Ronnie Pontiac was the personal research assistance for Manly P. Hall at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. He is author of American Metaphysical Religion: Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World.

Here he focuses primarily on the colonial period of American history, emphasizing the influence of 17th century Rosicrucian tradition.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:14:47 Thomas Morton

00:26:50 Pre-colonial America

00:32:43 John Winthrop the Younger

00:43:43 Rosicrucians

00:58:58 Roger Williams

01:02:13 Conclusion

Edited subtitles for this video are available in Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, and Spanish.

(Recorded on May 14, 2023)

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Published on May 29, 2023