The Initiates of the Flame (Unabridged‪)‬

Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990) was a Canadian author and mystic best known for his 1928 work The Secret Teachings of All Ages. This brief work, The Initiates of the Flame, is an inspired introduction to the ancient wisdom teachings and the realm of occult symbolism, which explains various keys to esoteric philosophy. Hall touches on Egyptian mythology, the Holy Grail, and theosophical and hermetic philosophy in chapters titled "Fire Upon the Altar", "The Sacred City of Shamballa", "The Mystery of the Alchemist", "The Egyptian Initiate", "The Ark of the Covenant", "Knights of the Holy Grail", and "The Mystery of the Pyramid".