Manly P. Hall, The Sacred Magic of the Qabbalah
The eternal triangle in Hall
The triangle appears beside Hall’s account of the number three. He connects it with three worlds and with the brain, heart and generative system, then imagines these natures serving one another and a divine purpose. His discussion gathers examples from several religious and royal settings into one numerical interpretation. The figure gives that proposed threefold harmony a single geometric outline.
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Three natures
DocumentedHall relates three to worlds, bodily centres and a harmony among distinct aspects of human nature.
A figure of harmony
InterpretationHis triangle represents the coordinated relationship he proposes among those three aspects.
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
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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-P0038
- Original scan leaf
- 43
- Recorded leaf number
- 43
- Current Reader position
- 36
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
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Five as a spiritual number in Hall
The five-pointed star accompanies Hall’s account of spirit finding support in the four elements.
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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 circle and unity in Hall
A plain circle accompanies Hall’s account of unity, thought and the purpose of human effort.
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.