Manly Palmer Hall
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Master mystic and philosopher Manly P. Hall dedicated his life to uncovering ancient truths. Explore his legendary books, lectures, and timeless legacy.
c/manly-p-hall
Master mystic and philosopher Manly P. Hall dedicated his life to uncovering ancient truths. Explore his legendary books, lectures, and timeless legacy.
…in the devil? The other, who was two years older and therefore much more sophisticated, replied, No, I don't. The devil is like Santa Claus. It's your father. Well, that's the way it is anyway. But there is no such a thing as a spirit of evil. Goethe…
…the person. It is not simply a day to send gifts. It is not a day to take the kids to the store to see Santa Claus. There is something more to it than this. There is a great significance behind it. And we have buried the significance in a term…
…Now, one little boy said to the other, Do you believe in the devil? The other one said, No, of course not. It's like Santa Claus. It's your father. We have plagued the world with devils since the beginning, and it's been very nice to be able to shift…
…taking care of the other side of the world, we are also in a dilemma. It is like the small child's question as to how Santa Claus can be in so many places at one time. The moment we think we take on a critical relationship to knowledge, in fact, to…
…was never just what we have here. St. Nicholas in Europe was often symbolized by a clerical figure. It's very often St. Nicholas of Santa Claus or Chris Pringle who wore the robes of a phallus. He was a priest with the Croydon staff a mitre he came as…
…secret source of good for those we care for, for those we believe in, for those we hope will be happy. So that Santa Claus represents a spirit of generosity in ourselves. It's something in which for a moment we forget what we want and what we would…
…all along the line we have this problem of the little child leading father time into the future father time is not only Santa Claus so to say but also it is the Greek and Egyptian god Cronus or Saturn Saturn the ancient god represents eternal law that…
…has gradually been changed to love It is some way a concern which is hard to determine a concern for those who need with Santa Claus taking from the rich and giving to the poor and with Santa Claus bestowing all kinds of gifts and causing all kinds of…
…hard to determine a concern for those who need with Santa Claus taking from the rich and giving to the poor and with Santa Claus bestowing all kinds of gifts and causing all kinds of strange things but the children who receive these gifts by the time…
…such internal susceptibility to the belief in such things. There was quite a battle not long ago over the probability that Santa Claus was undermining the psychology of the young, that it just wasn't right to deceive children even in this way. Actually,…
…These last two Christmas seasons, some new psychologists have appeared, and several specialists in child psychology have said, let's have Santa Claus back. It is not as detrimental to the child as an average evening in front of the television. If the…
…the symbol of the benevolence in human nature it is a magnificent symbolism a beautiful legend a beautiful emblem of something Santa Claus is the benevolence in the human heart. It is that which we are in ourselves which causes us to bestow happiness,…
…we care for and for our world in general. We are therefore, all of us in a sense, capable of becoming a form of Santa Claus. We sometimes realize that, as it was in a paper article many years ago, that no one can see Santa Claus, therefore most…
…form of Santa Claus. We sometimes realize that, as it was in a paper article many years ago, that no one can see Santa Claus, therefore most people do not believe he exists. Well, this is very nice. It's one modification. We don't see God, but we have…
…see God, but we have a suspicion that he exists. But he doesn't exist as an old man with a long beard, nor Santa Claus with his red hat. The principles of these powers are in our own consciousness. Christmas is a release from within ourselves of an…
…things acts upon our internal faculties and perhaps this has something to do with Christmas very definitely in the dear old image of Santa Claus Santa Claus really a myth well we know that the old Saint Nicholas of Myra was a real old bishop we also…
…upon our internal faculties and perhaps this has something to do with Christmas very definitely in the dear old image of Santa Claus Santa Claus really a myth well we know that the old Saint Nicholas of Myra was a real old bishop we also know that he…
…an original and the original is in himself inside therefore somewhere lurking in the inner reality of things is a mysterious reality called Santa Claus he doesn't have a long beard he doesn't wear a red jacket but he is a principle in us he is something…
…we become associated therefore when we have to let little children know that there's a question as to whether there is a Santa Claus or not what we are really telling them is that we no longer believe in this visualization within ourselves we do not…
…not what we are really telling them is that we no longer believe in this visualization within ourselves we do not believe in Santa Claus because Santa Claus is not working inside of us but somewhere in every human being there is a Santa Claus it has to…
…that has always been so represented from the deers on the egg-draisel tree of Odin to the deer that pulls the sleigh of Santa Claus the deer has always been a symbol It has been a symbol of imagination. It has been a symbol of the various processes…
…causing all kinds of strange things but the children who receive these gifts by the time they're five years old don't believe in Santa Claus much anymore but what they should believe in is the idea behind it namely that there are people in the world who…
…have a fulfillment which perhaps has been denied to their own parents It isn't just the fact that there is a fabled Santa Claus. It is the spirit of sharing. But the gifts themselves must be something significant. They can't just be something that is…
…All these things mean that we've got to change the change the tone of things. And here comes Christmas now with our little Santa Claus all around. The merchant's doing very well in spite of the collapse of the stock market, which is a little symptom, by…
…well in spite of the collapse of the stock market, which is a little symptom, by the way, of the facts of life. The Santa Claus isn't going to die because the stock market broke down. Something may change. We may have to find a new way to allow him…
…is to open our eyes to the reality and values that come to us from the tragedies and trials of our own experiences. If Santa Claus brings us the key to our own problem, if Santa Claus brings us an answer to our own selfishness, in one way or another,…
…from the tragedies and trials of our own experiences. If Santa Claus brings us the key to our own problem, if Santa Claus brings us an answer to our own selfishness, in one way or another, expanding our insight, deepening our understanding, and…
…for the growth and happiness of all the creatures that inhabit it. That's all that has to come. And that's what maybe Santa Claus is bringing a little of that news and that's the whole sacrament. Giving us a little more courage. This Christmas reminds us…
…is generally recognized Exploitation will continue without interruption, and there will be no real security anywhere in the world. So the Santa Claus, maybe this year, brings a message, a message which is like the message of old St. Nicholas of Myra, the…
…own conscience. It can be something of our own love and in our hearts. Perhaps a blazing symbol of a divine power in ourselves. Santa Claus in our own hearts becomes the bestower of all good to all whom we know and all whom we will meet and understand…
…are really telling them is that we no longer believe in this visualization within ourselves we do not believe in Santa Claus because Santa Claus is not working inside of us but somewhere in every human being there is a Santa Claus it has to be because…
…not believe in Santa Claus because Santa Claus is not working inside of us but somewhere in every human being there is a Santa Claus it has to be because from the beginning human beings have in moments at least served others in need they have given…
…has made possible everything that we are. Therefore, each of us, in a sense, if we understand it correctly, become workers in the Santa Claus factory. We are all helping to make the gifts that Santa Claus is going to bring to the little children. We are…
…sense, if we understand it correctly, become workers in the Santa Claus factory. We are all helping to make the gifts that Santa Claus is going to bring to the little children. We are there helping in the world, helping a war-stricken world, helping a…
…be following. In the actual problem itself, it also happens, of course, that parental influence on the young is a kind of Santa Claus experience. We take care of them until they can take care of themselves. We become a foster father or mother to those…
…there is a reality behind life. which is not only a disciplinarian, but is also a great and bountiful spirit of generosity. So, Santa Claus comes to be a kind of a symbol of the return to life of these things which are hopes. The Christmas tree is…
…new life in truth, which is difficult for us to even describe. But it is very, very important. So this deal, let Santa Claus bring us, perhaps, another gift of insights a gift of appreciation, a gift of understanding, and a realization that our problems…
…our own perversities. So at Christmas all these things should come home to us in a more or less definite manner. And somewhere Santa Claus and his sleigh is riding by and we wonder how people came to believe at one time or another that he came down…
…more conscious of the realities that we serve. Persons of advancing years are sometimes at serious loss on these matters. Therefore, Santa Claus might come down a few chimneys in that area of life and bring to older people who have retired from business…