Mysticism

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Explore 1,464 Jewish texts related to the theme of Mysticism, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Paths of Mystery

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

That’s kind of like trying to understand the highest realms of Kabbalah, especially the world of Atzilut. Atzilut… It's a Hebrew word that means "Emanation," and in Kabbalistic tho...

Wisdom of Levi and Asiya

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The great Kabbalist Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam (Master of the Ladder), offered a remarkable preface to the Zohar, aiming to make its wisdom more accessible. A...

Mystical Contemplation

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, teaches us that our everyday awareness is just the tip of the iceberg. And no book dives deeper into this hidden reality than the Z...

Before the Zohar and Preface

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam, in his "Preface to Zohar," delves into just that. He lays out four modes of perception, almost like lenses through which we view reality. Let's u...

Before the Zohar

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

And it's a question that Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zohar, tackles head-on. He starts with something we all instinctively know: We can't imagine what we can't sense. Makes...

Baal HaSulam Illuminates

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

It’s human nature to seek understanding, to want to know. And when it comes to profound spiritual truths, sometimes the way we access them is surprisingly…tangible. : how do we tru...

Baal HaSulam Illuminates

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

He's talking about how we can understand things, particularly spiritual concepts, in different ways. And this third way? It's all about the abstract. He explains that once we've ex...

Preparing for Zohar

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

That’s kind of what Baal HaSulam, in his “Preface to Zohar,” is getting at when he talks about "abstract forms." He's diving deep into how we perceive reality, and specifically, th...

Preface to Illumination

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

And the answer, according to the great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam in his "Preface to Zohar," lies in how we perceive the world around us. Baal HaSulam breaks down our perception into f...