This is a special 3 volume book set autographed by the Managing Editor.
EDITORS NOTE
Manley Hall was born on 18 March 1901, in Peterborough, Canada, to William S. and Louise Palmer Hall. The Hall family moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, in 1904. Manly Hall later settled in Los Angeles in 1919.
As a young man, he became interested in all forms of occult subjects. He subsequently joined a number of societies, among them the Theosophical Society, the Freemasons, the Societas Rosecruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis, and the American Federation of Astrologers.
In 1922, Hall wrote his first book: Initiates of the Flame and was collecting all form of esoteric/exoteric/mystical subject matter, in his own words: "late in the fall of 1922, the plan for a comprehensive work on the symbolism of western mystical societies began to take shape in my mind. It soon became apparent that research facilities for such a project were not available in Southern California. The only answer was to contact antiquarian book dealers and elicit their cooperation in the search for the items desired." In 1934, Hall founded the Philosophical Research Society, a research institute modeled on the ancient school of Pythagoras.
He was ordained a minister in 1923 to an occult/mystic congregation at the Church of the People in California. In that same year specifically in May 1923, Manly Hall began the membership/student based, not for sale magazine, all written, edited and published by Hall titled the “The All Seeing-Eye.”
This Book series covers the first year of the All Seeing-Eye magazine for ease of reading. Bear in mind that Manly Hall at this time in 1923 was only 22 years old! Editing was minimal in terms of punctuation and spelling. In some cases, there are made-up words (or words that are no longer in use) in which case they were left spelled as is.
I’m sure that you will find, as did I, that Manly Hall was highly intelligent and possibly bordering on genius. Many of his stories that elucidate a particular subject were written in the first person. Whether or not this was the case, the stories demonstrate either a highly active imagination or perhaps he did, in fact, experience what he wrote in the first-person account stories or a combination thereof.
Suffice it to say, we are positive you will enjoy the many journeys Manly Hall takes you on.
Book First Contents
Introduction: 3
MAY 1923
NONSENSE AS A FACTOR IN SOUL GROWTH: 6
MUSIC: 10
CHINESE COSMOGONY: 11
THE BLUE KRISH: 13
Would man gain anything by living forever in one body? : 14
THE THIRD EYE: 14
THE BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - I: 22
MASONRY: "THE ROBE OF BLUE AND GOLD : 27
THE TRIANGLE ON THE MASON'S RING - I: 30
THE MAGICAL MOUNTAIN OF THE MOON - I: 32
ATLANTIS, THE LOST CONTINENT: 35
BOOKS AND THEIR PLACE IN OCCULTISM: 46
THE LIGHT OF ASIA: 50
JUNE 1923
THE MASTER: 52
HIGHBROWS AND LOW MORAL: 53
ART: 57
MAN THE HUMAN VIOLIN - I: 58
THE MAGICAL MOUNTAIN OF THE MOON - II: 65
A LITTLE EPISODE FROM LIFE - I: 69
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - II: 70
OCCULT MASONRY: 74
ADAM AND EVE AND THE FLAMING SWORD: 77
THE MYSTERY OF INITIATION: 78
ASTROLOGY: 84
BROKEN DOLLS: 86
SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT: 88
A LITTLE EPISODE FROM LIFE - II: 90
JULY 1923
MID NATURE'S CHARMS: 96
MENTAL HAZARDS VS. HEREDITARY FAILURES: 97
THE LAST OF THE SHAMEN: 104
THE BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROB - II: 114
JUST LONELY: 119
EXPLANATION OF LAST MONTH'S PLATE: 121
OCCULT EUGENICS: 123
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE?: 132
THE DIVINE MASQUERADER: 135
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORDS: 140
THE INDIAN SNAKE CHARM: 142
AUGUST 1923
FAITH: 146
EDITORIAL: 147
THE DOPE PROBLEM: 153
THE SPIRIT OF THE SNOWS: 155
THE BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - II: 160
BALDER THE BEAUTIFUL: 164
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE IN LAST MONTH'S
MAGAZINE: 170
THE VEIL OF KRISHNA: 171
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORD: 180
MAN THE HUMAN VIOLIN - II: 182
MASONRY: 185
AUTHOR AND MANAGING EDITOR: 189
Book First Length: 198 pages
6 x 9 Trade Hardcover
ISBN: 9798885560405
Book Second Contents
INTRODUCTION: 3
SEPTEMBER 1923
THE SONG OF LIFE: 6
TEN RULES OF RELIGIOUS ETIQUETTE: 7
SPIRITUAL HOBOS: 8
THE AVE MARIA: 16
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT: 20
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - III: 22
PROMETHEUS THE ETERNAL SUFFERER: 25
DESCRIPTION OF LAST MONTH'S PLATE: 29
A DISCOURSE ON THE EIGHT PERFECTIONS - I: 30
IMPRACTICAL OCCULTISTS: 35
A KNIGHT OF THE HOLY GRAIL: 41
ASTROLOGICAL REWARD: 47
OCTOBER 1923
THOUGHTS: 52
DEADICATED TO OUR "OLD STUDENTS.": 53
THE CHICK AND THE SHELL: 60
THE OCCULT ACID TEST: 61
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - IV: 63
LORD BUDDHA: 66
SPECIAL NOTICE: 72
DESCRIPTION OF LAST MONTH'S PLATE: 75
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT: 76
THE LORD OF THE FLAMING MOUNTAIN: 78
FADED FLOWERS: 83
A DISCOURSE ON THE EIGHT PERFECTIONS - II: 85
THE MASTER SPEAKS - II: 88
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORDS: 89
THE NIGHT OF BRAHMA: 91
OCCULT MASON - II: 94
NOVEMBER 1923
THE PRISON GRAVEYARD: 98
CRANKS AND CRANKISMS : 99
COURAGE VS. TIMIDITY: 105
ABSTRACTIONS: 107
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - V: 110
THE MESSAGE OF THE GREAT INITIATES: 114
THE TEMPLE OF SIN - I: 118
DECEMBER 1923
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS : 127
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST: 133
A ONE ACT LITERARY TRAGEDY : 136
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - VI: 138
LIVING PROBLEMS DEPARTMENT: 142
YOUR GOD AND MY GOD: 143
THE CURSE OF EGYPT'S DEAD: 148
SPECULUM ALCHYMIAE: 150
THE SYMBOLISM OF OUR NEW CROSS: 154
DESCRIPTION OF LAST MONTH'S PLATE: 161
THE DANCE OF THE VEILS: 163
THE LAW OF NON-ATTACHMENT: 168
THE WHITE ELEPHANT: 171
THE CRIME OF VACCINATION: 176
THE SONG OF THE SOUL: 177
THE KOJIKI: 184
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORDS: 187
AUTHOR AND MANAGING EDITOR: 189
Book Second ISBN: 979-8-88556-041-2
Book Third Contents
CONTENTSINTRODUCTION: 3
JANUARY 1924
THE UNBORN: 6
EDITORIALS: 7
PERSONALITY VERSUS PRINCIPLE: 10
A ONE ACT THEOLOGICAL TRAGEDY: 14
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - VII: 16
LIVING PROBLEMS DEPARTMENT: 21
THE TOWER OF TEARS: 24
OCCULT ANATOMY: 29
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT: 32
THE TEAPOT OF MANDARIN WONG: 35
THE VOICE: 38
SOLD: 41
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORDS: 46
SPIRITUAL HEALING: 48
THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING,
TRA-LA.: 51
FEBRUARY 1924
THE CONSTANT THINGS: 54
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ABSOLUTE: 55
GENERAL GRUMP: 61
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - VIII: 65
LIVING PROBLEMS DEPARTMENT: 69
THE MAN WHO FOUND GOD: 70
THE DANCE OF THE DEVAS: 77
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT: 80
THE HOMAGE: 81
OCCULT QUALITIES OF HERBS: 88
LITTLE CHURCH AMONG THE FLOWERS: 91
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORDS: 98
GREAT SAYINGS OF JESUS: 100
MARCH 1924
VANITY OF REGRET: 102
THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM: 103
OUR DEMI-GODS: 109
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE - IX: 114
THE WINE OF LIFE: 119
LIVING PROBLEMS DEPARTMENT: 125
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT: 126
THE MAN WHO LAUGHED: 128
THE HOMAGE - II: 131
THE CHAIR OF DOOM: 135
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORDS: 138
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : 141
GREAT SAYINGS OF ZOROASTER, THE PERSIAN: 144
APRIL 1924
SELECTED VERSES : 146
SHALLOW BROOKS ARE NOISY: 147
MENTAL ATTITUDE AS THE BASIS OF
EFFICIENCY: 151
BROTHERS OF THE SHINING ROBE- X: 154
THE WITCH DOCTOR: 158
CONCENTRATION: 162
LIVING PROBLEM S DEPARTMENT: 165
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT: 167
THE TERROR TREE: 168
THE BREASTPLATE OF THE HIGH PRIEST: 172
KEY TO PHYSIC AND THE OCCULT SCIENCES: 178
ASTROLOGICAL KEYWORDS: 183
GREAT SAYINGS OF THE RABBIS: 187
AUTHOR AND MANAGING EDITOR: 189
Book Third ISBN: 979-8-88556-042-9