Fundamentals of Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah

Although kabbalah began as an esoteric practice of a small group of educated men today this ancient mystical tradition is adapting to contemporary sensibilities including respect for the environment gender equality and conscious connection to other spiritual traditions. Access to this wisdom does not depend on one leader or require you to join a cult. Kabbalah which literally means ?that which is received? refers not only to the mystical maps of reality handed down by tradition but to the awareness each person ?receives? along their own journey.Kabbalah has always aimed at healing repairing and rebalancing the individual the community and the cosmos as a whole recognizing the unity in all creation. FUNDAMENTALS OF JEWISH MYSTICISM AND KABBALAH addresses both the historical sources and evolving tradition of kabbalah. Topics covered include shamanic healing the divine feminine amulets sacred sex dimensions of the soul time numerology the Tree-of-Life the Hebrew alphabet and the role of sacred texts and Torah.