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Particular attention is paid to Neoplatonism, ancient Christianity, Rosicrucian and Freemasonic traditions, ancient mysteries, pagan rites and symbols, and Pythagorean mathematics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1929-the year after the publication of Hall's magnum opus-this edition includes the author's original subject index, twenty diagrams prepared under his supervision for the volume, and his 1984 preface, which puts the book in context for the contemporary reader.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secret Teachings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106133950649,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/4026\/2073\/files\/Untitleddesign-61.png?v=1778027967"},{"product_id":"notes-from-the-underground-by-fydor-dostoesky","title":"Notes From The Underground by Fydor Dostoesky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks the dividing line between nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, and between the visions of self each century embodied. 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