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The Life and Philosophy of Pythagoras
In this text, Manly P. Hall discusses the esoteric aspects of Pythagorean thought; with its profound (and heretofore not completely grasped) influence on our understanding of the cosmos; as well as further implications. Custom-formatted for Kindle and checked for typos.
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19 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 24, 2014
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About the author
Manly P. Hall
787 books1,148 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.
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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.
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December 18, 2021
Wonderful quick little read. Pythagoras is a fascinating figure. I wish more details of his life were available.
January 28, 2022
If you want to know about Pythagoras... here you go...
April 29, 2025
Simply not historical. more reflective of esoteric Freemasonry than Pythagoranism.
September 28, 2017
Shrifty history
The book gather together much esoteric history attributed to Pythagoras, but it is quite shrifty on sources and contextual sources. For esoteric entertainment, it is readable; for academic reference, it's unserviceable.
The book gather together much esoteric history attributed to Pythagoras, but it is quite shrifty on sources and contextual sources. For esoteric entertainment, it is readable; for academic reference, it's unserviceable.
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If you are interested in the teachings of Pythagoras, this is a great source of information. A must read for students of the Craft.
If you are interested in the teachings of Pythagoras, this is a great source of information. A must read for students of the Craft.
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