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The Secret Destiny of America
Is America an "assignment of destiny?" What is the symbolism of the Great Seal of the U.S.? Who was the mysterious stranger who swayed the signers of the Declaration of Independence? According to Lord Bacon, "The New Atlantis" seems to have been set apart for the great experiment of enlightened self-government long before the founding fathers envisioned...more
Paperback, 200 pages
Published
June 28th 2000
by Philosophical Research Society
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Probably a turn-off to any who are not interested in the mystical subjects that are discussed. I found his style to be interesting and at times fascinating. Overall, this book did not move me as dramatically as his "Lost Keys of Freemasonry." Once one gets beyond the titles, the "could it be" aspect of occultish subject matter, and the scary (at least startling) implications of any truth that may be therein, the sheer power and poetic flavor of many sections is worth the t...more
This was an interesting tale of America's mystical beginnings and even stranger destiny. According to the author the United States was seen as the New Atlantis by the secret societies of the day. The meaning behind the Great Seal of the United States that is found on the back of the one dollar bill is also explained. Masonic symbols are to be found in just about every American City with Washington D.C. containing many Masonic symbols such as the Washington Monument which is actually an Egyptian ...more
Quite a trip! Obviously speculative, but worth the read.
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This book was a bit of a disappointment. This mostly seemed to be Mr. Hall's opinions and suppositions on the why, who and how the founding of the civilizations of the Americas were founded.
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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 Freemason...more
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