The Initiates of the Flame

The Initiates of the Flame is a spiritual book written by Manly P. Hall and originally published in 1922.

Published when Hall was very young, barely 20 years old, this book offers a brief and easy-to-understand introduction to occultism and esotericism.

Hall explains many concepts of esoteric philosophy and discusses the ancient wisdom teachings of various mythologies from around the world.

Hall shows the next dimension of human existence and explains the truth that lies in the symbolism of the classical philosophical and religious traditions.

"Few realize that even at the present stage of civilization in this world, there are souls who, like the priests of the ancient temples, walk the earth and watch and guard the sacred fires that burn upon the altar of humanity. Purified ones they are, who have renounced the life of this sphere in order to guard and protect the Flame, that spiritual principle in man, now hidden beneath the ruins of his fallen temple".