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9781934170632 English 1934170631 "Louis Sahagun's gripping biography is an insightful look at the life and times of one of the last century's most important mystical thinkers."-- The Fortean Times In 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned occult scholar. His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark publication The Secret Teachings of All Ages , widely regarded as the best introduction to Western esoteric ideas, and the founder of the Philosophical Research Society, which housed one of the biggest occult libraries in the United States. Hall became the twentieth century's most prolific writer and speaker on ancient philosophies, mysticism, and magic, and a confidant of Hollywood celebrities and politicians. In 1990, he died due to "suspicious circumstances," which remains an open homicide case at the Los Angeles Police Department. This new edition contains dozens of previously unknown love letters from his wife Marie Bauer. They are the closest we will come to an autobiographical portrait of these Los Angeles mystics in love. A new chapter describes Hall's relationship with a rogue flower-child niece, who helped manage a cocaine distribution center, from which Hall learned about, and lectured on, the dynamics of this illicit drug market in Los Angeles. For decades, author Louis Sahagan has been an award-winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times ., In 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth-grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned luminary and metaphysical scholar. His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark esoteric encyclopedia The Secret Teachings of All Ages and the 20th century's most prolific writer and speaker on ancient, philosophies and magic. Hall revealed to thousands how universal wisdom could be found in the myths and symbols of the ancient Western mystical teachings. He became a lecturer and the confidante of celebrities and politicians. In 1990, he died-some say he was killed-in what remains an open-ended Hollywood murder mystery. The revised and expanded story of Manly P. Hall's life and death provides a panorama of twentieth century mysticism and an insider's view into a subculture that continues to have a profound influence on movies, television, music, books, art, and thought. Book jacket., Manly P. Hall's prolific writings revealed to thousands how wisdom could be found in the myths and symbols of the ancient Western teachings. The dramatic story of his life and death provides a panorama of 20th century mysticism.
9781934170632 English 1934170631 "Louis Sahagun's gripping biography is an insightful look at the life and times of one of the last century's most important mystical thinkers."-- The Fortean Times In 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned occult scholar. His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark publication The Secret Teachings of All Ages , widely regarded as the best introduction to Western esoteric ideas, and the founder of the Philosophical Research Society, which housed one of the biggest occult libraries in the United States. Hall became the twentieth century's most prolific writer and speaker on ancient philosophies, mysticism, and magic, and a confidant of Hollywood celebrities and politicians. In 1990, he died due to "suspicious circumstances," which remains an open homicide case at the Los Angeles Police Department. This new edition contains dozens of previously unknown love letters from his wife Marie Bauer. They are the closest we will come to an autobiographical portrait of these Los Angeles mystics in love. A new chapter describes Hall's relationship with a rogue flower-child niece, who helped manage a cocaine distribution center, from which Hall learned about, and lectured on, the dynamics of this illicit drug market in Los Angeles. For decades, author Louis Sahagan has been an award-winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times ., In 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth-grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned luminary and metaphysical scholar. His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark esoteric encyclopedia The Secret Teachings of All Ages and the 20th century's most prolific writer and speaker on ancient, philosophies and magic. Hall revealed to thousands how universal wisdom could be found in the myths and symbols of the ancient Western mystical teachings. He became a lecturer and the confidante of celebrities and politicians. In 1990, he died-some say he was killed-in what remains an open-ended Hollywood murder mystery. The revised and expanded story of Manly P. Hall's life and death provides a panorama of twentieth century mysticism and an insider's view into a subculture that continues to have a profound influence on movies, television, music, books, art, and thought. Book jacket., Manly P. Hall's prolific writings revealed to thousands how wisdom could be found in the myths and symbols of the ancient Western teachings. The dramatic story of his life and death provides a panorama of 20th century mysticism.