Secret Teachings: From Ancient Mysteries to Ceremonial Magic

100 years ago, writer Manly P. Hall set himself an ambitious task: to write a book encompassing centuries of the search for mysterious knowledge and occult teachings from around the world. The Seven Wonders of the World, druids, Eastern mystics,... and ancient Gnostics, alchemical symbols and occult medieval practices: this book introduces the reader to one of humanity's oldest desires—to know all the secrets of the world. Hall's text has become a classic work, striking in its breadth: various chapters cover Rosicrucianism, Kabbalah, alchemy, cryptology, and Tarot. Starting his narrative with the ancient cults and mysteries, Hall takes the reader through the documented history of esoteric texts of the Middle Ages, Kabbalistic riddles, mythical beings, and occult concepts up to the Renaissance.