The Philosophy of Astrology by MANLY P. HALL | Part 1 of a Six-Part Series

The Philosophy of Astrology by MANLY P. HALL | Part 1 of a Six-Part Series

January 26, 2026 · 35 min

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The episode begins a six-part series exploring astrology through the lens of Manly P. Hall's manuscript.

In today’s episode we begin a six-part series that investigates the topic of astrology, which features me reading aloud and commenting upon a 6-chapter manuscript that Hall published in 1971 called The Philosophy of Astrology . This series follows the theme of our previous episodes in the “Monday P. Hall Mondays” series, which also considered the topic of astrology, viewing it from various angles. (Note: I’m now keeping a list of the Manly Hall Mondays episodes here ). In this episode, we look at chapter one from Hall’s booklet, which is titled “Esoteric Astrology as a Philosophy Which Sets Forth Intellectual and Moral Relations.” Basically, it introduces the fundamentals of how esoteric philosophy approaches the subject of astrology. In his teachings, Hall emphasizes Ptolemy’s geocentric mandala of the solar system as a visual metaphor of astrology’s core symbolism, with the image’s various components pertaining to the fundamental principles involved in (Western) astrological analysis. As we go through this chapter (and the series as a whole), keep this diagram handy as a reference tool. Note: This episode I am sharing openly on the podcast, but the rest of the episodes in this…

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