The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy

Manly P. Hall

• Publisher: Bonhopai Books
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781779791856
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Buddhism

 Manly P. Hall's The Secret Teachings of All Ages is a monumental synthesis of esoteric wisdom, occult philosophy, and spiritual tradition, first published when Hall was just 27 years old and now widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive volumes of mystical scholarship ever compiled. Spanning ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to medieval alchemy, Renaissance magic, and modern secret societies, Hall's encyclopedic work explores the symbols, rituals, and doctrines of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, Rosicrucian, and Theosophical traditions. Lavishly illustrated and rich in references, the book decodes a universe of hidden meaning—sacred geometry, tarot, astrology, mythology, the mystery schools, and spiritual initiation—arguing that all these seemingly disparate systems point toward a single metaphysical truth. With poetic clarity and philosophical ambition, Hall seeks to recover the perennial wisdom that lies beneath surface religion and science alike. He guides readers through the allegories of Plato, the symbolism of Gothic cathedrals, the secrets of the pyramids, and the inner meanings of Biblical texts, all with a reverence for the spiritual potential of the human soul. More than just a reference text, it is a spiritual manual for seekers, mystics, and scholars eager to understand the hidden architecture of consciousness. The Secret Teachings of All Ages remains an essential volume for anyone drawn to the mystical, the philosophical, and the eternal questions that transcend dogma and speak to the soul. 

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• DEDICATION
• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION.
• THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES—Which Have Influenced Modern Masonic Symbolism.
• Part Two
• Part Three
• ATLANTIS AND THE GODS OF ANTIQUITY.
• THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF THOTH HERMES TRISMEGISTUS.
• THE INITIATION OF THE PYRAMID.
• ISIS, THE VIRGIN OF THE WORLD.
• THE SUN, A UNIVERSAL DEITY.
• THE ZODIAC AND ITS SIGNS.
• THE BEMBINE TABLE OF ISIS.
• WONDERS OF ANTIQUITY.
• THE LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY OF PYTHAGORAS.
• PYTHAGOREAN MATHEMATICS.
• THE HUMAN BODY IN SYMBOLISM.
• THE HIRAMIC LEGEND.
• THE PYTHAGOREAN THEORY OF MUSIC AND COLOR.
• FISHES, INSECTS, ANIMALS, REPTILES AND BIRDS.
• FLOWERS, PLANTS, FRUITS, AND TREES.
• STONES, METALS AND GEMS.
• CEREMONIAL MAGIC AND SORCERY.
• THE ELEMENTS AND THEIR INHABITANTS.
• HERMETIC PHARMACOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND THERAPEUTICS.
• THE QABBALAH, THE SECRET DOCTRINE OF ISRAEL.
• FUNDAMENTALS OF QABBALISTIC COSMOGONY.
• THE TREE OF THE SEPHIROTH.
• QABBALISTIC KEYS TO THE CREATION OF MAN.
• AN ANALYSIS OF TAROT CARDS.
• THE TABERNACLE IN THE WILDERNESS.
• THE FRATERNITY OF THE ROSE CROSS.
• ROSICRUCIAN DOCTRINES AND TENETS.
• FIFTEEN ROSICRUCIAN AND QABBALISTIC DIAGRAMS.
• ALCHEMY AND ITS EXPONENTS.
• THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY.
• THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY.
• THE HERMETIC AND ALCHEMICAL FIGURES OF CLAUDIUS DE DOMINICO CELENTANO VALLIS NOVI.
• THE CHEMICAL MARRIAGE.
• BACON, SHAKSPERE, AND THE ROSICRUCIANS.
• THE CRYPTOGRAM AS A FACTOR IN SYMBOLIC PHILOSOPHY.
• FREEMASONIC SYMBOLISM.
• MYSTIC CHRISTIANITY.
• THE CROSS AND THE CRUCIFIXION.
• THE MYSTERY OF THE APOCALYPSE.
• THE FAITH OF ISLAM.
• AMERICAN INDIAN SYMBOLISM.
• THE MYSTERIES AND THEIR EMISSARIES.
• CONCLUSION.