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This is a book that can be recommended not only to researchers working in the field of Jewish mysticism, but also to colleagues working in the field of religious studies in general. Through its very provocative title–and then through well-argued but dense…

There is not one but an infinite number of qabalahs. Each of us have a unique relationship with the symbols used in qabalistic magic. Therefore each of us are building a personal and unique version of the Tree of Life. Every qabalist must chose and constr…

Many people doubt whether the science of Kabbalah is a science in the proper meaning of this word. Should it be attributed to the category of the natural sciences, such as physics, chemistry, and biology which research the nature of the surrounding world,…

This is not a review of the new anthology by Daniel Horwitz, “A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader”; it’s about something I realized when I saw the book on my editor’s bookshelf — that I’m not in love with Kabbalah anymore. Horwitz’s anthology, part of…

Kabbalah (literally “receiving” in Hebrew) is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought. Its definition varied according to the tradition from its religious origin as an integral part of Judaism, to its later Christian, new age, and occult adap…