Manly P. Hall's "Unseen Forces" is a short
text dealing with elementals, our etheric and astral bodies, the Dweller on the
Threshold, and the need to cultivate non-attachment and various virtues to
further the evolution of man. In passing, he also mentions
"initiations", which seem to be kundalini-related. Hall discusses the
perils of Spiritualism, claiming that most spirits conjured up during séances
are elementals occupying the astral shells of the dead, who has long since
passed on to other realms. Thought forms are also discussed. I got the
impression that most of Hall's ideas in "Unseen Forces" come straight
from Blavatsky's and Besant's Theosophy, and perhaps from Bailey. Hall's own
group had the neutral-sounding name Philosophical Resarch Society. "Unseen
Forces" could be seen as a kind of esoteric teaser trailer, but people
more widely read will probably find little new here.
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