THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALLAGES
AN ENCYCLOPEDIC OUTLINE OFMASONIC, HERMETIC,QABBALISTIC AND ROSICRUCIANSYMBOLICAL PHILOSOPHY
Being an Interpretation of theSecret Teachings concealed within the Rituals, Allegories,and Mysteries of all Ages
By
Manly P. Hall
SAN FRANCISCOPRINTED FOR MANLY P. HALLBY H.S. CROCKER COMPANY, INCORPORATEDMCMXXVIII
[1928, no renewal]
Scanned at sacred-texts.com, November, 2001. J. B. Hare, Redactor. This text is in the public domain because it was not renewed at theUS Copyright Office in a timely fashion. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution isleft intact.Note: all page numbers in the original were given as Roman numerals; these have been converted to Arabic numerals in this etext.
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PREFACE
NUMEROUS volumes have been written as commentaries upon the secret systems of philosophyexisting in the ancient world, but the ageless truths of life, like many of the earth's greatestthinkers, have usually been clothed in shabby garments. The present work is an attempt to supplya tome worthy of those seers and sages whose thoughts are the substance of its pages. To bringabout this coalescence of Beauty and Truth has proved most costly, but I believe that the resultwill produce an effect upon the mind of the reader which will more than justify the expenditure.Work upon the text of this volume was begun the first day of January, 1926, and has continuedalmost uninterruptedly for over two years. The greater part of the research work, however, wascarried on prior to the writing of the manuscript. The collection of reference material was begunin 1921, and three years later the plans for the book took definite form. For the sake of clarity, allfootnotes were eliminated, the various quotations and references to other authors being embodiedin the text in their logical order. The bibliography is appended primarily to assist those interestedin selecting for future study the most authoritative and important items dealing with philosophyand symbolism. To make readily accessible the abstruse information contained in the book, anelaborate topical cross index is included.I make no claim for either the infallibility or the originality of any statement herein contained. Ihave studied the fragmentary writings of the ancients sufficiently to realize that dogmaticutterances concerning their tenets are worse than foolhardy. Traditionalism is the curse of modern philosophy, particularly that of the European schools. While many of the statements contained inthis treatise may appear at first wildly fantastic, I have sincerely endeavored to refrain fromhaphazard metaphysical speculation, presenting the material as far as possible in the spirit rather than the letter of the original authors. By assuming responsibility only for the mistakes whichmay' appear herein, I hope to escape the accusation of plagiarism which has been directed againstnearly every writer on the subject of mystical philosophy.Having no particular
ism
of my own to promulgate, I have not attempted to twist the originalwritings to substantiate preconceived notions, nor have I distorted doctrines in any effort toreconcile the irreconcilable differences present in the various systems of religio-philosophicthought.The entire theory of the book is diametrically opposed to the modern method of thinking, for it isconcerned with subjects openly ridiculed by the sophists of the twentieth century. Its true purposeis to introduce the mind of the reader to a hypothesis of living wholly beyond the pale of materialistic theology, philosophy, or science. The mass of abstruse material between its covers isnot susceptible to perfect organization, but so far as possible related topics have been groupedtogether.Rich as the English language is in media of expression, it is curiously lacking in terms suitable tothe conveyance of abstract philosophical premises. A certain intuitive grasp of the subtler meanings concealed within groups of inadequate words is necessary therefore to an understandingof the ancient Mystery Teachings.Although the majority of the items in the bibliography are in my own library, I wish toacknowledge gratefully the assistance rendered by the Public Libraries of San Francisco and LosAngeles, the libraries of the Scottish Rite in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the libraries of the
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says right in the book it is not to be resold for profit, why are you blocking the downloading of this?