MAN: THE GRAND SYMBOL OF THE MYSTERIES
Book Details + Condition: The Philosophical Research Society (Los Angeles). Early edition, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket. 375 pages with Index. Illustrated throughout. The book is a study of the occult aspects of human physiology by Manly Palmer Hall (1901 - 1990), a Canadian-born occultist, mystic and author. Hall gathered together a world renowned collection of books and manuscripts on alchemy, mysticism, the occult, which became part of the library of an organization the Philosophical Research Society which he founded in 1934. Hall himself wrote over a hundred books and pamphlets on the esoteric subjects. Chapters include:
- Restating the Theory of Education
- Occult Foundations of Science
- The Mystery of the Three Worlds
- The Macrocosm and the Microcosm
- Introduction to Occult Embryology
- The Incarnations of Vishnu
- The Brain and the Release of the Soul
- The Spinal Column and the World Tree
- And much more.
In very good condition, with firm binding; small bookseller stamp to ffep; interior is clean and free of markings. Dust jacket has light normal wear and aging, and is now protected with a mylar cover.