A while back, I was about where you're at regarding Hall but I had only been exposed to a little of his material. I thought, "Wow, this guy is really lining it out and I've got to study his work closely!" Being slow and lazy, I never got around to that.
But in the meantime, I was doing other research and came to certain pretty concrete conclusions involving some of the material Hall covers. Then when I heard more snippets of Hall, I thought, "Oh man, that guy sounds like he 100% knows what he's talking about but he's dead wrong."
So in my analysis, I see him one of two ways. Hall have been a limited hangout, a disinfo agent. I mean, he writes a book called "The Secret Teachings of All Ages" and no one tries to stop him? How secret and dangerous to the power structure could it actually be? Why, they barely even bother labeling him an anti-Semite.
On the other hand, he may have been in earnest but just incorrect on many important points. Then TPTB would allow and promote him for that very reason. As I said, I found certain things to be way off the mark, right over the cliff.
Given this, I wouldn't take him as a source or authority on anything. But his work can still alert you to the existence of things, which is way more than half the battle, and you can use it as a starting point for further research.
interesting take, no real disagreement on my end. There are some things hes bang on about, like his observations on society and behaviour. He puts every self help guru or modern intellectual to shame. BUT, your right, I have heard blatant lies.
A while back, I was about where you're at regarding Hall but I had only been exposed to a little of his material. I thought, "Wow, this guy is really lining it out and I've got to study his work closely!" Being slow and lazy, I never got around to that.
But in the meantime, I was doing other research and came to certain pretty concrete conclusions involving some of the material Hall covers. Then when I heard more snippets of Hall, I thought, "Oh man, that guy sounds like he 100% knows what he's talking about but he's dead wrong."
So in my analysis, I see him one of two ways. Hall have been a limited hangout, a disinfo agent. I mean, he writes a book called "The Secret Teachings of All Ages" and no one tries to stop him? How secret and dangerous to the power structure could it actually be? Why, they barely even bother labeling him an anti-Semite.
On the other hand, he may have been in earnest but just incorrect on many important points. Then TPTB would allow and promote him for that very reason. As I said, I found certain things to be way off the mark, right over the cliff.
Given this, I wouldn't take him as a source or authority on anything. But his work can still alert you to the existence of things, which is way more than half the battle, and you can use it as a starting point for further research.
interesting take, no real disagreement on my end. There are some things hes bang on about, like his observations on society and behaviour. He puts every self help guru or modern intellectual to shame. BUT, your right, I have heard blatant lies.