"Rubbish" Reviews

[LorrB]

I am a great fan of Manly P Hall. His book The Secret Teaching of All Ages is one of my favorites, and imo a must read for Freemasons who are interested in the symbolism and allegories one finds in Freemasonry.

I was reading a review for his book Melchizedek And The Mystery Of Fire. - see here below..

Don't pay attention to the "rubbish" review. Buy this book! People like this should not be reading any of the Mystical books! To a person who is NOT READY all is rubbish. This is why the first Tarot key is called "The Fool". Because to a "normal" person anyone with knowledge of the Mysteries is a Fool! This is why we have the gargoyles, sphinx, and "monsters" outside mystery schools! To frighten the weak of mind away! I have been a Rosicrucian (BOTA, AMORC) for 28 years and a Mason for one. I am also a Computer Scientist. I can tell you that Hall's other book "The Secret Teachings of all Ages" is the ONE most popular book with all students of the Path. Yes, all Mystery Schools (Hermetic, Alchemy, etc.) and the Freemasons work on the transformation of Man. They are the "Builders of the Adytum" (Temple (body)). This should not be too hard to understand to a "normal" person after all we have the example of the Buddha, Jesus, etc. They transformed themselves (Cosmic Consciousness, Christ Consciousness) to "Sons of God". After all, we are ALL "Sons of God" because there is nothing in this Universe (and HE that forms it) OUTSIDE of HIM! Think about it...

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Have you ever read a book, or tried to, and it just went over your head or you thought that it was rubbish, and then reread it some years later to discover that it is a real treasure trove? I have.

I clearly was not ready for what it had to tell me.

Other books of course you reread and they are still rubbish .. or is it a case that one is still not ready ;D

After reading this review I shall be very careful in the future of using the word rubbish.

[paul]

Long ago when I studied scientific methodology, I found that quite a number of famous authors wrote rubbish. Then when I re-read the material 6 months later, I found them much better than before.

From that I deduced that it is more important and easier to assess the writer than to assess the writing.

I also found that original work that I had written 6 months before had become incomprehensible. That was a bit of worry just before finals.

[paul]

Still, MP Hall is not necessarily the best writer on all aspects of the Mysteries. Sometimes he does not have sufficient experience for the relevant material.

This is quite understandable when we consider how young he was when he wrote/compiled the Secret Teachings.