Canadian-born author and mystic Manly Palmer Hall (1901-90) founded the Philosophical Research Society. In his eight decades of public life — which included thousands of lectures, more than 150 books and essays, and countless magazine articles — Hall emphasized the practical aspects of philosophy and religion.

• PrefaceI IntroductionII The Ancient Mysteries and Secret Societies Which Have Influenced Modern Masonic Symbolism III The Ancient Mysteries And Secret Societies (Part II)IV The Ancient Mysteries and Secret Societires (Part III)V Atlantis and the Gods of AntiquityVI The Life and Writings of Thoth Hermes TrismegistusVII The Initiation of the PyramidVIII Isis, the Virgin of the WorldIX the Sun, a Universal DeityX The Zodiac and Its SignsXI The Bembine Table of IsisXII Wonders of AntiquityXiii The Life and Philosophy of PythagorasXIV Pythagorean MathematicsXV The Human Body in SymbolismXVI The Hiramic LegendXVii The Pythagorean Theory of Music and ColorXVIII Fishes, Insects, Animals, Reptiles, and BirdsXIX Fishes, Insects, Animals, Reptiles, and Birds (Part II)XX Flowers, Plants, Fruits, and TreesXXI Stones, Metals, and GemsXXII Ceremonial Magic and SorceryXXIII The Elements and Their InhabitantsXXIV Hermetic Pharmacology, Chemistry, and TherapeuticsXXV The Cabbalah, the Secret Doctrine of IsraelXXVI Fundamentals of Cabbalistic CosmogonyXXVII The Tree of the SephirothXXVIII Cabbalistic Keys to the Creation of ManXXIX An Analysis of the Tarot CardsXXX The Tabernacle in the WildernessXXXI The Fraternity of the Red CrossXXXII Rosicrucian Doctrines and Tenets XXXIII Fifteen Rosicrucian and Cabbalistic DiagramsXXXIV Alchemy and Its ExponentsXXXV The Theory and Practice of Alchemy (Part I) XXXVI The Theory and Practice of Alchemy (Part II)XXXVII The Chemical MarriageXXXVIII Bacon, Shakespeare, and the RosicruciansXXXIX The Cryptogram as a Factor in Symbolic PhilosophyXL Freemanonic SymbolismXLI Mystic ChristianityXLII The Cross and the CrucifixionXLIII The Mystery of the ApocalypseXLIV The Faith of IslamXLV American Indian SymbolismXLVI The Mysteries and Their EmissariesXLVII ConclusionBibliographyIndex