Mystical Symbolism of the Rubaiyat
Manly Palmer Hall
Jonathan
May 10, 2026Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
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From the "Esoteric, Metaphysical" collection. Recorded at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.
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The transcript is a lecture on Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat as a mystical text, arguing that its wine, rose, dawn, and tavern imagery symbolize spiritual awakening rather than literal pessimism or alcoholism. It connects Sufi ideas to Buddhism, Christianity, and other traditions, emphasizing love, inner transformation, and the universal path to divine consciousness.
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