The Beginning of Human Life
Manly Palmer Hall
Jonathan
May 10, 20261958Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
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Lecture 1 of the "Esoteric Anthropology" series. Recorded in 1958 at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.
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This lecture frames anthropology as the study of humanity’s origins through both scientific and esoteric lenses, arguing that modern anthropology should be enriched by myth, religion, and ancient Greek thought. It presents human culture and consciousness as emerging from a divine or archetypal quickening, with myths and religious systems preserving clues to the deeper nature of man.
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