The Initiates of the Flame: The Deluxe Edition

by Manly P. Hall, Greg Salyer (Foreword by), Mitch Horowitz (Introduction)

Overview

A Definitive Edition of the Symbolist Classic by the author of The Secret Teachings of All Ages

Manly P. Hall is widely recognized as the preeminent voice of occult scholarship in the twentieth century, famous for his esoteric masterpiece The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928). Now, in this “deluxe edition,” Hall’s earliest work, The Initiates of the Flame, is reborn with a full complement of illustrations and historical introductions.

Originally published in 1922, The Initiates of the Flame is Hall’s first exploration—and still one of his most powerful—of myth and symbol. Its pages shine on a light on the inner meaning of symbols including the pyramid, holy grail, flame of wisdom, ark of the covenant, all-seeing eye, sword and stone, the elements of alchemy, and other gateways to the unseen world.

Edited and reintroduced by popular voice of esoteric spirituality, Mitch Horowitz, and president of the Philosophical Research Society, Greg Salyer, Ph.D., this is the signature presentation of Hall’s landmark.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250254252
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/14/2021
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	628,454
Product dimensions:	5.35(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Manly P. Hall (1901-1990) founded the Philosophical Research Society, an organization dedicated to the dissemination of practical knowledge in a variety of philosophical fields. He is best known for his 1928 classic, The Secret Teachings of All Ages.

Mitch Horowitz is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America, One Simple Idea, and The Miracle Club.

Table of Contents

Preface Greg Salyer ix

Introduction Mitch Horowitz xiii

Preface Manly P. Hall 1

Introduction 4

Foreword 10

1 The Fire Upon the Altar 11

2 The Sacred City of Shamballa 21

3 The Mystery of the Alchemist 29

4 The Egyptian Initiate 36

5 The Ark of the Covenant 44

6 The Knights of the Holy Grail 51

7 The Mystery of the Pyramids 61