Words to the Wise: A Practical Guide to the Esoteric Sciences

Originally published in 1964, Manly provides guidelines to help readers how to evaluate the difference between true and false paths to wisdom. Manly also explains what is expected of the sincere truth seeker and clarifies key differences between ancient wisdom organizations and modern groups.

• How to contact bonafide sources of occult philosophy and spiritual instruction.
• Advice for the person who desires to apply himself.
• Discovering the system best suited to their needs.
• When metaphysical organizations make superhuman claims.
  

This second edition contains a preface by Manly Hall written in 1964 and a second preface written twenty years later.

"Cults come and go, "isms" rise and fall, sects appear and disappear, but the easy believer will never be without a belief easy to believe."

Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990), was a Canadian-born scholar and philosopher. He began his public career in the related fields of philosophy and comparative religion at the age of nineteen and devoted his life to teaching, writing, and lecturing without interruption for over half a century.

Hall travelled extensively in Europe, Asia, and Central America, and assembled a magnificent library. He gave nearly seven thousand different lectures and talks and appeared on numerous radio and television stations throughout the United States. He wrote over thirty-five books, scores of essays, and hundreds of articles.