Manly P. Hall, The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah
The circle and unity in Hall
Hall’s discussion of the number one brings natural forces and thought back to a shared origin. He describes mental ability as an attunement to planes of thought and gives human effort a single aim: union of intelligence with its creator. The unbroken circle on the page supplies a visual counterpart to this movement from many activities towards one underlying principle.
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Unity as origin and aim
DocumentedHall writes that thought is a unity and presents natural forces as one in their causation.
An unbroken boundary
InterpretationThe circle provides a compact visual form for the unity discussed in the surrounding text.
Context & interpretation
The illustration and accompanying passage on the cited page of The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah.
Original passages
Source 1
The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah
All thought is a unityOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Illustration and accompanying passage
Quotation and accompanying passage individually checked against the exact original page image. Line breaks and line-end hyphenation normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0484-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0484-E001-P0027
- Original scan leaf
- 32
- Recorded leaf number
- 32
- Current Reader position
- 25
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
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Five as a spiritual number in Hall
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Hall associates six with a latent faculty of clear vision and a returning movement towards its source.
Same subject and traditionThe eternal triangle in Hall
Hall uses the triangle to describe a threefold human nature brought into harmony.
Same subject and traditionThe square and crystallisation in Hall
Hall makes the square an image of matter, resistance and a problem that spiritual effort must work through.