Qabalah: A Magical Primer
by John Bonner
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While it began as a mystical interpretation of Jewish scriptural texts, today Qabalah is much more. As John Bonner writes in his introduction, "Qabalah is a metaphysical philosophy, or rather a theosophy, that sets out to answer a series of vital questions regarding the nature of God, His creation, and the place of man in His divine plan." It is a living, growing system of personal development. In addition, much of contemporary Western magick is founded on the work of the Hermetic Order of show more the Golden Dawn, which based its ritual and teachings firmly in Qabalah. This scholarly introduction explores the mysteries of Qabalah through the symbolism of the Tree of Life and its four distinct elements: the three Pillars of Manifestation, the ten Holy Sephiroth, the Paths that run to and from the Sephiroth, and the Veils. For each Sephirah, Bonner provides detailed information on magical, astrological, and tarot correspondences - as well as how different religious traditions relate to the concepts contained in each. show lessTags
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- Epigraph
- Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Instead of complaining that God had hidden himself, you will give him thanks for having revealed so much of himself.
- Blaise Pascal, Pensees, 1670 - First words
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines Qabalah as the "Jewish Oral Tradition, mystic interpretation, esoteric doctrine, and occult lore," which as far as it goes is true enough.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)This title is simply the transliteration of Bereshith reversed, as is appropriate for a document giving instruction for the development of magical memory and which contains exercises involving speaking, writing, reading and even walking, backwards.
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