Unseen Forces That Can Affect Our Lives

by Manly P. Hall

1. The Living Universe Beyond Our Sensory Perceptions2. Demonism in the 20th Century3. Obsession and Spirit Possession4. Thought Forces and Psychic Ghosts5. Secret Powers and Why We Should Not Use Them

Genres: Occult, Spirituality

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Canadian born, Manly Palmer Hall is the author of over 150 published works, the best known of which are Initiates of the Flame, The Story of Healing, The Divine Art,Aliens Magick and Sorcery The Secret Teachings of All Ages, and An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy.
He was also the author of a masonic curiosity, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry in 1923, more than thirty years before he joined a lodge. The preface of later editions states "At the time I wrote this slender volume, I had just passed my twenty-first birthday, and my only contact with Freemasonry was through a few books commonly available to the public." Later, in 1944, he wrote The Secret Destiny of America which popularized the myth of a masonic purpose for the founding of the USA. In 1950 he weighed in again on the meaning of Freemasonry with his booklet: Masonic Orders of Fraternity.
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Initiated: June 28, 1954
Passed: September 20, 1954
Raised November 22, 1954
Jewel Lodge No. 374
Source: Grand Lodge of California records ; William R. Denslow, 10,000 Famous Freemasons, vol. ii. Trenton, MO. : Missouri Lodge of Research / Educational Bureau, Royal Arch Mason Magazine, 1958. p. 165.

Reviews

[Britt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Giving this a complete 5 stars. I’ve been an esoteric, occult researcher for many, many years now but curiously, I’ve never read any of Manly P. Hall’s numerous manuscripts and books. This was my first and I came out of it highly satisfied.


It’s a must read for those interested in things indeed “unseen”, or paranormal.

[Nolan Nagy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was interesting. Manly P. Hall seemed to reference both Mormonism and Anthroposophy within the pamphlet, as he mentions the Pearl of Great Price for Mormonism, and Rudolf Steiner's Dweller in the Threshold as well as his conception of there being four planes of existence: The Physical, Ethereal, Astral and Mental. Although honestly, I would have preferred the work to elucidate the exact structure of spirits, supposing that they are real, but the author did not give us that.

I must say that it was a tad bit unnerving to read the part where Hall assigns Race to the stature of Brahma, wherein the order progresses from the feet, Africans, Asians, Native Americans, and finally, Europeans. Quite an ugly construct in an otherwise enlightening work.

[Von · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un tema siempre interesante

[Omar Resendiz Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

This is an excellent little book packed with words of wisdom and knowledge. I highly recommend this book to those who are on the conscious improvement of their soul.

[AttackGirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well who decides. The man that writes the book… do I agree absolutely NOT!



“So long as any of the following traits are left in his nature, man has no right to seek firsthand knowledge on spiritual subjects.”

— Unseen Forces: Nature Spirits, Thought Forms, Ghosts and Specters, The Dweller on the Threshold by Manly P. Hall
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[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Excellent Book

This book provides a great bite-sized précis of a large corpus of advanced and complicated esoteric information in a concise and digestible form. Very helpful, highly recommend.

[E. The · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good!

Language is archaic in places, of course, but that shouldn't stop you from reading this short and helpful interpretation of many western occult concepts that beginners (like me) should be familiar with.

[Rebecca Booth]

Interesting read

I loved it for there were so much to be learned from releasing ego and new habits can come in

[BSS · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second half of this book was some of the best mystical stuff I’ve ever read!