From a Philosopher's Scrapbook - Softcover

Hall, Manly Palmer

9780893148317: From a Philosopher's Scrapbook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0893148318 ISBN 13: 9780893148317

Publisher: Philosophical Research Society, 1996

Out of print for over forty years, this collection of brief essays of philosophical and mystical interest first appeared in 1929. The seven chapters include:
* The Sand Magic of the Navahos-Explores these pictures as instruments of shamanism used for historical, ceremonial, or medical purposes.
* The Mystery of the Thunderbird-Presents the history and symbolism of the secret wisdom perpetuated by the Indian nations.
* Ju-Jutsu, A Secret of the Samurai-Talks of the "gentler art" learned from the willow tree known as the doctrine of nonresistance.
* The Whirling Dervishes-Looks beyond the visible structure of Dervish mysticism.
* Java's Dancing Shadows-Examines the pageantry of shadow forms.
* The Temple of Heaven-Sketches the Confucian theory of cosmogony as a backdrop for a discussion of the Altar of Heaven in Peking.
* The Seven Days of Creation-Reveals the meaning of the Creation myth in the light of the Qabbalistic teachings of the Hebrews and the secret doctrine of the Brahmans and the Greeks.

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From the Publisher:

The Philosophical Research Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1934 for the purpose of assisting thoughtful persons to live more graciously and constructively in a confused and troubled world. The Society is entirely free from educational, political, or ecclesiastical control. Dedicated to an idealistic approach to the solution of human problems, the Society's program stresses the need for the integration of religion, philosophy, and the science of psychology into one system of instruction. The goal of this instruction is to enable the individual to develop a mature philosophy of life, to recognize his proper responsibilities and opportunities, and to understand and appreciate his place in the unfolding universal pattern.

About the Author:

Manly P. Hall was the founder of the Philosophical Research Society. In over seventy-five years of dynamic public activity, he delivered more than 8,000 lectures in the United States and abroad, and authored countless books, essays, and articles. In his lectures and writings, Manly Hall always emphasized the practical aspects of philosophy and religion as they applied to daily living. He restated for modern man those spiritual and ethical doctrines which have given humanity its noblest ideals and most adequate codes of conduct. Believing that philosophy is a working tool to help the individual in building a solid foundation for his dreams and purposes, Manly Hall steadfastly sought recognition of the belief that world civilization can be perfected only when human beings meet on a common ground of intelligence, cooperation, and worthy purpose.

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