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    The Fhilosophical Research Society, llnc.

    39to Lot Feliz Blud.. - Lot Angele.r, Calit'. 90027 '663-2167

    MANLY P. HALL HENRY L. DR,{KE


    President - Founder Vice-President

    CONTRIBUTORIS BTTTJ.ETTN - APRIT 1977

    THE ESOTERIC SCHOOI^S

    DEAR FRÏENDS:

    E FREQTTENTLY recelve nequests fron students rho rlsh to nake a direct


    contact rith lnitiated teachers and thelr schools. As lt ls difficult
    to personally ansrer all these requests, I an taling thls opportunfty
    to shed a líttle light on thls subJect. A brief hístorieal survey of
    the {ystery School systems nay prove heLpful. In Eg¡rpt and Greece
    the sanctuarÍes of the sacred sciences tere never ehrouded by obscur-
    Ity. The tenples ar¡d thelr hlerarshies of initiated prlests rere the custodians
    of all aduanced bra¡rches of learnlng, incJ.udfng the esoterfc sciences. They
    nay be likened to the great r¡niversitles of the modern rorld, with the lmportant
    difference that lngtruction alrays eneompassed extraordlnarl¡ veneratLon for Delty
    a¡d the divÍne laws rhlch govern hr¡man conduct.
    Contenporaqy with the lrdystery Schools were philosophical academlesr such as those
    presided over by Srbhagoras, Plato, a¡rd Aristotle. Ioung persons wlshing to
    dedicate their llves to the search for and servlce of the sublime truthe of belng
    first associated thenselves rith venerated teaclrers, rho comr¡nlcated to then the
    deeper aspects of nathenatics, astrortoqy, a¡rd mrlsic. A disciple of such teachers
    who wished to advance further in spiritual lnsight night then ask to be accepted
    as a car¡didate for firrther enllghtennent in the sacerdotal colleges. If hts
    academic record was ad.equate a¡rd his moral oonduct exen¡llary, he ras accepted as
    a probationer by one of the temples. Ttre period of probatlonehip vas usually
    fron two to ten years, and if he nade satlsfactoqr progress he ror¡ld recel.ve in-
    itÍation lnto the Lesser ltffsterfes.
    It should also be mentioned that the lnitiation celemoriy ras largely rltualistic.
    The ca¡¡didate beheld. an elaborate theatrical spectacle, concerned rith the
    d,eitles a¡¡d their particlpatlon ín huna¡r affairs. It ls a nistake to assume
    that secret lnformatlon ln the fom of verbal teaohings rere given by the
    Hierophant. The nerly ínitlated brother ras expected to neditate upon the rl.tes
    rhich he had, beheld, and in rhlch he had particlpated. The key to the symbols

    A NoN-pRoFIT oRGANIZ-{TION, IìoUNDED lrv 1934,nEntcATED To rHE DISSEI\IINATION oF usEFUL KNo\ryLEDcE


    IN THE FIELDS OF PHILOSOPHY, COI\{P-ARATM RELIGION, AND pSyCHOLOcy
    must come fron withfn hlnself, for in all cases, his owr¡ lruter consciousness
    was his preceptor. As a result of this t¡æe of tralning, the splrltual keys
    to l1fe could never eorne to the rrnworttly, nor could they be erposed or degraded.
    Having become lnrardly aware, the initiate oould instruct hls orn disciples--
    not on the authorlty of the tenple, but according to the release of the soul
    porers resident rithln hln.
    After the decline of the claesical lv$stery Schoo1s, speclal systens of s¡rnbollsn
    derlved fron ancient sources Íere used to perpetuate the comunicatlon of secret
    lrrowledge. The alchenists rere a good exarple of tl¡ls procedure. Iúcst of the
    strange enblens included ln their rritlngs came fro¡n antlqutty, ard oould be
    r¡nlocked only through nedltation or contemplatLon. There are nå¡ry accounts of
    alchenlstlcal adepts or rnssters appearlng to quallfled dlscipLes in their labor-
    atories, The identlties of these hemetlo sages heve never been revealed.
    They went under nany names, and perhaps the nost fanous of such pseudon¡rns tas
    the titl.e'nElfdÈ, the A¡t1åtí.rr llhen'lt'ls uriilerötooô that'thè Thole rystery of
    alchenqy ras humån regeneration and the rel,ease of those divine powers latent
    fn every hr¡¡nan beÍng, it is not dlfficult to reaLlze that alcheqr tas another
    nane for the classlcal lfystery Schools. Various systens used dlfferent e¡m-
    bolical systems. The Dionyslan Artlfiaers interpreted the seolets of the lru¡er
    llfe through architecture; the 0qphlcs selected mr¡slo to velL thefr esoterÍc
    Ínstructlon; and the ftrthagoreans chose nathematlcs as tbe ¡¡ost perfect ray
    of descrlbing universal processes.
    Another interesting group was the FraternLty of tbe Roey Cross. Thelr flrst
    nanifesto ras publlshed ln L6L4, and rhile taken lLteralþ by nost of its
    readers, Lt ras a veiled representatlon of the {ysterA School- s¡reten. Inspired
    by the idea that a ur¡iversal refornatlon of nanktnd ras ùmLnent, rnargr thought-
    ful persons atteryted to comu¡l.cate rith the Fraternlty. So far as Ls trcrom,
    no one ever recelved a¡r answer. In desperation several rou,ld-be Jolners pub-
    lished short paÍìFhlets or tracts, hoping that theEe rould corne to the attentlon
    of Roslcrucia¡r initiates. To add frrrther confuslon, a gDoup of apologlsts arose
    to defend the Fraternity, and their laudatory ¡enarks brought forth a stom of
    crltlclsns and condew¡atlons, through all of rhlch tbe Brothers of the Rosy
    Cross nalntalned a dlgniff.ed silenoe. It ras not long, horever, before impos-
    ture set ln to erçloft the asplratfone of tbe gullible. Certaln lndivlduals,
    sone of whon nay have hed, nore Lnfornation than they rlshed to reveal-, polnted
    out thë Vall.dlty of the hernetic a-fonr $Íhen the dlsciple'ls read¡r, the master.
    appea¡s.rr Alchemlcal rritings sr¡pport thls polnt of vier, a¡rd even to the
    present tlne it is assureal that the genuine sptritual orders have their otn
    ways of discoverlng suftable candidates.

    The n;ystlcal tradltlon ls not a doctrine tJrat ls taught as te night teach bloL-
    ogy, Jurisprudence, or É¡one other secular systen of hlorJ,edge. The student does
    not slt at the feet of an adept rho ri1l a¡rs;er all hls questlons ar¡d shane
    rlth hln the deepest rysterles of llfe. Each nust r¡nfold the latent porers
    regident ln his orr¡ soul. He must resoluteþ and qufetly accompLish the trane-
    mutatlon of his own nature. A1l the legft{mate religlons of the vorl-d are
    gates leading torard the ennoblement of hunan cheracter. Such efnple guides
    as the Ten Comsndments a¡rd the Ser.non on the Mor¡nt refine character and butLat
    for¡¡rdatlons of lntegrlty. They pnovlde tl¡e approved ray of probetionshlp. Each
    truthseeker must put his ovrn life l.n order, overcome the comon faults which
    are the lnpedlments to spiritual grorth, and free hÍs heart and nind from per-
    sonal anbitions. lrfotiveg beeome alL tnportar¡t factors--even the quest for enlight-
    ennent can be an aspeet of self-centeredness. Patlence and hunillty are essential
    to probatlonship. No one can denand enltghterunent--Ít nust be earned through
    self discipline.
    In the Eg¡ptian system there rere speolal rites and cere¡nonies to nark the transÍ-
    tion between chlldhood and naturlty. OnJ.y those rho passed through these tests
    successfr¡lly could be accepted lnto fulI ottÍzenship. Instructlon given at this
    tlme set forth clearly the obligations of membership ln the sociaL structure. The
    teachings thus inparted, were largel-y moral and ethical but night also inelude
    rtgid physical disciplines. Because of tbe religious overtones these ceremonies
    nade a deep and lastlng lnpressÍon and constituted a guide to character whlch
    lasted throughout the physlcaL lf.fe. Iorurg people rith this early training mtght
    in later yeais sssk arlmÍôbibn"lrito the State^IffSterfèsr"fi¡1Ly brarè of the"respÒn-
    slbillties they would face. They lrrer that rÍsdon ras not lnrparted, but e:rperienced.
    The heart led the ¡nind and moderated alL ettitudes w'ith corpassion and rnutual
    affection. Plato declared that all krorledge ras intended to build a foutdatl.on
    under faith, for only deep and sincere believing in Dlvlne Provldence and the
    nornal hrrnan virtues prepared the trrrthseeker for internal enlighter¡¡nent. The
    passing of ages have not altered or nod:ifled the anclent path. We nust all- advance
    by groringr and eaeh person rnust accorplf.sh his orn gmrbh. Ìbderate study nay
    assist, but only to the degree that it leads to the acceptance of the Dlvlne
    Experience.

    It ls obvious that among the qualltles that each student ¡nust develop rlthin hin-
    self ls dlgsrlmi¡ation. NormaLl-y consclence, whÍch ls a soul poter, protects us
    fron foming allegiencea rhich are detrfmentaL to personal unfoldnent. If, however,
    our spirltr¡al anbltlons are too strong and ovemhelm our proper asplratlons, re
    siuply fail ln a test and nust bear the consequences. We can all learn from each
    other, but each perso¡¡ nust interpret rhat he learns 1n tetns of the needs of his
    orn soul. A sínple exar¡rle nay be the case of a doctor whon I tr¡ror quite rell.
    He fra¡rkly admitted that hÍs enlightennent as a ptrysician began after he had
    graduated from his ¡nedical school. lle ras a sincere and good rnan rho eamestly
    desired the inprovement of hls patÍents and, in the course of tlne, he developeil
    an ertra-sensorJr awaneness far rcre ascurate than laboratory tests. It is nuch
    the gane rlth those isearching for depth of ' understandl.ng. If they are fatthfuL'
    in the trrrorledge that has been gfrren to then and to the needs of those arorr¡d
    then, they prepare the proper ray for the release of sor¡I porers. Tt¡e old teach-
    lng teLls us'thÊt the light rlthin ourselves, shining through the lanterrr of our
    orn hearts reveals or¡r r.eadiness for higher lnstruction. llhen the tlne ls right
    the nert leve1 of insight ls given to us. Thus searching 1s actually a process
    of becoming. If re vere alone on a desert lsland and rere worthy, the teacher
    rould be there.
    StnqerelV and gratefully yours,

    7Tæ P//*4
    Manly P. Hall-
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