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“A discussion of Atlantis would be incomplete without a brief outline of the causes for its disappearance. The Great Kin...
10/09/2025

“A discussion of Atlantis would be incomplete without a brief outline of the causes for its disappearance. The Great King Thevstat, the invisible dragon, is what Eliphas Levi called the “astral light.” Thai is the same force which the Knights Templars were accused of worshipping.” — p. 22

“The Atlantic civilization describes the descent of living souls individualized under the constellation Pisces from their previous ethereal state into material form at the beginning of human evolution upon the planet. Making use of the records of the historical deluge which had occurred several thousands of years earlier, PLATO, by combining the accounts, revealed and concealed much of the deepest mysticism of the Greek esoteric science. He exposed nothing but intimated much. And coming finally to the place where he could say no more without revealing all, he followed the admonition of Hartgrave’s — he became silent.” — p. 45

Looking for some spooky season inspiration? Check out these spooky cool books from  in our bookstore 😎
10/09/2025

Looking for some spooky season inspiration? Check out these spooky cool books from in our bookstore 😎

In store now! To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes By .archive Find your copy in store now and attend the book r...
10/07/2025

In store now! To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes By .archive

Find your copy in store now and attend the book release panel and celebration here at PRS happening tomorrow (Wednesday 10/8)!

From recipes carved on gravestones to funeral feasts, kitchen rituals, and meals that connect us to the dead, this thought-provoking panel explores how food helps us grieve, remember, and honor the lives that came before us.

Guided by moderator Karie Bible—film historian, official tour guide at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and host of Hollywood Kitchen—the panel brings together voices working at the crossroads of food and death, namely Rosie Grant, Darnell Lamont Walker, Sarah Chavez, and David Ferrugio.

In the spirit of celebrating panelist Rosie Grant’s new book, To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes, guests are invited to bring a copy of a recipe from a lost loved one to share (or email ahead of time to [email protected]), along with any photos or written memories connected to it.

After the event, all contributions will be compiled into a digital community cookbook—a keepsake that will be sent exclusively to ticket holders, honoring the memories and meals of our past.

Get tix at prs.org/events ✨

The Secret Teachings of All Ages - p. CL###VI🐉 💃🏽 🐸 From the chapter “The Mystery of the Apocalypse”Manly notes that the...
10/07/2025

The Secret Teachings of All Ages - p. CL###VI
🐉 💃🏽 🐸
From the chapter “The Mystery of the Apocalypse”
Manly notes that the intrinsic value of the Book of Revelation is not only to rectify discrepancies between pagan religious philosophies and a newly-burgeoning Christianity, but to stand as an example of the UNIVERSAL MYSTERY itself.
Even St. Jerome believed the Book of Revelation was open to interpretation in at least seven different ways. Jerome was also one of the first to dispute the authors true identity.
Much like St. Jerome, Martin Luther, and Erasmus before him, Manly Hall assertion that the true author of this biblical caboose was not even St. John at all, but more likely was an initiate of Egyptian or Greek Mysteries, as its was composed around 300 years AFTER the death of Jesus.
Manly Hall walks readers through a summary of Book of Revelation as well as its purpose to bridge the gap between pagan influences and Christian mysticism

NEW ARRIVAL Staff Pick by our magnificent Malik! "FIRE HEART is a rich and informative first-person narrative following ...
10/05/2025

NEW ARRIVAL Staff Pick by our magnificent Malik!

"FIRE HEART is a rich and informative first-person narrative following the life and traditions of a Yucateca Mayan Healer in Belize. In her charming Belizean style, Beatrice Torres Waight shares her ancestors' history, her own life story, delicious Maya culinary recipes, powerful herbal remedies, and the profound healing traditions of the Yucateca Maya culture."

Visit our bookstore copy to get your copy!

BOOKSTORE PICKS by damaIn our age of collapse and forgetting, a book like Unknown Language feels like a transmission fro...
10/04/2025

BOOKSTORE PICKS by dama

In our age of collapse and forgetting, a book like Unknown Language feels like a transmission from the prophetic voice of Hildegard of Bingen—a 12th-century mystic, herbalist, nun, artist, visionary and composer— her writing comes to our contemporary lens as a lighting bolt, speaking directly to our crisis of meaning and ecological grief.

Hildegard’s vision of “the greenness of God” becomes an invocation for regeneration amid technological decay. Lemmey’s writing threads reincarnation, apocalypse, and q***r embodiment into a chorus that feels both ancient and fiercely of our time.

This is not just a book but a resurrection of sacred imagination and a reminder that language itself once carried healing, prophecy, and communion with the earth.

To read Unknown Language now is to remember that mysticism was never escapism; it was resistance, rooted in care for the world.

Printed by .press and now in our bookshelves.

Just added! Join the one and only Amanda Brass () for a tarot reading this Saturday 10/4 in the bookstore.Stop by any ti...
10/02/2025

Just added! Join the one and only Amanda Brass () for a tarot reading this Saturday 10/4 in the bookstore.

Stop by any time from 2PM - 6PM and get some valuable insight and/or deeper understanding from skilled intuitive reader, Amanda!

LIBRARY DAY ORACLES by damaAcross centuries, artists and mystics have turned to symbols and metaphors when words failed....
10/02/2025

LIBRARY DAY ORACLES by dama

Across centuries, artists and mystics have turned to symbols and metaphors when words failed. The Rosicrucian cross, inscribed with Fides, Spes, Caritas (Faith, Hope, Love), was not only a spiritual talisman but a response to the collapse of old orders in Europe and a call to alchemize despair into vision.

The Golden Dawn transformed geometric forms into elemental languages of fire, water, earth, air, and spirit: signs that power lies in unseen currents.

Surrealists, confronting fascism, declared Surrealism is not an art movement but a revolutionary method where poetry, dream, and contradiction cut through the propaganda’s veil. They knew that liberation is not aesthetic decoration but a struggle for the total transformation of life.

In our own age of wars and revolutions, these texts and images return like messengers. They remind us that revolutions are not only fought with weapons but also with imagination, that the occult diagram and the Surrealist collage are both insurgent acts. To dream, to inscribe symbols of faith, love, and revolt is to resist the flattening machinery of empire.

War wants us to forget. Revolution asks us to remember. Symbols, poetry, art help us keep the fire alive.

“Will I be rich?”“Will I be healthy?”“Will I find the right partner, or …will I get rid of the one I have?”While this at...
09/30/2025

“Will I be rich?”
“Will I be healthy?”
“Will I find the right partner, or …
will I get rid of the one I have?”

While this attitude toward astrology is understandable, it seems as though the stars in their course have something more important to tell us about ourselves.”
💫
🐏 indomitable purpose
🐂 the art of wealth
👯‍♂️ versatile as quicksilver
🦀 armored homemaker
🦁 divine autocrat
🙋🏽‍♀️scrupulous caretaker
⚖️ organized aesthete
🦂 complex healer
🏹 enigmatic traveler
🐐 oldest youngster
🏺 defies catagorizing
🎏 youthful elder

“While it’s true that emotional relationships are likely to transcend astrological judgment, some unfortunate marriages or alliances could be avoided.”

PSYCHOANALIZING THE TWELVE ZODIACAL TYPES - by Manly Hall ©️1982
Available now as an e-book ⚡️

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Dedicated to the Truth-Seekers of All Time

The Philosophical Research Society (PRS) was founded in 1934 by wisdom scholar and prolific author Manly P. Hall as a repository of the world’s wisdom. His international travels culminated in the collection of manuscripts, rare books, artwork, and esoterica that became the foundation for the library, designed by architect Robert Stacy-Judd in 1935. The historic Mayan-inspired campus is home as well to an art gallery, auditorium, bookstore, and lecture room. A nonprofit institution, PRS offers a full calendar of lectures, online courses, workshops, wellness classes, concerts, and special events to the general public. As the 1959 inscription on the cornerstone of Hall's auditorium reads, PRS is "Dedicated to the truth seekers of all time."