid : p. 41 THE INITIATION OF THE PYRAMID SUPREME among the wonders of antiquity, unrivaled by the achievements of later architects and builders, the Great Pyramid of Gizeh bears mute witness to an unknown civilization which, having completed its predestined span, passed into oblivion. Eloquent in its...
The Qabbalah, The Secret Doctrine Of Israel : p. 113 THE QABBALAH, THE SECRET DOCTRINE OF ISRAEL ALBERT PIKE, quoting from "Transcendental Magic", thus sums up the importance of Qabbalism as a key to Masonic esotericism: "One is filled with admiration, on penetrating into the Sanctuary of the Kabalah, at seeing a doctrine so logical, so...
The Bembine Table Of Isis : p. 57 THE BEMBINE TABLE OF ISIS. Concerning the theurgic or magic sense in which the Egyptian priests exhibited in the Bembine Table of Isis the philosophy of sacrifice, rites, and ceremonies by a system of occult symbols, Athanasius Kircher writes: "The early priests believed that a gre...
Conclusion : p. 201 CONCLUSION PHILIP, King of Macedon, ambitious to obtain the teacher who would be most capable of imparting the higher branches of learning to his fourteen-year-old son, Alexander, and wishing the prince to have for his mentor the most famous and learned of the great philosophers, decided...
An Analysis Of Tarot Cards : p. 129 AN ANALYSIS OF TAROT CARDS OPINIONS of authorities differ widely concerning the origin of playing cards, the purpose for which they were intended, and the time of their introduction into Europe. In his Researches into the History of Playing Cards, Samuel Weller Singer advances the opini...
The Cross And The Crucifixion : p. 181 THE CROSS AND THE CRUCIFIXION ONE of the most interesting legends concerning the cross is that preserved in "Aurea Legenda", by Jacobus de Vorgaine. The Story is to the effect that Adam, feeling the end of his life was near, entreated his son Seth to make a pilgrimage to the Garden of Eden...
The Life And Teachings Of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus : p. 37 THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF THOTH HERMES TRISMEGISTUS "THUNDER rolled, lightning flashed, the veil of the Temple was rent from top to bottom. The venerable initiator, in his robes of blue and gold, slowly raised his jeweled wand and pointed with it into the darkness revealed by the tearing...
The Mystery Of The Apocalypse : p. 185 THE MYSTERY OF THE APOCALYPSE THE presence of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus marked that city as sacred to the Mystery religion, for the Seven Wonders of the ancient world were erected to indicate the repositories of recondite knowledge. Of Ephesus, H. P. Blavatsky writes: "It was a focus...
Bacon, Shakspere, And The Rosicrucians : p. 165 BACON, SHAKSPERE, AND THE ROSICRUCIANS THE present consideration of the Bacon--Shakspere--Rosicrucian controversy is undertaken not for the vain purpose of digging up dead men's bones but rather in the hope that a critical analysis will aid in the rediscovery of that knowledge lost...
The Cryptogram As A Factor In Symbolic Philosophy : p. 169 THE CRYPTOGRAM AS A FACTOR IN SYMBOLIC PHILOSOPHY NO treatise which deals with symbolism would be complete without a section devoted to the consideration of cryptograms. The use of ciphers has long been recognized as indispensable in military and diplomatic circles, but the modern world h...
The Ancient Mysteries And Secret Societies. Part 02 : p. 25 THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES PART TWO THE entire history of Christian and pagan Gnosticism is shrouded in the deepest mystery and obscurity; for, while the Gnostics were undoubtedly prolific writers, little of their literature has survived. They brought down upon themselves...
The Ancient Mysteries And Secret Societies : p. 29 THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES PART THREE THE most famous of the ancient religious Mysteries were the Eleusinian, whose rites were celebrated every five years in the city of Eleusis to honor Ceres (Demeter, Rhea, or Isis) and her daughter, Persephone. The initiates...
Next. Fishes, Insects, Animals, Reptiles And Birds : p. 85 FISHES, INSECTS, ANIMALS, REPTILES AND BIRDS PART ONE THE creatures inhabiting the water, air, and earth were held in veneration by all races of antiquity. Realizing that visible bodies are only symbols of invisible forces, the ancients worshiped the Divine Power through the lower kingdoms...
The Hermetic And Alchemical Figures Of Claudius : p. A1 THE HERMETIC AND ALCHEMICAL FIGURES OF CLAUDIUS DE DOMINICO CELENTANO VALLIS NOVI FROM A MANUSCRIPT WRITTEN AND ILLUMINATED AT NAPLES A.D. 1606 No better way can be found of introducing to the "Royal Art" a seeker after the mysteries of symbolical philosophy than to place at his disposal...
The Zodiac And Its Signs : p. 53 THE ZODIAC AND ITS SIGNS IT is difficult for this age to estimate correctly the profound effect produced upon the religions, philosophies, and sciences of antiquity by the study of the planets, luminaries, and constellations. Not without adequate reason were the Magi of Persia called...
The Human Body In Symbolism : p. 73 THE HUMAN BODY IN SYMBOLISM THE oldest, the most profound, the most universal of all symbols is the human body. The Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, and Hindus considered a philosophical analysis of man's triune nature to be an indispensable part of ethical and religious training. The Mysteries...
The Tree Of The Sephiroth : p. 121 THE TREE OF THE SEPHIROTH THE Tree of the Sephiroth may be considered an invaluable compendium of the secret philosophy which originally was the spirit and soul of Chasidism. The Qabbalah is the priceless heritage of Israel, but each year those who comprehend its true principles become...
The Theory And Practice Of Alchemy. Part One : p. 153 THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY PART ONE ALCHEMY, the secret art of the land of Khem, is one of the two oldest sciences known to the world. The other is astrology. The beginnings of both extend back into the obscurity of prehistoric times. According to the earliest records extant...
Fishes, Insects, Animals, Reptiles And Birds : p. 89 FISHES, INSECTS, ANIMALS, REPTILES AND BIRDS (PART TWO) AS appropriate emblems of various human and divine attributes birds were included in religious and philosophic symbolism that of pagans and of Christians alike. Cruelty was signified by the buzzard; courage by the eagle; self-sacrifice...
Hermetic Pharmacology, Chemistry, And Therapeutics : p. 109 HERMETIC PHARMACOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND THERAPEUTICS THE art of healing was originally one of the secret sciences of the priestcraft, and the mystery of its source is obscured by the same veil which hides the genesis of religious belief. All higher forms of knowledge were originally...
The Hiramic Legend : THE HIRAMIC LEGEND p. 77 WHEN Solomon--the beloved of God, builder of the Everlasting House, and Grand Master of the Lodge of Jerusalem--ascended the throne of his father David he consecrated his life to the erection of a temple to God and a palace for the kings of Israel. David's faithful friend...
The Sun, A Universal Deity : p. 49 THE SUN, A UNIVERSAL DEITY THE adoration of the sun was one of the earliest and most natural forms of religious expression. Complex modern theologies are merely involvements and amplifications of this simple aboriginal belief. The primitive mind, recognizing the beneficent power of the solar...
The Chemical Marriage : p. 161 THE CHEMICAL MARRIAGE THE self-admitted author of "The Chemical Marriage", Johann Valentin Andre, born in Wrttemberg in 1586, was twenty-eight years of age when that work was first published. It was presumably written about twelve years prior to its publication--or when the author w...
Wonders Of Antiquity : p. 61 WONDERS OF ANTIQUITY IT was a common practice among the early Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans to seal lighted lamps in the sepulchers of their dead as offerings to the God of Death. Possibly it was also believed that the deceased could use these lights in finding his way through the Valley...
Title Page : 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, Allegories, And Mysteries Of All Ages By MANLY P. HALL SAN FRANCISCO PRINTED FOR MANLY P...
Fifteen Rosicrucian And Qabbalistic Diagrams : p. 145 FIFTEEN ROSICRUCIAN AND QABBALISTIC DIAGRAMS IN his well-known work, "The Rosicrucians, Their Rites and Mysteries", Hargrave Jennings reproduces five Qabbalistic charts which he declares to be genuine Rosicrucian drawings. He gives no information concerning their origin nor does he attempt...
Mystic Christianity : p. 177 MYSTIC CHRISTIANITY THE true story of the life of Jesus of Nazareth has never been unfolded to the world, either in the accepted Gospels or in the Apocrypha, although a few stray hints may be found in some of the commentaries written by the ante-Nicene Fathers. The facts concerning His...
Flowers, Plants, Fruits, And Trees : p. 93 FLOWERS, PLANTS, FRUITS, AND TREES THE yoni and phallus were worshiped by nearly all ancient peoples as appropriate symbols of God's creative power. The Garden of Eden, the Ark, the Gate of the Temple, the Veil of the Mysteries, the "vesica piscis" or oval nimbus, and the Holy Grail are...
Stones, Metals And Gems : p. 97 STONES, METALS AND GEMS EACH of the four primary elements as taught by the early philosophers has its analogue in the quaternary terrestrial constitution of man. The rocks and earth correspond to the bones and flesh; the water to the various fluids; the air to the gases; and the fire...
The Theory And Practice Of Alchemy. Part Two : p. 157 THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY PART TWO All true Philosophers of the natural or Hermetic sciences begin their labors with a prayer to the Supreme Alchemist of the Universe, beseeching His assistance in the consummation of the Magnum Opus. The prayer that follows, written in a provincial...
American Indian Symbolism : p. 193 AMERICAN INDIAN SYMBOLISM THE North American Indian is by nature a symbolist, a mystic, and a philosopher. Like most: aboriginal peoples, his soul was en rapport with the cosmic agencies manifesting about him. Not only did his "Manidos" control creation from their exalted seats above...
The Ancient Mysteries And Secret Societies. Part 03 : THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES WHICH HAVE INFLUENCED MODERN MASONIC SYMBOLISM p. 21 WHEN confronted with a problem involving the use of the reasoning faculties, individuals of strong intellect keep their poise, and seek to reach a solution by obtaining facts bearing upon the questi...
Preface : p. 5 PREFACE NUMEROUS volumes have been written as commentaries upon the secret systems of philosophy existing in the ancient world, but the ageless truths of life, like many of the earth's greatest thinkers, have usually been clothed in shabby garments. The present work is an attempt to supply...
The Faith Of Islam : p. 189 THE FAITH OF ISLAM REPRESENTATIVE of the attitude of Christendom toward Islam, till recent years at least, is Alexander Ross's postscript to the Anglicized version, published in 1649, of Sieur Du Ryer's French translation of the "Koran". The author of the postscript directs the following...
Freemasonic Symbolism : p. 173 FREEMASONIC SYMBOLISM IN several early Masonic manuscripts--for example, the Harleian, Sloane, Lansdowne, and Edinburgh-Kilwinning--it is stated that the craft of initiated builders existed before the Deluge, and that its members were employed in the building of the Tower of Babel...
The Fraternity Of The Rose Cross : p. 137 THE FRATERNITY OF THE ROSE CROSS WHO were the Rosicrucians? Were they an organization of profound thinkers rebelling against the inquisitional religious and philosophical limitations of their time or were they isolated transcendentalists united only by the similarity of their viewpoints...
Fundamentals Of Qabbalistic Cosmogony : p. 117 FUNDAMENTALS OF QABBALISTIC COSMOGONY THE Qabbalists conceive of the Supreme Deity as an Incomprehensible Principle to be discovered only through the process of eliminating, in order, all its cognizable attributes. That which remains--when every knowable thing has been removed--is AIN SOPH...
Copyright Status : Sacred Texts Esoteric Index THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES: COPYRIGHT STATUS. There is more than sufficient evidence online to validate the claim that the work "The Secret Teachings of All Ages," published in 1928, is currently in the public domain. This is based on the legal requirement th...
Atlantis And The Gods Of Antiquity : ATLANTIS AND THE GODS OF ANTIQUITY p. 33 ATLANTIS is the subject of a short but important article appearing in the Annual Report of the Board of Regents of The Smithsonian Institution for the year ending June 30th, 1915. The author, M. Pierre Termier, a member of the Academy of Sciences...
Introduction : p. 12 p. 13 INTRODUCTION 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...
The Pythagorean Theory Of Music And Color : p. 81 THE PYTHAGOREAN THEORY OF MUSIC AND COLOR HARMONY is a state recognized by great philosophers as the immediate prerequisite of beauty. A compound is termed "beautiful" only when its parts are in "harmonious" combination. The world is called beautiful and its Creator is designated the "Good"...
Pythagorean Mathematics : p. 69 PYTHAGOREAN MATHEMATICS CONCERNING the secret significance of numbers there has been much speculation. Though many interesting discoveries have been made, it may be safely said that with the death of Pythagoras the great key to this science was lost. For nearly 2500 years philosophers of all...
The Tabernacle In The Wilderness : p. 133 THE TABERNACLE IN THE WILDERNESS THERE is no doubt that much of the material recorded in the first five books of the Old Testament is derived from the initiatory rituals of the Egyptian Mysteries. The priests of Isis were deeply versed in occult lore, and the Israelites during their...
The Mysteries And Their Emissaries : p. 197 THE MYSTERIES AND THEIR EMISSARIES DID that divine knowledge which constituted the supreme possession of the pagan priestcrafts survive the destruction of their temples? Is it yet accessible to mankind, or does it lie buried beneath the rubbish of ages, entombed within the very sanctuaries...
Isis, The Virgin Of The World : p. 45 ISIS, THE VIRGIN OF THE WORLD IT is especially fitting that a study of Hermetic symbolism should begin with a discussion of the symbols and attributes of the "Saitic Isis". This is the Isis of Sais, famous for the inscription concerning her which appeared on the front of her temple in th...
Qabbalistic Keys To The Creation Of Man : p. 125 QABBALISTIC KEYS TO THE CREATION OF MAN HENRIE STEPHEN, in "A World of Wonders", published in 1607, mentions a monk of St. Anthony who declared that while in Jerusalem the patriarch of that city had shown him not only one of the ribs of the "Word made flesh" and some rays from the Star...
Alchemy And Its Exponents : p. 149 ALCHEMY AND ITS EXPONENTS IS the transmutation of base metals into gold possible? Is the idea one at which the learned of the modern world can afford to scoff? Alchemy was more than a speculative art: it was also an operative art. Since the time of the immortal Hermes, alchemists have...
The Life And Philosophy Of Pythagoras : p. 65 THE LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY OF PYTHAGORAS WHILE Mnesarchus, the father of Pythagoras, was in the city of Delphi on matters pertaining to his business as a merchant, he and his wife, Parthenis, decided to consult the oracle of Delphi as to whether the Fates were favorable for their return voyage...
The Elements And Their Inhabitants : p. 105 THE ELEMENTS AND THEIR INHABITANTS FOR the most comprehensive and lucid exposition of occult pneumatology (the branch of philosophy dealing with spiritual substances) extant, mankind is indebted to Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), prince of alchemists...
