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Four Seasons of the Spirit & Achieving the Miracle of Contentment
Explores the seasonal changes of the inner life and ways to appreciate the good things in life.
51 pages, Paperback
First published June 30, 1987
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About the author
Manly P. Hall
983 books1,160 followersCanadian 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.
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.
***
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.
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February 1, 2026
There are two essays in this little booklet. The first, "the four seasons of the spirit" deals with the seasons symbolizing the different states of life with spring and summer being the active phases and fall and winter the passive ones (Yin and Yang). Lots of little ideas and facts are mentioned like the "moon viewing" or "house cleaning" that give inspirations for inward reflection.
The second essay, Achieving the miracle of contentment" deals with exactly that. What does it take to live a better, a more content life? As in other books by the author there is always something that the reader can find and adopt into his or her life, some knowledge or understanding that can be gained that helps to improve our lives and thereby the world. Don't expect other to change but change yourself and this will change the other around you.
The second essay, Achieving the miracle of contentment" deals with exactly that. What does it take to live a better, a more content life? As in other books by the author there is always something that the reader can find and adopt into his or her life, some knowledge or understanding that can be gained that helps to improve our lives and thereby the world. Don't expect other to change but change yourself and this will change the other around you.
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