Lectures on Ancient Philosophy: An Introduction to the Study and Application of Rational Procedure

Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. 

In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Hall wrote this volume as a companion to his earlier work, intending it for those wishing to delve more deeply into the esoteric philosophies and ideas that undergird the Secret Teachings. Particular attention is paid to Neoplatonism, ancient Christianity, Rosicrucian and Freemasonic traditions, ancient mysteries, pagan rites and symbols, and Pythagorean mathematics.
The Nature of the AbsoluteGod, the Divine Foundation, Illumined Mind, the Universal SaviorThe Inferior Creation and Its RegentThe Annihilation of the Sense of DiversityThe Disciplines of SalvationThe Doctrine of Redemption Through GraceThe Mission of AestheticsThe Cycle of NecessityPagan Theogony and CosmogonyMathematics, the Master ScienceDemigods and SupermenEmerson’s Concept of the OversoulExoteric and Esoteric KnowledgeSymbolism, the Universal LanguageAncient Mystery RitualsA Philosophic Consideration of ManThe Ladder of the GodsRosicrucian and Masonic OriginsThe Goal of Philosophy