The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah
By Manly P. Hall and Elizabeth Ledbetter
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The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah (1936) by writer and mystic Manly P. Hall, explores the doctrines of the Qabbalah, an ancient tradition that investigates the science and mystery of divine names and numbers.
Author, lecturer, and mystic Manly P. Hall (b. 1901, d. 1990) wrote over 150 books and pamphlets, countless essa
Manly P. Hall
Manly P. Hall (1901-1990) founded the Philosophical Research Society, an organization dedicated to the dissemination of practical knowledge in a variety of philosophical fields. He is best known for his 1928 classic, The Secret Teachings of All Ages.
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The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah - Manly P. Hall
Introduction
The Science of the Divine Names
The religious teachings of all nations may be divided into two general divisions. The first is the religion of the common people, and is the exoteric faith. The second is the religion of the wise and initiated few. This is the esoteric faith, and seldom, if ever, appears in the world without the cloak of ritual and symbol to conceal it from the uninitiated. The esoteric faith occupies the same position with respect to religion that the spirit holds in relation to its bodies. The bodies bear witness of the spirit. Through the spirit comes the life which animates and vitalizes the bodies. These bodies are often referred to as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the witnesses or recorders of the life of the spirit. Man’s four bodies are the evangelists who go forth bearing accurate witness to the spiritual life that animates and gives power to them. In a similar way, the body religious bears witness to the life spiritual. The world recognizes only the body, while the wise and initiated few study only the spirit.
All concrete or visible things belong to the world of effects. These are studied by the esoteric student only that he may discover through them their invisible Cause. True esoterists follow the Aristotelian method of reasoning, using the visible only as a means whereby to know the invisible, studying the multiplicity of effects to become mentally and spiritually aware of the unity lying behind the diversity in Nature.
Behind the veil which conceals the great Unknown stretches the world of causation, the invisible side of Nature. It is not given to man at the present time to understand the mysteries of this prototypal sphere. The veil of Maya which divides the world of men from its source, the world of God, is not really a structure or fabric but rather the line of limitation. The things that lie beyond the hypothetical circle which surrounds man are unknown because they are too attenuated and subtle to be recorded by the senses thus far developed by the human race.
This invisible world is explored only by a few hardy travelers who, striking out from the human race, brave all in their efforts to chart and map the great vistas of eternity. These daring ones are rewarded for their efforts by being accepted into the Invisible. They become citizens of two worlds, and are known as the Initiates and Masters. Only those who have gradually learned the subtle laws of the invisible Nature are permitted to pass beyond the veil.
All the arts, philosophies, and sciences which surround us in the material world are effects and doctrines concerning effects; for when they have become concrete or organized, and have reached that point where they can be grasped by the human mind, they have come across from the intangible to the tangible and have assumed, to a partial degree at least, the veil of substance. They have taken on coats of skins, and in becoming one with men have severed their connection with the Infinite. As the body conceals the spirit, so within the soul shrine of every philosophy and religion is hidden a living, divine, glowing coal. This fiery radiance is the esoteric power, or the spirit of every art and science. It is that part of the human being which still preserves its divine element. With the sword of discrimination man must sever the true from the false, the head from the body, the spirit from its sheath of