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Like a bolt from the blue a short work of immense power emerged from the young Manly P. Hall—a book that seemed to prefigure the greater work that would come. In 1922, Hall produced a brief, luminescent gem on the mystery schools of antiquity, The Initiates of the Flame. With ease and gracefulness, Hall wrote across a spectrum of subjects, describing Egyptian rites, Arthurian myths, and the practices of alchemy, revealing the psychological underpinnings of arcane methods. “Man has been an alchemist from the time when first he raised himself,” Hall wrote. “… Experiences are the chemicals of life with which the philosopher experiments.” The Initiates of the Flame is not only Manly P. Hall’s literary debut but it is also a framing of the teacher’s philosophical approach to life, set down at an early, intellectually powerful, and even gestational phase—yet consistently held to throughout his career. Within symbol, the budding sage wrote, you discover not only an image of yourself but the continuum between your psyche and the cosmos. “As above, so below,” as the Hermetic dictum goes. At the very least, I hope that this book gives you an entry point of inquiry into the symbols that it analyzes. Like most of us, I build my search upon the work of people who came before me or whose efforts inspired me, including Manly P. Hall. But I do not personally seek to use their analyses or conclusions as recipes. Rather I regard precursory works as points of embarkment for my own experiments and questions to which I alone am subject and for which I am responsible. A great hand reaches out from the unseen and regulates the affairs of man. It reaches out from that great spiritual Flame which nourishes all created things, the never dying fire that burns on the sacred altar of Cosmos—that great fire which is the spirit of God. Directed by Juan Felipe Orozco ( Al final del espectro ), working with an adaptation from Esteban Orozco and Nicolás Serrano, The Initiated is a tense, gritty, and menacing slow burn that makes excellent use of tone, pacing, and atmosphere. The film uses multiple Mendoza novels as its canvas, including Lady Massacre, La Melancolia de los feos, Diario del Fin del Mundo, and Akelarre.
Hence, I invite you to use this powerful book as a source of insight, as a window, and as a launch point. But I believe that what you discover within, as with the innards of any philosophical work, must serve as a goad to your own intimate study and experience. Many puzzles hide within the world, can you find and solve them all? Look everywhere, listen to everything.
A very old custom, but which still takes place in some lodges, even with the passing of the snuff. This is a ceremony handed down through the ages and not necessarily limited to initiations..It represents sharing, coupled with protection, which helps to reinforce the ancient Masonic bond. But everywhere, even in the rise and fall of nations, we see through the haze of materiality, justice; everywhere we see reward, not of man but of the invincible One, the eternal Flame. Historically, The Initiates of the Flame has had two distinct prior lives—this edition is its third. As noted, Hall published his concise, evocative volume in 1922, six years before his “Great Book,” The Secret Teachings of All Ages. I see Initiates as the germination of that larger effort.
The young scholar was a curator as much as a philosopher, and maybe more so. He brilliantly imbibed esoteric tradition, often Western but sometimes Eastern, and reinterpreted it for modern readers—and for himself. The Initiates of the Flame is a codex of symbolism, ethics, eternal needs, and the search for truth.The Master’s Song “Here’s to his health…” is of mid-Victorian origin. It was first published under the title ‘The man who is kind to another’. The composer of the music was Dr. John Morgan Bentley of Alexander Lodge No.993, and he dedicated it to the Masonic Brethren of his Lodge. :- Masters song version 2 Interact or examine over 60% of the items in game for a real immersive experience. Can you find everything within the world?
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