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The PRS Library houses some of the rarest
collections in consciousness studies, psychology, eastern & western
religions, mysticism, metaphysics, classical and modern philosophy.
The primary aim of the Library is to provide researchers and
students with hard-to-find materials. The Library also supports the
University of Philosophical Research through the development
and maintenance of its large local collection.
Virtually unique in the United States as a wisdom literature
resource, the PRS Library houses an impressive collection of more
than 30,000 items—books, manuscripts, periodicals & other items
devoted to art, astrology, comparative religion, ancient & modern
philosophy, psychology, science and related subjects, including many
rare original editions from the 15th to the 18th
centuries.
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Featured Titles in Our Collection
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ALCHEMY:
Paracelsus Theoprastus: Prognostication. (Facsimile of original
1536 Latin text next to French translation)
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ASTROLOGY:
Vijayaraghavulu: Text Book on Mathematical Astrology. (Written by a physician
and surgeon with precise and complete tables for calculating
nativities. London 1927)
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COMPARATIVE
RELIGION:
Count Goblet
D'Alviella: The Hibbert Lectures. (Lectures on the origin
and growth of the conception of God as illustrated by Anthropology
and History. Oxford 1897)
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DIVINATION:
K.
Kirchenhoffer: The Book of Fate. (Formerly in possession
of Napoleon, late emperor of France; containing a German translation
of an ancient Egyptian manuscript found in 1801. London 1829)
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MANLY P.
HALL: Lady of Dreams: A fable in the manner of the Chinese. (Los Angeles 1943)
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MEDICINE,
HEALING:
Francis
Adams: The Genuine Works of Hippocrates. (in two volumes. London
1849)
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MYTHOLOGY:
Albert Cornoy: The Mythology of All Races. (Illustrated in eight
volumes. Boston 1917)
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ORIENTALIA:
Fa-Hien: A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms. (Being an account by a
Chinese monk of his travels, 399 to 414 A.D. Translated by James
Legge. Oxford 1886)
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PHILOSOPHY,
ANCIENT:
Thomas
Taylor: Two Orations of Emperor Julian.
(1932)
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PHILOSOPHY,
MODERN:
Georg Wilhelm
Frederich Hegel: The Philosophy of History.
(1900)
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POPULAR
METAPHYSICS:
Richmond Onley:
Temple Lectures of the Order of the Magi . (Delivered before the
grand temple of the order, 1892)
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PROPHESY:
James Esdaice: Natural and Mesmeric Clairvoyance.
(With the practical
application of mesmerism in surgery and medicine. 1852)
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PSYCHOLOGY:
Stanislav Grof,
M.D.: Realms of the Human Unconscious. (In collaboration with
Joan Halifax, Anthropologist. 1975)
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SECRET
SOCIETIES:
Bernard Fay:
Revolution and Freemasonry: 1680-1800.
(Boston 1935)
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THEOSOPHY:
Annie
Besant & C.W. Leadbeater:
Man, Whence How and Whither.
(1922)
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Library
Opening Times:
Saturday -
12noon to 4pm
Sunday -
12:30pm to 4pm
PRS is a research facility, not a lending
Library, but strives to make its
collection available
to the needs of its patrons. If you have an access concern, or
research related question of an esoteric subject, contact our
librarian at
library@prs.org or our General Manager
(Jeanne Harris) at 323.663.2167
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For many decades PRS has relied upon the generosity of its loyal
supporters and its small dedicated and selfless staff. The
ever-rising cost of running an institution devoted to Philosophy
never ceases. If you have old, rare, new texts, or would like to
make a meaningful donation to the Society and Library, please call
PRS at 323.663.2167.
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PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH
SOCIETY
3910 Los Feliz Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
ph 323.663.2167
fax 323.663.9443
email
info@prs.org
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