The foundational encyclopedia of the Western esoteric tradition is presented for the first time with a fully colorized interior.
In this monumental survey, Manly P. Hall examines the symbols, rituals, allegories, and philosophical teachings concealed within the world's religions and mystery traditions. Drawing upon ancient Egypt and Greece, Pythagorean philosophy, Hermeticism, Qabbalah, alchemy, Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, astrology, mythology, ceremonial magic, and early Christianity, Hall traces the recurring ideas through which humanity has attempted to understand creation, consciousness, and the divine.
This Sublime Books edition is the only edition with a fully colorized interior. All 254 interior illustrations appear in color, including the 54 celebrated full-page plates and 200 line-art illustrations that illuminate Hall's discussions of sacred symbols, mystical diagrams, ancient deities, secret societies, occult cosmology, alchemical emblems, and philosophical systems. The result is an exceptionally vivid presentation of one of the most ambitious and enduring works of esoteric scholarship ever published.
