Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion
of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, **The Secret
Teachings of All Ages.
** In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the
philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his
classic work, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Hall wrote this
volume as a reader's companion to his earlier work, intending it for
those wishing to delve more deeply into the esoteric philosophies and
ideas that undergird the Secret Teachings. Particular attention is paid
to Neoplatonism, ancient Christianity, Rosicrucian and Freemasonic
traditions, ancient mysteries, pagan rites and symbols, and Pythagorean
mathematics.
First published in 1929-the year after the publication of Hall's magnum
opus-this edition includes the author's original subject index, twenty
diagrams prepared under his supervision for the volume, and his 1984
preface, which puts the book in context for the contemporary reader.