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An Introduction to Dream Interpretation
Outlines several types of dreams including initiatory, prophetic, and archetypal. dreams and the symbolism associated with them.
38 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 1988
About the author
Manly P. Hall
1,007 books1,199 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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August 28, 2012
A pamphlet more than a book, these lecture notes provide an interesting introduction, defining different types of dreams (prophetic, prodomic, archetypal) and, at first, appears to discourage people from trying to interpret dreams. There also appears to be a strong emphasis on the theory that people who dream a lot have unbalanced psyches or some sort of personality deficiency.
However, in the latter part of the book, the emphasis shifts to the reasoning behind this: Hall is concerned that people may try to interpret their own and other's dreams from an ego-state rather than a spiritual or visionary state. He makes a good point with this, and also with his final conclusion that any approach to interpreting dreams whether our own or somebody else's should be undertaken with moderation and thoughtfulness.
In the last few pages there are some interesting examples of dream symbols and of people who, in a dream state, act and behave in a manner completely incongruent with their waking persona.
However, in the latter part of the book, the emphasis shifts to the reasoning behind this: Hall is concerned that people may try to interpret their own and other's dreams from an ego-state rather than a spiritual or visionary state. He makes a good point with this, and also with his final conclusion that any approach to interpreting dreams whether our own or somebody else's should be undertaken with moderation and thoughtfulness.
In the last few pages there are some interesting examples of dream symbols and of people who, in a dream state, act and behave in a manner completely incongruent with their waking persona.
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