The Secret Teachings of All Ages- Author Manly P. Hall (Oversized Paperback, Diamond Jubilee Edition 2000) Paperback – January 1, 1994

My book was shipped with minimal packaging and it arrived damaged, and I never did hear back from the seller -just so you know.As for the book:Manly P Hall has played a BIG role in my journey; after listening to many of his lectures I started acquiring his books, and I’ve come to regard him as a properly motivated voice of reason. At the age of 46, I feel legit in saying that Manly P is “a teacher FOR all ages”.Surely you found your way here and are reading these words for a reason; not that I'm qualified to give advice to your personal journey, but I invite you to take-in the words and works of Manly P as a man with an astoundingly comprehensive understanding who speaks generously on behalf of truly honorable human potential. He uses big words and employs complicated concepts, but you should know that he's calling-out the best part of you while also morally-encouraging the stubborn parts of you (just in case the best parts don't wanna play), so keep your wise ears on and stay humble as you can.There are lots and lots of options out there -books and lectures and gurus and sages- in my search for stuff that tickles my intuition I’ve learned that I can always come back to Manly P and peel yet another layer from the onion of his life work and find relevance, affirmation, and humbling insight …I’m dazed anew by the tricky wisdom he hides in plain sight that I see only as my attention-span matures. HUMBLING!There's a reason religion exists, and philosophy, and even ignorance. Wisdom knows and history shows that the part we feed is the part that grows.It's easy like pie to believe we're more advanced than our ancestors, but for perspective, 'personal accountability' is the moral glue that holds any social structure together, and accountability isn't exactly trendy among the masses these days, in fact, it's tough to imagine an age more morally ignorant than we are today, and a society that makes a profitable virtue of its own self-destructive trends is the empirical opposite of advanced ...but don't take my word for it, read the book, then ask your untrendy conscience.With that said, it's no trendy set of circumstances in this day in age that lead a body to the likes of Manly P, so I don't suspect it's a stretch when I make the most admirable of assumptions about your motives and say ...it's an honor to be counted among you.-Best a luck out there!

If you're reading this review, then you already know about Manly P. Hall, so I won't get into that.The best edition to get is the hardcover University Edition printed in 2008. BUT if you want a cheaper paperback, make sure you get the authorized 2000 reduced facsimile of the 1988 Diamond Jubilee edition from the Philosophical Research Society (PRS). It's the only edition in print that is a true reprint of the original typography and illustrations in their correct places. All other editions are re-typeset, and some cluster all the color illustrations together rather than at the beginning of each chapter where they belong. The Reduced Facsimile is also the only edition that was authorized by Hall when he was still alive, and the only edition that contains ALL the original illustrations.The 2000 edition from PRS is very good quality with a sewn signature binding printed on heavy photo paper. DON'T get the Dover edition or the "Readers" edition!! Much of the value in this text is the beautiful typography and illustrations. It's not worth owning it otherwise. A cheap used copy of the facsimile edition can be easily found for under $10. I got mine for $2.99 and it's beautiful.

Fantastic revelations about the occult traditions of the West, frequently and unfairly demonized by Christianity. Very clearly explains how the ultimate aim of the occult and hermetic teachings is the moral perfection of man and the uplifting of human consciousness in order to be able to spiritually commune with the divine through direct experience, and ultimately attain the true purpose of life.

The paperback includes almost nothing that the original book contains, non of the pictures nor explanations.The text sizing is microscopic and crammed together, the paper quality is the same you'd find used straight out of a home printer.This version is printed by "Pacific Publishing Studio." the lowest budget version of this book I have ever seen.

For kindle edition, get this one as it has images while other do not:https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B018TNRCOG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_VtUjzbKZ8YZ2T

I bought this as my second copy to see if it was worth the price. My first copy is the one that Amazon sells for under $20.00 and that copy is amazing it has pictures and it more presentable as a book. This $10.00 version of the book seems as if the publisher bought an e-book then decided to print the e-book to make a profit out of it. Don't Buy This Copy unless you like to throw away money.

The blue hardcover is the Jubilee Edition with the proper illustration placement, in color, non-pixelated

This review is not for the book which is excellent, but for the cheap public domain reproduction I got. Comparing it to another copy, there are several entire chapters that are missing (why?). They are particularly interesting chapters. Also my copy has zero illustrations. Wish I could return this crap but it’s too late. I think it’s a travesty to print any book with multiple missing chapters. Shame.

Whilst this may be a very good book well written, logically building upon the ( recent ancient history of the mysteries) the foundation of the the source of mysteries I have found in the first two chapters only go as far back as circa 3000 years.What is the crucial flaw in the digital publication , at the end of the first three chapters it seems to have some text missing.I would advise against buying the digital version. As one gets settled into reading a chapter only to find that all the chapters of the book are incomplete.A rip off and disservice to the writer and the body of knowledge that is herein articulated.

Save your money and don't buy this version. This copy omits large parts of the original text and has no illustrations. The text is so small and tightly condensed you will need a magnifying glass to read it. A huge disappointment and to be quite frank it's a rip-off.

The book itself is great. Very insightful especially if you are interested in these subject matters, HOWEVER, I purchased the book from a company called LANGTON_INFO who I believe do not even hold stock of the item. They just source the item you are interested in buying. I though I bought the Diamond Jubilee Edition but it was a 2017 Reprint of the Diamond Jubilee Edition that was printed in China. I don’t know if I have a Rare misprint of the book but there was a page in the book which was blurry like there was a mistake on the printing machine which I have uploaded pictures of. It looks worse to the naked eye & also another page - A Portrait Of William Shakespeare with Francis Bacon superimposed however it seems to have been put in or printed the wrong way. You can clearly see in the photos I have uploaded. In short, double them triple check what you are buying as some sellers do not put all the relevant details in such as it being a 2017 reprint. I won’t return the book due to the fact I managed to purchase it for £85 & the prices for the same edition have doubled, tripled in some instances & even more expensive from other selllers.

A marvellous piece of work with a broad spectrum of ancient teachings, philosophy, symbolism and metaphor. This book will broaden your mind, although it can be heavy going in places. A must have. I would love the big version in hardback to appreciate some of the illustrations. Not a quick read but well worth the effort

Probably the most insightful book I have ever read. Hall was an exceptional individual with a captivatingly easy manner. This was an absorbing read. Having said that, I had thought that I was suitably prepared for this having just studied Blavatsky's writings on Isis, but I frequently found myself putting it down, but only to take notes, lest a morsel of the accumulated knowledge in this great work should elude me. It's difficult to believe tbat he was so young when he wrote this, because knowledge and understanding at this depth, is more consistent with a lifetime of searching for and finding such ancient pearls of wisdom.