The Adepts in the Esoteric Classical Tradition by Manly P. Hall

Part One: The Initiates of Greece and Rome (104 pages)This illustrated work on classical paganism explores the “lost” period of mystical tradition, between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, in the search for a better understanding of Man’s place in the Divine Plan.Excerpt: “One of the teachings of the initiate tradition in Greece related to the mystery of time. The temple did not divide duration into past, present, and future. Divine and universal laws manifest themselves in an eternal now. Enlightenment belongs to no generation, nor does it increase or diminish. It is always and everywhere. Those who deserve it receive it and, if institutions fade away, the individual remains leader of his own destiny.”Part Two: Mystics and Mysteries of Alexandria (122 pages)Covering the esoteric schools which flourished in Alexandria for over 500 years and combined the teachings of the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, as well as Jewish scholars and early Christian Mystics Manly continue