Man the Grand Symbol of the Mysteries

About this book

What if the human body were a miniature image of the universe? Manly P. Hall follows this ancient idea through religious symbolism, anatomy, myth and the secretive language of initiation.

Organs, proportions and bodily functions become signs in a larger symbolic scheme, with illustrations linking the human figure to temples, stars and spiritual hierarchies. Hall assembles material from many traditions in his characteristic encyclopaedic manner. His correspondences are often speculative, yet the book is a revealing exploration of the old belief that a person contains, in miniature, the pattern of creation.