Gnosis 03: Kabbalah. A Journal of the Western Inner Traditions (New)

by Gnosis

Publisher: Gnosis

Binding: Magazine

Book ID: GNO03, GNO03

Price: $9.00

Description

"According to tradition, the Kabbalah is the secret wisdom of God, first given to Adam and Moses and passed on orally from teacher to student down through the ages to the present."
- Jay Kinney, from A Capsule History of the Kabbalah

Contents -- Fall-Winter 1986-'87

1
Editorial

2
Letters to the Editor

3
News & Notes
Who Reads GNOSIS?

5
Introduction: Why Bother with the Kabbalah?
by Jay Kinney

6
A Capsule History of the Kabbalah
by Jay Kinney
What is Kabbalah and where does it come from?

7
From the Zohar: "All of Israel Saw the Letters"
by Daniel Matt

8
Some Kabbalistic ABC's
by Jay Kinney

10
Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism: An Overview
by Pinchas Giller
A discussion of the relationship between the Kabbalah and Jewish philosophy.

13
A Thirst for the Living God
by Rav Abraham Kook
Translated by Burt Jacobson; Designed by Michael Green

16
The Kabbalah: Doorway to the Mind
by Edward Hoffman
The psychotherapist as spiritual counselor.

16
The City of the Just
by Edward Hoffman
A meditative exercise.

18
The GNOSIS Interview: Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
by Ya'qub ibn Yusuf
Of what value is Tradition? How is a tradition like software? How good is "pop" Kabbalah?

25
The Celestial Man of Light
by David Fideler

26
The Portrait of the King
by Reb Nahman
A new translation of a teaching tale with commentary by Ya'qub ibn Yusuf.

30
Evocation: An Example of Kabbalistic Magic
by Stephan Hoeller
Contacting spirits and extracting the powers of the soul.

34
A Higher Geometry
by Jay Kinney
The unique Kabbalistic research of the Meru Foundation.

36
A Reader's Guide to the Kabbalah
by David Meltzer
Recommended reading for the Kabbalistic student.

39
Book Reviews

School of Kabbalah by Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi
The Western Way: A Practical Guide to the Western Mystery Tradition. Vol.1: The Native Tradition. Vol. 2: The Hermetic Tradition by Caitlin and John Matthews
Porpyhry's Letter to His Wife Marcella, Concerning the Life of Philosophy and the Ascent to the Godstranslated by Alice Zimmern, introduction by David Fideler
Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Georg Luck
The Greek Magical Papyri in translation. Vol. 1: Texts edited by Hans Dieter Betz
Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisah Teish
The Mother's Songs: Images of God the Mother by Meinrad Craighead
The Unholy Bible by June Singer
Christianity/Islam: Essays on Esoteric Ecumenicism by Frithjof Schuon
Genisis: The First Book of Revelations by David Wood
All Things Are Lights by Robert Shea
Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics: Lifestyles for Self-Discovery by Marsha Sinetar

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