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  • Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – August 1, 1934

    Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – August 1, 1934

    Devoted to Spiritual and Philosophical Problems – by Manly P. Hall

    August 1, 1934

    Dear Friend:

    Few authentic fragments have descended to us of the words of Pythagoras. Justin Martyr has preserved the following little known quotation from the Samian Sage:

    “God is one. He is not, as some thinly, without the world, but within it, and entire in its entirety. He sees all that becomes, forms all immortal beings, is the author of their powers and performances, the origin of all things, the Light of Heaven, the Father, the Intelligence, the Soul of all beings, the Mover of all spheres.”

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  • Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – July 1, 1934

    Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – July 1, 1934

    Devoted to Spiritual and Philosophical Problems – by Manly P. Hall

    July 1, 1934

    Dear Friend:

                    Aristotle opens his celebrated treatise ON METAPHYSICS with the statement: “All men naturally desire to know.” The 3rd and 4th branches of Metaphysics are concerned with the substance and nature of KNOWLEDGE and the relationship between things known and that abstract state of knowing which we term TRUTH.

    In his famous work THE NEW ATLANTIS, Sir Francis Bacon describes a philosophic empire, ruled over by enlightened men, which is some day to be established upon the earth. In the midst of this empire is the City of Wisdom, and in the midst of this city a university of the arts and sciences named SOLOMON’S HOUSE. The master of this House thus describes the true purpose of knowledge: “The end of our foundation is the knowledge of Causes, and the secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting of all things possible.”

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  • Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – June 1, 1934

    Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – June 1, 1934

    Devoted to Spiritual and Philosophical Problems – by Manly P. Hall

    June 1, 1934

    Dear Friend:

                    In last month’s letter I defined philosophy as the science of essential wisdom and briefly outlined its seven parts. METAPHYSICS is the first branch of philosophy and therefore our lesson for this month will be devoted to Metaphysics.

                    The term Metaphysics is derived from two Greek words meaning “after physics,” or “beyond those things which pertain to external nature.’’ The generally accepted definitions of the term are derived from Aristotle, the first author to prepare a lengthy treatise under this name. Aristotle uses the term METAPHYSICS at one time as synonymous with wisdom and at another time as synonymous with theology. He also calls it the « first philosophy.”

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  • Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – May 1, 1934

    Manly P. Hall – A Monthly Letter – May 1, 1934

    Devoted to Spiritual and Philosophical Problems – by Manly P. Hall

    May 1, 1934

    Dear Friend:

    Nearly fourteen years have passed since I began writing and lecturing on philosophy and metaphysics. During these years l have delivered several thousand lectures and published some forty hoops and essays. Students of occultism, comparative religion and kindred subjects throughout the world have honored me with their support and confidence. The years have brought an ever-increasing demand for the organization and classification of my ideas and teachings so that the average person can make fuller use thereof as the foundation for a personal code of more intelligent living.

    During the prosperous periods preceding the present social crisis people were so obsessed by economics that few concerned themselves with the deeper issues of life. As adversity becomes general, however, sober thinking comes into fashion. When our systems fail us, we must finally come to depend upon ourselves for security and well-being. It has been demonstrated throughout history that learning is restored in trying times and ignored during prosperous interludes.

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