Kabbalah Handbook

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781585425600
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (256 download)

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Book Synopsis Kabbalah Handbook by : Gabriella Samuel

Download or read book Kabbalah Handbook written by Gabriella Samuel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive single-volume reference guide to the terms and ideas of Kabbalah by a longtime teacher of Jewish mysticism -perfect for the serious student and newcomer alike. People of all faiths and backgrounds are drawn to the inspiration, knowledge, and spiritual insight that Kabbalah offers. But too often writings on Jewish mysticism are impenetrable for the novice, overly simplified for the advanced student, or misrepresent and sensationalize Kabbalistic practice. The Kabbalah Handbook is the first comprehensive single-volume Kabbalah reference guide that is indispensable for Kabbalah students of every level. The Kabbalah Handbook features: - more than five hundred key terms and concepts in straightforward, easy-to-read definitions and thorough, well-researched discussions; - Hebrew, English, and Hebrew transliteration for each item; - the language of origin for each term; - a discussion of all sides of differing opinions within Kabbalistic philosophy; - pronunciation guides; - nondiscriminatory, gender-neutral language; - important historical information; - extensive cross-referencing that enables readers to find all terms, whether they are looking up a word in English or transliterated Hebrew; - twenty-eight original and innovative illustrations; - thirty-two tables and charts that organize and break down unwieldy material into manageable items; and - appendices covering topics such as the 613 Mitzvot (biblical commandments), the lunar calendar, and the sacred names of God.

The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438131917
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology by : Rosemary Guiley

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology written by Rosemary Guiley and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores this dark aspect of folklore and religion and the role that demons play in the modern world. Includes numerous entries documenting beliefs about demons and demonology from ancient history to the present.

Kabbalah Dictionary

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Publisher : Kabbalah Editions
ISBN 13 : 2923241029
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (232 download)

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Book Synopsis Kabbalah Dictionary by : Raphael Afilalo

Download or read book Kabbalah Dictionary written by Raphael Afilalo and published by Kabbalah Editions. This book was released on 2005 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary provides a genuine picture of the true Kabbalah through the main concepts and expressions used in Hebrew and also in Aramaic. Also, many examples are given of words or concepts hard to understand out of context. (World Religions)

The Sefirot

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The Sefirot by : Yaacov Dovid Shulman

Download or read book The Sefirot written by Yaacov Dovid Shulman and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish mystical tradition teaches that in order to create the many planes of being that culminated in our world, God brought into being ten sefirot, or vessels. These sefirot consecutively filtered (and continue to filter) God's spiritual light, so that universes separate from Him were able to emerge. It is the belief of Kabbalists that every person, object, and process in the world works through the energies of the sefirot, and every Jewish practice and holiday is a conductor that allows these energies to flow. Furthermore, because people contain analogues of the sefirot within themselves, they can intuit the spiritual truth of the upper worlds. Consequently, man's actions - acts of goodness and of religious meaning, such as keeping the Sabbath - can influence the heavenly sefirot and draw down their positive energy. This analogy, between the sefirot and one's personal manner of relating to God in a profound and deeply-felt way, is a theme discussed at length in the Breslov chasidic literature; particularly so in Likkutei Halachot, an eight volume collection of essays by Rabbi Nosson of Nemirov, an esteemed student of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. This work parallels the sixteenth-century collection of Jewish law known as the Shulchan Aruch. But whereas that work, the foundation of modern halachic practice, is a practical manual, Likkutei Halachot uses the halachah as a takeoff point for brilliant expositions of Breslov chasidism. It is Likkutei Halachot that forms the basis of Y. David Shulman's The Sefirot: Ten Emanations of Divine Power.

Hidden Religion

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610694783
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Hidden Religion by : Micah Issitt

Download or read book Hidden Religion written by Micah Issitt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering secret societies, mysterious ancient traditions, and the often-mistaken history of the world's religious symbols, this book takes readers on a tour through the fascinating world of religious symbolism and reveals the most mysterious and misunderstood facets of religion. Hidden Religion: The Greatest Mysteries and Symbols of the World's Religious Beliefs not only explores the history and origins of widely recognizable symbols, like the Christian cross and the Star of David, but also introduces readers to more obscure symbols from religious traditions around the world—even defunct ones like those of the ancient Aztec and Mayan societies. In addition, the book discusses the "religious secrets" found in the major religions, including secret societies of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism. Containing more than 170 entries, the encyclopedia is organized by religious category, such as Abrahamic, East Asian, and African Diasporic religions, then alphabetically within each category. Each entry is prefaced with a short introduction that explains where and when the religious tradition originated and describes the religion today. This information is followed by an analysis of the historical development and use of symbols along with an explanation of connections between symbols used by different religions, such as shared astrological symbolism in the form of moon, sun, or star motifs.

The Esoteric Collections book V

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304549585
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (45 download)

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Book Synopsis The Esoteric Collections book V by : vashisht Vaid

Download or read book The Esoteric Collections book V written by vashisht Vaid and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10-19 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of "The Esoteric Collections" - Part III came to be in existence as the previous Part -II could not contain all the esoteric articles, which I wished to, compile in that book, so I decided to compile the remaining articles in this third book which happens to be the 13th book in the esoteric knowledge series written by me. Although the science and technology has much advanced in the last few hundred years, which all humanity of planet earth has willingly accepted with open arms, the indwelling personality nature of the evolving human beings have continued their age old selfish nature based on prejudice, due to their unwilling to give up age old beliefs and established orders, which is unfortunately an attribute of so called false pride, attachments and greed, and which exists due to their polarization of evolving consciousness in the emotional plane of feelings and desires known as the Astral Plane [Kama Manas].

The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139477781
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel by : Benjamin D. Sommer

Download or read book The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel written by Benjamin D. Sommer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sommer utilizes a lost ancient Near Eastern perception of divinity according to which a god has more than one body and fluid, unbounded selves. Though the dominant strains of biblical religion rejected it, a monotheistic version of this theological intuition is found in some biblical texts. Later Jewish and Christian thinkers inherited this ancient way of thinking; ideas such as the sefirot in Kabbalah and the trinity in Christianity represent a late version of this theology. This book forces us to rethink the distinction between monotheism and polytheism, as this notion of divine fluidity is found in both polytheistic cultures (Babylonia, Assyria, Canaan) and monotheistic ones (biblical religion, Jewish mysticism, Christianity), whereas it is absent in some polytheistic cultures (classical Greece). The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel has important repercussions not only for biblical scholarship and comparative religion but for Jewish-Christian dialogue.

The Encyclopedia of Angels

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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438130023
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Angels by : Rosemary Guiley

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Angels written by Rosemary Guiley and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia describing and giving the history of angels from the time when the earth was created forward, using texts from Hebrew, Arabic, ancient and contemporary works.

Kabbalah Concepts

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Publisher : Kabbalah Editions
ISBN 13 : 292324110X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (232 download)

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Book Synopsis Kabbalah Concepts by : Raphael Afilalo

Download or read book Kabbalah Concepts written by Raphael Afilalo and published by Kabbalah Editions. This book was released on 2006 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to provide a genuine picture of the true Kabbalah. The study of Kabbalah involves a good comprehension of its general idea, as well as its concepts. The Kabbalah explains often allegorically, the beginning of creation as well as all the dynamic systems that are put in place to interact with man, and for the guidance of the worlds. These systems make us understand the purpose of our actions, their interactions with the superior realms, the hidden messages and meanings in the Torah. With a deeper understanding of the reasons and goals of all these actions, one could definitely ascend to a higher level of service and closeness to his Creator. In this book, the reader will find most of the basic concepts as well as some more advanced, to get on the right path of truly understanding the Kabbalah.

Kabbalah Glossary

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Publisher : Kabbalah Editions
ISBN 13 : 292324107X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (232 download)

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Book Synopsis Kabbalah Glossary by : Raphael Afilalo

Download or read book Kabbalah Glossary written by Raphael Afilalo and published by Kabbalah Editions. This book was released on 2005 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this glossary is to provide a genuine clarification of terms and concepts of the true Kabbalah. As an abridged version of the Kabbalah Dictionary, the reader will find a clear translation and explanation of the essential terms and concepts most often encountered in the Kabbalah. In the very rare books that deal seriously with the subject, the concepts of the Zohar and Kabbalah are often quoted but not explained. To study Kabbalah, it is important to have a good comprehension of its general idea, as well as its details. It is also necessary to be familiar with its usual terms and appellations, because, particular expressions and metaphors, as well as anthropomorphisms are used. Main concepts and expressions used in Hebrew and also in Aramaic, are explained in a clear and concise language for a good understanding of what Kabbalah truly is.

The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy

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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438130007
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy by : Rosemary Guiley

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy written by Rosemary Guiley and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.

The Higher Self & Lower Self

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 131257237X
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)

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Book Synopsis The Higher Self & Lower Self by : Vashist Vaid

Download or read book The Higher Self & Lower Self written by Vashist Vaid and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book named as "The Higher Self and the Lower Self", provides the ''questioning reader'' those important pieces of information, which ''Awakens'' or add on more ''Vital Conscious Energy Vibrations'' to the evolving ''Embodied Consciousness'' of the incarnated ''form container'', known in Sanskrit language as a ''Kosha'', which is commonly referred to as the ''physical body'' of conscious existence, having a '''given name'', which is provided after ''incarnation'' by the family elders upon this physical plane of planet earth, in most cases by the caring and loving ''Parents'', who perform the ''Name Giving Ritual''.

Contemplative Literature

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438457073
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemplative Literature by : Louis Komjathy

Download or read book Contemplative Literature written by Louis Komjathy and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first theoretically informed and historically accurate comparative anthology of primary texts on meditation and contemplative prayer. Written by international experts on the respective texts and corresponding traditions, Contemplative Literature provides introductions to and primary sources on contemplative practice from various religious traditions. The contributors explore classical Daoist apophatic meditation, Quaker silent prayer, Jewish Kabbalah, Southern Buddhist meditation, Sufi contemplation, Eastern Orthodox prayer, Pure Land Buddhist visualization, Hindu classical Yoga, Dominican Catholic prayer, Daoist internal alchemy, and modern therapeutic meditation. Each introduction to a contemplative text discusses its historical context, the associated religious tradition and literature, the method of contemplative practice, and the text's legacy and influence. Volume editor Louis Komjathy opens the work with a thoughtful consideration of interpretive issues in the emerging interdisciplinary field of contemplative studies. Readers will gain not only a nuanced understanding of important works of contemplative literature, but also resources for understanding contemplative practice and contemplative experience from a comparative and cross-cultural perspective.

History of Non-dual Meditation Methods

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Publisher : EDITORIAL SANZ Y TORRES S.L.
ISBN 13 : 8415550537
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Book Synopsis History of Non-dual Meditation Methods by : Javier Alvarado Planas

Download or read book History of Non-dual Meditation Methods written by Javier Alvarado Planas and published by EDITORIAL SANZ Y TORRES S.L.. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to study certain meditation methods followed not only by religious traditions or metaphysical movements that are still alive nowadays like Advaita Vedanta, Kabbalah (within the Jewish tradition), Christianity or Islam (particularly Sufism), but also practiced by other currents or schools that, even though already gone, significantly influenced the West. This is the case of Neoplatonism or Stoicism, whose influence was felt by ancient and medieval Christianity, or Greco-Egyptian Hermetism, which played an important role in the European cultural Renaissance from the 15th century on. A special consideration has been given to Christian tradition, introducing some of the most representative authors of recollection and their meditation methods. Este libro tiene por finalidad el estudio de ciertos métodos de meditación seguidos no solo por tradiciones religiosas o movimientos metafísicos que continúan vivos actualmente como el vedanta advaita, la cábala (en la tradición judía), el cristianismo o el islám (particularmente el sufismo), sino practicados también por otras corrientes o escuelas que, aunque ya desaparecidas, influyeron significativamente en Occidente. Es el caso del neoplatonismo o del estoicismo cuya influencia se dejó sentir en el cristianismo antiguo y medieval, o del hermetismo greco-egipcio que tuvo un papel destacado en el Renacimiento cultural europeo a partir del siglo XV. Especial consideración se ha dado a la tradición cristiana mostrando algunos de los autores más representativos del recogimiento y de su método de meditación.

A Partner in Holiness Vol 2

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1580238106
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (82 download)

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Book Synopsis A Partner in Holiness Vol 2 by : Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater, DMin

Download or read book A Partner in Holiness Vol 2 written by Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater, DMin and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find inspiration for a satisfying spiritual life of practice through the combination of contemporary mindfulness meditation and classical Hasidic spirituality. The soul yearns to feel connected to something greater and to know happiness despite personal suffering and seemingly endless need. Surprisingly, the perspectives of the late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Hasidic spiritual teachers offer a radically different Jewish theology that speaks directly to today's spiritual seekers whose faith has been shattered by both modernity and the Holocaust. These masters taught of interdependence, interconnectedness, selflessness, service and joy, anticipating the insights of contemporary science and twenty-first-century spirituality. Bringing together the teachings of beloved Hasidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev (1740–1809) and the practice of mindfulness meditation, Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater reveals a new entrance into Jewish spiritual life. Covering the Five Books of Moses, these two volumes present accessible translations of selections from Kedushat Levi, R. Levi Yitzhak's Hasidic Torah commentary, which emphasizes our spiritual capacity to transform consciousness and so our life experience. The selections are paired with Rabbi Slater's commentaries to illuminate their message.

In the Shadow of the Ladder

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Publisher : Nehora Press
ISBN 13 : 9657222087
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (572 download)

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Book Synopsis In the Shadow of the Ladder by : Yehudah Ashlag

Download or read book In the Shadow of the Ladder written by Yehudah Ashlag and published by Nehora Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is with these deeply personal questions that Rabbi Ashlag opens his Introductions. Moving easily from the experience of the individual to the role of humankind in Creation and back again, he teaches the interplay of light with its vessel. It is this dynamic that makes up the drama of the Creator in relationship to the creation. Evil, suffering, compassion and joy are shown to each have its place as the path unfolds from concealment of the Source to the full experience of Divine love. Rabbi Ashlag teaches Kabbalah, not as an esoteric study limited to the mystically inclined, but as a universal pathway of the spirit. Many books are available about Kabbalah. This book is Kabbalah itself. Its uniqueness lies in that it contains authentic texts of Kabbalah, yet it is accessible to the general reader as a result of the clarity of the translation and the easy style of the explanations. Book jacket.

Creative Meditation & Visualisation

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Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780284594
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Book Synopsis Creative Meditation & Visualisation by : David Fontana

Download or read book Creative Meditation & Visualisation written by David Fontana and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The powerful combination of meditation and visualization can be harnessed as an extremely effective tool for achieving your goals in whatever sphere you choose.