Alchemy: A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Manly P. Hall Collection of Books and Manuscripts

by Manly P. Hall

Extensive biographical and bibliographical descriptions of 164 books and 245 manuscripts from the PRS Library, assembled over a period of sixty-five years and the repository for many rare and scarce esoteric items. Related material on Rosicrucianism and Jacob Boehme's writings are included, as well as the Bacstrom manuscripts in eighteen volumes with English translations of early alchemical books, a volume of manuscripts from Count Cagliostro's library, Comte de St. Germain's triangular manuscript on vellum, a portion of Ripley's Scroll in full color, the William Law edition of Jacob Boehme with manikin plates attributed to Rubens, and more. Printed in a limited edition of one thousand copies, folio volume, 9" x 12," library binding, 314 pages handsomely illustrated with eight full-color plates and facsimiles of title pages and frontispieces.

Genres: Alchemy, Esoterica, Mythology, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Spirituality

314 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

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

[J.R. Sedivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Simple Yet In-depth Treatment of Alchemy

In terms of an alchemy text this book is fairly short and straightforward, comparatively speaking. As such , Alchemy may be a good read for a beginner. However, there are many layers of depth here as well. I have a feeling that I will be revisiting this text at some point to reveal new layers of understanding.

[Jared Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible. The mark of genius

[TheNewMovement · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Break Down of the Whole Matter.

I believe is properly meditated upon and a undies with great focus the whole matter of this subject my be discovered in this book.

[AttackGirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Questions

The more you know the more you desire to know. Where is the original text. What ignorant hubris to remove or change an ancient text for fear someone might discover the truth that you you cannot. Stating fear when you’ve read the powers that be are waiting for The One to add what is missing to help them know all. Surely the Catholic Church is guilt of even withholding The Book of Enoch or people would not still be asking “are we along” but rather why did Enoch use the word evil when he knew it not and was even shown the gates of the wind.

[Jessica M Williams · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's just not my taste.

Boring book. Fell asleep at least 5 times while reading. WARNING stay away! Boredom alert!

[Alan D Moore]

A very good book

I like the way the author explains things but found the subject matter a little bit hard to understand or it would have been 5 stars. Great illustrations