The Human Body in Symbolism
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Science & Nature, Fiction & Literature, Classics
| Author: | Manly P. Hall | ISBN: | 1230000419864 |
| Publisher: | Edition du Phoenix d'Or | Publication: | May 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Manly P. Hall |
| ISBN: | 1230000419864 |
| Publisher: | Edition du Phoenix d'Or |
| Publication: | May 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The oldest, the most profound, the most universal of all symbols is the human body. The Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, and Hindus considered a philosophical analysis of man's triune nature to be an indispensable part of ethical and religious training.
The Mysteries of every nation taught that the laws, elements, and powers of the universe were epitomized in the human constitution; that everything which existed outside of man had its analogue within man. The universe, being immeasurable in its immensity and inconceivable in its profundity, was beyond mortal estimation. Even the gods themselves could comprehend but a part of the inaccessible glory which was their source.
The oldest, the most profound, the most universal of all symbols is the human body. The Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, and Hindus considered a philosophical analysis of man's triune nature to be an indispensable part of ethical and religious training.
The Mysteries of every nation taught that the laws, elements, and powers of the universe were epitomized in the human constitution; that everything which existed outside of man had its analogue within man. The universe, being immeasurable in its immensity and inconceivable in its profundity, was beyond mortal estimation. Even the gods themselves could comprehend but a part of the inaccessible glory which was their source.
