SIGNED ~ THE PHOENIX: An Illustrated Review of Occultism and Philosophy by Manly P. Hall ~ Special Limited Signed Edition of 1000 Copies, 1956 HC/DJ Publisher: The Theosophical Research Society, Los Angeles (1956)
A special limited edition of 1000 SIGNED copies of "The Phoenix: An Illustrated Review of Occultism and Philosophy," by Manly P. Hall. The special edition was created to fund the building of the Theosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. The book is in near mint condition. The dust jacket is in excellent condition with very small tears towards the bottom of the DJ spine. The book is protected by a Mylar plastic jacket. Seven thousand years of fascinating lore from around the world is reviewed in this beautifully illustrated, folio-sized volume. The table of contents includes:
The Ladder of Souls - Studies the mystery of the descent of
the spiritual man into the body, further enhanced with the diagrams of Robert
Fludd, an English Alchemist and Hermetic philosopher. Bodhidharma, Patriarch of
Zen. When the Dead Come Back - Discusses out of body experiences. Albert Pike, The
Plato of Freemasonry. The Sorcery of Asia - The strange stories of Sky-walking. Adepts, snake charmers, devil dancers, and more. Concentration &
Retrospection - Safe and sane disciplines. The Comte de St. Germain - Greatest of
the European Adepts. The Cycle of Transmigration -According to the teachings of
those learned lamas who are the custodians of the secret traditions in Buddhism. The Tenth Avatar - Mahatma Gandhi. The Wheel of Pythagoras - Invaluable to
numerology students. The Practice of Meditation. H.P.B., The Russian
Sphinx - Tells of Madame Blavatsky and includes two, full-page portraits of
Mahatmas M. and K.H., painted under her supervision. The Universe in Stone - The
Buddhist remains of Boro Budur Kismet - A delightful story of a Caliph and an
astrologer. Holy Men - Those sanctified to high purpose Apollonius, "The
Antichrist" Cagliostro & the Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry. The Great
Pyramid
