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There are seven creations [in the universe] in ascending degrees of importance. High above everything God created the firmament. Above1i.e. of greater importance and usefulness. th...
The ancient texts offer tantalizing, awe-inspiring visions, and one of the most vivid comes from the story of Enoch. Enoch, as we learn from 1 Enoch, wasn't just any man. He was ri...
Jewish tradition paints a vivid picture of the Garden of Eden, and right at its heart stands something truly special: the Etz Chayim, the Tree of Life. It's not alone, of course. N...
The Zohar, that mystical cornerstone of Kabbalah, boldly declares that humanity is the CENTER of EVERYTHING. That all the upper worlds, this material world, everything… it was all ...
He frames the question like this: How can the “system [lit. chariot] of impurity and the husks” – the kelipot (more on that in a bit) – emerge from the very sanctity of God? How ca...
Kabbalists talk about this feeling too, but in terms of spiritual growth. Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, that mystical and foundational text of Kabbalah, uses a po...
Baal HaSulam, a towering figure in Kabbalah, suggests this very feeling is a symptom of a deeper spiritual problem. In his introduction to the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewi...
It’s a question that’s fascinated mystics for centuries. The Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticism, dives deep into this, and Baal HaSulam, a 20th-century Kabbalist, he...
And today, we're going to peek into one specific corner of that journey: the Malkhut of the head. Now, Malkhut (מלכות) itself means "kingdom" or "kingship." In the Kabbalistic Tree...
