Climbing the Tree of Life: A Manual of Practical Magickal Qabalah - Softcover

Rankine, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905297068 ISBN 13: 9781905297061

Publisher: Avalonia, 2005

Synopsis

Qabalah is a dynamic system of esoteric philosophy that underlies most of the modern magickal traditions. It explores the nature of divinity, the niverse, the human soul, creation, the function of life and a whole range of other philosophical and metaphysical subjects. The Qabalah offers the opportunity to follow a well-defined and multi-layered map of magickal ritual, consciousness expansion, self-integration and balance.

Subjects covered in this book include:

– The Development of the Qabalah through History

– The Sephiroth, their symbols and temples

– The Divisions of the Tree of Life, including the Pillars, Worlds and Triads

– The Tetragrammaton or Unpronounceable Name of God

– The Shekinah and the Divine Feminine in Qabalah

– The Parts of the Human Soul and Qabalistic Doctrines on Reincarnation

– Qabalistic Ritual and Ritual Techniques

– Meditations on many aspects of the Tree of Life – Applying Qabalah in Daily Life.

About this title

About the Author

David Rankine has been studying & working within the Western Mystery Tradition since the 1970s and is a initiate of a number of traditions. He is the author of a many esoteric books - including Becoming Magick, The Guises of The Morrigan and Circle of Fire. He is also the co-author of Practical Angel Magic of Dr John Dee's Enochian Tables and Keys to the Gateway of Magic, which are the first books in the "Sourceworks of Ceremonial Magic" series, which he is co-producing with occult author Stephen Skinner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Avalonia
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905297068
• ISBN 13: 9781905297061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320